Yana Kapoor

Driver · 2026

Yana Kapoor#22

Ranked 6th (33rd) / 1st (8th) in FPUSA

19

Years old · born 2007

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Years racing

2

Series on the 2026 card

The story so far

F4American WRS points leader Selected for 2026 F1 Academy Rookie Test. She's now crossing from the U.S. F4 ecosystem into Britain GB4 officially describes her as a “first-generation American racer.”

On the ladder in 2026

Every series on the card this season, entry rung first, with what a title at each one is worth toward a Super Licence.

  1. 1

    Entry / Development

    13–18 typical age

    This is the earliest levels of open-wheel racing. Sealed, low-downforce single-seaters on a spec tire, run on calendars short enough that a rookie can learn racecraft without a budget that ends a career in one season. Nothing here counts toward a Super Licence. It counts toward being ready - and it is where the first serious sponsorship conversations happen.

    FPUSA-4

    Formula Pro USA Western

    Formula Pro USA · USA

    – champion’s licence points

  2. 2

    F4 / Early Formula

    15–19 typical age

    Formula 4 is the first rung that the FIA itself certifies, and the first that awards Super License points. A single global technical formula theoretically means an American in Italian or US F4 is measured against the same benchmark as every other F4 driver in the world. Alongside F4 sit national championships using the same class of machinery.

    GB4

    GB4 Championship

    Motorsport UK · Europe

    – champion’s licence points

Super Licence points are awarded for winning a championship at a tier the FIA certifies. Winning every title on this card would be worth 0 of the 40 points a driver needs across three seasons to be eligible for Formula 1.