Lia Block

Lia Block (born October 1, 2006) is an American racing driver currently competing in F1 Academy for ART Grand Prix.

[2][8] On October 1, 2024, it was announced that Block would be competing in the 2024 Lake Superior Performance Rally, taking over Brandon Semenuk's Subaru WRX.

[9] On July 3, 2023, Carl Cox Motorsport announced that they had signed Block for the remainder of the 2023 Extreme E season, partnering Timo Scheider and replacing Christine GZ.

[10] Block drove Travis Pastrana's Group E car in the seventh race of the championship, becoming the first female driver to compete in the category.

[11] In 2024, Block returned to Group E for the first round of the championship, competing for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing, where she achieved two 6th-place finishes.

Race two was a closer fight, as she was classified 11th but moved up to 10th for post-race penalties, thus scoring her first point in F1 Academy.

Block driving a modified Subaru BRZ at the 2023 Oregon Trail Rally
Block leads Jessica Edgar in an F1 Academy race at Zandvoort in 2024.
Block driving Keke Rosberg's 1982 Championship-winning FW08 at the 2024 Goodwood Festival of Speed