F1 Academy is an all-female single-seater racing championship founded by Formula One with its inaugural season in 2023. The series was created to help smooth the transition from karting to the single-seater ladder and to offer female drivers access to more track time, racing, and testing. The goal of the F1 Academy is to fill the gap and offer female drivers the best chance to fulfill their ambitions through a comprehensive program that supports their racing careers and gives them everything they need to move into F3 and hopefully to F2 and then the pinnacle of Formula 1. The series consists of five teams with experience in Formula 2 and Formula 3, with each team entering three cars to make up a 15-car grid. The racers will also grow by working with professional teams, who are renowned in motorsport for nurturing young drivers, and who will help them develop the crucial technical, physical, and mental preparation skills needed for elite competition. F1 Academy drivers and liveries for the 2024 season will feature exclusively at Formula 1 weekends. The F1 Academy is intended to add an extra route for the next generation of young female drivers, who will race in an environment that will allow them to gain fundamental experience thanks to a great amount of track time.