Bianca Bustamante

Bianca Bustamante (born 19 January 2005) is a Filipino racing driver. She is currently competing for Prema Racing in the feeder series F1 Academy.

Bianca Bustamante
Bustamante driving the Tatuus F4-T421 at the 2023 inaugural F1 Academy race at Red Bull Ring.
NationalityPhilippines Filipino
Born (2005-01-19) 19 January 2005
Manila, Philippines
F1 Academy career
Debut season2023
Current teamPrema Racing
Car number16
Starts6
Wins1
Podiums2
Poles1
Fastest laps0
Previous series
2022W Series

Career

W Series
Bustamante in W series at the 2022 British Grand Prix

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]

After the inaugural race at Red Bull Ring, Bustamante finished P3, however due to a technical infringement discovered during Parc fermé of Nerea Martí's Campos Racing car, Martí was disqualified from the results pushing Bustamante up to P2.[6]

Bustamante's car suffered a technical failure at the start of the formation lap during the third race at Red Bull Ring and could not start.[7]

At Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Bustamante initially qualified P2, however, a track limit infringement saw that position move down to P8.[8] The reverse grid order of race 2 now meant Bustamante had achieved her first ever pole position which she subsequently turned into her first ever race victory the following day.[9]

Personal life

Bustamante resides between Laguna, Philippines and San José, California, and is the daughter of Raymund and Janice Bustamante.[10] Her sporting and business career is managed by race driver Darryl O'Young.[11]

Bustamante is an advocate for non-fungible tokens, launching a series titled The Dark Horse with her manager as a way of financing her career.[12]

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* 6 1 1 0 2 44 6th

* 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

Complete F1 Academy results

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

Year Team Chassis 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 Tatuus F4-T421 RBR
1
2		 RBR
2
9		 RBR
3
DNS		 CRT
1
5		 CRT
2
1		 CRT
3
7		 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		 6th* 44*

* Season still in progress.

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. "Bianca Bustamante gets podium in inaugural all-female race". ABS-CBN. 29 April 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  7. "R01 RED BULL RING - F1 ACADEMY RACE REPORT". Prema Racing. 1 May 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  8. "Round 2 qualifying results amended". F1 Academy. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  9. "Bianca Bustamante claims inaugural F1 Academy win in Race 2 at Valencia". F1 Academy. 6 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  10. Andaya, Ed (29 August 2022). "Bianca's life in the fast lane". Journal News. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  11. "Bianca Bustamante on W Series' 2022 season curtailment". Autocar. 15 October 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  12. "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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