Juju Noda

Juju Noda (野田 樹潤, Noda Juju, born 2 February 2006) is a Japanese professional racing driver.

Juju Noda
Born (2006-02-02) 2 February 2006
Japan
NationalityJapanese
OccupationRacing Driver
Known forMotorsport F4 Danish Championship

She began driving Formula 4 cars at the age of just 10-years-old, and had her first experience of a Formula 3 car at the age of 12[1] during a test, while also participating in the Japanese F4 Under 17 category (U17). She went on to compete in the 2019 Lucas Oil Winter Race Series, scoring 68 points and finishing the season in 14th position.

She attracted a great deal of attention setting the lap record for FIA Formula 4 machinery at Okayama International Circuit at just 12-years-old in 2018, setting a time of 1 minute 32.8 seconds – nearly a second faster than the previous best time[2].

These achievements at such a young age gained her international attention, and many pundits have earmarked her as a potential Formula 1 star of the future, likening her nascent talent to that of Max Verstappen, who went on to become the youngest ever race winner in F1 history[3][4][5][6][7].

In 2020 Noda turned 14-years-old, and therefore met the minimum age restrictions for formal motorsport competitions[8]. She is currently competing in the F4 Danish Championship, where she claimed both Pole Position and a win on her debut[9][10][11].

She also went on to finish on the podium in the reverse race at the opening round of the 2020 F4 Danish Championship at Jyllands-Ringen but was disqualified after the race for running with unregistered tyres.

She is the daughter of former Formula 1 and IndyCar driver Hideki Noda, who competed in three Grand Prix during the 1994 season for the Larrousse team.

References
  1. "Juju Noda Is 12 Years Old and Already Driving a Formula 3 Car". www.thedrive.com. The Drive. 26 June 2018.
  2. "12-year-old Juju Noda steals the show at Okayma tests". www.supergtworld.com. Super GT World. 23 February 2018.
  3. "11-Year-Old Juju Noda Wants to Be The First Woman to Win Big in F1". www.thedrive.com. The Drive. 6 July 2017.
  4. "These are the fastest young women in motorsports". www.redbull.com. Red Bull. 2 April 2019.
  5. "Girl Power: Could This 11-Year-Old Become The First Ever Woman F1 Winner?". www.forbes.com. Frobes. 30 June 2017.
  6. "Meet The Young Girl Racing Formula Cars Against Adults Before She's Even In Her Teenage Years". www.Jalopnik.com. Jalopnik. 20 April 2018.
  7. "Carmen Jorda just caused a storm by saying women should aim for Formula E". www.redbull.com. Red Bull. 8 March 2018.
  8. "13-Year Old Juju Noda to Race in Danish F4 Series in 2020". www.essentiallysports.com. Essentially Sports. 10 November 2019.
  9. "14-year old daughter of ex-F1 driver wins on European race debut". www.crash.net. Crash.net. 21 June 2020.
  10. "14-Year-Old Juju Noda Wins From Pole in Her First F4 Race". www.thedrive.com. The Drive. 22 June 2020.
  11. "What can be taken from Juju Noda's victorious Danish F4 debut?". www.formulascout.com. Formula Scout. 22 June 2020.


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