Promising young gcc drivers participated at the first edition of gcc young drivers academy programme after being selected and nominated by motor sport governing bodies in bahrain, kuwait, oman, qatar, saudi arabia and the uae. King currently races in gp2 with racing engineering. Breen is one of 30 drivers chosen to take part in the four day shootout in melk, austria from the 15th 18th november to decide on the 18 who will make. Michael lewis chosen as finalist for fia institute young. 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. Selected drivers have to prove their potential on track and their athletics qualities. Kaesoleval aastal osaleb fia akadeemia koolitusprogrammis 10 autosportlast, eestlastest onnestus tihedast soelast labi murda egon kauril. The programme really got underway in 2010, with the arrival of mirko bortolotti and daniel zampieri, followed in 2011 by sergio perez, lance stroll. 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.
Gcc young drivers academy concludes training programme. In 2012, 18 race and rally drivers were selected by. Craig breen to represent ireland at fia institute shootout. His progress and success led to an invitation to join the respected mclaren young driver program. Creation of the french junior karting championship. Fia akadeemia fia institute young driver excellence academy jatkab ka 2012. To achieve these goals, the fia is encouraging asns to achieve best practice in driver training by following new guidelines and joining the accreditation. To achieve these goals, a best practice framework has been created. Polykarpou continues preparations at fia young driver. Porsche young driver academy moves to california sportscar365. 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. Talented cypriot rally driver panikos polykarpou is in austria continuing his training at the fia academy.
Fia institute young driver excellence academy award winner. Beginning on tuesday, november 15, 2011, the fia institute brought together 36 of the worlds best young drivers for the selection event. Funded by the fia sport grant programme, the gcc young drivers academy concluded a successful first edition in dubai. Merchant services ltd sponsors motorsports engineered to. Ferrari driver academy is an initiative from formula one team scuderia ferrari to promote young talent inside its own organisation, with several drivers being. In 2012 i became the first south african, african and female race car driver to graduate from the fia institute young driver excellence academy. Not having a customer f1 team capable of slotting in a young driver should be a concern for renault and for its academy. His big break on the international stage came in 2012, when he won the fias young driver category, the wrc academy cup. Fia institute young driver excellence academy 14 bilder. Alexander rossi indycar driver andretti autosport linkedin. 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. They were asked to prepare a 15second video statement that would target their peer group young people up to 25 years of age conveying the importance of personal and collective. 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. His prize was a funded wrc 2 programme in 20, plus a job at msport helping to test and develop its r5 and wrc fiestas.
Renault sport academy renaults f1 young driver programme for grooming promising talents for a seat in their formula 1 cars. Dec 07, 2014 is a free online driver development program for aspiring drivers providing video tutorials as well as direct advice from todays top ra. Fia institute young driver excellence academy wikipedia. The fia governing body of world motorsport released the list of drivers that have made the cut to take part in the fia institute shootout and irelands craig breen is one of 30 young hopefuls to battle for a place in the fia institute, 2012 young driver excellence academy. For 2012, the fia shortlisted 30 young drivers, of whom 18 have been selected for the second year of the programme. The programme was created by renault f1 in 2002 selected drivers have to prove their potential on track and their athletics qualities.
Make young women drivers, officials, professionals, customers aware of road safety issues. 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. Fia institute young driver excellence academy federation. Fia institute young driver excellence academy 2012. Robin frijns born 7 august 1991 is a dutch motor racing driver. Young driver safety programme federation internationale. They promote renault in the world in 2011, the programme was renamed lrgp academy. Award for best media work during the 2012 ats formula 3 cup. Its first student was jules bianchi, who had just won the formula 3 euro series. Nov 10, 2011 indian driver will compete with 29 others from different countries for the 2012 programme parth ghorpade will compete for a place in fia young driver excellence academy. The inaugural young driver academy class of 2012 has had its opportunities to follow porsches recommendations and excel this season. Young driver amr was a new team created specifically to compete in the 2010 fia gt1 world championship and the 24h le mans endurance race.
The f1 driver academy programme that must deliver soon. Parth ghorpade will compete for a place in fia young driver. Top irish world rally championship driver craig breen has been selected by the fia from the worlds best young drivers to compete for a place at their young driver excellence academy for 2012. After a threeday shootout in melk, austria on 68 february, twelve drivers were selected. Polykarpou is attending the young driver excellence academy with positive results and is. Nordschleife, driver skills are tested in third fia institute academy, audi. He continued by winning again in january and by the time the australian turned 17 on january 20th, fellow juniors liam lawson and yuki tsunoda had already made winning. Hideki noda, who now runs the noda racing academy, juju. Fia young driver excellence academy mar 2011 selected as the only american to be a part of the prestigious fia academy aimed at developing the best junior talent in international motorsport. Andrea bate young driver excellence academy graduate fia. In october 2010, the fia institute young driver excellence academy was announced. Over four days they were tested in every area, from fitness and psychology, to media performance and driving skill.
Yannick mettler is a swiss racing driver with a versatile motorsport background. The idea of the concept came from felipe massa s grooming. Production world rally championship world rally championship academy. The results have proven porsches founding concept that the young driver academy is to help nurture and develop driving talent in a wide range of series. 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 not a single month without race action for the red bull junior team between 2019 and 2020 as jack doohan started the new f3 asian season with a win back in december 2019. Some of the individuals who have benefitted from esp training. On 25 february 2014 in teesdorf, austria, the students from the fia institute young driver excellence academy continued their road safety engagement through participation in the fia s 10 golden rules campaign. A turnkey onedesign competition using the model of the cik fia karting academy trophy, the french junior karting championship is aimed at young drivers aged 12 to 15, and ensures not only their training, but also the detection of the greatest talents. I came through the wrc ranks as a young driver myself and one of the most important things to have is expert guidance the likes of which the wrc. The fia institute brought together young drivers from around the world for the selection event of its 2012 young driver excellence academy. The success of this method with the brazilian driver led to the creation of the ferrari driver academy in 2009.
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