The FIA Institute Young Driver Excellence Academy was 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. 19 drivers were shortlisted for a three-day selection event, which took place on 6–8 February 2011 in
Melk
Melk (; older spelling: ) is a city in the Austrian state of Lower Austria, next to the Wachau valley along the Danube. Melk has a population of 5,257 (as of 2012). It is best known as the site of a massive baroque Benedictine monastery named ...
,
Austria
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For 2012, the FIA shortlisted 30 young drivers, of whom 18 were selected for the second year of the programme.
In 2013, selection events were held across five continents with the winners from each event joining five chosen wildcards to form a ten driver academy.
The participants were trained by professional racing and rally drivers
Alexander Wurz
Alexander Georg Wurz (; born 15 February 1974) is an Austrian former racing driver, motorsport executive and businessman, who competed in Formula One between and . In endurance racing, Wurz is a two-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in ...
and
Robert Reid, with workshops taking place throughout the year.
The program ended in 2015.
Participants
2011
2012
2013
2014
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2015
* Driver of the Year award:
Jordan King
References
External links
FIA Institute for Motor Sport Safety and Sustainability*
Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile
Organizations established in 2010
Racing schools
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