Natalia Granada

Natalia Granada
Granada at the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix
NationalitySpain Spanish
BornNatalia Granada Ferrero
(2008-03-18) 18 March 2008
La Garriga, Spain
F1 Academy career
Debut season2026
Current teamPrema Racing
Categorisation FIA Silver
Car number19
Starts9
Wins0
Podiums1
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finishTBD in 2026
Previous series
Statistics up to date as of 24 August 2026.

Natalia Granada Ferrero (born 18 March 2008) is a Spanish racing driver competing in F1 Academy for Prema Racing. She is a member of the Iron Dames.

Career

Granada began karting at the age of 11 and soon gained the tutelage of Miguel Molina, competing for his MOL Racing team until 2024.[1][2] During her karting career, she most notably finished tenth in the International IAME Games in X30 Junior in 2022,[3] and became the first Iron Dames–backed karter when she joined the stable in 2023.[4][5] Amidst her karting career, Granada made her car racing debut in the 2024 Ligier European Series for Iron Dames by M Racing at Mugello.[6] Racing solo in the JS2 R class as a guest driver, Granada finished seventh in race one before retiring in race two.[7] Towards the end of 2025, Granada participated in F1 Academy's rookie test at Navarra,[8][9] finishing seventh and eighth in the morning and afternoon sessions.[10]

Granada driving at the 2026 F1 Academy Shanghai round.

In 2026, Granada joined Prema Racing to make her single-seater debut in F1 Academy, with backing from Sephora.[11][12] She secured a podium on debut, finishing second in race one at Shanghai,[13][14][15] before finishing fourth at Montreal and seventh at Silverstone.[16][17]

Personal life

Granada's twin brother, Marc, is also a karting driver for MOL Racing.[18][19]

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season Series Team Position
2021 IAME Euro Series — X30 Junior Kids to Win 79th
International IAME Games — X30 Junior 29th
2022 IAME Winter Cup — X30 Junior Kids to Win 12th
IAME Euro Series — X30 Junior 44th
Italian Karting Championship — X30 Junior 48th
IAME Warriors Final — X30 Junior Kids to Win NC
International IAME Games — X30 Junior Privateer 10th
LeCont Trophy — X30 Senior 19th
2023 IAME Winter Cup — X30 Senior MOL Racing 32nd
IAME Euro Series — X30 Senior 63rd
WSK Open Cup — X30 Senior 15th
IAME Warriors Final — X30 Senior NC
2024 IAME Winter Cup — X30 Senior MOL Racing NC
IAME Euro Series — X30 Senior 32nd
Spanish Karting Championship — Senior 18th
Sources:[20][21]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2024 Ligier European Series – JS2 R Iron Dames by M Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2026 F1 Academy Prema Racing 7 0 0 0 1 23* 10th*
Sources:[20]

† As Granada was a guest driver, she was ineligible for championship points.

Complete Ligier European Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Class Chassis 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rank Points
2024 Iron Dames by M Racing JS2 R Ligier JS2 R CAT
1
 CAT
2
 LEC
1
 LEC
2
 LMS
 SPA
1
 SPA
2
 MUG
1
7		 MUG
2
Ret		 ALG
1
 ALG
2
 NC† 0†

Complete F1 Academy 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 D.C. Points
2026 Prema Racing SHA
1
2		 SHA
2
14		 MTL
1
14		 MTL
2
4		 MTL
3
8		 SIL
1
15		 SIL
2
7		 ZAN
1
Ret		 ZAN
2
4		 COA
1		 COA
2		 COA
3		 LVG
1		 LVG
2		 10th* 23*

References

  1. ↑ Civera, Elia (15 April 2026). "Natalia Granada, la esperanza española en la F1 Academy". soymotor.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  2. ↑ "Natalia Granada completes Prema line up in F1 Academy". RACERS - Behind the Helmet. 11 March 2026. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "I-Games Campillos - Victoria y podios españoles". vroomkart.es (in Spanish). 14 November 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  4. ↑ "Iron Dames elige a Natalia Granada para iniciar su programa de karting". soymotor.com (in Spanish). 1 February 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  5. ↑ "Karting Driver - Natalia Granada". Iron Dames. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "Natalia Granada to make car racing debut in Ligier European Series". racers-behindthehelmet.com. 20 September 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  7. ↑ "Natalia Granada makes car racing debut in Mugello". racers-behindthehelmet.com. 3 October 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  8. ↑ "F1 Academy rookie test: The latest step in shaping female racing talent". feederseries.net. 17 September 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  9. ↑ "Una española estará en los test de la F1 Academy". as.com (in Spanish). 11 September 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  10. ↑ "Stevens dominates the Rookie Test ahead of France's Lisa Billard". autohebdof1.com. 19 September 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  11. ↑ Tucci, Kaitlin (11 March 2026). "Glamour Comes to the F1 Academy Grid With Sephora Partnership for the 2026 Season". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  12. ↑ Ledent-Mouret, Zoé (12 March 2026). "Natalia Granada rejoint la F1 Academy avec Prema et Sephora pour la saison 2026". AutoHebdo (in French). Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  13. ↑ Uceda, Queralt (14 March 2026). "España suma otra promesa: Natalia Granada debuta con podio en la F1 Academy". Sport (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  14. ↑ Tautiva, Natalia (14 March 2026). "La española Natalia Granada consigue podio en su debut en F1 Academy". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  15. ↑ De Celis, Jose Carlos (14 March 2026). "F1 Academy - ¡Natalia Granada, podio en su debut en monoplazas!". Motorsport.com (in Spanish). Motorsport Network. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  16. ↑ Balseiro, Jesús (4 June 2026). "Natalia Granada se abre paso en la F1 Academy". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  17. ↑ Woolridge, Anny (7 July 2026). "Palmowski and Felbermayr win in F1 Academy at Silverstone". femalesinmotorsport.com. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  18. ↑ "Granada joins PREMA, Sephora for 2026 F1 Academy". PREMA Racing. 12 March 2026. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
  19. ↑ "CEK finetwork 2024 - Zuera - Senior - Entrenamientos Cronometrados (EC) - Clasificación" (PDF). APEX Timing. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
  20. 1 2 "Natalia Granada Ferrero | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
  21. ↑ "Granada Natalia". kartcom.com. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
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