Bianca Bustamante claims first win in F1 Academy

Bianca Bustamante. Photo from F1 Academy

MANILA, Philippines—Bianca Bustamante made history on Saturday by becoming the first-ever Filipino to win a Formula 1 Academy race at Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia, Spain.

Bustamante claimed her first win—and PREMA Racing Team’s third of the season—in the second race of Round 2.

The 18-year-old Bustamante made a huge leap after coming off a fifth-place finish in Race 1.

“I was just…