Aurelia Nobels

Aurelia Nobels
Born
Aurelia Corine Nobels

(2007-01-07) January 7, 2007
NationalityBrazil Brazilian
Belgium Belgian
United States American
via triple nationality
F1 Academy career
Debut season2024
Current teamART Grand Prix
Car number22
Starts28
Wins0
Podiums1
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish12th in 2024
Previous series
2024
2024
2024
20232024
2023
2022
2022
2022

Aurelia Corine Nobels (born January 7, 2007) is a Brazilian, Belgian, and American[1] racing driver who competed in F1 Academy for ART Grand Prix as part of the Ferrari Driver Academy with support from Puma in 2024 and 2025.

Career

Karting

Nobels started karting at the age of ten in Brazil. She competed in the European Championships and the World Championships.[2]

Lower formula

Nobels racing in Italian F4 at Mugello in 2023.

Nobels made her car racing debut in the F4 Brazilian Championship in 2022 with TMG Racing. She finished the season 16th with seven points.[3] She also made a one-off appearance in F4 Spanish Championship.[4] She competed in one round of the F4 Danish Championship where she scored ten points.[5]

In 2023, Nobels competed in the Italian F4 Championship. She was supposed to start for Iron Lynx but later changed to Prema Racing, finishing 26th overall.[6]

Nobels competing in an F1 Academy race at Zandvoort in 2024.

F1 Academy

2024

For the 2024 season, she signed with ART Grand Prix to join the F1 Academy grid, with backing from Puma.[7] She finished 12th in the overall standings, with 29 points. Her highest finish was fifth place in Race 2 at Zandvoort.[8][9]

2025

Nobels continued with Puma and ART Grand Prix for the 2025 season.[10] She earned her maiden podium and highest F1 Academy finish in third place at Race 1 in Las Vegas.[11]

Formula One

In December 2022, Nobels won the Senior category of the "Girls on Track – Rising Stars" – programme organized by the FIA Women in Motorsport Commission, and was awarded a place in the Ferrari Driver Academy.[6] She departed the academy at the end of 2025, after concluding her two-year stint in F1 Academy.[12]

Personal life

Nobels was born in Boston to Belgian parents and grew up in Brazil.[13][14]

Nobels has competed under the flags of both Brazil and Belgium.[5][15] By virtue of jus soli, otherwise known as birthright citizenship, she is also a United States citizen.

Nobels speaks English, Portuguese, French, Italian, and Spanish.[16][17]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2022 F4 Brazilian Championship TMG Racing 12 0 0 0 0 7 16th
F4 Danish Championship STEP Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 10 18th
F4 Spanish Championship Fórmula de Campeones 3 0 0 0 0 0 39th
2023 Italian F4 Championship Prema Racing 16 0 0 0 0 0 26th
Euro 4 Championship 8 0 0 0 0 0 22nd
2024 Formula 4 UAE Championship Saintéloc Racing 6 0 0 0 0 0 38th
F1 Academy ART Grand Prix 14 0 0 0 0 29 12th
Euro 4 Championship 3 0 0 0 0 0 29th
F4 Saudi Arabian Championship Altawkilat Meritus.GP 4 0 0 0 1 26 11th
F4 British Championship Phinsys by Argenti 3 0 0 0 0 9 26th
2025 Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter Championship ART Grand Prix 5 0 0 0 0 0 27th
F1 Academy 14 0 0 0 1 17 13th
E4 Championship AS Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 0 40th

* Season still in progress.

Complete F4 Brazilian Championship results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 DC Points
2022 TMG Racing MOG1
1

Ret
MOG1
2

15†
MOG1
3

12
INT1
1

13
INT1
2

15
INT1
3

16
INT2
1

10
INT2
2

10
INT2
3

12
MOG2
1

9
MOG2
2

12
MOG2
3

8
GYN
1
GYN
2
GYN
3
INT3
1
INT3
2
INT3
3
16th 7

Complete F4 Danish Championship results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 DC Points
2022 STEP Motorsport PAD1
1
PAD1
2
PAD1
3
STU
1
STU
2
STU
3
JYL1
1

8
JYL1
2

Ret
JYL1
3

7
DJU
1
DJU
2
DJU
3
DJU
4
PAD2
1
PAD2
2
PAD2
3
JYL2
1
JYL2
2
JYL2
3
18th 10

Complete F4 Spanish Championship results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 DC Points
2022 Fórmula de Campeones ALG
1
ALG
2
ALG
3
JER
1
JER
2
JER
3
CRT
1
CRT
2
CRT
3
SPA
1

23
SPA
2

28
SPA
3

24
ARA
1
ARA
2
ARA
3
NAV
1
NAV
2
NAV
3
CAT
1
CAT
2
CAT
3
39th 0

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 DC Points
2023 Prema Racing IMO
1

21
IMO
2

11
IMO
3
IMO
4

17
MIS
1

27†
MIS
2

DNS
MIS
3

WD
SPA
1
SPA
2
SPA
3
MNZ
1

21
MNZ
2

Ret
MNZ
3

18
LEC
1

14
LEC
2

Ret
LEC
3

19
MUG
1

22
MUG
2

Ret
MUG
3

22
VLL
1

22
VLL
2

17
VLL
3

24
26th 0

Complete Euro 4/E4 Championship results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Points
2023 Prema Racing MUG
1

19
MUG
2

22
MUG
3

20
MNZ
1

15
MNZ
2

Ret
MNZ
3

WD
CAT
1

13
CAT
2

11
CAT
3

17
22nd 0
2024 ART Grand Prix MUG
1
MUG
2
MUG
3
RBR
1
RBR
2
RBR
3
MNZ
1

14
MNZ
2

27
MNZ
3

26
29th 0
2025 AS Motorsport LEC
1
LEC
2
LEC
3
MUG
1

23
MUG
2

33
MUG
3

23
MNZ
1
MNZ
2
MNZ
3
40th 0

Complete F4 British Championship results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 DC Points
2024 Phinsys by Argenti DPN
1
DPN
2
DPN
3
BHI
1
BHI
2
BHI
3
SNE
1
SNE
2
SNE
3
THR
1
THR
2
THR
3
SILGP
1
SILGP
2
SILGP
3
ZAN
1

23
ZAN
2

189
ZAN
3

16
KNO
1
KNO
2
KNO
3
DPGP
1
DPGP
2
DPGP
3
DPGP
4
SILN
1
SILN
2
SILN
3
BHGP
1
BHGP
2
BHGP
3
BHGP
4
26th 9

Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Points
2024 Saintéloc Racing YMC1
1

32
YMC1
2

25
YMC1
3

25
YMC2
1

19
YMC2
2

Ret
YMC2
3

26
DUB1
1
DUB1
2
DUB1
3
YMC3
1
YMC3
2
YMC3
3
DUB2
1
DUB2
2
DUB2
3
38th 0

Complete F4 Saudi Arabian Championship results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 DC Points
2024 Altawkilat Meritus.GP KMT1
1
KMT1
2
KMT1
3
KMT1
4
LSL
1

8
LSL
2

6
LSL
3

7
LSL
4

3
JED1
1
JED1
2
JED1
3
JED2
1
JED2
2
JED2
3
JED3
1
JED3
2
JED3
3
11th 26

Complete F1 Academy results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Points
2024 ART Grand Prix SAU
1

7
SAU
2

Ret
MIA
1

13
MIA
2

13
CAT
1

13
CAT
2

14
ZAN
1

7
ZAN
2

5
SIN
1

14
SIN
2

12
QAT
1

9
QAT
2

C
YMC
1

10
YMC
2

11
YMC
2

8
12th 29
2025 ART Grand Prix SHA
1

Ret
SHA
2

Ret
JED
1

10
JED
2

11
MIA
1

6
MIA
2

C
CAN
1

9
CAN
2

13
CAN
3

Ret
ZAN
1

9
ZAN
2

14
SIN
1

4
SIN
2

12
LVG
1

3
LVG
2

10
13th 17

Complete Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter Championship results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Points
2025 ART Grand Prix JER
1

17
JER
2

DNS
JER
3

15
POR
1

14
POR
2

19
POR
3

28
NAV
1
NAV
2
NAV
3
28th 0

References

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  2. ^ "INTRODUCING AURELIA NOBELS: The PUMA driver on support from Ferrari, her love of Senna and her karting roots". F1 Academy™. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
  3. ^ "Fórmula 4 Brasil 2022 standings". Driver Database. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  4. ^ "Spanish F4 Championship at Spa-Francorchamps with 30 Abarth-powered Tatuus". www.media.stellantis.com. July 8, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Stillingen". formel4.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on December 3, 2022.
  6. ^ a b "2022 FIA Girls on Track – Rising stars winner Aurelia Nobels joins PREMA's Formula 4 team". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. February 17, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  7. ^ "Aurelia Nobels to contest 2024 season with F1 ACADEMY Official Partner PUMA | Formula 1®". www.formula1.com. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  8. ^ "Standings - F1 Academy™ Racing Series". F1 Academy™. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
  9. ^ "Aurelia Nobels returns for 2025 F1 ACADEMY season". www.formula1.com. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
  10. ^ "Aurelia Nobels stays with PUMA for 2025 season". F1 Academy. January 31, 2025. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
  11. ^ "Alisha Palmowski disqualified and Nicole Havrda penalised following Las Vegas Race 1". F1 Academy™. November 22, 2025. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
  12. ^ "Ferrari issues farewell message as reserve driver departs". Planet F1. January 2, 2026. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
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