New York – October 15, 2026 -- Oracle Red Bull Racing and ecommerce company Rokt have retained five of six drivers for the second season of their all-female Rokt Red Bull Racing Esports team, with half of the 2026 roster drawn from the Rokt the Rig talent program.
Rokt the Rig attracted more than 7,000 entries at launch. Three of the six drivers are now graduates: Annemarie DePasquale (US), Rebecca Morrell (UK) and new signing Cythia Lok (Hong Kong). Two graduates raced in the team's inaugural 2025 season.
Team keeps five returning drivers and adds one newcomer from Hong Kong
The 2026 line-up is Paige Daughenbaugh (US), DePasquale, Bel Wells (US), Lok, Mia Rose (Australia) and Morrell. Lok is the only new driver. The five returnees start the season with a full year of competition behind them.
Red Bull engineers will mentor drivers on telemetry and performance data
Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing engineers will coach the drivers throughout the season, helping them analyze telemetry, interpret performance data and improve practice sessions. Team Principal Morgan Ashurst said the mentorship builds on the existing foundation and credited Rokt's continued investment for making it possible.
Elizabeth Buchanan, Chief Commercial Officer at Rokt, said "sustained investment matters" because the aim is to build a pathway for women to keep progressing, not only an entry point.
Team enters two iRacing special events in October
After competing in the Motorsport UK British F4 Esports Championship and UK FF1600 Esports in 2025, the team will race the Indy 8 Hours on October 16-18 in the Ford Mustang GT3. It will then enter the FF1600 Festival on October 30-31 in the Ray FF1600. Both events will stream live on Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing's Twitch channel, alongside driver vlogs and development diaries on the team's social channels.
Red Bull Sim Racing channels reach nearly 400,000 followers
The team races under the Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing banner. Its channels across Instagram, Facebook, X and Twitch have nearly 400,000 followers. They have generated more than 69 million views and impressions and over 2 million interactions so far in 2026.
Esports program sits within a wider women-in-motorsport partnership since 2023
Rokt became an Official Partner of Oracle Red Bull Racing in 2023. It has since presented the team's annual International Women in Engineering Day at the Red Bull Technology Campus and supported the Red Bull Racing Pepe Jeans Academy Programme in F1 Academy since its 2024 debut. It also co-created Driven Beyond Limits, a video series highlighting women working across the team.