Irish driver Hanna Celsie has proved her pace at the Dubai Autodrome race circuit, to comfortably qualify for next May’s FW Nations Cup finale. Hanna successfully made it through the Formula Woman’s Nations Cup Qualifiers, after three closely fought qualifying sessions in December.

The qualifying event saw a time trial set-up at the Dubai Autodrome circuit for 38, of some of the best female racing drivers from across the globe. Hanna produced an impressive overall performance throughout, to comfortably move on to the highly anticipated Formula Woman Global Nations Cup main finale, scheduled to take place in Dubai next May.

DriverS came from some 30 separate countries, which is a hugely impressive global cross-section and down to the Formula Woman organisation and their success of sourcing drivers who would most likely have never had the opportunity for competing at such a high level.

Formula Woman Founder and CEO, Graeme Glew, reflected on the event, saying, “Congratulations to Hanna on getting through. She drove sensibly in all three qualifying sessions, and keeping a clear head helped her overall performance. With a bit more practice between now and May, she will undoubtedly be even quicker at the final next year.”

Hanna was thrilled with her result and excited about the future, especially the FW Nations Cup finale in May next year. She said, “I’m grateful to be given the opportunity to represent my country and to be able to show the next generation that it is possible to follow your dreams. I feel my hard work and the endless support I have received has helped me qualify as it has pushed me to do better each time. My plan is to continue training and to push to improve my overall skills.”