FIA Institute Young Driver Excellence Academy
The FIA Institute Young Driver Excellence Academy was 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 were 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 were trained by professional racing and rally drivers Alexander Wurz and Robert Reid, with workshops taking place throughout the year.[4]
The program ended in 2015.
Participants
2011
2012
2013
| Driver | 2013 Series |
|---|---|
| Yannick Amberg-Mettler | German Formula Three Championship |
| Fabio Andolfi | Italian Rally Championship |
| Lucas Auer | FIA European Formula 3 Championship |
| Raul Badiu | Dacia Logan Cup |
| Nikola Belohradski | Eurocup Clio |
| Kevin Demaerschalk | French Rally Championship |
| Jake Dennis | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 |
| Michelle Gatting | VW Scirocco R-Cup |
| Ignas Gelzinis | Renault Clio Cup GB |
| Patrik Hajek | CIK-FIA European Championship |
| Matej Homola | FIA European Touring Car Cup |
| Anthoine Hubert | French Formule 4 Championship |
| Erik Johansson | Formula Renault 1.6 Nordic Championship |
| Benedek Major | FIA European Truck Racing Championship |
| Jacques Mizzi | Renault Clio Cup GB |
| Bartlomej Mirecki | Polish Championship Kia Picanto |
| Nikola Milijkovic | CEZ Championship |
| Roy Nissany | FIA European Formula 3 Championship |
| Dennis Olsen | Formula Renault 2.0 NEC |
| Kevin O'Hara | Irish Formula Ford Championship |
| Klemen Popit | Slovenian National Championship LEMA-GP |
| Daniel Popov | Bulgarian Rally Championship |
| Alex Riberas | Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland |
| Rasmus Uustulnd | Estonian Rally Cup |
| Dennis van de Laar | FIA European Formula 3 Championship |
2014
| Driver | 2014 Series |
|---|---|
| Abdullah Bamogaddam | |
| Jorge Cevallos | Formula Renault 2.0 NEC |
| Diego Ferreira | LATAM Challenge Series |
| Michelle Gatting | Porsche Carrera Cup Germany |
| Ignas Gelzinis | Volkswagen Castrol Cup |
| Mauricio Hernandez | |
| Erik Johansson | |
| Henk Lategan | European Rally Championship |
| Akhil Rabindra | Formula Masters China |
| Kelvin van der Linde | ADAC GT Masters |
| Ovie Iroro |
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 |
| Kenton Koch | Cooper Tires Prototype Lites |
| Stéphane Lefebvre | European Rally Championship |
| Ali Makhseed | Drifting Championships |
| Seb Morris | GP3 Series |
| Tim Novak | |
| Jordan Pepper | ADAC GT Masters |
| Panikos Polykarpou | |
| Aidan Wright | Italian GT Championship |
- Driver of the Year award: Jordan King[6]
References
- ^ "FIA Institute chooses final drivers". Autosport. 2011-02-08.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "FIA Institute Academy begins with fitness focus". Archived from the original on February 27, 2011.
- ^ "Academy Drivers Chosen". FIA Institute Young Driver Excellence Academy. 28 November 2014. Archived from the original on 4 December 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ^ "Jordan King wins FIA Institute young driver award". NBC Sports. 2015-11-06. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
External links
- FIA Institute for Motor Sport Safety and Sustainability
- FIA Institute Young Driver Excellence Academy on Twitter