For the australian musician, see alex the astronaut. Young racing driver academy, banbury, united kingdom. Also in 2011 be became italian gravel rally champion with skoda rally team italia and was a member of the fia institute young driver excellence academy. Over four days they were tested in every area, from fitness and psychology, to media performance and driving skill. 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. Nov 16, 2014 britains anthony davidson, alongside teammate sebastien buemi, has won the drivers title in the fia world endurance championship for toyota at the seventh and penultimate round in bahrain. A further three drivers will be selected using a wildcard system, making a total of eight participants in the final academy group. Andrea bate young driver excellence academy graduate at fia institute. Four drivers selected in porsche young driver academy. The fia institute young driver excellence academy have selected 18 promising young talents from all over the world in order to test and to develop their abilities. Braselton, ga july 24, 2014 skip barber racing school and mexicos omdai have been awarded the highest level of accreditation in the fia institutes young driver safety programme and will now become regional training providers rtps for young drivers.
Verstappen, 20, claimed two race wins for red bull en route. 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. Over three days the drivers will undergo exercises designed to evaluate fitness, driving performance, media techniques, teamwork and psychology. Akhil earned a selection to the elite fia institutes 20 14 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. Michael lewis chosen as finalist for fia institute young. The latest edition of motorsport world is now on sale at spar pick n pay garage shops and airports. Bengalurus akhil rabindra, the only asian to land an. Gcc young drivers academy concludes training programme in. Alexander george lynn born 17 september 1993 is a british racing driver. Founder allen berg has conducted highly regarded racing school programs in the past. Oct 24, 2017 four upandcoming drivers from imsa and pirelli world challenge took part in porsches young driver academy last weekend at barber motorsports park, a program aimed to aid driver development. From 1958, a constructors championship title was introduced the world sportscar championship was created in 1953, and was the first points series for sports car racing in the world.
Then in 1950, the fia organised the first world championship for drivers. Porsche young driver academy reveals class of 2017 the. Welcome to young driver young driver junior driving. For the first time in the four years of the young driver academy, we have two attendees from canada, said owen hayes, director of operations for porsche motorsport north america. The event will produce one guaranteed winner to go forward to the 20 14 young driver excellence academy. The next milestone step in abbrings career was the wales rally in november 2011, where he was driving a skoda fabia s2000 for volkswagen motorsport. And become a confident, better driver even before youre allowed on the roads. He currently drives for bmax with motopark in the super formula championship. African and female race car driver to graduate from the fia institute young driver excellence academy. Fia world endurance championship trophy for lmgte am drivers 20 standings. 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.
The project was funded by the fia sport grant programme, with the uae as the regional training provider. The event will produce one guaranteed winner to go forward to the 2014 young driver excellence academy. From 2014 onwards andre has tackled the fia etrc where he has made solid progress in becoming one to watch as he builds his career at the highest level of this discipline of motorsport. Kevin abbring wins fia institute young driver excellence. South african guild of motoring journalists motor sportsman of the year. Four drivers take part in porsche young driver academy. Mar 17, 2015 rivera, youngest slalom champ, named golden wheel top driver. The academy has been mandated to train and develop new entrants, as well as, midcareer officers of the fia in addition to serving as a capacity development resource addressing the training needs of other national and provincial law enforcement agencies, particularly in the areas, in which fia have comparative specialized expertise, like.
Interview about the fia young driver excellence academy. Rivera brods secure 12 slalom finish manila standard. The fia institute brought together young drivers from around the world for the selection event of its 2012 young driver excellence academy. How do i get admitted into the fia institute young driver excellence academy. Jordan earned himself a spot on the fia young driver excellence program lead by alex wurz, this was a great achievement to be 1 of 10 drivers to make the academy and be the only driver from africa to make the academy, and unfortunately he just lost out to jordan king gp2 star and manor f1 reserve driver. Autocross started in the end of the 1940s in the united kingdom as a club competition. He is the nephew of former formula 1 driver gerhard berger. Despite the excellence of some book publishers as in the case of palgrave. Mar 15, 20 the pistons academy youth basketball program honored its seasonend award winners in a memorable show that included one very tall surprise guest. Five drivers take part in porsche young driver academy. Beginning on tuesday, november 15, 2011, the fia institute brought together 36 of the worlds best young drivers for the. 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.
About the young racing driver academy yrda was launched in april 20 by the business of sport, tbos a global sports management consultancy with the aim of providing young drivers with the support required to make it to the highest echelons of motorsport. Were the biggest under 17 driving school in the uk. King currently races in gp2 with racing engineering. Fia institute selects young driver excellence academy lineup. Highlights 2011 fia institute young driver excellence academy f1. All abrs theory, curriculum, schedules, and exercises are derived from over thirty years of race driving, instruction and coaching experience with top level racing series, race teams, drivers and schools around the world.
Additionally, a series must have at least 12 drivers compete at any event and a minimum of 16 drivers compete across a season to meet the criteria for full points a series with 12 or more drivers per event and between 1215 over the course of a season will award 75% points, and a series with entry lists of 11 competitors or lower will not be eligible for points. Fia institute young driver excellence academy wikipedia. Fia after two successful stints in the 20 and 2014 fia young driver excellence academy asia pacific selection event. He made the cut after an intensive 3 day evaluation at the sydney motorsport park in australia. Cars compete against the clock, and start at the same time. Why the institute academy is the real deal there are many schemes and programmes for young drivers out there, but david evans explains why the fia institute young driver excellence academy is the. The academy has been mandated to train and develop new entrants, as well as, midcareer officers of the fia in addition to. Anthony davidson wins drivers fia world endurance championship. 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. Individual driver statistics for the 20 fia european truck racing. The yrda is a motorsport academy focussed on identifying and developing young racing driver talent and providing a pathway from. Andrea bate young driver excellence academy graduate at fia institute cape town area, south africa 203 connections.
The latest video updates from the dutch rally talent kevin abbring. Akhil rabindra becomes only asian to land an aston martin racing driver academy spot akhil rabindra was among 23 elite young drivers picked from across the world and will undergo a year of. Fia european truck racing championship 20 standings. Jack has been nurtured in the renault sport academy so weve. 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. Fia young driver excellence academy 202014 alustab eesti. View andrea bates profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Mazda powers fia institute young driver excellence academy gay. Andrea bate young driver excellence academy graduate. Family says formula one driver jules bianchi in critical.
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. It took until 1968 when the first autocross event was staged in continental europe austria. Skeer, from san diego, made his debut in 2014 in the imsa continental tire. Akhil rabindra to join aston martin racing driver academy. An annual elitelevel programme, the academy participants are drivers nominated by their asns, who have demonstrated excellence in national competition thus. Akhil rabindra edinburgh, united kingdom professional. Young driver excellence academy graduate at fia institute. 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. Andrea bate young driver excellence academy graduate fia. Akhil rabindra becomes only asian to land an aston martin. 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. Fia institute young driver excellence academy federation.
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. Its an event powered by mazda and anton was lucky enough to. He was the first and only filipino to have been named as a young driver ambassador for motorsports and road safety to the federation internationale delautomobile after becoming the philippine representative to the 20 and 2014 editions of the fia young drivers excellence academy asia pacific australia and china, respectively. The fia institute has selected the 10 drivers to participate in its next young driver excellence academy following a series of global selection events.
Phase 1 of a young drivers programme was held 2021 april in jordan, hosted by jordan motorsport and delivered by the automobile et touring club du liban atcl, one of the fia s regional training providers. The winner of the event will earn the opportunity to compete in the 2014 fia institute young driver excellence academy, with the chance to. Despite having to miss the opening round due to age restrictions, connor made an immediate mark, scoring three topfive finishes on his debut weekend at donington park to set the tone for a consistent run of points finishes throughout the year. Jordan king has been awarded the fia institutes young driver of the year award after graduating from its young driver excellence academy. Fia institute awards skip barber racing school highest.
In 2014 kenton koch was selected to represent the americas at the fia young driver excellence academy. A total of 28 young drivers attended the programme, ranging in age from 9 to 25 years. After you successfully completing the course, we will issue you a certificate which you can present to hkaa, finish 3 steps below then you will be able to get your fia approved competition license. Set up in 1976, the federal investigation agency academy fiaa is headed by a senior officer designated as the commandant. Winner of the fia young driver excellence academy americas selection event drove cal state fullertons formula sae car at the lincoln nebraska formula sae competition and placed a school best of 12th out of 80 schools being the second fastest nonaero car. Then, in october 2011, he won the driver of the academy award in the inaugural year of the fia institute young driver excellence academy. Dec 09, 2017 max verstappen has won the fia personality of the year award for the third year in a row after being honored in paris on friday night. Gt academy drivers given top rankings by fia gt academy motorsports 37 november 9, 2014 by andrew evans the nissan driver development program that forms the training and experience package given as a prize to every gt academy winner has seen some praise over the last couple of years, but none more so than the fia global driver ratings list. Connor progressed through the karting ranks before joining arden motorsport for his british formula 4 debut in 2019. In 2011 i became the first south african, african and female race car driver to pass the selection event to join the federation of international automobiles fia institute young driver excellence academy. Fia institute awards skip barber racing school highest level of accreditation in young driver safety programme.
Andrea bate administration manager forecast machinery. Oct 20, 2014 five drivers take part in porsche young driver academy. The fia today informed formula ones teams of the conditions that will apply at the young driver training test scheduled to take place at silverstone as of july 17. Norbert kiss took his fourth race win of 2019 at jarama today 6 october 2019. Pietro fittipaldi da cruz born 25 june 1996 is a brazilian racing driver, the grandson of two time formula 1 champion emerson fittipaldi and brother of racing driver enzo fittipaldi. In 2012 i became the first south african, african and female race car driver to graduate from the fia institute young driver excellence academy. Driver for renault sport formula one team, alongside racing in the fia formula 2. Two races with the duration of one hour each and a mandatory pitstop with a driver change. In october 2011, lucas auer won the 2011 jk racing asia series season championship. Skip barber racing school is an fia institute accredited regional training provider for young drivers, the official racing school of the verizon indycar series and the first step on the mazda road to indy. Aa vietnam and aip foundation support fia child safety in car initiative. Jordan successfully completes young drivers programme. Andre kursim started outing competing in karts before taking in some vln racing in his native germany in 20. In 2012, 18 race and rally drivers were selected by the academy.
In 20, selection events were held across five continents with the winners from each event joining five chosen wildcards to form a ten driver academy. How to get admitted into the fia institute young driver excellence. Ayrton simmons, oscar piastri and yves baltas will all compete with trs arden in the f4 british championship certified by fia. 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. Porsche young driver academy has unveiled its line up for the sixth time which sees a selection of four drivers from a pool of imsa and the pirelli world challenge, backed by porsche cars north. Please follow this new link to manage your categorisation. This categorization is used in sports car racing championships as fia world endurance championship, united sportscar championship, european le mans series, etc. Andrea oconnell property manager at afo investments. Andre kursim official site of fia european truck racing.
With over 70 venues, our team of instructors have helped more than 750,000 young people enjoy the buzz of driving. Fia world endurance championship trophy for lmgte am drivers. Fia institute selects young driver excellence academy line. Irc champions 2011 the following season, mikkelsen became the only driver to win backtoback irc titles, thanks to wins in the azores and romania and five second place finishes. Four upandcoming drivers from imsa and pirelli world challenge took part in porsches young driver academy last weekend at barber motorsports park, a program aimed to aid driver. In its first year 2011 the institute selected 12 drivers to take part in the programme. Fia institute on alustamas jargmist fia institute young driver excellence academy luhidalt fia akadeemia jargmiseks perioodiks 202014.
Tokyo formula one driver jules bianchi remains in critical but stable condition tuesday as fia launched an investigation into his accident at the japanese grand prix. A well attended international series is the fia european championship for autocross drivers. Verstappen takes third straight fia personality of the year. Beginning on tuesday, november 15, 2011, the fia institute brought together 36 of the worlds best young drivers for the selection event. Anthony janiec official site of fia european truck racing. 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. Formula car racing school allen berg racing schools. Lucas auer born 11 september 1994 is an austrian racing driver. Latest news and views from and for fia family members all across the world. 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. Rivera, youngest slalom champ, named golden wheel top driver. He is currently competing fulltime in the 201819 formula e season driving for panasonic jaguar racing, and will drive for aston martin racing in the upcoming 201819 fia world endurance championship. Federal investigation agency fia started plant for pakistan day. This driver categorisation platform is now replacedmigrated to a new one on fia.
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