Williams have confirmed that Victor Martins will take part in an F1 race weekend for the primary time on the upcoming Spanish Grand Prix by getting behind the wheel of the FW47 throughout Free Follow 1.
Martins – who joined the Williams Driver Academy in March – is at the moment competing in his third Components 2 season, throughout which he has thus far scored a podium for ART Grand Prix within the Saudi Arabia Function Race in addition to taking pole place in Melbourne.
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The Frenchman beforehand gained a closely-fought title battle within the 2022 Components 3 marketing campaign, beating drivers together with Isack Hadjar and Ollie Bearman to take the crown on the Monza season finale.
Following his development to F2, Martins helped the ART Grand Prix to safe their first F2 Groups’ title in 2023 and went on to assert 5 podiums in 2024, which included a victory in Barcelona.
