- The fourth round of Champions of the Future Academy, held last weekend, brought a strong second place to Julia Angelard in Saturday's competition final.
- The teenage Polish driver showed great pace throughout Saturday, regularly placing among the leaders and taking 2nd and 3rd place in Saturday's qualifying heats.
- Sunday's competition brought a less satisfactory result, but despite this, before the final event of the season, Julia is 5th in the overall series standings with 247 points, and the fight for the podium is still possible.
Second place in Saturday's final at the Aspar Circuit in Valencia, Spain, was the highlight of Julia Angelard's fourth round of the Champions of the Future Academy series.
The Polish driver, representing the F1 Academy Discover Your Drive program, demonstrated excellent pace among competitors from 24 nations around the world, securing a place among the very top and ultimately maintaining fifth place in the series' overall standings.
Golden Saturday in Valencia
Saturday's competition was dominated by Julia from the very beginning. The Polish driver quickly found her rhythm, posting the fourth fastest time in official practice and fifth fastest in qualifying. In the qualifying heats, she showcased her full potential, finishing second and third, respectively. Julia Angelard started the final race from a commanding third position, and after a fierce and mature battle on the track, she crossed the line in second place, securing another podium finish this year. The F1 Academy Discover Your Drive representative lost just 0.042 seconds to the race leader, attempting to attack him during the race, but it wasn’t possible.
Sunday challenges and time penalty
The second day of competition brought significantly more excitement and mixed fortunes, given the technical difficulties the Polish teenager faced. After an 11th-place qualifying and a more challenging first heat (P19), Julia demonstrated tremendous fortitude in the second qualifying heat, moving up to 7th. As a result, the teenage driver started Sunday's final from 10th on the grid. However, during the fierce battle in the crush, she made contact with another kart, resulting in the judges imposing a 5-second penalty on the Polish driver for her front bumper. As a result, Julia was classified 20th in Sunday's final.
Julia Angelard: second place in the final is a reward for hard work
"Saturday was simply fantastic for us. The kart performed perfectly, and I felt very confident from the very first time I hit the track. Second place in the final is a reward for hard work – both mine and the mechanics'. Sunday showed how unpredictable and demanding karting is at this level – yet the most important thing is that the valuable experience from Saturday stays with us. I want to maintain a high pace, and we're focusing solely on the final round at my favorite karting track," emphasizes the DAG Management protégé.
The season is coming to an end
After four challenging rounds, Julia Angelard sits in a respectable 5th place overall in the Champions of the Future Academy OK-N Junior category, with 247 points. The final, decisive round of the season will take place from November 13th to 15th, 2026, at the Franciacorta Karting Track in Italy, a track well-known to the Polish teenager.
Julia also faces the fourth and final round of the Polish Karting Championship – where she's also vying for the highest possible podium position in the overall standings – and the FIA Karting World Cup in Viterbo. Meanwhile, the teenage Polish driver is already preparing for the 2027 season.
JULIA ANGELARD, a 14-year-old karting racer, member of the ORLEN Motorsport Academy and a DAG Management protégé, a member of the PZM junior national karting team in the 2025 and 2026 seasons. In the 2026 season, she competed for Birel ART and the Richard Mille Young Talent Academy, and then MG Racing and Ward Racing, and participate in the More Than Equal project and the F1 Academy Discover Your Drive program.
She began competing in karting at the age of 4. She began her professional starts in the Rotax Max Challenge Poland series in the years 2017-2022 in the MicroMax and Minimax categories. In 2023, at the age of 11, she started in the ROK Cup Poland in the Junior category. In September 2023, she made her international debut as part of the ROK Superfinal and ROK Cup Italia, where she also appeared in 2024, becoming the fastest and highest ranked competitor and advancing 17 positions in one of the races. In the 2025 season, she competed in the Polish Karting Championship, ROK Cup Italia, and Champions of the Future Academy, finishing second in the second round of the series in Jesolo.
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- The teenage Polish driver showed great pace throughout Saturday, regularly placing among the leaders and taking 2nd and 3rd place in Saturday's qualifying heats.
- Sunday's competition brought a less satisfactory result, but despite this, before the final event of the season, Julia is 5th in the overall series standings with 247 points, and the fight for the podium is still possible.
Second place in Saturday's final at the Aspar Circuit in Valencia, Spain, was the highlight of Julia Angelard's fourth round of the Champions of the Future Academy series.
The Polish driver, representing the F1 Academy Discover Your Drive program, demonstrated excellent pace among competitors from 24 nations around the world, securing a place among the very top and ultimately maintaining fifth place in the series' overall standings.
Golden Saturday in Valencia
Saturday's competition was dominated by Julia from the very beginning. The Polish driver quickly found her rhythm, posting the fourth fastest time in official practice and fifth fastest in qualifying. In the qualifying heats, she showcased her full potential, finishing second and third, respectively. Julia Angelard started the final race from a commanding third position, and after a fierce and mature battle on the track, she crossed the line in second place, securing another podium finish this year. The F1 Academy Discover Your Drive representative lost just 0.042 seconds to the race leader, attempting to attack him during the race, but it wasn’t possible.
Sunday challenges and time penalty
The second day of competition brought significantly more excitement and mixed fortunes, given the technical difficulties the Polish teenager faced. After an 11th-place qualifying and a more challenging first heat (P19), Julia demonstrated tremendous fortitude in the second qualifying heat, moving up to 7th. As a result, the teenage driver started Sunday's final from 10th on the grid. However, during the fierce battle in the crush, she made contact with another kart, resulting in the judges imposing a 5-second penalty on the Polish driver for her front bumper. As a result, Julia was classified 20th in Sunday's final.
Julia Angelard: second place in the final is a reward for hard work
"Saturday was simply fantastic for us. The kart performed perfectly, and I felt very confident from the very first time I hit the track. Second place in the final is a reward for hard work – both mine and the mechanics'. Sunday showed how unpredictable and demanding karting is at this level – yet the most important thing is that the valuable experience from Saturday stays with us. I want to maintain a high pace, and we're focusing solely on the final round at my favorite karting track," emphasizes the DAG Management protégé.
The season is coming to an end
After four challenging rounds, Julia Angelard sits in a respectable 5th place overall in the Champions of the Future Academy OK-N Junior category, with 247 points. The final, decisive round of the season will take place from November 13th to 15th, 2026, at the Franciacorta Karting Track in Italy, a track well-known to the Polish teenager.
Julia also faces the fourth and final round of the Polish Karting Championship – where she's also vying for the highest possible podium position in the overall standings – and the FIA Karting World Cup in Viterbo. Meanwhile, the teenage Polish driver is already preparing for the 2027 season.
JULIA ANGELARD, a 14-year-old karting racer, member of the ORLEN Motorsport Academy and a DAG Management protégé, a member of the PZM junior national karting team in the 2025 and 2026 seasons. In the 2026 season, she competed for Birel ART and the Richard Mille Young Talent Academy, and then MG Racing and Ward Racing, and participate in the More Than Equal project and the F1 Academy Discover Your Drive program.
She began competing in karting at the age of 4. She began her professional starts in the Rotax Max Challenge Poland series in the years 2017-2022 in the MicroMax and Minimax categories. In 2023, at the age of 11, she started in the ROK Cup Poland in the Junior category. In September 2023, she made her international debut as part of the ROK Superfinal and ROK Cup Italia, where she also appeared in 2024, becoming the fastest and highest ranked competitor and advancing 17 positions in one of the races. In the 2025 season, she competed in the Polish Karting Championship, ROK Cup Italia, and Champions of the Future Academy, finishing second in the second round of the series in Jesolo.
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