Rodin Carlin have become the second team to finalise their roster for the inaugural F1 Academy, signing Canadian Megan Gilkes.
She will be joining Jessica Edgar and Alpine junior, Abbi Pulling at the British team for the 2023 season.
Gilkes stepped up to single-seaters in 2017, competing in the Canadian Formula 1200 Championship, finishing third and second overall in consecutive seasons.
In 2019, she was selected for the inaugural W Series season and won the non-Championship race in Assen. With that victory Gilkes became the youngest ever W Series race winner.
Last year, the 22 year old finished sixth in the UK’s GB4 Championship, achieving two wins and a further podium finish.
Alongside racing, Gilkes also works for the Aston Martin F1 Team as a trackside support engineer during her placement year at university.
I’m thrilled to announce that I will be driving this season for Rodin Carlin in the inaugural F1 Academy series. I can’t wait to take my learnings from racing in GB4 last season into this exciting new international venture backed by Formula 1. The opportunity to join a truly world class team with a fantastic winning record across multiple junior formulae is amazing, and I can’t wait to get started. I want to thank Rodin Carlin and my sponsors for making this possible. And I will be proudly carrying the Maple Leaf to recognize the support I’ve received from Canada. Between now and the first event, when I’m not engineering at work with Aston Martin F1, I will be doing everything I can to make this coming season my most successful so far.
Gilkes on her debut.
Megan is a fantastic signing to the team. She is a proven racer on track with race wins to her name and also brings an off-track element that I think will really help the team from a set-up and engineering perspective. She is a true professional and together with Abbi and Jess we have a great combination of strengths and talent within the team that really creates the full package.
Stephanie Carlin, Team Principal.
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