Outside of traveling for races, Bianca spends her time between Laguna, Philippines and San Jose, California.Ħ. Laguna is a province just southeast of Manila and Laguna de Bay, and is known to be the birthplace of national hero, Jose Rizal, whose historical home has since been made a shrine and is a common tourist destination.ĥ. The goal of the W series is to give exposure, opportunity and potential of aspiring young female racers to reach the highest levesl in motorsports and to provide young global talent currently in go-karting or other junior categories with access to experience and coaching required before going on to racing in F3 and eventually joining the pyramid to Formula 1.Īt age 18, Bianca hails from Laguna, Phillippines and was born on Jan 19, 2005. (Also check out the Philippine Flag on her car above) The then 17-year-old went on to end the season 15th in the drivers’ standings, claiming the top rookie honors and gaining the attention of the global racing family. Bianca made her debut last year competing in W Series, scoring points in her first race with a ninth-place finish in Miami, Florida.

I inspire girls and they inspire me back in every way possible.”ģ. Having that in my head just pushes me and motivates me so much. For girls to have someone to look up to in motorsport, I think that is my calling. I guess I’m paving the way for women and motorsport in Asia, because we don’t have many representatives.

Bianca is the first Filipina ever to be accepted into the F1 Academy for promising race car drivers.įor those of you who don’t follow Formula 1 Racing, the F1 Academy is an all-new, all-female series that aims to help develop and prepare young female drivers to progress to higher levels of competition. She told Tatler Magazine in October: “It is an honour and a great pride of mine to be the first Filipina and Southeast Asian in the W Series.

We rounded up some quick stats on this rising star. Filipinos in motorsports is somewhat an anomaly- and that is exactly what Bianca “Bia” Bustamante is: an unexpected phenom that defies the norm. Three words you don’t normally see together is “Filipina” and “Racecar Driver”.

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