Kildares kevin ohara has just this week been invited to attend the european selection event for the fia institute young driver excellence academy. Beginning on tuesday, november 15, 2011, the fia institute brought together 36 of the worlds best young drivers for the. The event will produce one guaranteed winner to go forward to the 20 14 young driver excellence academy. Fia institute young driver excellence academy 2012. In 2005 it was superseded by the world touring car championship, and replaced by the european touring car cup between 2005 and 2017 when became also defunct.
Young drivers support road safety at wales rally gb. Fia institute selects young driver excellence academy line. Porsche grooms rising talent during its second young. Young motorsport talent from across the middle east and mediterranean regions can now apply to take part in the upcoming uaebased mena selection event for the 20 14 fia institute young driver excellence academy. Most recently, he was driving his private ford fiesta r5 in three wrc events in 2018. Mazda powers fia institute young driver excellence academy gay. The academy is something of which new zealand motorsport can be proud and the model for the weeks activities has been appropriated by the fia the world motorsport body for its fia institute young driver excellence academy. Fords global trends and futuring manager reveals the five. A further three drivers will be selected using a wildcard system, making a total of eight participants in the final academy group. The second day of the 2012 fia institute young driver excellence academy saw the drivers challenged both mentally and physically, across racing, interview and aptitude tests. Fia world rally championship with hyundai motorsport hyundai i20 coupe wrc.
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. The young driver training test will remain a threeday test, from july 1719. Beginning on tuesday, november 15, 2011, the fia institute brought together 36 of the worlds best young drivers for the selection event. In 2006, he and his father founded the company test and training international, a leader in the field of road safety and driver training. The 1993 race at monza was won by new zealands paul radisich, at the wheel of a ford mondeo ahead of nicola larinis alfa romeo 155, with no manufacturer title awarded.
Michael lewis chosen as finalist for fia institute young. Michelle gatting kandidat til fia young driver excellence. Jordan king has been awarded the fia institutes young driver of the year award after graduating from its young driver excellence academy. In its first year 2011 the institute selected 12 drivers to take part in the programme. The fia is the governing body of motor sport and promotes safe, sustainable and accessible mobility for all road users across the world. The series began in 20 and was limited to productionbased cars homologated under the r1, r2 and r3. 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. He has previously raced for aston martin racing as a factory driver in the fia world endurance championship career new zealand. Fia institute young driver excellence academy in challenge. He is a member of the fia institute young driver excellence academy and lists. In 2005 it was superseded by the world touring car championship, and a singlerace european touring car cup has been held since then. Young motorsport talents you now have a chance in the uae.
In the case of four young racecar drivers, what happened to their careers on sept. The fia institute young drivers excellence academy asiapacific selection event is underway in sydney in a quest to uncover the best driver in the region. 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. Cams will continue to host the fia institute driver academy event in future years, as the australian cams driver development program also takes shape. 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. Porsche grooms rising talent during its second young driver. Akhil rabindra to join aston martin racing driver academy.
The european touring car championship was an international touring car racing series organised by the fia. In 2019, he made a debut in the fia world rallycross championship previously, he raced in the wrc with private teams or as a member of factory teams volkswagen motorsport, peugeot rally. The winner of the event will earn the opportunity to compete in the 2014 fia institute young driver excellence academy, with the chance to. 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. 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. Akhil rabindra joins fia institute young drivers excellence. Youve had quite a bit of success in formula ford jlb. In 2012 i became the first south african, african and female race car driver to graduate from the fia institute young driver excellence academy. King currently races in gp2 with racing engineering.
Talented cypriot rally driver panikos polykarpou is in austria continuing his training at the fia academy. Pirellisupported wrc academy enters second year news. His father, edwin abbring, is also a wellknown former rally driver. So if we homologated the fuji circuit in 20, the next homologation is set. Partnering sheikh khalid alqassimi in the citroen ds3 wrc with abu dhabi racing and citroen racing. Citroen ds3, volkswagen polo and ford fiesta are all represented but. Fia institute selects young driver excellence academy lineup. In 2005 it was superseded by the world touring car championship, and replaced by the european.
Polykarpou continues preparations at fia young driver. Kevin abbring is a dutch rally driver who recorded 38 starts in the fia world rally championship since his debut in 2007. Only the 2012 construction will be used for the test but with the hard, medium and soft 20 compounds. We provide our students and clients with the tools, perspectives, knowledge, and coaching that allow them to develop authentic, abundant, joyful, and fully integrated lives. In each of the 4 series there are smaller races containing 3 to 5 cars, and the driver with the fastest overall race time after 4 laps including one socalled joker lap is declared the qualifying winner of q1, q2, q3 andor q4. Alejandro agag is the founder and current chairman of formula e holdings. The fia world rally championship3, or wrc3 was a companion rally series to the world rally championship, and was driven on the same stages. Joining a new teamdrivercar and taking part in the middle east rally championship merc provided an all new but great challenge. It had two incarnations, the first one between 1963 and 1988, and the second between 2000 and 2004. The test will now allow teams to field drivers who have competed in more than two f1 world championship events provided that the purpose of them doing this is to. Alexander rossi is a 22yearold formula 1 official reserve driver for the marussia f1 team.
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. 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. Pedro ignacio garcia marco and jochen hahn on the circuito del jarama in 20. 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. Following the 2017 season, an agreement was reached for the world touring. Andrea bate young driver excellence academy graduate fia. Polykarpou is attending the young driver excellence academy with positive results and is. King is part of the fia institute and msa motor sports association team uk drivertraining programs two organizations that actively promote and encourage the talent of tomorrow. Raul is the first romanian pilot nominated by fia institute young driver excellence academy, and started in jrwc in 2018 on a.
He was named winner of the 2015 fia institute driver of the year within the governing bodys young driver excellence academy. 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. The wrc academy drivers will only take part on the first two days of each event. Then in 1950, the fia organised the first world championship for drivers. Comprised of 240 motoring and motor sport club members in 144 countries, the fia is in a unique position to facilitate communication and the exchange of ideas among its 80 million members.
The seventeenyear old indian driver was put through his paces at the fia. In 1993, with the high popularity of the super touring category, the fia hosted the fia touring car world cup an annual event for touring car drivers hailing from national championships all over the world. 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. In october 2011 abbring won the driver of the academy award for the inaugural fia institute young driver excellence academy. The training and selection event of the young driver excellence academy for the africa region will be hosted and organised on behalf of the fia institute by msa and is to be held at the end of. The series began in 20 and was limited to productionbased cars homologated under the r1, r2 and r3 rules, until its cancellation at the end of 2018.
The ford institute empowers and awakens individuals and organizations throughout the world by offering unique training and educational programs that transform lives. It has had different incarnation of a world touring car cup held between 1993 and 1995. Formula e, known as abb fia formula e for sponsorship reasons, is a single seater motorsport championship that uses only electric cars. Mikkelsen joined volkswagen motorsport full time in 20, contesting the full. This comprehensive access means that the fia and its clubs can actively educate and inform members of their responsibilities and encourage them to behave. European touring car championship wikimili, the free. Stanaway won the 200809 new zealand formula ford championship with fourteen race wins, becoming only the second driver in history to win the title as a rookie. The series was conceived in 2011 in paris by jean todt at the fia, and the inaugural championship commenced in beijing in september 2014. The series currently consists of 12 twoday events driven on closed circuits with mixed surface mostly asphalt and gravel. In 2019, he made a debut in the fia world rallycross championship. Judging by the young sports stars on show at the 2015 academy, the conveyor belt of motor racing talent. In 20, cams successfully staged a world class event, holding the fia institute young driver excellence asiapacific selection event in sydney. Fia institute young driver excellence academy wikipedia.
Richie stanaway born 24 november 1991 is a racing car driver from new zealand. 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. 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. European truck racing championship wikipedia republished. In 2012, 18 race and rally drivers were selected by. Yeah, in 2012 i won the australian formula ford title and ended up being selected as a part of the fia institute young driver excellence academy in europe and the confederation of australian motorsport rising star program. Cars after an impressive result as a guest driver in a ford focus st at killarney in 2012. Rossi, a nevada city native, has been working toward his first official. The fia institute has selected the 10 drivers to participate in its next young driver excellence academy following a series of global selection events.
Set up in 1976, the federal investigation agency academy fiaa is headed by a senior officer designated as the commandant. Indian racecar driver, akhil rabindra, has won himself a spot in the fia institute young drivers excellence academy. Andrea bate young driver excellence academy graduate. He then competed in the 2009 australian formula ford championship with adelaidebased, team brm, making their debut in the formula ford championship after a long history of formula 3. The coaches were looking at every aspect of the drivers skills, not just in terms of their existing knowledge and talent, but also their potential for the future.