Ella Lloyd

2024

Lloyd made her single-seater debut in the 2024 Formula Winter Series, driving for Rodin Motorsport in two rounds.^[6] In her debut weekend she had her best qualifying time deleted for causing a red flag, which meant she started in 38th. She made up more than 30 positions over the three races, finishing in 21st, 20th, and 22nd.^[7] She improved to 18th in qualifying for the next round, but weather and contact marred her results in the races. Lloyd won the female trophy in three of the four races she finished.^[8]

Lloyd later joined JHR Developments for a full programme in British F4.^[9][10] Her debut came at Donington Park, where she finished eighth and seventh having notably overtaken the much more experienced Abbi Pulling.^[11] Lloyd's campaign took off in the fifth round at Silverstone, with three strong results including a maiden podium, where she followed teammate Leo Robinson through for a JHR 1–2.^[12] The pair repeated the feat at Knockhill, and Lloyd also returned to the rostrum at Donington, where she qualified a season-best 3rd in wet conditions, and Brands Hatch.^[13][14] Despite skipping the penultimate round, Lloyd finished 11th in the championship with 99 points.^[15]

On the tail end of the 2024 season, Lloyd competed in the first two rounds of the 2024 Formula Trophy UAE, where she picked up two best finishes of 17th.^[16]

2025

Lloyd placed fourth upon her second season in F1 Academy additionally she returned to the British F4 in 2025, switching to Rodin Motorsport in a dual campaign with F1 Academy campaign.^[17]

2024: Wildcard entrant

In 2024, along with her British F4 commitments, Lloyd served as the wildcard entry for Round 5 of the all-female F1 Academy series at Singapore.^[18] Although mechanical issues limited her mileage in practice, Lloyd qualified eighth, a mere 0.111 off fourth place. She improved to sixth and seventh in both races, but a penalty for a false start demoted her to ninth in Race 1.^[19][20]

2025 and 2026: Full seasons

For the 2025 season, it was announced that Lloyd would be entering the series under Rodin Motorsport with support from McLaren, having joined the McLaren Driver Development Programme.^[21] In Round 1 at Shanghai, Lloyd qualified 11th. Though starting at the pitlane for Race 1, she managed to climb her way up to sixth place, and in Race 2 she finished in seventh.^[22][23] In Round 2 at Jeddah, she won her first F1 Academy race in the reverse grid Race 1.^[24] In Round 4 at Montreal, she finished all three races in second place.^[25] Lloyd finished in fourth in the drivers' championship and was the top-scoring rookie of the season.

Lloyd remained with Rodin Motorsport and McLaren for the 2026 season.^[26]