Emily Cotty

Emily Cotty
Cotty in 2025
NationalityUnited Kingdom BritishNew Zealand New Zealandervia double nationality
Born (2009-08-14) 14 August 2009
Chichester, United Kingdom
Italian F4 Championship career
Debut season2025
Current teamR-ace GP
Car number42
Starts18
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Previous series
202520252024F4 Middle EastFormula Winter SeriesFormula Trophy UAE
Championship titles
2024Super 1 National Junior
Awards
2025Italian F4 Women's Champion

Emily Cotty (born 14 August 2009) is a British and New Zealander racing driver currently competing for R-ace GP in the Italian F4 Championship.

Career

Karting

Cotty took up horse riding at an early age,[1] before beginning her karting career when she was nine, with the use of indoor karts.[2] During Covid, Cotty competed in various IKR rounds and in 2022 took the step up into national MSUK club competition,[3][4] before spending two seasons in the Super One Series, winning the Junior Rotax title in 2024.[5]

Formula 4

2024

After a planned drive in Nordic 4 with STEP Motorsport fell through,[6] Cotty elected to test Formula 4 machinery for most of 2024,[7] before making her single-seater debut for Phinsys by Argenti in the F4 British Championship. Racing at the Silverstone (National) round, Cotty finished 18th and 19th in her first two races in single-seaters.[8] Later that year, Cotty competed in Formula Trophy UAE with AGI Sport,[9] finishing the championship in 23rd, with a best result of 15th in the penultimate race at Yas Marina.[10]

2025

Cotty joined the 2025 F4 Middle East Championship as her first full season of single seater racing.[11] Her first points finish came during race 2 at the Dubai Autodrome round, finishing 12th,[12] before taking her best result of 11th the following round at Yas Marina and securing her second rookie podium of the season.[13] During that winter, Cotty also made a one-off appearance for HitechTGR in the season-ending round of the Formula Winter Series at Barcelona,[14] in which she took a best result of 15th in race one.[15]

Cotty competed in the Italian F4 Championship with R-ace GP.[16] She finished 17th during her debut at the Misano World Circuit for round 1,[17] and 16th during the next round at Vallelunga Circuit.[18] Additional class wins at Monza, Mugello, and Imola helped extend her lead in the championship.[19][20][21] Cotty had her personal best finish of the season at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, finishing in 11th during race two.[22] She clinched the women's title during the final round at Misano by 51 points over rival Payton Westcott.[23]

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season Series Team Position
2022 BMKR Championship – Mini Max Attaq Motorsport 11th
2023 Fulbeck Sprint Series – Junior Rotax 44th
Shenington Kart Racing Club – Junior Max 16th
LGM Series – X30 Junior Evolve Motorsport 13th
Super One Series – Junior Rotax 7th
British Kart Championship – Junior Rotax Privateer61st
2024 Super One Series – Junior Rotax 1st
Shenington Kart Racing Club – Junior Max 24th
British Kart Championship – Junior Rotax Argenti Motorsport 32nd
Sources:[24]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2024 F4 British ChampionshipPhinsys by Argenti 2 0 0 0 0 0 33rd
Formula Trophy UAEAGI Sport 4 0 0 0 0 0 23rd
2025 F4 Middle East ChampionshipR-ace GP15 0 0 0 0 3 21st
Italian F4 Championship18 0 0 0 0 0 31st
E4 Championship9 0 0 0 0 0 27th
Formula Winter SeriesHitechTGR3 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
FIA F4 World Cup1 0 0 0 0 N/a12th
2026 UAE4 SeriesR-ace GP3 0 0 0 1 28* 4th*
Sources:[25][24]

† As Cotty was a guest driver, she was ineligible for points. * Season still in progress.

Complete F4 British Championship 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 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 DC Points
2024Phinsys by Argenti DPN1DPN2DPN3BHI1BHI2BHI3SNE1SNE2SNE3THR1THR2THR3SILGP1SILGP2SILGP3ZAN1ZAN2ZAN3KNO1KNO2KNO3DPGP1DPGP2DPGP3DPGP4SILN119SILN2CSILN318BHGP1BHGP2BHGP3BHGP433rd 0
2025Fortec MotorsportDPN1DPN2DPN3SILGP1SILGP2SILGP3SNE1SNE2SNE3THR1THR2THR3OUL1OUL2OUL3SILGP118SILGP216ZAN1ZAN2ZAN3KNO1KNO2KNO3DPGP1DPGP2DPGP3SILN1SILN2SILN3BHGP1BHGP2BHGP3NC† 0

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

Complete Formula Trophy UAE results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 DC Points
2024AGI Sport DUB1DUB2DUB3YMC1121YMC12RetYMC2115YMC221623rd 0

Complete F4 Middle East Championship 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 15 DC Points
2025R-ace GPYMC1117YMC1214YMC1321YMC2120YMC2225YMC2320DUB120DUB212DUB320YMC3116YMC3211YMC3321LUS1RetLUS216LUS31621st 3

Complete Formula Winter Series 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 DC Points
2025HitechTGRPOR1POR2POR3CRT1CRT2CRT3ARA1ARA2ARA3CAT115CAT218CAT323NC† 0

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

Complete Italian F4 Championship 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 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 DC Points
2025R-ace GPMIS1117MIS12RetMIS13MIS1424VLL1VLL216VLL318VLL427MNZ123MNZ230MNZ324MUG121MUG234†MUG3WDIMO133†IMO2CIMO319CAT123CAT211CAT3CMIS2120MIS2221MIS23MIS24DNQMIS252031st 0

Complete E4 Championship 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 DC Points
2025R-ace GPLEC113LEC220LEC3RetMUG1RetMUG227MUG325MNZ119MNZ224MNZ31827th 0

Complete FIA F4 World Cup results

Year Car Qualifying Quali Race Main Race
2025Mygale M21-F416th DNF 12th

Complete UAE4 Series 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 DC Points
2026R-ace GPYMC1111YMC122YMC135YMC21YMC22YMC23DUB1DUB2DUB3LUS1LUS2LUS34th* 28*

* Season still in progress

References

  1. ^Albertini, Marco (23 May 2025). "Emily Cotty: "We are improving every weekend"". Racers. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  2. ^"Teenager Emily is racing ahead in a male-dominated sport". Sussex Express. 23 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  3. ^"Kent Kart Championship decider". kentsportsnews.com. 23 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  4. ^"Bayford Meadows 2022 Kart Championship Round 8". kentsportsnews.com. 21 October 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  5. ^Bone, Steve (20 September 2024). "Super stuff: Karting ace Cotty lands championship". Sussex Express. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  6. ^"British/New Zealand teenager ready for Nordic 4 with STEP Motorsport". stepmotorsport.com. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  7. ^"Fairclough fastest in British F4 test on Brands Hatch's Indy layout". formulascout.com. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  8. ^"Emily Cotty makes encouraging British F4 Championship debut at Silverstone". racers-behindthehelmet.com. 23 September 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  9. ^Kra-Caskey, Kalla (28 November 2024). "Formula Trophy UAE: 2024 season guide". Feeder Series. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  10. ^"Emily Cotty secures top-15 in Formula Trophy UAE series at Abu Dhabi". racers-behindthehelmet.com. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  11. ^Cameli, Nicolò (9 January 2025). "R-ace GP annuncia la propria line-up". Fuori Pista. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  12. ^"Emily Cotty scores maiden points in F4 Middle East, Farah Al Yousef makes progress". Racers. 9 February 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  13. ^"Emily Cotty scores maiden points in F4 Middle East, Farah Al Yousef makes progress". Racers. 17 February 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  14. ^"FWS: Emily Cotty joins Hitech TGR for the Formula Winter Series finale". winter-series.com. 5 March 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  15. ^"Robinson wins as Gomez misses chance to clinch FWinter Series". formulascout.com. 8 March 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  16. ^Brusa, Francesca (2 May 2025). "Italian F4: 2025 season guide". Feeder Series. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  17. ^Albertini, Marco (7 May 2025). "Italian F4: Emily Cotty and Payton Westcott reach final in Misano round". Racers. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  18. ^Albertini, Marco (27 May 2025). "Italian F4: Emily Cotty extends female trophy lead". Racers. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  19. ^Albertini, Marco (26 June 2025). "Italian F4: Cotty retains female trophy lead as Westcott takes two trophy wins". Racers. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  20. ^Albertini, Marco (16 July 2025). "Italian F4: Payton Westcott closes in on female trophy with two class wins". Racers. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  21. ^Albertini, Marco (6 September 2025). "Italian F4: Cotty achieves season-best qualifying at Imola". Racers. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
  22. ^"Emily Cotty shines with first Top-10 qualifying and best finish in Italian F4 at Barcelona". Racers. 23 September 2025. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
  23. ^Albertini, Marco (15 October 2025). "Italian F4: Emily Cotty wins Women's Trophy title". Racers. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
  24. ^ ab"Emily Cotty | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  25. ^"Emily Cotty Results". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
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