Chloe Chambers (born June 14, 2004) is an American racing driver. She is currently competing in the 2024 F1 Academy season with Campos Racing. She is affiliated with the Haas F1 Team.

Chloe Chambers
Chambers at the Circuit Zandvoort in 2024
NationalityUnited States American
Born (2004-06-14) June 14, 2004 (age 20)
Guangdong, China[1]
F1 Academy career
Debut season2024
Current teamCampos Racing
Racing licence FIA Silver
Car number14
Starts10
Wins1
Podiums3
Fastest laps1
Previous series
2021Formula 4 United States Championship

Career

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Chambers first tried karting at age 7. At age 8 she started racing at Oakland Valley Race Park in New York, winning the Kid Kart Championship in her first year. She pursued karting at the club and regional level mainly in the North East US and Canada in Rotax Micro, Mini and Junior Max categories. In 2018 and 2019, she competed select National level events in X30 and KA100 Junior categories.

Formula 4 United States

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In 2021, Chambers competed in a partial season of the Formula 4 United States Championship racing for Future Star Racing.[2] She finished the season in 26th place.[3]

W Series

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From 31 January 2022 to 4 February 2022, Chambers competed in a W Series test in Arizona, United States along with 14 other prospective drivers.[4] 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.[5] On 22 March 2022, Chambers was confirmed to compete in the 2022 W Series season racing for Jenner Racing alongside Jamie Chadwick.[6][7] In the first race of the Miami double-header Chambers finished in 7th place, and was the best-placed rookie across the line. However, she was demoted to 14th after receiving a penalty for being out of position at the safety car line.[8] In the second race, Chambers claimed her first (and ultimately only) W Series points finishing in 10th place and being the highest-placed rookie.[9] Chambers spun out of fourteenth place into the gravel on the final lap of the third race in Barcelona, before finishing thirteenth at Silverstone. The American was then taken out of the race at Paul Ricard by Emely de Heus, before finishing the season with a pair of eleventh-place finishes in Budapest and Singapore.

Formula Regional Oceania Championship

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In 2023, Chambers competed in the Formula Regional Oceania Championship with Giles Motorsport. At the final round in Taupo, she started race 2 on pole and led the race throughout, becoming the first woman to both hold pole position and win in series history.[10] She ended the season in 9th, and was named the Most Improved Driver.

Porsche Sprint Challenge North America

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In 2023, Chambers competed in the Porsche Sprint Challenge North America driving the Cayman GT4 Club Sport. Unable to race in the first round at Sebring, her first race was at rounds 3 and 4 at Barber Motorsports Park, where she qualified on pole and won both races. Over the partial season, she won 8 races and podiumed 9 times from 12 race starts. She was a Porsche Junior driver, raced with TPC racing and was supported by Monoflo International.

In 2024 she joined the series as a guest driver for round 2 at Barber Motorsports Park, where she once again claimed pole position and victory for both races.[11]

F1 Academy

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Chambers leads Amna Al Qubaisi in an F1 Academy race at Zandvoort in 2024.

Chambers was confirmed for the 2024 season of F1 Academy, racing for Campos Racing and will be supported by Haas.[12] She won her first podium finish of the season by finishing in third in Race 1 of Round 2 at Miami.[13] Chambers won her first race of the series in Race 2 of Round 3 at Barcelona, overtaking pole-sitter Abbi Pulling at the start and leading throughout the race, finishing over six seconds ahead of Pulling while also winning the fastest lap.[14]

On October 2, 2024, it was announced that Chambers would be returning to F1 Academy in 2025, moving to the Red Bull Ford Academy Program.[15]

FIA Formula 3

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On September 17, 2022, Chloe Chambers took part in a one-day FIA Formula 3 test, completing 50 laps at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours in France.[16]

She took part in a second test on July 12–13, 2024 at the Silverstone Circuit. Chambers drove 97 laps in a hybrid 2019 F3 car that had been modified to handle like the 2025 car.[17]

Formula E

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Chambers made her first Formula E outing at the November 2024 women's test with Andretti in Jarama.[18][19]

Personal life

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Chambers was born in China but was adopted by Americans Matthew and Shannon Chambers from Monroe, New York at 11 months. Her siblings are also adopted. Her younger sister Emma is also from China and her younger brother Oliver is from Ethiopia.[20] She is an ambassador for the non-profit Gift of Adoption Fund.[21]

Chambers holds the Guinness World Record for the Fastest Vehicle Slalom. She set the record on August 21, 2020, racing a 2020 Porsche 718 Spyder and navigating 50 cones in 47.45 seconds.[22]

Karting record

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Karting career summary

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Season Series Team Position
2014 Florida Winter Tour - Micro Max OVRP 24th
2016 Florida Winter Tour - Mini Max Ben Cooper Racing 12th
Canadian National Karting - Mini Max 5th
2017 Florida Winter Tour - Mini Max 7th
2018 GoPro Motorplex Championship - IAME Junior Mike Doty Racing
Florida Winter Tour - Junior ROK 5th
2019 SKUSA SuperNationals XXIII - KA100 Jr.
SKUSA SuperNationals XXIII - X30 Junior 3rd
Biloxi ROK Fest - Junior ROK
ROK the Rio - Junior ROK 21st
Florida Winter Tour - Junior ROK 8th
SKUSA Pro Tour - KA100 Junior 17th

Racing record

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Career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2021 Formula 4 United States Championship Future Star Racing 15 0 0 0 0 1 26th
YACademy Winter Series 6 0 0 0 0 16 10th
Eastern Pro 4 Challenge N/A 2 0 0 0 1 71 8th
2022 W Series Jenner Racing 7 0 0 0 0 1 16th
2023 Formula Regional Oceania Championship Giles Motorsport 15 1 0 1 1 176 9th
Porsche Sprint Challenge North America - Cayman Pro/Am TPC Racing 12 7 7 5 8 576 6th
2024 F1 Academy Campos Racing 10 1 0 1 3 103* 4th*
Porsche Sprint Challenge North America - Cayman Pro/Am TPC Racing 4 2 2 0 3 217* 9th*
IMSA Ford Mustang Challenge Amerasian Fragrance Competition Motorsports 2 0 0 0 0 740 24th
Spark Performance 2 0 0 0 0

Complete Formula 4 United States Championship results

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(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
2021 Future Star Racing ATL
1

17
ATL
2

Ret
ATL
3

11
ROA
1

15
ROA
2

Ret
ROA
3

11
MOH
1

10
MOH
2

22
MOH
3

26
BRA
1

7
BRA
2

Ret
BRA
3

20
VIR
1

17
VIR
2

16
VIR
3

18
COA
1
COA
2
26th 1

Complete W Series results

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(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 Jenner Racing MIA1
14
MIA2
10
CAT
18†
SIL
13
LEC
Ret
HUN
11
SIN
11
16th 1

Complete Formula Regional Oceania Championship Results

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(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
2023 Giles Motorsport HIG
1

9
HIG
2

7
HIG
3

5
TER
1

10
TER
2

9
TER
3

8
MAN
1

9
MAN
2

14
MAN
3

9
HMP
1

16
HMP
2

14
HMP
3

17
TAU
1

8
TAU
2

1
TAU
3

8
9th 176

Complete F1 Academy results

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

Year Team 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 13 14 16 17 19 20 DC Points
2024 Campos Racing JED
1

4
JED
2

10
MIA
1

3
MIA
2

4
CAT
1

3
CAT
2

1
ZAN
1

6
ZAN
2

12
SIN
1

5
SIN
2

8
LSL
1

LSL
2

ABU
1

ABU
2

4th* 103*

References

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  1. ^ "Chloe Chambers". W Series. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Francis & Chambers Join Future Star Racing". SPEED SPORT. 2021-03-01. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  3. ^ "F4 United States Championship Powered by Honda 2021 standings | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  4. ^ "W Series' first 2022 test to take place in USA using F4 cars". Formula Scout. 2022-01-13. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  5. ^ "Belen Garcia tops W Series' Barcelona test, three more drivers confirmed". Formula Scout. 2022-03-04. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  6. ^ "2022 Driver Line-Up Revealed". W Series. 2022-03-22. Archived from the original on 2022-05-28. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  7. ^ RACERS (2022-03-22). "Chloe Chambers joins Chadwick at Jenner Racing". Racers. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  8. ^ Edwards, Jordan (2022-05-08). "Penalty demotes Marta Garcia from Miami W Series podium". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
  9. ^ "W Series Miami: Chadwick claims double with lights-to-flag victory". Autosport. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
  10. ^ Wood, Ida (2023-02-12). "Chloe Chambers becomes first woman to win in FRegional Oceania". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
  11. ^ Challenge, Porsche Sprint (2024-04-30). "Thomas, Chambers dominate Sprint Challenge in Barber". Porsche Sprint Challenge. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  12. ^ "Haas select Chloe Chambers for 2024 F1 Academy seat". www.formula1.com. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  13. ^ "Pulling seals assured victory in Miami Race 1". Formula 1. 4 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  14. ^ "Chambers seals maiden F1 ACADEMY win". Formula 1. June 23, 2024. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
  15. ^ "Red Bull Ford recruit Chloe Chambers for 2025 F1 ACADEMY season | Formula 1®". Formula 1® - The Official F1® Website. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
  16. ^ "FIA Formula 3 test achieved for Chloe Chambers and Nerea Marti". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
  17. ^ "F3's Floersch and F1 ACADEMY's Chambers take part in F2 and F3 tests to improve accessibility for the future | Formula 1®". Formula 1® - The Official F1® Website. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
  18. ^ "Marti and Chambers to drive for Andretti in Valencia test". The Official Home of Formula E. 7 October 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  19. ^ "Pulling Fastest In Formula E's First Women's Test". Formula E. 2024-11-08. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
  20. ^ "GoRotax.com Driver of the Month Presented by eKartingNews.com – September 2014 – Chloe Chambers". eKarting News. 28 October 2014.
  21. ^ "INTERVIEW: Chloe Chambers is proud to inspire: from adoption to F1 aspiration | GRR". www.goodwood.com. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
  22. ^ "New Guinness World Records™ Title Achievement for Fastest Vehicle Slalom". Porsche Newsroom. 2024-09-05. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
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