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Lia Block

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Lia Block
Block at the 2025 Singapore Grand Prix
NationalityUnited States American
Born (2006-10-01) October 1, 2006 (age 19)
Rancho Santa Fe, California, U.S.
Related toKen Block (father)
F1 Academy career
Debut season2024
Current teamART Grand Prix
Car number57
Starts26
Wins1
Podiums2
Poles1
Fastest laps0
Best finish8th in 2024
Previous series

Lia Block (born October 1, 2006) is an American racing driver who competes in F1 Academy for ART Grand Prix as part of the Williams Driver Academy.

Block previously competed in the in the American Rally Association, she has also raced for Carl Cox Motorsport in Extreme E, and for OMSE and Dreyer & Reinbold Racing in Nitrocross and for Block House Racing in the ARA East Championship.

Career

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American Rally Association

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Lia Block made her American Rally Association debut in the 2021 Oregon Trail Rally.[1] She then competed full-time for the 2022 season.[2]

Block competed in the 2023 American Rally Association season in the Open Two-Wheel-Drive (O2WD) class.[3] She became the youngest champion in the series' history, at 16 years old.[4][5]

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.[6] She retired from the race after crashing on the second day of the two day rally, with co-driver Keaton Williams.[7]

In August 2025, Block won the Limited Four-Wheel-Drive (L4WD) class at the Boone Forest Rally with Rhianon Gelsomino, driving the Ford Fiesta Rally3 car. The duo finished third place overall.[8][9]

Block driving a modified Subaru BRZ at the 2023 Oregon Trail Rally

Extreme E

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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]

Nitrocross

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On June 14, 2023, it was announced that Block would join OSME for the 2023–24 Nitrocross Championship.[11] After achieving a fourth-place finish in the first round, she won her second race on the road, but was later disqualified due to an unsafe rejoin in the early stages of the race.[12] 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.[13]

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.[14]

F1 Academy

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2024

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Block leading Jess Edgar in 2024 at an F1 Academy race in Zandvoort

In November 2023, Block was announced as a driver for ART Grand Prix for the 2024 season of F1 Academy in her first full season of open-wheel racing. She was supported by Williams Racing and joined the Williams Driver Academy. She was partnered with McLaren developmental driver Bianca Bustamante and Ferrari Driver Academy driver Aurelia Nobels running for Puma.[15]

Block debuted in Jeddah, qualifying in seventh for Race 1 and in 13th for Race 2. She spun and hit the wall on the penultimate lap of Race 1 and was classified in 16th place. In Race 2, she made unavoidable contact with Lola Lovinfosse and was forced to pit. She crossed the line in ninth position but was classified in 11th after post-race penalties.[16] Round 2 in Miami was a home race for Block. She spun in Race 1 and ended in 15th. Race 2 was a closer fight, as she was classified 11th but moved up to tenth after post-race penalties, thus scoring her first point in F1 Academy.[17] The next round in Barcelona saw her continue her point scoring streak, converting two top-10 starting positions into a 10th place and 6th place, respectively.[18]

2025

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Block was retained by Williams Racing and ART Grand Prix for the 2025 season.[19]

She earned her first podium during Race 1 at Zandvoort, qualifying in sixth in the reverse grid race. Block finished the race in second place, behind Nina Gademan and ahead of Maya Weug.[20][21]

Her maiden win took place during Race 1 at Singapore, where she finished ahead of Maya Weug and Chloe Chambers.[22] She started the race from reverse-grid pole and defended her position successfully after two safety car restarts.[23] This was also her first win in single-seater racing.[24]

Personal life

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Block is the daughter of the American rally driver and Gymkhana racer and founder of Hoonigan Ken Block, who died in a snowmobile accident on January 2, 2023.[25][26] Block also is the youngest person to obtain a NHRA Drag racing license as she obtained it in 2021 at the age of 14.

Racing record

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Career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2021 American Rally Association - 2WD Hoonigan Racing Division 1 0 N/A N/A 0 0 NC
2022 American Rally Association - 2WD Hoonigan Racing Division 6 0 N/A N/A 2 49 5th
2022–23 Nitrocross Championship - SXS 4 0 N/A N/A 0 140 8th
2023 American Rally Association - O2WD Block House Racing 5 4 N/A N/A 5 114 1st
American Rally Association - O4WD 1 0 N/A N/A 0 0 NC
Extreme E Championship Carl Cox Motorsport 6 0 N/A N/A 0 27 14th
2023–24 Nitrocross Championship - NEXT OMSE 7 0 N/A N/A 3 327 6th
Nitrocross Championship - Group E Vermont SportsCar 1 0 N/A N/A 0 32 19th
2024 Formula Winter Series GRS Team 8 0 0 0 0 0 45th
F4 Spanish Championship 6 0 0 0 0 0 36th
F1 Academy ART Grand Prix 14 0 0 0 0 44 8th
Italian F4 Championship 3 0 0 0 0 0 49th
2024–25 Nitrocross Championship - Group E Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Dodge 4 0 N/A N/A 0 114 8th
2025 Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter Championship ART Grand Prix 6 0 0 0 0 0 32nd
F1 Academy 12 1 0 0 2 33* 10th*

* Season still in progress.

Complete American Rally Association results

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(key) (small number denotes the finishing position)

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Pos. Points
2021 Hoonigan Racing Division Ford Fiesta R2 O2WD Sno*Drift Rally in the 100 Acre Wood Olympus Rally Southern Ohio Forrest Rally New England Forrest Rally Ojibwe Forests Rally Susquehannock Trail Rally LSPR Oregon Trail Rally
RET 		NC 0
2022 Ford Fiesta R2T O2WD Sno*Drift Rally in the 100 Acre Wood
5 		Olympus Rally
8 		Oregon Trail Rally
7 		Southern Ohio Forrest Rally
3 		New England Forrest Rally Ojibwe Forests Rally Susquehannock Trail Rally
3 		LSPR
RET 		5th 49
2023 Block House Racing Subaru BRZ (ZC6) O2WD Sno*Drift Rally in the 100 Acre Wood
2 		Olympus Rally
1 		Oregon Trail Rally
1 		Southern Ohio Forrest Rally
1 		New England Forrest Rally
1 		Ojibwe Forests Rally LSPR 1st 114
Ford Escort RS Cosworth O4WD Sno*Drift Rally in the 100 Acre Wood Olympus Rally Oregon Trail Rally Southern Ohio Forrest Rally New England Forrest Rally Ojibwe Forests Rally LSPR
RET 		NC 0
2024 Subaru Motorsports USA Subaru WRX (VB) O4WD Sno*Drift Rally in the 100 Acre Wood Olympus Rally Oregon Trail Rally Southern Ohio Forrest Rally Ojibwe Forests Rally Overmountain Rally Tennessee LSPR
RET 		NC 0
Source:[27]

ARA East

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Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 Pos. Points
2025 Block House Racing Ford Fiesta Rally3 L4WD Sno*Drift Super Regional Southern Ohio Forest Regional Rally Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally Boone Forest Rally
1 		Overmountain Rally Tennessee 18th 12
Source:[27]

Complete Extreme E results

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(key)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points
2023 Carl Cox Motorsport Spark ODYSSEY 21 DES
1 		DES
2 		HYD
1 		HYD
2 		ISL1
1
9 		ISL1
2
10 		ISL2
1
5 		ISL2
2
8 		COP
1
6 		COP
2
9 		14th 27

Complete Nitrocross results

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Complete Nitrocross NEXT results

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(key)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points
2023–24 OMSE Olsbergs MSE
SuperCar Lites 		MID1
4 		MID2
DSQ 		UTH1
DSQ 		UTH2
4 		WHP1
3 		WHP2
2 		HLN1
2 		HLN2 LAS1 LAS2 6th 327

Complete Nitrocross Group E results

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(key)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points
2023–24 Vermont SportsCar Olsbergs MSE FC1-X MID1 UMC1 UMC2 WHP1 WHP2 HLN1 HLN2
8 		STA LAS1 LAS2 19th 32
2024-25 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Dodge Dodge Hornet R/T FC1-X RIC1
6 		RIC2
6 		UMC1
9 		UMC2
5 		FMP1
 FMP2
 MIA1
 MIA2
 LAS1
 LAS2
 8th* 114*

Complete Formula Winter Series results

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(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
2024 GRS Team JER
1
29 		JER
2
30 		JER
3
35 		CRT
1
28 		CRT
2
25 		CRT
3
WD 		ARA
1
30 		ARA
2
26† 		ARA
3
29† 		CAT
1 		CAT
2 		CAT
3 		45th 0

Complete F1 Academy results

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(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
2024 ART Grand Prix JED
1
16† 		JED
2
11 		MIA
1
15 		MIA
2
10 		CAT
1
10 		CAT
2
6 		ZAN
1
9 		ZAN
2
15 		SIN
1
4 		SIN
2
4 		LSL
1
6 		LSL
2
C 		ABU
1
12 		ABU
2
12 		ABU
3
15 		8th 44
2025 ART Grand Prix SHA
1
9 		SHA
2
9 		JED
1
12 		JED
2
14 		MIA
1
10 		MIA
2
C 		CAN
1
4 		CAN
2
8 		CAN
3
Ret 		ZAN
1
2 		ZAN
2
12 		SIN
1
1 		SIN
2
17 		LVG
1
 LVG
2
 10th* 33*

* Season still in progress.
† Did not finish, but classified

Complete F4 Spanish Championship results

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(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 DC Points
2024 GRS Team JAR
1 		JAR
2 		JAR
3 		POR
1
28 		POR
2
25 		POR
3
27 		LEC
1
17 		LEC
2
23 		LEC
3
27 		ARA
1 		ARA
2 		ARA
3 		CRT
1 		CRT
2 		CRT
3 		JER
1 		JER
2 		JER
3 		CAT
1 		CAT
2 		CAT
3 		36th 0

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

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(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 DC Points
2024 ART Grand Prix MIS
1 		MIS
2 		MIS
3 		IMO
1 		IMO
2 		IMO
3 		VLL
1 		VLL
2 		VLL
3 		MUG
1 		MUG
2 		MUG
3 		LEC
1 		LEC
2 		LEC
3 		CAT
1 		CAT
2 		CAT
3 		MNZ
1
30 		MNZ
2
23 		MNZ
3
Ret 		49th 0

Complete Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter Championship results

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(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
2025 ART Grand Prix JER
1
24 		JER
2
17 		JER
3
Ret 		POR
1
21 		POR
2
17 		POR
3
22 		NAV
1 		NAV
2 		NAV
3 		33rd 0

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ Roepke, Michele (November 9, 2021). "Ken Block's daughter, Lia, joins the family business, car racing". TownLift, Park City News. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  2. ^ Beckford, Andrew (March 20, 2022). "Ken Block and His Family Are Competing in Same Rally Championship This Year". The Drive. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  3. ^ Bell, Sebastien (March 16, 2023). "Lia Block To Race Subaru BRZ With Camo Inspired By Her Dad's First Race Livery". Carscoops. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  4. ^ Perkins, Chris (October 10, 2023). "Lia Block Just Won Her First Rally Championship". Road & Track. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  5. ^ Brownell, Bradley (October 10, 2023). "Lia Block Is A Rally Champion". Jalopnik. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  6. ^ Evans, David (October 1, 2024). "Block joins Subaru for ARA season finale". DirtFish. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  7. ^ Beaver, Victoria (October 12, 2024). "Lia Block's Subaru Rally Debut Ends Early After Getting Wedged Between Two Trees". roadandtrack.com. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  8. ^ "Academy Report: Lia Block Secures Victory At Boone Forest". Atlassian Williams Racing. August 11, 2025. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  9. ^ Runkel, Mason (August 15, 2025). "Martell Wins Boone Forest Overall as Lia Block Makes Triumphant Return to Rally". ara-rally. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  10. ^ Barry, Luke (July 3, 2023). "Lia Block joins Extreme E grid". DirtFish. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  11. ^ Wilde, Dominik (June 14, 2023). "Lia Block to take next step in rallycross career". Racer.
  12. ^ Wilde, Dominik. "Lia Block to race in Extreme E". Racer. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  13. ^ Evans, David (December 9, 2023). "Block makes history as first female Group E racer". DirtFish. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  14. ^ Rampersaud, Tyler (September 9, 2024). "Lia Block Will Drive A 1,000HP Dodge Hornet Race Car In Nitrocross". duPont REGISTRY News. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
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  16. ^ "Lia Block's Jeddah Weekend Recap: It's all a learning curve". F1® Academy. March 11, 2024. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  17. ^ "Academy Report: Block gets off the mark in Miami". Williams Racing. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  18. ^ "Round 3 in Review: Leading protagonists emerge and glory on home turf". F1® Academy. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  19. ^ "Lia Block returns for 2025 campaign with Williams". F1 Academy. November 22, 2024. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  20. ^ "Lia Block hails first F1 ACADEMY podium in Zandvoort as the start of 2025 'redemption arc'". F1® Academy. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
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  22. ^ "Block earns maiden victory with Race 1 drive in Singapore". www.formula1.com. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  23. ^ "'I was happy about that' – Lia Block reveals crucial approach behind her first F1 ACADEMY victory". F1® Academy. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
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