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
Netherlands Kevin Abbring Selected rallies
France Paul-Loup Chatin
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Spain Albert Costa
Formula Renault 3.5 series
Israel Alon Day
German Formula Three Championship
Austria Philipp Eng ADAC GT Masters
Netherlands Robin Frijns
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Sweden Timmy Hansen
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Estonia Egon Kaur
WRC Academy Drivers' Championship
Norway Andreas Mikkelsen
Intercontinental Rally Challenge
Alexander Rossi
Formula Renault 3.5 series
New Zealand Richie Stanaway
German Formula Three Championship
Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0

2012

Driver 2012 Series
United Arab Emirates Mohamed Al Mutawaa
Austria Klaus Bachler Porsche Carrera Cup Germany
South Africa Andrea Bate
Republic of Ireland Craig Breen
Super 2000 World Rally Championship
Italy Andrea Caldarelli Super GT
Colombia Gabby Chaves
Indy Lights
Lithuania Jonas Gelžinis Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain
Denmark Michael Klitgaard Christensen Porsche Carrera Cup Germany
Australia Jack Le Brocq Australian Formula Ford Championship
Michael Lewis
Formula 3 Euro Series
United Kingdom Alex Lynn
British Formula 3
Costa Rica José Andrès Montalto
Spain Ramón Piñeiro
Australia Brendan Reeves
WRC Academy Drivers' Championship
Sweden Pontus Tidemand
WRC Academy Drivers' Championship
Netherlands Timo van der Marel
WRC Academy Drivers' Championship
Germany Sepp Wiegand
Intercontinental Rally Challenge
United Kingdom Lewis Williamson
GP3 Series

2013

Driver 2013 Series
Switzerland Yannick Amberg-Mettler
German Formula Three Championship
Italy Fabio Andolfi Italian Rally Championship
Austria Lucas Auer
FIA European Formula 3 Championship
Romania Raul Badiu
Dacia Logan Cup
Croatia Nikola Belohradski
Eurocup Clio
Belgium Kevin Demaerschalk French Rally Championship
United Kingdom Jake Dennis
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Denmark Michelle Gatting VW Scirocco R-Cup
Ignas Gelzinis
Renault Clio Cup GB
Czech Republic Patrik Hajek CIK-FIA European Championship
Slovakia Matej Homola
FIA European Touring Car Cup
France Anthoine Hubert
French Formule 4 Championship
Sweden Erik Johansson Formula Renault 1.6 Nordic Championship
Hungary Benedek Major
FIA European Truck Racing Championship
Malta Jacques Mizzi
Renault Clio Cup GB
Poland Bartlomej Mirecki Polish Championship Kia Picanto
Serbia Nikola Milijkovic CEZ Championship
Israel Roy Nissany
FIA European Formula 3 Championship
Norway Dennis Olsen
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC
Republic of Ireland Kevin O'Hara Irish Formula Ford Championship
Slovenia Klemen Popit Slovenian National Championship LEMA-GP
South Africa Daniel Popov Bulgarian Rally Championship
Spain Alex Riberas Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland
Estonia Rasmus Uustulnd Estonian Rally Cup
Netherlands Dennis van de Laar
FIA European Formula 3 Championship

2014

Driver 2014 Series
Saudi Arabia Abdullah Bamogaddam
Mexico Jorge Cevallos
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC
Venezuela Diego Ferreira LATAM Challenge Series
Denmark Michelle Gatting Porsche Carrera Cup Germany
Ignas Gelzinis
 Volkswagen Castrol Cup
Costa Rica Mauricio Hernandez
Sweden Erik Johansson
South Africa Henk Lategan
European Rally Championship
India Akhil Rabindra
Formula Masters China
South Africa Kelvin van der Linde
ADAC GT Masters
Nigeria Ovie Iroro
  • Driver of the Year award

2015

Driver[5] 2015 Series
Australia Anton de Pasquale
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Brazil Pietro Fittipaldi FIA European Formula 3
Australia Macauley Jones
Dunlop V8 Supercar Series
United Kingdom Jordan King
GP2 Series
United States Kenton Koch
Cooper Tires Prototype Lites
France Stéphane Lefebvre
European Rally Championship
Kuwait Ali Makhseed Drifting Championships
United Kingdom Seb Morris
GP3 Series
Slovenia Tim Novak
South Africa Jordan Pepper
ADAC GT Masters
Cyprus Panikos Polykarpou
Australia Aidan Wright Italian GT Championship

References

  1. ^ "FIA Institute chooses final drivers". Autosport. 2011-02-08.
  2. Formula One Administration. 2011-10-25. Archived from the original
    on 2011-10-28. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Latest News".
  5. ^ "Academy Drivers Chosen". FIA Institute Young Driver Excellence Academy. 28 November 2014. Archived from the original on 4 December 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.

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