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Amna Al Qubaisi
Emirati female racing driver From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Amna Al Qubaisi (Arabic: آمنة القبيسي; born 28 March 2000) is an American-Emirati racing driver who currently competes in the Ligier European Series with Team Virage.[1] On 16 December 2018, she became the first Middle Eastern woman to take part in a motorsport test program for Formula E after the Diriyah ePrix in Saudi Arabia.[2]
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Personal life
Amna was born in Washington, Virginia in the United States. She is the daughter of Khaled Al Qubaisi, former[3] CEO of Real Estate and Infrastructure Investment platform at Mubadala Investment Company[4] and also a racing driver who was the first Emirati to compete at the 24 Hours of Le Mans race in France, claiming two class podiums.[5] She is the first Emirati woman to participate in motorsports with Daman Speed Academy and compete internationally.[6] She is also Hamda Al Qubaisi's older sister.[7] Amna attends Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi, completing a degree in Records Management and Archival Science[8] and her interests include karting, gymnastics and jet skiing.[9][10]
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Karting
Amna began her karting career in 2014 at the age of 14. She was the first Arab woman to participate at the Rotax Max Challenge (RMC) World Finals. Two years later she began competing internationally, claiming multiple top 10 finishes. In 2017, she was the first Arab girl to win the UAE RMC Championship.[11][12] She was also the first female to be sponsored by Kaspersky Lab, and to be selected by the ATCUAE to represent the UAE at the GCC Young Drivers Academy Programme, which she won.[13]
X30 Euro Series Wackersdorf
Amna and her sister Hamda participated at the X30 Euro Series in Wackersdorf with Team Driver. It was Amna's first time driving in Wackersdorf, but she showed great pace, finishing amongst the top five in one of her heats. Amna finished 16th overall out of 54 drivers, and was the only female to reach the Final.[14]
Formula 4
Amna competed in the 2018 Italian F4 Championship with the championship winning Prema Powerteam. She competed in six of the seven rounds, with her highest place finish in a race being 12th.[15][16][17] She also took part the following season, finishing 31st with no points.
Formula E test
Al Qubaisi was one of nine female drivers to take part in a test session on 16 December 2018, after the first round of the 2018-19 Formula E Season at the Ad Diriyah ePrix on a street circuit in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia. She drove for Envision Virgin Racing in an Audi-powered Formula E car in an initiative by the FIA Women in Motorsport Commission. It came less than six months after women were legally allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia for the first time.[18][19][20]
Formula Regional
Al Qubaisi took the place of her sister Hamda for the Barcelona round with Prema Racing, in the 2022 Formula Regional European Championship.[21]
F1 Academy
In 2023, Amna signed with MP Motorsport in the newly launched all-female F1 Academy championship. She ended the season with 2 wins and placed 6th.[22] For 2024, she re-signed with MP and joined the Red Bull Academy Programme to represent RB Formula One Team.[23] She finished the season placing 15th.[24]
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Karting record
Karting career summary
Racing record
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Racing career summary
† As she was a guest driver, Al Qubaisi was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress.
Complete Italian F4 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Formula Regional Asian Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
Complete Formula Regional European Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
† As Amna was a guest driver, she was ineligible to score points.
Complete Formula Winter Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete F4 Saudi Arabian Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete F1 Academy results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Ligier European Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate the fastest lap)
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