Posted Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at 9:23pm
Former F1 Academy driver Lia Block has confirmed that she will be competing in the 2026 American Rally Association National Championship in a Hyundai i20 N Rally2.
Block made her American Rally Association debut in 2021 before taking a full-time role in 2022. In 2023, she raced in the Open Two-Wheel-Drive class and became the youngest champion in the series at 16 years old.
In 2024 and 2025, the American driver switched to single-seaters, and she joined the Williams Racing driver academy and raced in the all-female racing series, F1 Academy.
After leaving F1 Academy at the end of 2025, Block decided to return to the world of rally rather than pursue a future in single-seaters.
“I’m stepping up to the RC2 class in a Hyundai Rally2 car, which is very exciting for me,” Block told DirtFish.
