Rokt and Oracle Red Bull Racing's All-Female Esports Team Returns With Three Rokt The Rig Graduates

Five of six drivers return for a second season as Rokt and Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing continue to build a pathway for women in competitive sim racing

NEW YORK, Oct. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Oracle Red Bull Racing (ORBR) and Rokt, the leading ecommerce company using machine learning and AI to make the shopping experience more relevant to each customer, today announced the 2026 line-up for the all-female Rokt Red Bull Racing Esports team. Five of the team's six drivers return from its inaugural 2025 season, while half of this year's roster entered competitive sim racing through Rokt the Rig, the talent program created by Rokt and Oracle Red Bull Racing to identify and develop women in sim racing.

The official 2026 Rokt Red Bull Racing Esports team includes:

• Paige Daughenbaugh (US), returning
• Annemarie DePasquale (US), returning, Rokt the Rig graduate
• Bel Wells (US), returning
• Cythia Lok (Hong Kong), new, Rokt the Rig graduate
• Mia Rose (Australia), returning
• Rebecca Morrell (UK), returning, Rokt the Rig graduate

"When we launched this team with Rokt, we wanted to create a meaningful pathway for more women into competitive sim racing," said Morgan Ashurst, Team Principal of Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing. "Five of our six drivers are returning this season, and three came through Rokt the Rig. Now we're building on that foundation with engineering mentorship to help the drivers continue developing their skills and performance. Rokt's continued investment has been central to making that possible."

New for 2026: Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing engineers will mentor the drivers throughout the season, helping them analyze telemetry, interpret performance data and get more out of every practice session.

Rokt the Rig attracted more than 7,000 entries when it launched, and the drivers it produced now form the core of a team competing at a national championship level. Two Rig graduates raced in the team's first season, and with the addition of Cythia Lok this year, three of the six drivers came up through the program. Returning drivers start the 2026 season with a full year of competition behind them, which gives the team a foundation that most development programs take years to build.

"When thousands of women entered Rokt the Rig, it showed us there was talent and ambition waiting for an opportunity," said Elizabeth Buchanan, Chief Commercial Officer at Rokt. "Today, half of this team came through that program, and five of six drivers return with a season of competition behind them. That's why sustained investment matters. We're not just creating an entry point. Together with Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing, we're building a pathway for talented women to develop and keep progressing."

After competing in the Motorsport UK British F4 Esports Championship and UK FF1600 Esports in 2025, the team will take on two iRacing special events this season: the Indy 8 Hours (October 16-18) in the Ford Mustang GT3 and the FF1600 Festival (October 30-31) in the Ray FF1600. Fans can follow both events live on Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing's Twitch channel, alongside driver vlogs and development diaries across the team's social channels.

The team competes under the Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing banner, whose channels have grown an audience of nearly 400,000 followers across Instagram, Facebook, X and Twitch. Those channels have generated more than 69 million views and impressions and over 2 million interactions so far in 2026, giving the drivers a platform few emerging sim racers reach this early in their careers.

The esports program is part of a broader partnership between Rokt and Oracle Red Bull Racing focused on creating more opportunities for women across motorsport and STEM. Since becoming an Official Partner in 2023, Rokt has presented Oracle Red Bull Racing's annual International Women in Engineering Day at the Red Bull Technology Campus, supported the Red Bull Racing Pepe Jeans Academy Programme in F1 Academy since its 2024 debut, and co-created Driven Beyond Limits, a video series highlighting women working across the team.

About Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing
Founded in 2018, Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing has established itself as the most successful Formula One Sim Racing team. With a driver line-up of the most talented sim racers in the world, the Team has consistently set an exceptional standard, pushing itself to new boundaries through constantly innovating and evolving on and off the virtual track. Having won three F1 Sim Racing Teams' Championships in 2019, 2020 and 2025, the Bulls celebrated a historical fourth in 2026. Outside of Formula One, the Team competes in the Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup winning back-to-back championships in 2024 and 2025. Working closely with performance partner Verstappen Sim Racing, the Team is hoping to see more success in the coming years.

About Rokt
Rokt is the global leader in ecommerce, unlocking real-time relevance in the moment that matters most—The Transaction Moment™. Rokt's AI Brain and Ecommerce Network powers billions of transactions connecting hundreds of millions of customers, and is trusted to do this by the world's leading companies including Live Nation, Fanatics, Macy's, AMC Theatres, PayPal, Uber, Hulu, Albertsons and HelloFresh. Headquartered in New York City, Rokt has offices across North America, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region. To learn more, visit Rokt.com.

Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing Contact:
Morgan Ashurst - Esports & Gaming Lead
[email protected]

Rokt Media Contact
Tarana Mehta - SVP Marketing
[email protected]

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