1. Bianca Denise Bustamante was born on January 19,2005 and is a Filipina racing driver who is set to compete in the 2025 GB3 Championship driving for Elite Motorsport.
16 Facts About Bianca Bustamante
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From January 31 to February 4,2022, Bustamante competed in a W Series test in Arizona, United States, along with 14 other prospective drivers.
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On March 22, Bianca Bustamante was confirmed to compete in the 2022 W Series season.
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Bianca Bustamante finished the season in 15th place scoring 2 points across 7 races.
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On January 9,2023, Bianca Bustamante was announced to race under Italian team Prema Powerteam for the 2023 Formula 4 UAE Championship.
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Bianca Bustamante finished the season in 27th place scoring 3 points across 15 races.
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On February 3,2023, Bianca Bustamante was confirmed as the second driver to compete in the newly launched all-female F1 Academy series with Prema Racing.
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Bianca Bustamante finished 3rd in the series' first race at the Red Bull Ring, but was promoted to P2 following the disqualification of Nerea Marti.
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Bianca Bustamante did not finish the first race of the weekend at Monza, before grabbing her third podium of the season in the following reverse-grid race and winning the third and final race of the weekend.
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Bianca Bustamante scored a total of 116 points, finishing 7th in the championship standings; one point behind MP Motorsport's Amna Al Qubaisi.
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Bianca Bustamante was the first female driver signed to the McLaren Driver Development Programme.
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In Round 1 at Jeddah, Bianca Bustamante finished fifth in Race 1 and was promoted to sixth in Race 2 due to penalties for other competitors.
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Bianca Bustamante finished the season in seventh in the driver's championship and left the McLaren Driver Development Programme at the conclusion of her F1 Academy campaign.
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On May 24,2023, it was announced that Bianca Bustamante would make her debut in Italian F4 at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, driving for Prema Racing in a one-off appearance, replacing Aurelia Nobels.
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Bianca Bustamante returned to Italian F4 for the final round in Monza, driving for ART Grand Prix, the French team making their debut in the series.
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On December 19,2024, it was announced that Bianca Bustamante will join GB3 Championship in the 2025 season with Elite Motorsport.