The performance excellence award specifically distinguished providers for exceeding performance standards such as quality, cost and delivery. The second day of the 2012 fia institute young driver excellence academy saw the drivers challenged both mentally and physically, car makes and models. 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. Lucas auer born 11 september 1994 is an austrian racing driver.
It had two incarnations, the first one between 1963 and 1988, and the second between 2000 and 2004. Jordan king has been awarded the fia institutes young driver of the year award after graduating from its young driver excellence academy. Qatar is preparing the fia annual general assembly and prize. The fia officially crowned yvan muller and honda as the 20 fia world. December 22nd, 20 by team the second day of the 2012 fia institute young driver excellence academy saw the drivers challenged both mentally and physically. Cars competed under fia group 2 improved touring car regulations which allowed a variety of touring cars of different sizes and engine displacements to race together, from the small fiat 600 and mini to the large jaguar mark 2. Judging by the young sports stars on show at the 2015 academy, the conveyor belt of motor racing talent. The fia institute has chosen 25 drivers to take part in a threeday event to decide who. P8 in overall championship fia institute young driver excellence academy.
Only the 2012 construction will be used for the test but with the hard, medium and soft 20 compounds. Fia institute young driver excellence academy 2012. Haltech has been jacks personal sponsor since 20 and are back onboard this year. He is also a member of the red bull junior team early career. The prize from winning the series helped him to move up to the eurocup formula renault 2. Medical car driver edit in the 2008 singapore grand prix, wurz drove the medical car after regular driver jacques tropenat fell ill. The youth olympic games yog are an international olympic sporting event of the highest level for athletes aged 15 to 18, combining. The first arab accepted into the fia institute young driver excellence academy is set to be a leading figure in the future growth and development of motorsport in the uae and across the middle east. He had previously competed in formula one for mclaren. Formula 1, together with the fia, announces the starting times for the 22 grands prix of the 2020 fia formula 1 world championship. In october 2011, lucas auer won the 2011 jk racing asia series season. In october 2011, lucas auer won the 2011 jk racing asia series season championship. Qatar is preparing the fia annual general assembly and.
Young driver academy held at barber motorsports park in november of 20. 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. Beginning on tuesday, november 15, 2011, the fia institute brought together 36 of the worlds best young drivers for the selection event. Then in 1950, the fia organised the first world championship for drivers.
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. The 20 fia formula one world championship was the 67th season of the fia formula one motor racing. Joining erebus motorsport team must have been a massive boost to your career. 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. World touring car championship wikipedia republished wiki 2.
Fia super licence wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. This is the first drivers championship in cars for both michael lewis and mark wilkins. Young racing driver academy, banbury, united kingdom. He went on to win the series on his first attempt, finishing the season with six wins and three further podium finishes. The winner of the event will earn the opportunity to compete in the 2014 fia institute young driver excellence academy, with the chance to. 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. Five drivers take part in porsche young driver academy. After a hugely successful inaugural edition in 2011, the fia institute young driver excellence academy looks to provide opportunities for upcoming drivers from around the world to develop skills needed to progress their motorsport careers with a core focus on safety. Driver safety the honda defensive driving course car control, seating and mirror adjustments. Excellence academy took place at the sachsenring, germany, in may with the focus on driving skills. This categorization is used in sports car racing championships as fia world endurance championship, united sportscar championship, european le mans series, etc. After a hugely successful inaugural edition in 2011, the fia institute young driver excellence academy looks to provide opportunities for upcoming drivers from around the world to develop skills needed to progress their motorsport careers with a. Drivers from 12 countries across the americas are set to take part in their regional selection event for the 20 14 young driver excellence academy. In its first year 2011 the institute selected 12 drivers to take part in the programme.
Young v8 driver mark gibson has been selected to attend the asiapacific selection event for the fia institutes 20 young driver excellence academy next week. Fia institute selects young driver excellence academy line. He is the nephew of former formula 1 driver gerhard berger. Mazda powers fia institute young driver excellence academy gay. 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. Etcc 196388 the european touring car challenge, as it was originally known, was started in 1963 by willy stenger, who created the series at the behest of the fia. Michael lewis chosen as finalist for fia institute young. 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. I was going to win it or spin it, says chaves, who was born into a racing family and is a member of the prestigious 2012 fia institute young driver excellence academy. In 2006, he and his father founded the company test and training international, a leader in the field of road safety and driver training. In 2001, this series became the fia 2001 european super touring championship, with an extra class for super production cars alongside the main super touring class. In 2009 he finished as runnerup in the cikfia world cup in. The latest workshop of the fia institute young driver excellence academy has focused on one of the most important aspects of the programme. The 2014 honda indirect products and services maintenance, repair and operational mro supplier awards were recently presented at a ceremony during honda s annual mro conference in columbus, ohio.
Jack le brocq is one of australias most high profile, emerging young motor racing talents. In 2005 it was superseded by the world touring car championship, and replaced by the european touring car cup since then. In 2005 it was superseded by the world touring car championship, and a singlerace european touring car cup has been held since then. Honda to participate in the fia formula one world championship. The european touring car championship was an international touring car racing series organised by the fia. While remaining in gp2 with racing engineering for the 2016 season, king earned two wins and five podium finishes, propelling him to a. World touring car championship wikipedia republished.
Offtrack, jacks approachable demeanor makes him a hit with the fans, while ontrack his aggressive and precise driving style commands respect from fellow drivers. 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. So if we homologated the fuji circuit in 20, the next. 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.
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. The fia institute young driver excellence academys award for. 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 officially crowned yvan muller and honda as the 20 fia world touring. Vandoorne currently resides in both monte carlo and roeselare early life. A further three drivers will be selected using a wildcard system, making a total of eight participants in the final academy group. King currently races in gp2 with racing engineering. Fia institute selects young driver excellence academy lineup.
Production world rally championship world rally championship academy. Jack is currently racing in the secondtier v8 supercar dunlop series. European touring car championship wikimili, the free. The young driver training test will remain a threeday test, from july 1719.
Following the close of applications for the 20 motor. International automobile centre of excellence iace is a private incorporated on 29 september 2015. 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. Some of the individuals who have benefitted from esp training. Wurz will follow up from july 7 to july 20, giving youngsters the benefit of his racing experience and what he has learned in his coaching role for younger drivers, which includes being a driver mentor for the williams f1 team and performance manager for the fia institute young driver excellence academy. It is classified as nongovt company and is registered at registrar of companies, ahmedabad.
The fia institute is an international notforprofit. Photos of the preparations for the 2014 fia general assembly and prizegiving. As the former year also this one was very fought and attractive riveting thanks to the battle between alfa drivers giovanardi and larini and honda driver tarquini. The fia institute has selected the 10 drivers to participate in its next young driver excellence academy following a series of global selection events. In 2010, vandoorne moved up to singleseater racing, joining the f4 eurocup 1.
The third workshop of the 2015 fia institute young driver. 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. Vtec academy is a place for honda fans who feel the same way and who seek the most accurate technical information and commentary to continue that very legacy and make whatever honda it is that they drive just a little bit better and faster. Stoffel vandoorne born 26 march 1992 is a belgian professional racing driver who is currently competing for mercedes in formula e. Akhil rabindra to join aston martin racing driver academy. By seasons end, he was named fia institute driver of the year by the governing bodys young driver excellence academy. Oct 20, 2014 five drivers take part in porsche young driver academy. Fia institute young driver excellence academy 2012 by safeisfast. Ade offers driver ed courses and private driving lessons in the greater augusta area. I knew that as soon as the race started i had clinched second in the championship, but that actually freed me to take an allornothing attitude toward the race. Courses offered at halldale high school and kennebec community church in. The championship was contested over eighteen races commencing in australia on 16 march and ending in brazil on 2 november. The fia institute has chosen 25 drivers to take part in a threeday event to.
For the last five days the drivers have been learning about all aspects of road safety, with each of them expected to become safety ambassadors for this cause during their careers. It has had several different incarnations, including a single season in 1987 as the world touring car championship and most recently a world championship wtcc that has run between 2005 and 2017. 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. The yrda is a motorsport academy focussed on identifying and developing young racing driver talent and providing a pathway from. Fia institute young driver excellence academy wikipedia.
He currently drives for bmax with motopark in the super formula championship. Beginning on tuesday, november 15, 2011, the fia institute brought together 36 of the worlds best young drivers for the. David evans was involved for the third year on the trot. 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. Skeer, from san diego, made his debut in 2014 in the imsa continental tire. 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. For 2012, the fia shortlisted 30 young drivers, of whom 18 have been selected for the second year of the programme. He will remain as a simulator driver for the mercedes team in 2019. This years academy involves a series of five qualifying events in regions across the world to give as many drivers as possible the opportunity to participate. The fia institute has chosen 25 drivers to take part in a threeday event to decide who will make it onto the 20 young driver excellence academy. The event will produce one guaranteed winner to go forward to the 20 14 young driver excellence academy. Fia institute young driver excellence academy in challenge.
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