Who is Jessica Hawkins, the driver who drove with Aston Martin?

Passionate about motorsport and a driver for many years, Jessica Hawkins also stands out in the cinema. Focus on this ambitious Englishwoman who could make her return to competition in 2024.

Kart Champion

For Jessica Hawkins, motorsport runs in her veins. Bitten since a young age, the native of Headley (East Hampshire) stands out in karting with good results and even titles like the British Open Honda Cadet in 2008.

She began her career in car a few years later with notably the MSA Formula Championship (F4) in 2015, won by a certain Lando Norris at the time. But it only lasted half a season and Jessica Hawkins, lacking sponsors, was unable to complete her adventure. Ella then tried her luck in the Volkswagen Racing Cup in the United Kingdom or in the Mini Challenge UK finishing in 2^e place in the Pro Class category in 2017 with 5 victories.

We could then see him during the three seasons of the W Series with a total of 21 races for a single podium. In 2024, it should be present on the grid of the F1 Academy for the second season of the new 100% women's championship.

Jessica Hawkins (No. 21) in action in the W Series. © Marc de Mattia / DPPI

She is an ambassador for Aston Martin

Spotted in 2021, Jessica Hawkins joins the fold Aston Martin the same year as ambassador. She is regularly present at the Grands Prix, particularly to learn about the functioning of a team.

An integral figure in the Silverstone team, the Briton began simulator work in 2022 which bore fruit this year with her first test of a Formula 1 car. On September 21, she took part in a private session in Hungary where she piloted the AMR21 used during the 2021 campaign.

Jessica Hawkins, pilot but also stuntwoman

It's not just in motorsport that she stands out. The Englishwoman has also made a few appearances in the seventh art. Indeed, the 28-year-old young woman was requisitioned as a stunt pilot for films like Fast and Furious in 2018 and even in 2021 for No Time to Die from the James Bond saga.