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Nina Gademan
Gademan driving the Tatuus F4-T421 during the 2024 Zandvoort F1 Academy round
NationalityNetherlands Dutch
BornNina Pothof
(2003-08-30) 30 August 2003 (age 22)
Wijster, Drenthe, Netherlands
F1 Academy career
Debut season2024
Current teamPrema Racing
Car number3
Starts16
Wins1
Podiums4
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish6th in 2025
Previous series

Nina Gademan (née Pothof[1]; born 30 August 2003[2]) is a Dutch racing driver who competes in F1 Academy for Prema and the F4 British Championship for Hitech TGR as part of the Alpine Academy.

Gademan previously raced in the F4 British Championship with Fortec Motorsport. She won the gold medal in the 2019 FIA Motorsport Games Karting Slalom Cup and finished in 6th place in the 2025 F1 Academy Season.

Career

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Karting

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She drove her first go-kart at five years old.[3]

In 2018, Gademan was chosen as a finalist for the 2019 FIA Girls On Track Le Mans Shootout.[4] She was then selected as one of six drivers for the Girls on Track European Team.[5]

Gademan competed in the Karting Slalom Cup in the 2019 FIA Motorsport Games, winning gold with her teammate Bastiaan van Loenen.[6]

British F4 Championship

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Gademan made her single-seater debut in the 2024 British F4 Championship, driving for Fortec Motorsports. She earned her only rookie podium in the fourth round, with a finish of 13th at Thruxton. Her best result of the season was an 11th place at the seventh round of the season at Knockhill. Gademan finished 18th in the championship with 28 points.[7][8][9]

F1 Academy

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2024

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On 21 August 2024, Gademan was chosen as the wildcard for Round 4 of the 2024 season of F1 Academy in Zandvoort.[10] She finished in sixth place in both qualifying sessions, and scored points in both races, becoming the first wildcard driver to do so.[11] She finished in fourth place in Races 1 and 2 but was classified in tenth place for Race 2 after receiving a penalty for contact with Aurelia Nobels.[12][13]

2025

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Gademan had a full-time seat in the 2025 F1 Academy season with Prema Racing, replacing 2024 F1 Academy champion Abbi Pulling as the Alpine supported driver.[14] In Race 1 at Round 1 in Shanghai, Gademan qualified on reverse-grid pole and led the race until she suffered a mechanical issue on the penultimate lap and retired the car.[15][16] Gademan participated in the F1 Academy in-season testing sessions in Jeddah, where she was in a high-impact accident on 5 April 2025 and was taken to the medical centre for checks. Although she was physically cleared, she was unable to participate in the final day of testing due to the damage to the car.[17][18][19]

During Race 2 in Montreal, Gademan overtook Chloe Chong, who started on reverse-grid pole, to lead the race until she was overtaken by Emma Felbermayr and Ella Lloyd after the safety car restart in the closing laps. Gademan finished the race in third to earn her first F1 Academy podium, behind Felbermayr and Lloyd, respectively.[20][21] Gademan secured her maiden F1 Academy win at her home race at Round 5 in Zandvoort, where she converted her reverse-grid pole to victory. That same weekend, she was declared unfit to drive and was not able to participate in the second free practice session.[22][23][24] After losing out in Shanghai and Montreal, Gademan led every lap of Race 1 and stood on the top step in Zandvoort.[25]

Gademan finished the 2025 F1 Academy Season in sixth place overall, with one win and four podiums. She secured Prema Racing's third consecutive title in the Teams' championship with teammates Doriane Pin and Tina Hausmann.[26]

Formula Winter Series

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Gademan competed in 2025 Formula Winter Series with Hitech TGR, and scored regular points finishes in the two rounds she competed in and finished the championship in 15th with 13 points.[27]

Personal life

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Gademan was born in Wijster, a village in the Netherlands.[28] Her family struggled to financially support her professional career, which led to her taking a break from racing for about one and a half years. She started creating sim racing videos on social media and raised enough funds to return to professional racing.[29]

Alongside racing, Gademan also works as an Esports content creator with F1 Esports and Veloce Esports.[30]

Karting record

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Karting career summary

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Season Series Team Position
2019 IAME International Final - X30 Senior
IAME Euro Series - X30 Senior VK Racing
FIA Motorsport Games Karting Slalom Cup Team Netherlands[31] 1st
2024 Rotax Max Challenge Champions Winter Trophy - DD2 Master Pothof Nina 14th

Racing record

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Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2022 Belcar Endurance Championship Xwift Racing Events 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 16th
2024 F4 British Championship Fortec Motorsport 26 0 0 0 0 28 18th
F1 Academy Prema Racing 2 0 0 0 0 13 16th
2025 Formula Winter Series Hitech TGR 9 0 0 0 0 13 15th
F4 British Championship 3 0 0 0 0 6 32nd
Formula Trophy 2 0 0 0 0 10 14th
F1 Academy Prema Racing 14 1 0 0 4 74 6th
F4 Saudi Arabian Championship Caraagy 2 0 0 0 2 41 9th
Valvoline 2 0 0 0 0

* Season still in progress.

Complete F4 British Championship results

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(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 Fortec Motorsport DPN
1

19
DPN
2

183
DPN
3

C
BHI
1

16
BHI
2

191
BHI
3

13
SNE
1

16
SNE
2

127
SNE
3

16
THR
1

13
THR
2

142
THR
3

14
SILGP
1

15
SILGP
2

172
SILGP
3

18
ZAN
1

16
ZAN
2

122
ZAN
3

Ret
KNO
1

14
KNO
2

115
KNO
3

14
DPGP
1
DPGP
2
DPGP
3
DPGP
4
SILN
1

16
SILN
2

C
SILN
3

17
BHGP
1

14
BHGP
2

13
BHGP
3

126
BHGP
3

14
18th 28
2025 Hitech TGR 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

16
SILGP
2

23
ZAN
1

20
ZAN
2

146
ZAN
3

15
KNO
1
KNO
2
KNO
3
DPGP
1
DPGP
2
DPGP
3
SILN
1
SILN
2
SILN
3
BHGP
1
BHGP
2
BHGP
3
32nd 6

Complete F1 Academy results

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(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 DC Points
2024 Prema Racing JED
1
JED
2
MIA
1
MIA
2
CAT
1
CAT
2
ZAN
1

4
ZAN
2

10
SIN
1
SIN
2
LSL
1
LSL
2
ABU
1
ABU
2
ABU
3
16th 13
2025 Prema Racing SHA
1

15†
SHA
2

10
JED
1

8
JED
2

7
MIA
1

5
MIA
2

C
CAN
1

3
CAN
2

3
CAN
3

13
ZAN
1

1
ZAN
2

6
SIN
1

8
SIN
2

6
LVG
1

2
LVG
2

7
6th 74

† Did not finish, but classified.

Complete Formula Winter Series results

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(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 DC Points
2025 Hitech TGR POR
1

6
POR
2

10
POR
3

11
CRT
1

11
CRT
2

10
CRT
3

14
ARA
1

9
ARA
2

10
ARA
3

22
CAT
1
CAT
2
CAT
3
15th 13

Complete F4 Saudi Arabian Championship results

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(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 DC Points
2025 Caraagy BHR1
1

2
BHR1
2

3
BHR2
1

BHR2
2

JED1
1

JED1
2

JED2
1

JED2
2

9th 41
Valvoline JED3
1

6
JED3
2

Ret

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