Lia Block
Block driving a modified Subaru BRZ at the 2023 Oregon Trail Rally.
NationalityAmerican
Born (2006-10-01) October 1, 2006
Park City, Utah, United States
Related to
Ken Block (father)
F1 Academy career
Debut season2024
Current teamART Grand Prix
Previous series

Lia Block (born October 1, 2006) is an American racing driver. She has competed for Block House Racing in the American Rally Association and Carl Cox Motorsport in the 2023 Extreme E Championship.[1][2] She has also competed in Nitrocross in the 2023–24 season for OSME.[3] In 2024 she will compete in F1 Academy driving for ART Grand Prix. She is in the Williams Driver Academy.[4]

Career

American Rally Association

Block competed in the 2023 American Rally Association season competing in the Open 2WD (O2WD) class.[5] She became the youngest champion in the series' history.[1][6]

Extreme E

On July 3, 2023, Carl Cox Motorsport announced that they had signed Block for the remainder of the 2023 Extreme E season, partnering Timo Scheider and replacing Christine GZ.[2]

Nitrocross NEXT

On June 14. 2023, it was announced that Block would join OSME for the 2023–24 Nitrocross Championship.[3] After achieving a 4th place finish in the first round, she won her second race on the road, but was later disqualified due to an unsafe rejoin in the early stages of the race.[7]

F1 Academy

On November 14, 2023, it was announced that Block would join ART Grand Prix for the 2024 F1 Academy season, partnering McLaren developmental driver Bianca Bustamante. At the same time, it was announced that she had joined the Williams Driver Academy.[4]

Personal life

Block is the daughter of the late American rally driver Ken Block.

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2021 American Rally Association – 2WD Hoonigan Racing Division 1 0 N/A N/A 0 0 NC
2022 American Rally Association – 2WD 6 0 N/A N/A 2 49 5th[lower-alpha 1]
2022-23 Nitrocross Championship - SXS 4 0 N/A N/A 0 140 8th
2023 American Rally Association – O2WD Block House Racing 5 4 N/A N/A 5 114 1st[lower-alpha 1]
American Rally Association – O4WD 1 0 N/A N/A 0 0 NC
Extreme E Championship Carl Cox Motorsport 6 0 N/A N/A 0 27 14th
2023–24 Nitrocross Championship – NEXT OMSE 7 0 N/A N/A 3 327* 4th*[lower-alpha 1]
Nitrocross Championship – Group E Vermont SportsCar 1 0 N/A N/A 0 32* 16*[lower-alpha 1]
2024 F1 Academy ART Grand Prix

* Season still in progress.

Complete American Rally Association results

(key) (small number denotes the finishing position)

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Pos. Points
2021 Hoonigan Racing Division Ford Fiesta R2 2WD Sno*Drift Rally in the 100 Acre Wood Olympus Rally
8		 Southern Ohio Forrest Rally New England Forrest Rally Ojibwe Forests Rally

LSPR

 Oregon Trail Rally
RET		 NC 0
2022 Ford Fiesta R2T 2WD Sno*Drift Rally in the 100 Acre Wood
5		 Olympus Rally
8		 Oregon Trail Rally
7		 Southern Ohio Forrest Rally
3		 New England Forrest Rally Ojibwe Forests Rally Susquehannock Trail Rally
3		 LSPR
RET		 5th 49
2023 Block House Racing Subaru BRZ (ZC6) O2WD Sno*Drift Rally in the 100 Acre Wood
2		 Olympus Rally
1		 Oregon Trail Rally
1		 Southern Ohio Forrest Rally
1		 New England Forrest Rally
1		 Ojibwe Forests Rally LSPR 1st 114
Ford Escort RS Cosworth O4WD Sno*Drift Rally in the 100 Acre Wood Olympus Rally Oregon Trail Rally Southern Ohio Forrest Rally New England Forrest Rally Ojibwe Forests Rally LSPR
RET		 NC 0
Source:[8]

Complete Extreme E results

(key)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points
2023 Carl Cox Motorsport Spark ODYSSEY 21 DES 1 DES 2 HYD 1 HYD 2

ISL 1
9

 ISL 2
10

ISL 3
5

ISL 4
8

COP 1
6

COP 2
9

 14th 27

Complete Nitrocross results

Complete Nitrocross NEXT results

(key)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points
2023–24 OMSE Olsbergs MSE
SuperCar Lites		 MID1
4		 MID2
DSQ		 UTH1
DSQ		 UTH2
4		 WHP1
3		 WHP2
2		 HLN1
2		 HLN2 STA LAS 4th* 327*

* Season still in progress

Complete Nitrocross Group E results

(key)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points
2023–24 Vermont
SportsCar		 Olsbergs MSE
FC1-X		 MID1 UMC1 UMC2 WHP1 WHP2 HLN1 HLN2
8		 STA LAS1 LAS2 16th* 32*

* Season still in progress

Complete F1 Academy results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 DC Points
2024 ART Grand Prix JED
1
 JED
2
 JED
3
 MIA
1
 MIA
2
 MIA
3
 CAT
1
 CAT
2
 CAT
3
 ZAN
1		 ZAN
2		 ZAN
3		 SIN
1		 SIN
2		 SIN
3		 LSL
1		 LSL
2 		LSL
3		 ABU
1		 ABU
2		 ABU
3		 * *

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 In class

References

  1. 1 2 Perkins, Chris (October 10, 2023). "Lia Block Just Won Her First Rally Championship". Road & Track. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  2. 1 2 Barry, Luke (July 3, 2023). "Lia Block joins Extreme E grid". DirtFish. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  3. 1 2 Wilde, Dominik Wilde (June 14, 2023). "Lia Block to take next step in rallycross career". Racer.
  4. 1 2 "Lia Block to drive for Williams Racing in F1 Academy". Williams Racing. November 14, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  5. ↑ Bell, Sebastien (March 16, 2023). "Lia Block To Race Subaru BRZ With Camo Inspired By Her Dad's First Race Livery". Carscoops. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  6. ↑ Brownell, Bradley (October 10, 2023). "Lia Block Is A Rally Champion". Jalopnik. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  7. ↑ Wilde, Dominik. "Lia Block to race in Extreme E". Racer. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Lia Block - eWRC-results.com". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
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