A total of twelve drivers have been handed places for this year’s inaugural FIA Institute Young Driver Excellence Academy, with the entire scheme being organised and run by the motorsport governing body plus Alexander Wurz and Robert Reid.
Selected from a variety of motorsport formulae, the 12 drivers are:
- Kevin Abbring, 21, Netherlands
- Paul-Loup Chatin, 19, France
- Albert Costa, 20, Spain
- Alon Day, 19, Israel
- Philipp Eng, 20, Austria
- Robin Frijns, 19, Netherlands
- Timmy Hansen, 18, Sweden
- Egon Kaur, (23, Estonia
- Andreas Mikkelsen, 21, Norway
- Alexander Rossi, 19, USA
- Richie Stanaway, 19, New Zealand
- Stoffel Vandoorne, 18, Belgium
All 12 men will now be coached in the car by ex Formula 1 pilot Wurz and out of the car by Reid, former World Rally Champion co-driver of the late Richard Burns. The first Academy workshop will be staged in Edinburgh on Saturday 26 February.
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