Emily Cotty
British-New Zealand racing driver (born 2009)
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Emily Cotty (born 14 August 2009) is a British and New Zealander racing driver currently competing for R-ace GP in the Italian F4 Championship.
British
New Zealandervia double nationality
| Emily Cotty | |
|---|---|
Cotty in 2025 | |
| Nationality | British New Zealander via double nationality |
| Born | 14 August 2009 Chichester, United Kingdom |
| Italian F4 Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2025 |
| Current team | R-ace GP |
| Car number | 42 |
| Starts | 18 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Previous series | |
| 2025 2025 2024 | F4 Middle East Formula Winter Series Formula Trophy UAE |
| Championship titles | |
| 2024 | Super 1 National Junior |
| Awards | |
| 2025 | Italian F4 Women's Champion |
Career
Karting
Cotty took up horse riding at an early age,[1] before beginning her karting career when she was nine, with the use of indoor karts.[2] During Covid, Cotty competed in various IKR rounds and in 2022 took the step up into national MSUK club competition,[3][4] before spending two seasons in the Super One Series, winning the Junior Rotax title in 2024.[5]
Formula 4
2024
After a planned drive in Nordic 4 with STEP Motorsport fell through,[6] Cotty elected to test Formula 4 machinery for most of 2024,[7] before making her single-seater debut for Phinsys by Argenti in the F4 British Championship. Racing at the Silverstone (National) round, Cotty finished 18th and 19th in her first two races in single-seaters.[8] Later that year, Cotty competed in Formula Trophy UAE with AGI Sport,[9] finishing the championship in 23rd, with a best result of 15th in the penultimate race at Yas Marina.[10]
2025
Cotty joined the 2025 F4 Middle East Championship as her first full season of single seater racing.[11] Her first points finish came during race 2 at the Dubai Autodrome round, finishing 12th,[12] before taking her best result of 11th the following round at Yas Marina and securing her second rookie podium of the season.[13] During that winter, Cotty also made a one-off appearance for Hitech TGR in the season-ending round of the Formula Winter Series at Barcelona,[14] in which she took a best result of 15th in race one.[15]
Cotty competed in the Italian F4 Championship with R-ace GP.[16] She finished 17th during her debut at the Misano World Circuit for round 1,[17] and 16th during the next round at Vallelunga Circuit.[18] Additional class wins at Monza, Mugello, and Imola helped extend her lead in the championship.[19][20][21] Cotty had her personal best finish of the season at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, finishing in 11th during race two.[22] She clinched the women's title during the final round at Misano by 51 points over rival Payton Westcott.[23]
Karting record
Karting career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | BMKR Championship – Mini Max | Attaq Motorsport | 11th |
| 2023 | Fulbeck Sprint Series – Junior Rotax | 44th | |
| Shenington Kart Racing Club – Junior Max | 16th | ||
| LGM Series – X30 Junior | Evolve Motorsport | 13th | |
| Super One Series – Junior Rotax | 7th | ||
| British Kart Championship – Junior Rotax | Privateer | 61st | |
| 2024 | Super One Series – Junior Rotax | 1st | |
| Shenington Kart Racing Club – Junior Max | 24th | ||
| British Kart Championship – Junior Rotax | Argenti Motorsport | 32nd | |
| Sources:[24] | |||
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | F4 British Championship | Phinsys by Argenti | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33rd |
| Formula Trophy UAE | AGI Sport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23rd | |
| 2025 | F4 Middle East Championship | R-ace GP | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21st |
| Italian F4 Championship | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31st | ||
| E4 Championship | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27th | ||
| Formula Winter Series | Hitech TGR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
| FIA F4 World Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/a | 12th | ||
| 2026 | UAE4 Series | R-ace GP | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 10th |
| Sources:[25][24] | |||||||||
† As Cotty was a guest driver, she was ineligible for points.
* Season still in progress.
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 |
ZAN 2 |
ZAN 3 |
KNO 1 |
KNO 2 |
KNO 3 |
DPGP 1 |
DPGP 2 |
DPGP 3 |
DPGP 4 |
SILN 1 19 |
SILN 2 C |
SILN 3 18 |
BHGP 1 |
BHGP 2 |
BHGP 3 |
BHGP 4 |
33rd | 0 |
| 2025 | Fortec Motorsport | DPN 1 |
DPN 2 |
DPN 3 |
SILGP 1 |
SILGP 2 |
SILGP 3 |
SNE 1 |
SNE 2 |
SNE 3 |
THR 1 |
THR 2 |
THR 3 |
OUL 1 |
OUL 2 |
OUL 3 |
SILGP 1 18 |
SILGP 2 16 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
ZAN 3 |
KNO 1 |
KNO 2 |
KNO 3 |
DPGP 1 |
DPGP 2 |
DPGP 3 |
SILN 1 |
SILN 2 |
SILN 3 |
BHGP 1 |
BHGP 2 |
BHGP 3 |
NC† | 0 |
† As Cotty was a guest driver, she was ineligible for points.
Complete Formula Trophy UAE results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete F4 Middle East Championship / UAE4 Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Formula Winter Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
† As Cotty was a guest driver, she was ineligible for points.
Complete Italian F4 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete E4 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete FIA F4 World Cup results
| Year | Car | Qualifying | Quali Race | Main Race |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mygale M21-F4 | 16th | DNF | 12th |