Front shot of Audi Revolut F1® Team Academy driver Emma Felbermayr in the studio

19 MAY 2026

Chasing Emma

The next stop for the Driver Development Programme is Montréal.

Felbermayr arrives in Canada.

Emma is the driver everyone is trying to catch. Shanghai set the tone for her season – a Reverse Grid Race podium, a Feature Race win and the championship lead after Round 1. It is the kind of start that shifts expectations.

Now the dynamic changes. The field has seen what is possible. The focus moves from building momentum to defending it.

Built for the next step.

The Audi Revolut F1® Team Academy is designed for moments like this.

The Driver Development Programme is not only about pace. It is about understanding how performance is built across a weekend – through preparation, feedback and the ability to adapt under pressure. Progress comes from learning how to turn each session into something usable.
Emma is part of that structure. On audif1.com, she is introduced as an Audi Revolut F1® Team Academy driver within the wider programme led by Allan McNish. Her development follows the same principle that defines the team: performance is created through consistency, not isolated results.

Emma Felbermayer Reel cut of her first vicory in Shanghai

Emma Felbermayr reflects on her F1 Academy P1k after Race 2 in Shanghai.

Emma Felbermayr stands on the top step of the podium holding her trophy after winning F1 Academy Race 2 in Shanghai.

Emma Felbermayr kneels beside a purple F1 Academy number one board after Race 2 in Shanghai.

Emma Felbermayr stands on her F1 Academy car celebrating on track after Race 2 in Shanghai.

Emma Felbermayr leads an F1 Academy car on track in Shanghai with the city skyline visible in the background during Race 2.

Audi Revolut F1® Team members celebrate in the garage with Carrie Schreiner while watching Emma Felbermayr’s F1 Academy race in Shanghai.

Jonathan Wheatley leans into Emma Felbermayr’s F1 Academy car to speak with her on the starting grid before Race 2 in Shanghai.

Close up of Emma Felbermayr’s helmet reflected in the side mirror of her F1 Academy car on the Shanghai grid.

Emma Felbermayr sits in her F1 Academy car on the Shanghai starting grid while a team member kneels beside the cockpit before the race.

Audi Revolut F1® Team members, including Jonathan Wheatley and Gabriel Bortoleto, applaud trackside during Emma Felbermayr’s podium moment in Shanghai.

Jonathan Wheatley and Gabriel Bortoleto applaud from the grandstand during Emma Felbermayr’s podium ceremony in Shanghai.

Emma Felbermayr hugging a team principal Jonathan Wheatley while wearing her racing helmet after a session at the Chinese Grand Prix.

Emma Felbermayr hugging a team member while wearing her racing helmet after a session at the Chinese Grand Prix.

Emma Felbermayr standing beside the Audi Revolut F1® Team car in the pit lane near the grid position marker during the Chinese Grand Prix.

Close-up of Emma Felbermayr wearing her helmet inside the Audi Revolut F1® Team cockpit during the Chinese Grand Prix weekend.

Emma Felbermayr seated in the Audi Revolut F1® Team car on the Shanghai grid surrounded by mechanics and team members.

Close-up of Emma Felbermayr, Audi Revolut F1® Team Academy driver, inside the Formula 1 car cockpit during preparation.

Emma Felbermayr, Audi Revolut F1® Team Academy driver, seated in the Formula 1 cockpit inside the garage preparing for track action.

Portrait of Emma Felbermayr, Audi Revolut F1® Team Academy driver, wearing a racing suit and helmet during a Formula 1 test session.

Audi Revolut F1® Team Formula 1 car in the pit lane with Emma Felbermayr, Audi Revolut F1® Team Academy driver, preparing to go on track.

Audi Revolut F1® Team Formula 1 car exiting the garage with Emma Felbermayr, Audi Revolut F1® Team Academy driver, during a test session.

Front view of the Audi Revolut F1® Team Formula 1 car with Emma Felbermayr, Audi Revolut F1® Team Academy driver, seated in the cockpit.

Rear three-quarter view of the Audi Revolut F1® Team Formula 1 car with Emma Felbermayr, Audi Revolut F1® Team Academy driver, seated.

Emma Felbermayr, Audi Revolut F1® Team Academy driver, inside the cockpit with the halo and bodywork visible.

Close-up portrait of Emma Felbermayr, Audi Revolut F1® Team Academy driver, wearing a helmet inside the Formula 1 car.

Detail view of the Audi Revolut F1® Team Formula 1 cockpit with Emma Felbermayr, Audi Revolut F1® Team Academy driver, inside.

Audi Revolut F1® Team Formula 1 car on track with Emma Felbermayr, Audi Revolut F1® Team Academy driver, during a test run.

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Emma Felbermayr representing the Audi Revolut F1® Team in F1 Academy

Emma in focus.

Emma Felbermayr’s path has been built early and steadily. Starting in karting at the age of seven, she moved quickly into international competition and later into single seaters. By the time she entered F1 Academy™ in 2025, she had already experienced the level of precision required to compete consistently.
Her rookie season delivered both learning and a first victory – achieved in Montréal. That result now changes the context of her return.
In 2026, she continues in F1 Academy™ with Audi Revolut F1® Team. Montréal is not only another round. It is a reference point she already understands.

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The lead becomes the challenge.

A championship lead does not create distance. It creates attention. Emma leads the F1 Academy™ standings with 31 points after Shanghai. Alisha Palmowski follows on 25, with Nina Gademan on 22. The margins remain small enough to respond immediately. That is what defines the next phase of the season. The requirement shifts from gaining positions to managing them. Precision becomes more important than progression. Every session carries more weight, because the field is now reacting rather than discovering.

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Montreal Skyline at the 2026 Canada Grand Prix

Why Montréal matters.

Circuit Gilles Villeneuve does not allow for gradual build-up. The lap moves quickly from acceleration into heavy braking, from kerb usage into close proximity with the walls.

Performance here depends on how stable the car remains under braking and how cleanly it can be placed on exit. The straights invite commitment, but the braking zones define whether that commitment can be sustained.

For Emma, that changes the requirement. Confidence has to remain controlled. Each lap has to be repeatable, not only fast.

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Weekend schedule

Three races. Two days. No easy reset.

Montréal expands the usual F1 Academy™ format. The Opening Race and Reverse Grid Race take place on Saturday, followed by the Feature Race on Sunday. The structure creates more opportunities to gain or lose ground across a compressed timeframe.
For a championship leader, that means less margin to reset. Each start becomes part of the overall outcome.