It has been designed to offer yearbyyear guidance, assistance and endorsement to help promising young racers regardless of. The young driver academy provides promising north american drivers with an opportunity to reap the numerous benefits of a program based on porsches european junior selection process. An f2 return would be ruled out by fia regulations, and renaults only inhouse option outside of f1 would be a free clio cup drive, or relying on partner nissans super gt programme. Last year saw the introduction of the fia formula 4 category aimed at young drivers aged 15 and over. An australian hightech f4 car being put through its paces. Nov 21, 2011 melk, austria november 21, 2011 californian michael lewis has been selected as one of 18 finalists for the 2012 fia institute young driver excellence academy following four days of intense competition in melk, austria. It has been designed to offer yearbyyear guidance, assistance and endorsement to help promising young racers regardless of nationality to climb the motorsport ladder.
The young driver safety programme aims to promote driver safety amongst young motor sport competitors and facilitate the development of young drivers from around the world. Watch shifting gears episodes online season 1 2012. The young dutchman won the maxspeedway driver advancement program in 2015, earning a cooper tires usf2000 powered by mazda championship test at the circuit of americas. Storia prema powerteam official web site fia formula 2. The launch of goodyears driving academy sees teenagers learn elements of the highway code before putting their knowledge to the test in an interactive driving experience, which puts them behind. Gcc young drivers academy concludes training programme. Through a didactic model based on experiences, a series of classes have been organized.
Hideki noda, who now runs the noda racing academy, juju. Formula 3 euro series 1 victory, 7 total podiums, 6 top 5 qualifying starts, 14 top ten finishes not including podiums, 2 top five finishes not including podiums p8 in overall championship fia institute young driver excellence academy participant 2nd american ever to be selected for the academy supported by mercedesbenz. King currently races in gp2 with racing engineering. The event will produce one guaranteed winner to go forward to the 2014 young driver excellence academy. Changes to these regulations may only be made in accordance with the provisions of the 2009 concorde agreement. In its first year the institute selected 12 drivers to take part in the programme. Oct 26, 2015 the young driver academy provides promising north american drivers with an opportunity to reap the numerous benefits of a program based on porsches european junior selection process. Fia institute young driver excellence academy wikipedia. Fia launches a major road safety initiative at the uns new york. Then the young austrian tested a f3 euroseries car at valencia, with his 52yearold uncle gerhard berger looking on. He currently drives for bmax with motopark in the super formula championship.
The mclaren young driver programme aims to provide young drivers with. Formula 1, together with the fia, announces the starting times for the 22 grands prix of the 2020 fia formula 1 world championship. Prema racing was founded in 1983 by angelo rosin and giorgio piccolo. If you look at all the things that the winners are doing. His progress and success led to an invitation to join the respected mclaren young driver program. During the 2012 le mans 24 hours, davidson was involved. The third workshop of the 2015 fia institute young driver. The reason for the expanded inclusion of other roles is due to the crossover a lot of teams have when signing young juniors, as not everyones position in the team is set in stone. He was 4th in euroformula open with a win and 6 podiums. A further three drivers will be selected using a wildcard system, making a total of eight participants in the final academy group. Excellence academy took place at the sachsenring, germany, in may with the focus on driving skills. Beginning on tuesday, november 15, 2011, the fia institute brought together 36 of the worlds best young drivers for the selection event. Past winners of the award include 2009 world champion jenson button, time grand prix winner. Academy activities scuderia ferrari ferrari driver academy.
Young driver goodyear driving academy launch youtube. Sandy mitchell confirmed as ardens first signing in msa. Michael lewis chosen as finalist for fia institute young. Four drivers take part in porsche young driver academy.
Akhil rabindra to join aston martin racing driver academy. View kevin oharas profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Yuki tsunoda jap 11th may 2000 first and third at monza in the fia f3 series was the most impressive performance of 2019 and with 3 podiums in all he took 9th in the championship. All the members of the mclaren honda young driver programme will conduct extensive work in the teams formula 1 simulator, alongside 29yearold oliver turvey, who will retain his position as a test and development driver for mclaren honda, which role he has performed with distinction for the past eight years. Tvguide has every full episode so you can stayuptodate and watch your favorite show shifting gears anytime, anywhere. 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. Jordan king wins fia institute young driver of the year. While a few countries have a formula fordstyle championship these are ageing cars. Jordan king has been awarded the fia institutes young driver of the year award after graduating from its young driver excellence academy. To achieve these goals, a best practice framework has been created. Melk, austria november 21, 2011 californian michael lewis has been selected as one of 18 finalists for the 2012 fia institute young driver excellence academy following four days of intense competition in melk, austria.
Rally driver kevin abbring has won the driver of the academy award following the completion of the fia institute young driver excellence academy for 2011. We have no doubt they will be a solid competitor from the start, said. Aug, 2012 the launch of goodyears driving academy sees teenagers learn elements of the highway code before putting their knowledge to the test in an interactive driving experience, which puts them behind. For 2012, the fia shortlisted 30 young drivers, of whom 18 have been selected for the second year of the programme. He contests this years fia f3 championship for the hitech grand prix team. When the sustainability programme was unveiled in june 2012.
Kevin abbring wins fia institute young driver excellence. Nov 06, 2015 jordan king has been awarded the fia institutes young driver of the year award after graduating from its young driver excellence academy. Wolfgang reip 2012 winner is a nissan zeod test pilot, and mark shulzhitskiy 2012 russian winner is doing some testing in an lmp2 car. Manor formula 1 team affiliated gp2 driver jordan king has won the driver of the year accolade at the fia institutes young driver excellence academy. Oct 29, 2007 the honda racing formula 1 team is pleased to announce that gp2 drivers mike conway, luca filippi and andreas zuber will drive at the teams first winter test in barcelona next month. In its first year 2011 the institute selected 12 drivers to take part in the programme. Moving to the states, mike had six seasons in the indycar series that saw him collect four wins and seven podiums. Young driver safety programme federation internationale. In 2014, he was named a knaf talent first selection driver and finished third in the cik fia karting academy world championship. The new generation of drivers needs to enhance its own experience not just driving, but also improving its culture at 360 degrees, getting to know even those technical aspects that generally only reside under the jurisdiction of engineers.
Akhil became national vice champion in the formula 4 bmw series in 2014 and was also selected for the fia institute young drivers excellence academy in the same year. While a few countries have a formula fordstyle championship these are. He raced in formula 3 at the brdc british formula 3 championship in 2016 and became the only indian to be selected for the mclaren gt driver academy in 2017. He is the nephew of former formula 1 driver gerhard berger. In october 2011, lucas auer won the 2011 jk racing asia series season championship. Production world rally championship world rally championship academy. Omdai, with the help of its young driver school, has brought together the best trainers and specialists, so each driver will benefit from the highest standard of assessment and training.
On 25 august 2012, auer, driving for van amersfoort racing, won the 21st round of the german f3 season, held at the 4. Since, prema has become one of the leading international teams in europe and is currently recognised as the third italian team after the f1 teams toro rosso and ferrari based on the teams dimension, importance and championships it participates in not only does the team participate in a wide. The f1 driver academy programme that must deliver soon. The following technical regulations for formula one cars are issued by the fia.
Meet the gran turismo player now driving race cars for. The celebrated british scheme helped develop the careers of junior racers, since its inception back in 1989. The mclaren young driver programme, formerly known as mclaren driver development programme, mclaren mercedes young driver support programme, and mclaren honda young driver programme, is a program created by mclaren. Oct 20, 2014 2012 young driver academy participant sean johnston raced for the second consecutive season in 2014 in the porsche mobil 1 supercup and porsche carrera cup germany with team project 1. Formula 3 euro series 1 victory, 7 total podiums, 6 top 5 qualifying starts, 14 top ten finishes not including podiums, 2 top five finishes not including podiums p8 in overall championship fia institute young driver excellence academy participant 2nd american ever to be selected for the academy supported by mercedesbenz hwa. Mclaren autosport brdc award mclaren gt driver academy.
Mclaren group has been heavily involved in the foundation, funding and running of the mclaren autosport brdc young driver award for 30 years. The mclaren young driver programme, formerly known as mclaren driver development programme, mclaren mercedes young driver support programme, and mclaren honda young driver programme. This 22yearold started racing bikes in 2006 in the derbi class, and later finished in the top 10 as a teenager in the honda 150cc category against 30 other riders. Ayrton simmons, oscar piastri and yves baltas will all compete with trs arden in the f4 british. In 20, he joined ardens young racing driver academy and, a year later, went on to become the super 1 junior rotax champion. The young racing drivers academy is a motorsport specific programme focussing on developing the best young talent up the hugely competitive motorsport ladder. The young driver excellence academy is an initiative of the fia institute for motor sport safety and sustainability. After winning titles in his native scotland, mitchell was runnerup in the 2012 edition of the super 1 national honda cadet series. Since, prema has become one of the leading international teams in europe and is currently recognised as the third italian team after the f1 teams toro rosso and ferrari based on the teams dimension, importance and championships it participates in. Funded by the fia sport grant programme, the gcc young drivers academy concluded a successful first edition in dubai.
This drew the attention of f1 teams honda racing f1 team, super aguri and brawn f1 that used mike as their test driver during his successful threeyear stint in gp2. In 2014, he was named a knaf talent first selection driver and finished third in the cikfia karting academy world championship. He is also a member of the red bull junior team early career. Lucas auer born 11 september 1994 is an austrian racing driver. Is the weight of the car with the driver, wearing his complete racing apparel, at all times during the event. Watch shifting gears episodes online season 1 2012 tv guide. The second day of the 2012 fia institute young driver excellence academy saw the drivers challenged both mentally and physically, car makes and models.
The honda racing formula 1 team is pleased to announce that gp2 drivers mike conway, luca filippi and andreas zuber will drive at the teams first winter test in barcelona next month. 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. Five drivers take part in porsche young driver academy. Remaining with motopark academy, magnussen graduated to the german formula 3 series in 2010 where he again captured rookieoftheyear honors while scoring three victories, eight podiums and a thirdplace finish in the championship. Drivers from 12 countries across the americas are set to take part in their regional selection event for the 2014 young driver excellence academy. Young racing driver academy, banbury, united kingdom. Beginning on tuesday, november 15, 2011, the fia institute brought together 36 of the worlds best young drivers for the. This years academy involves a series of five qualifying events in regions across the world to give as many drivers as possible the opportunity to participate.
See the complete profile on linkedin and discover kevins connections and jobs at similar companies. Fia institute young driver excellence academy in challenge. Some of the individuals who have benefitted from esp training. The winner of the 2012 wrc academy will be given the opportunity to contest all rounds of the 20 fia world rally championship in a ford fiesta r2. Rally championship and work on a new side impact system set to be. The youth olympic games yog are an international olympic sporting event of the highest level for athletes aged 15 to 18, combining. Jan 29, 2020 an f2 return would be ruled out by fia regulations, and renaults only inhouse option outside of f1 would be a free clio cup drive, or relying on partner nissans super gt programme. The yrda is a motorsport academy focussed on identifying and developing young racing driver talent and providing a. All the members of the mclarenhonda young driver programme will conduct extensive work in the teams formula 1 simulator, alongside 29yearold oliver turvey, who will retain his position as a test and development driver for mclarenhonda, which role he has performed with distinction for the past eight years. Ferrari driver academy is an initiative from formula one team scuderia ferrari to promote young talent inside its own organisation, with several drivers being selected and funded by the team, being under longterm contracts.
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