Esmee Kosterman (born 16 April 2005) is a Dutch racing driver who competes in F1 Academy for MP Motorsport with support from Lego.
Career Born in Wijk bij Duurstede, Kosterman began karting at the age of nine. In her karting career, she finished runner-up in the 2017 Dutch Karting Championship, represented the Netherlands in the 2018 Karting Academy Trophy, and was part of the inaugural FIA Girls on Track – Rising Stars shootout in 2020.
Stepping up to cars in 2021, Kosterman joined NXT Racing to compete in the Ford Fiesta Sprint Cup as a KNAF Talent Junior, finishing 17th in points at season's end and was retained as a KNAF Talent Junior for the following year. Kosterman remained in the Ford Fiesta Sprint Cup for 2022, switching to V-Max for her sophomore season. During 2022, Kosterman also raced in the Radical class of the Prototype Challenge and was retained as a KNAF Talent Junior at the end of the year.
In 2023, Kosterman joined Bas Koeten Racing to return the Ford Fiesta Sprint Cup Netherlands, taking a lone win at Assen on her way to runner-up in junior standings and third in overall points. The following year, Kosterman competed in the Lamera Cup and was the highest-placed female at season's end. At the end of the year, Kosterman made a one-off appearance in the F4 Indian Championship, taking a best result of ninth in race one.
Remaining in single-seaters for 2025, Kosterman joined JHR Developments on a part-time basis to race in the F4 British Championship. Finishing 11th on debut at Silverstone, before taking a best result of 13th at Snetterton and taking her maiden points by overtaking four cars in race two. Returning to the team for the British Grand Prix-supporting non-championship round at Silverstone, Kosterman finished 20th and 17th in both races. Kosterman remained with the team for her home round at Zandvoort, in which she took a best result of 17th in round one in what turned out to be her final appearance of the season. Kosterman also competed in all but one rounds of the relaunched F4 Saudi Arabian Championship, in which she scored a best result of sixth twice in the first two Jeddah rounds, en route to a 10th-place points finish and second in the Female Trophy.
F1 Academy Kosterman made a wildcard appearance in the 2025 season of F1 Academy at Zandvoort racing for Hitech TGR with support from TeamViewer. Qualifying ninth on debut, Kosterman finished 12th in race one after starting from the pits, before taking her maiden points by finishing seventh in race two. She was later confirmed for the full season in 2026 with MP Motorsport in a LEGO-liveried car.
Karting record Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition 2018Karting Academy TrophyKosterman, Peter44thSources:
Racing record Racing career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition 2021 Ford Fiesta Sprint Cup Benelux NXT Racing 12 0 0 0 3 156 17th2022 Ford Fiesta Sprint Cup Benelux MV Motorsport 4 0 0 0 1 123 19th Prototype Challenge – Radical 2 1 0 2 2 40 5th 2023 Ford Fiesta Sprint Cup Benelux Bas Koeten Racing 14 1 0 0 5 1943rd2024 Lamera Cup – Elite Lensdeal 6 1 0 0 2 656 18th F4 Indian Championship Rarh Bengal Tigers 4 0 0 0 0 3 24th2025 F4 British Championship JHR Developments 9 0 0 0 0 4 34th F1 Academy Hitech TGR 2 0 0 0 0 6 15thF4 Saudi Arabian ChampionshipMy-Car 10 0 0 0 0 43 10th 2026 F1 Academy MP Motorsport 7 0 0 1 0 0 17th*Sources:
Complete F4 Indian Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pos Points 2024 Rarh Bengal Tigers MAD11 MAD12 MAD13 CHE1 CHE2 MAD21 MAD22 MAD23 MAD24 KAR11 KAR12 KAR13 KAR21 KAR22 KAR23 24th 3
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 2025 JHR Developments DPN1 DPN2 DPN3 SILGP1 SILGP2 SILGP3 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 THR1 THR2 THR3 OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 SILGP1 SILGP2 ZAN1 ZAN2 ZAN3 KNO1 KNO2 KNO3 DPGP1 DPGP2 DPGP3 SILN1 SILN2 SILN3 BHGP1 BHGP2 BHGP3 34th 4
Complete F1 Academy results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Points 2025 Hitech TGR SHA1 SHA2 JED1 JED2 MIA1 MIA2 MTL1 MTL2 MTL3 ZAN1 ZAN2 SIN1 SIN2 LVG1 LVG2 15th 6 2026 MP Motorsport SHA1 SHA2 MTL1 MTL2 MTL3SIL1SIL2ZAN1ZAN2 COA1 COA2 COA3 LVG1 LVG2
Complete F4 Saudi Arabian 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 DC Points 2025 My-CarBHR11BHR12BHR21BHR22JED11JED12JED21JED22JED31JED32 10th 43
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