Mercedes Junior Team
| Founded | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Base | Brackley, Northamptonshire, England |
| Team principal(s) | Gwen Lagrue (co-Director) |
| Current drivers | Formula 3 Noah Strømsted Formula Regional Rashid Al Dhaheri Doriane Pin GB3 Yuanpu Cui Formula 4 Andy Consani Ethan Jeff-Hall Alex Powell F1 Academy Doriane Pin Karting James Anagnostiadis Kenzo Craigie Luna Fluxá Julia Montlaur Many Nuvolini |
| Website | https://www.mercedesamgf1.com/team |
The Mercedes Junior Team is a driver development programme by the Mercedes-AMG F1 Team to help promote drivers from karts through the feeder series ladder to promote them to their Formula One team. All eligible drivers have been promoted to Formula One, with Pascal Wehrlein (2016), Esteban Ocon (2016) and George Russell (2019), the latter driving for Mercedes from 2022 onwards. Andrea Kimi Antonelli graduated to Formula One with Mercedes in 2025.
Current drivers
| Driver | Years | Current series | Titles achieved as Mercedes Junior Team member |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Powell[1] | 2019– | F4 Middle East Championship Italian F4 Championship |
none as Mercedes Junior Team member |
| Yuanpu Cui[2] | 2021– | GB3 Championship Formula Regional Middle East Championship |
none as Mercedes Junior Team member |
| Luna Fluxá[3] | 2022– | Karting (OK) | Champions of the Future Academy Program - OK-N Senior (2024) |
| Kenzo Craigie[4] | 2023– | Karting (OK) | FIA Karting World Championship - OK-Junior (2024) |
| Doriane Pin[5] | 2024– | F1 Academy Formula Regional European Championship Formula Regional Middle East Championship |
none as Mercedes Junior Team member |
| James Anagnostiadis[6] | 2024– | Karting (OK) | Champions of the Future Academy Program - OK-N Junior (2024) |
| Rashid Al Dhaheri[7] | 2025– | Formula Regional Middle East Championship Formula Regional European Championship GB3 Championship |
none as Mercedes Junior Team member |
| Andy Consani[7] | 2025– | French F4 Championship | none as Mercedes Junior Team member |
| Ethan Jeff-Hall[8] | 2025– | F4 British Championship | none as Mercedes Junior Team member |
| Julia Montlaur[7] | 2025– | Karting | none as Mercedes Junior Team member |
| Many Nuvolini[7] | 2025– | Karting | none as Mercedes Junior Team member |
| Noah Strømsted[7] | 2025– | FIA Formula 3 Championship | none as Mercedes Junior Team member |
Graduates to Formula 1
This list contains the drivers that have graduated to Formula 1 with support from Mercedes. Therefore, drivers who have had support in the past and entered Formula 1 through other means are not included. Drivers who drove for other teams while still part of Mercedes' youth setup are highlighted in italics.
| Driver | Academy experience | F1 experience with Mercedes | F1 experience with other teams | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Years | Former series | |||
| Pascal Wehrlein | 2014–2018 | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (2014–2015, 2018) Formula One (2016–2017) |
— | Manor (2016) Sauber (2017) |
| Esteban Ocon | 2015–2019 | GP3 Series (2015) Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (2016) Formula One (2016–2018) |
— | Manor (2016) Force India (2017–2018) Renault (2020) Alpine (2021–2024) Haas (2025–) |
| George Russell | 2017–2021 | GP3 Series (2017) FIA Formula 2 Championship (2018) Formula One (2019–2021) |
2020, 2022– | Williams (2019–2021) |
| Andrea Kimi Antonelli | 2018–2024 | Italian F4 Championship (2021–2022) ADAC Formula 4 Championship (2022) Formula Regional Middle East Championship (2023) Formula Regional European Championship (2023) FIA Formula 2 Championship (2024) |
2025– | — |
Former drivers
| Driver | Years | Series that driver competed as Mercedes Junior | F1 Team(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Aron[9][10] | 2019–2023 | Italian F4 Championship (2019) ADAC F4 Championship (2019) Formula Renault Eurocup (2020) Formula Regional European Championship (2021–2022) Formula Regional Asian Championship (2022) FIA Formula 3 Championship (2023) |
None |
| Frederik Vesti[11] | 2021–2024 | FIA Formula 3 Championship (2021) FIA Formula 2 Championship (2022–2023) European Le Mans Series – LMP2 (2024) GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup (2024) |
None |
| Daniel Guinchard[3][12] | 2022 | F4 British Championship (2022) | None |
Notes
References
- ^ Korney, Stephanie (10 April 2019). "Alex Powell, 11, Becomes First Jamaican, Caribbean Driver to Sign with Formula 1 Team". Jamaicans.com. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ "Mercedes sign 13-year-old Chinese karter Yuanpu Cui to junior programme". Formula 1®. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Class of 2022: The Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team's Junior Programme". Mercedes AMG F1. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "Mercedes announce seven junior drivers for 2023 – including new British recruit". Formula 1®. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ^ "Doriane Pin joins Mercedes Junior Programme for 2024 F1 Academy campaign". Formula 1®. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ "Mercedes-AMG F1 Team: Summer of Success for Junior Programme". Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Team Announces Expanded 2025 Junior Programme". Mercedes AMF F1. 7 March 2025. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ Wood, Ida (5 February 2025). "Mercedes signs world karting champion Ethan Jeff-Hall as F1 junior". Formula Scout. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ Scott, Mark (5 July 2019). "Mercedes add 15-year-old Aron to junior ranks". PlanetF1. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ Scout, Formula (27 November 2023). "Paul Aron confirms exit from Mercedes-AMG F1 Junior Team". Formula Scout. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ^ "Frederik Vesti - Junior Drivers". Mercedes AMG F1. 19 January 2021. Archived from the original on 11 June 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ Feeder Series. "Daniel Guinchard has confirmed to F1 Feeder Series he would part ways with the Mercedes Junior Team". Twitter. Retrieved 5 November 2022.