Carmen Jordá Buades is a Spanish motor racing driver. From 2015 to 2017, she was a development driver for the Lotus and Renault Sport Formula One teams. Her appointment by Lotus saw her become just the eleventh woman in history to be part of a Formula 1 team's driver line-up.She has competed in other motor racing series such as GP3, Indy Lights and the Le Mans Series.She was born in Alcoy, Spain and currently resides in Valencia, Spain.