FIA Institute Young Driver Excellence Academy
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The FIA Institute Young Driver Excellence Academy is a programme founded by the FIA Institute for Motor Sport Safety and Sustainability to develop young driver talent worldwide.
In its first year (2011) the Institute selected 12 drivers to take part in the programme.[1] 19 drivers were shortlisted for a three-day selection event, which took place on 6–8 February 2011 in Melk, Austria.
For 2012, the FIA shortlisted 30 young drivers, of whom 18 have been selected for the second year of the programme.[2][3]
In 2013, selection events were held across five continents with the winners from each event joining five chosen wildcards to form a ten driver academy.
The participants are being trained by professional racing and rally drivers Alexander Wurz and Robert Reid, with workshops taking place throughout the year.[4]
Participants[]
2011[]
Driver | 2011 Series |
---|---|
Kevin Abbring | Selected rallies |
Paul-Loup Chatin | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 |
Albert Costa | Formula Renault 3.5 series |
Alon Day | German Formula Three Championship |
Philipp Eng | ADAC GT Masters |
Robin Frijns | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 |
Timmy Hansen | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 |
Egon Kaur | WRC Academy Drivers' Championship |
Andreas Mikkelsen | Intercontinental Rally Challenge |
Alexander Rossi | Formula Renault 3.5 series |
Richie Stanaway | German Formula Three Championship |
Stoffel Vandoorne | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 |
2012[]
Driver | 2012 Series |
---|---|
Klaus Bachler | Porsche Carrera Cup Germany |
Craig Breen | Super 2000 World Rally Championship |
Andrea Caldarelli | Super GT |
Gabby Chaves | Indy Lights |
Jonas Gelžinis | Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain |
Michael Klitgaard Christensen | Porsche Carrera Cup Germany |
Jack Le Brocq | Australian Formula Ford Championship |
Michael Lewis | Formula 3 Euro Series |
Alex Lynn | British Formula 3 |
Ramón Piñeiro | |
WRC Academy Drivers' Championship | |
Pontus Tidemand | WRC Academy Drivers' Championship |
WRC Academy Drivers' Championship | |
Sepp Wiegand | Intercontinental Rally Challenge |
Lewis Williamson | GP3 Series |
2013[]
Driver | 2013 Series |
---|---|
German Formula Three Championship | |
Italian Rally Championship | |
Lucas Auer | FIA European Formula 3 Championship |
Raul Badiu | Dacia Logan Cup |
Eurocup Clio | |
French Rally Championship | |
Jake Dennis | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 |
VW Scirocco R-Cup | |
Ignas Gelzinis | Renault Clio Cup GB |
CIK-FIA European Championship | |
FIA European Touring Car Cup | |
Anthoine Hubert | French Formule 4 Championship |
Formula Renault 1.6 Nordic Championship | |
FIA European Truck Racing Championship | |
Renault Clio Cup GB | |
Polish Championship Kia Picanto | |
CEZ Championship | |
Roy Nissany | FIA European Formula 3 Championship |
Dennis Olsen | Formula Renault 2.0 NEC |
Irish Formula Ford Championship | |
Slovenian National Championship LEMA-GP | |
Bulgarian Rally Championship | |
Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland | |
Estonian Rally Cup | |
Dennis van de Laar | FIA European Formula 3 Championship |
2014[]
Driver | 2014 Series |
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Jorge Cevallos | Formula Renault 2.0 NEC |
LATAM Challenge Series | |
Michelle Gatting | Porsche Carrera Cup Germany |
Ignas Gelzinis | Volkswagen Castrol Cup |
European Rally Championship | |
Akhil Rabindra | Formula Masters China |
Kelvin van der Linde | ADAC GT Masters |
- Driver of the Year award
2015[]
Driver[5] | 2015 Series |
---|---|
Anton de Pasquale | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 |
Pietro Fittipaldi | FIA European Formula 3 |
Macauley Jones | Dunlop V8 Supercar Series |
Jordan King | GP2 Series |
Cooper Tires Prototype Lites | |
Stéphane Lefebvre | European Rally Championship |
Drifting Championships | |
Seb Morris | GP3 Series |
Tim Novak | |
Jordan Pepper | ADAC GT Masters |
Italian GT Championship |
References[]
- ^ Autosport. 2011-02-08 http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/89352.
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(help) - ^ "FIA Institute selects 30 young drivers for academy shootout". formula1.com. Formula One Administration. 2011-10-25. Archived from the original on 2011-10-28. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ^ "Drivers Chosen for 2012 FIA Institute Academy". fiainstitute.com. FIA Institute. 2011-11-18. Archived from the original on 2011-11-20. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
- ^ "Latest News".
- ^ "Academy Drivers Chosen". FIA Institute Young Driver Excellence Academy. 28 November 2014. Archived from the original on 4 December 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
External links[]
- FIA Institute for Motor Sport Safety and Sustainability
- FIA Institute Young Driver Excellence Academy on Twitter
- Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile
- Organizations established in 2010
- Racing schools
- FIA Institute Young Driver Excellence Academy drivers
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