Bianca Bustamante

Bianca Bustamante (born 19 January 2005) is a Filipino racing driver. She is currently competing for Prema Racing in the Formula 4 UAE Championship and F1 Academy.

Bianca Bustamante
NationalityPhilippines Filipino
Born (2005-01-19) 19 January 2005
Manila, Philippines
F1 Academy career
Debut season2023
Current teamPrema Racing
Starts0
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Previous series
2022W Series

Career

W Series

From 31 January 2022 to 4 February 2022, Bustamante competed in a W Series test in Arizona, United States along with 14 other prospective drivers.[1] She then participated in a second pre-season test in Barcelona on 2–4 March along with 11 other potential drivers and 9 automatic qualifiers from the previous W Series season.[2] On 22 March 2022, Bustamante was confirmed to compete in the 2022 W Series season.[3]

Formula 4 UAE Championship

On 9 January 2023, Bustamante was announced to race under Italian team Prema Powerteam for the 2023 Formula 4 UAE Championship.[4]

F1 Academy

On 3 February, Bustamante was confirmed as the second driver to compete in the newly launched all-female F1 Academy series, with Prema Racing.[5]

Personal life

Bustamante resides between Laguna, Philippines and San José, California, and is the daughter of Raymund and Janice Bustamante.[6] Her sporting and business career is managed by race driver Darryl O'Young.[7]

Bustamante is an advocate for non-fungible tokens, launching a series titled The Dark Horse with her manager Darryl O'Young as a way of financing her career.[8]

Racing record

Racing career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2022 USF Juniors IGY6 Motorsports 4 0 0 0 0 32 25th
W Series W Series Academy 7 0 0 0 0 2 15th
Indian Racing League Bangalore Speedsters 5 0 0 0 0 46 17th
2023 Formula 4 UAE Championship Prema Racing 15 0 0 0 0 3 27th
F1 Academy

* Season still in progress.

Complete W Series results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 DC Points
2022 W Series Academy MIA1
9		 MIA2
14		 CAT
15		 SIL
17		 LEC
15		 HUN
Ret		 SIN
15		 15th 2

Complete F4 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 Points Pos
2023 Prema Racing DUB1
1
26		 DUB1
2
28		 DUB1
3
Ret		 KMT1
1
20		 KMT1
2
25		 KMT1
3
Ret		 KMT2
1
33		 KMT2
2
10		 KMT2
3
15		 DUB2
1
17		 DUB2
2
9		 DUB2
3
21		 YMC
1
Ret		 YMC
2
30		 YMC
3
Ret		 3 27th

* Season still in progress.

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 16 17 18 19 20 21 DC Points
2023 Prema Racing RBR
1
 RBR
2
 RBR
3
 CRT
1
 CRT
2
 CRT
3
 CAT
1
 CAT
2
 CAT
3
 ZAN
1		 ZAN
2		 ZAN
3		 MON
1		 MON
2		 MON
3		 LEC
1		 LEC
2 		LEC
3		 USA
1		 USA
2		 USA
3		 * *

References
  1. "W Series' first 2022 test to take place in the USA using F4 cars". Formula Scout. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  2. "Belen Garcia tops W Series' Barcelona test, three more drivers confirmed". Formula Scout. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  3. "2022 Driver Line-Up Revealed". W Series. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  4. "PREMA, Mumbai Falcons set for 2023 start with full ranks". Prema Team. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  5. "Filipino driver Bianca Bustamante joins F1 Academy with PREMA Racing | Formula 1®". www.formula1.com. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  6. Andaya, Ed (29 August 2022). "Bianca's life in the fast lane". Journal News. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  7. "Bianca Bustamante on W Series' 2022 season curtailment". Autocar. 15 October 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  8. "Star Teen Filipino Race Driver Bianca Bustamante Unveils NFT Project to Achieve her F1 Dream". People's Journal. 12 May 2022.


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