Esmee Kosterman
Dutch racing driver (born 2005)
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Esmee Kosterman (born 16 April 2005) is a Dutch racing driver who competes in F1 Academy for MP Motorsport with support from Lego.
Dutch| Esmee Kosterman | |
|---|---|
Kosterman at the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix | |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Born | 16 April 2005 Wijk bij Duurstede, Netherlands |
| F4 British Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2025 |
| Current team | JHR Developments |
| Car number | 52 |
| Starts | 10 (10 entries) |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 34th in 2025 |
| Previous series | |
| 2024 2022 2021-2023 | F4 Indian Championship Prototype Challenge Ford Fiesta Sprint Cup Benelux |
Career
Born in Wijk bij Duurstede,[1] Kosterman began karting at the age of nine.[2] In her karting career, she finished runner-up in the 2017 Dutch Karting Championship,[3] represented the Netherlands in the 2018 Karting Academy Trophy,[4] and was part of the inaugural FIA Girls on Track – Rising Stars shootout in 2020.[5]
Stepping up to cars in 2021, Kosterman joined NXT Racing to compete in the Ford Fiesta Sprint Cup as a KNAF Talent Junior,[6] finishing 17th in points at season's end and was retained as a KNAF Talent Junior for the following year.[7][8] Kosterman remained in the Ford Fiesta Sprint Cup for 2022, switching to V-Max for her sophomore season.[9] During 2022, Kosterman also raced in the Radical class of the Prototype Challenge and was retained as a KNAF Talent Junior at the end of the year.[10][11]
In 2023, Kosterman joined Bas Koeten Racing to return the Ford Fiesta Sprint Cup Netherlands,[12] taking a lone win at Assen on her way to runner-up in junior standings and third in overall points.[13] The following year, Kosterman competed in the Lamera Cup and was the highest-placed female at season's end.[14][15] At the end of the year, Kosterman made a one-off appearance in the F4 Indian Championship, taking a best result of ninth in race one.[16]
Remaining in single-seaters for 2025, Kosterman joined JHR Developments on a part-time basis to race in the F4 British Championship.[17] Finishing 11th on debut at Silverstone,[18] before taking a best result of 13th at Snetterton and taking her maiden points by overtaking four cars in race two.[note 1][20] Returning to the team for the British Grand Prix-supporting non-championship round at Silverstone, Kosterman finished 20th and 17th in both races.[21] Kosterman remained with the team for her home round at Zandvoort, in which she took a best result of 17th in round one in what turned out to be her final appearance of the season.[22] Kosterman also competed in all but one rounds of the relaunched F4 Saudi Arabian Championship, in which she scored a best result of sixth twice in the first two Jeddah rounds,[23][24] en route to a 10th-place points finish and second in the Female Trophy.[25]
F1 Academy
Kosterman made a wildcard appearance in the 2025 season of F1 Academy at Zandvoort racing for Hitech TGR with support from TeamViewer.[26] Qualifying ninth on debut, Kosterman finished 12th in race one after starting from the pits,[27] before taking her maiden points by finishing seventh in race two.[28] She was later confirmed for the full season in 2026 with MP Motorsport in a LEGO-liveried car.[29]
Karting record
Karting career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Karting Academy Trophy | Kosterman, Peter | 44th |
| Sources:[30][31] | |||
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Ford Fiesta Sprint Cup Benelux | NXT Racing | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 156 | 17th |
| 2022 | Ford Fiesta Sprint Cup Benelux | MV Motorsport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 123 | 19th |
| Prototype Challenge – Radical | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 5th | ||
| 2023 | Ford Fiesta Sprint Cup Benelux | Bas Koeten Racing | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 194 | 3rd |
| 2024 | Lamera Cup – Elite | Lensdeal | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 656 | 18th |
| F4 Indian Championship | Rarh Bengal Tigers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24th | |
| 2025 | F4 British Championship | JHR Developments | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 34th |
| F1 Academy | Hitech TGR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15th | |
| F4 Saudi Arabian Championship | My-Car | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 10th | |
| 2026 | F1 Academy | MP Motorsport | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17th* |
| Sources:[32][30] | |||||||||
Complete F4 Indian Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | JHR Developments | DPN 1 |
DPN 2 |
DPN 3 |
SILGP 1 11 |
SILGP 2 19 |
SILGP 3 18 |
SNE 1 13 |
SNE 2 184 |
SNE 3 Ret |
THR 1 |
THR 2 |
THR 3 |
OUL 1 |
OUL 2 |
OUL 3 |
SILGP 1 20 |
SILGP 2 17 |
ZAN 1 17 |
ZAN 2 Ret |
ZAN 3 21 |
KNO 1 |
KNO 2 |
KNO 3 |
DPGP 1 |
DPGP 2 |
DPGP 3 |
SILN 1 |
SILN 2 |
SILN 3 |
BHGP 1 |
BHGP 2 |
BHGP 3 |
34th | 4 |
Complete F1 Academy results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete F4 Saudi Arabian Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Notes
- In the F4 British Championship, extra points are awarded in race two, with a maximum of ten, for positions gained from the drivers' respective starting positions.[19]