Maya Weug

Maya Martine Els Weug (born 1 June 2004) is a Dutch, Spanish, and Belgian racing driver competing in Belcar for ART Racing.

She previously finished third in F1 Academy in 2024 with Prema Racing and runner-up in 2025 with MP Motorsport, and scored points in the 2023 Formula Regional European Championship for KIC Motorsport. She has been a Ferrari junior since 2021—the first female driver ever to join the programme.

Career

Karting

Weug started karting when she was seven years old. She has competed in multiple national championships, such as the Spanish Karting Championship, where she finished second in the Alevin Class in 2015. 2016 was Weug's first year on the international karting stage, where she would immediately show her talent, winning the WSK Final Cup in the 60 Mini category, where she beat fellow future Ferrari Driver Academy member Dino Beganovic. In the next four years, Weug continued to compete on the international karting stage, making appearances in both the CIK-FIA Karting European Championship and Karting World Championship; her best result in the former ended up being a 17th place in 2020.

In October 2020, Weug was nominated as one of twenty female drivers of ages between 12 and 16 to compete in the Girls on Track - Rising Stars programme organized by the FIA Women in Motorsport Commission, with the reward for the victor of the shootout being a place in the Ferrari Driver Academy. Weug made it into the final selection stage alongside Doriane Pin, Julia Ayoub and Antonella Bassani, and on 22 January it was announced that she had won the shootout and would be joining the FDA.

Formula 4

2021

In 2021, Weug made her debut in Italian F4 for Iron Lynx Motorsport Lab as a part of the Iron Dames program, in association with her FDA-membership. Driving alongside the Italian pairing of Leonardo Fornaroli and Pietro Armanni, Weug would score three rookie podiums, one each at Le Castellet, Misano and Vallelunga, however she would miss out on scoring any points in the main championship, thus ending up 35th in the standings. In an interview, Weug stated that "we were so close so many times [to score points]", and said that her lack of experience hindered her throughout the season.

2022

For the 2022 season, Weug would remain with Iron Dames, partnering Ivan Domingues. A mixed-weather qualifying session in the opening round at the Imola Circuit enabled Weug to start third in both races on Sunday, and after scoring her first point in Race 1, she would finish sixth on Sunday. At the following round in Misano, Weug continued this run of form by scoring yet more points, and despite a heavy collision at the end of Race 3, she would be classified eighth due to the countback rule. Weug took a tenth place from the next meeting at Spa-Francorchamps, before yet another top-ten finish at Vallelunga. Having scored points in three more races during the remainder of the season, Weug was placed 14th in the championship, one place ahead of teammate Domingues.

Formula Regional

2023

Having taken part in several post-season tests with KIC Motorsport, Weug would progress to the Formula Regional European Championship, driving for the Finnish outfit. She achieved her best result in the second race at Spa-Francorchamps, with a rookie win and sixth place overall classification. She was the only KIC Motorsport driver to score any points during the season, finishing in a points position 6 times for a total of 27 points. Weug finished the 2023 FRECA season third among rookies, and 17th among all 42 drivers eligible for points.

2024

Weug returned to the Formula Regional European Championship in 2024 with KIC Motorsport for the Mugello round.

2025

Weug placed 39th after she made a comeback with Saintéloc Racing during the fourth round of the Formula Regional European Championship, replacing an injured Tim Gerhards.

F1 Academy

Weug moved to F1 Academy for the 2024 season, racing with Prema Racing and representing Scuderia Ferrari. She ended the season third overall with one win, eight podiums, and one fastest lap. Her maiden victory was in Race 3 at Abu Dhabi.

Weug retained her Ferrari backing for the 2025 season, but switched teams to MP Motorsport. Weug won her first race of the season in Race 2 at Jeddah, and she also won her home race in Race 2 at Zandvoort. She claimed her third win of the season in Race 2 at Singapore. Over the season, she secured three wins and nine podiums. Weug and Doriane Pin were the main title contenders heading into the season finale at Las Vegas, the first time the championship had ever been decided in the final race. Weug ultimately finished second overall.

FIA Formula 3

Weug was selected to take part in a one-day FIA Formula 3 test at Magny-Cours in November 2021, alongside fellow Iron Dames racer Doriane Pin and W Series drivers Nerea Martí and Irina Sidorkova.

GT3

For placing second in the 2025 F1 Academy drivers' championship, Weug was given an opportunity to test a Ferrari 296 GT3 with AF Corse on 8 December 2025, fully funded by F1 Academy.

Personal life

Weug was born in Benissa, Costa Blanca, Spain to a Dutch father and a Belgian mother. She has competed under the flags of all three nations across her career. She speaks English, Dutch, Spanish, Catalan (Valencian), and Italian.

Karting record

Karting career summary

† As Weug was a guest driver, she was ineligible to score points.

Complete Karting World Championship results

Complete CIK-FIA Karting European Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Racing record

Racing career summary

† As Weug was a guest driver, she was ineligible for championship points. * Season still in progress.

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

† As Weug was a guest driver, she was ineligible for championship points.

Complete Formula Regional European 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)

Notes

External links

• career summary at DriverDB.com
• on Ferrari.com
• on YouTube