Jordan is highly passionate about motorsport and has. 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. The fia institute brought together young drivers from around the world for the selection event of its 2012 young driver excellence academy. Young drivers compete at yas marina for place at fia institute more over the next three days, the candidates for a place in next years fia institute young driver excellence academy face a thorough examination not only of their driving skills, but also of their ability to handle the physical and psychological demands of professional motor sport. Young drivers compete at yas marina for place at fia institute. By tarek ramchani oschersleben is hosting the first round of the 2014 adac.
Fia institute young driver excellence academy 2012. Final day thrills for fia institute academy candidates. In 2012, the atcuae successfully nominate young emirati mohammed al mutawaa to the academy, where he became the first arab driver accepted onto the programme, and has since gone on to compete in both the middle east and world rally championships. Fia institute young driver excellence academy wikipedia. Once the applicant has completed part a of this form, the entire form must. In 2012, reeves was selected to participate in the fia institute young drivers excellence academy and regularly competes for mazda australia, driving in targa events for the manufacturer since 2008. 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. Emirati mohamed al mutawaa accepted into young driver. Indian racecar driver, akhil rabindra, has won himself a spot in the fia institute young drivers excellence academy.
The championship was solely for manufacturers up to 1981. A further three drivers will be selected using a wildcard system, making a total of eight participants in the final academy group. Applying sports science to enhance motor sports performance. All drivers headed to the track on the final day of the fia institute young driver excellence academy selection event. Porsche carrera cup deutschland 1 win, 2 podiums 2011. Fia institute academy selection north eastern europe 2014.
When the sustainability programme was unveiled in june 2012. V8 supercars archives haltech engine management systems. He was named winner of the 2015 fia institute driver of the year within the governing bodys young driver excellence academy. Emirati racer mohammad al mutawaa said he will use his expertise learnt during his stint at the fia institute young driver excellence academy to develop uae motorsport and budding arab drivers. Judging by the young sports stars on show at the 2015 academy, the conveyor belt of motor racing talent. 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. Federation to guide young drivers as they progress towards the top in motor sport is. Video compilation of the fia institute academy selection north eastern europe 2014. Andrea bate young driver excellence academy graduate. Kelvin becomes youngest ever gt masters pole sitter and race winner. The backbone of the young driver safety programme is the young driver excellence academy, which is by the fia institute. Skip barber recognizes alumni competing in the 53rd rolex. Applying sports science to enhance motor sport performance. The latest edition of motorsport world is now on sale at spar pick n pay garage shops and airports.
Introducing the fia wrc academy crews of 2012 rallynieuws. Jacques mizzi set for fia institute academy euro decider. In 2014 kenton koch was selected to represent the americas at the fia young driver excellence academy. David evans was involved for the third year on the trot. The event will produce one guaranteed winner to go forward to the 2014 young driver excellence academy. Pages in category fia institute young driver excellence academy drivers the following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. Amman jordans nabeeh muammar heads for the uae next week aiming to take an important step in his bid to reach the top level of motorsport, according to a media statement the royal automobile club of jordan has selected muammar to represent the country in the middle east, north africa and central asia regional qualifying event for the 2015 fia institute young driver excellence academy. Michael lewis chosen as finalist for fia institute young. Fia institute young driver excellence academy in challenge.
The seventeenyear old indian driver was put through his paces at the fia. The fia institute has chosen 25 drivers to take part in a threeday event to decide who will make it onto the 2014 young driver excellence academy. The fia institute is an international notforprofit. Many of the formula student regulations also refer to fia standards. Fia institute young driver excellence academy 14 bilder. Finishing fifth in last years wrc academy series, the 23yearold australian will be looking to apply his extensive experience in pursuit of the. I will offer all possible support in building a strong base of young drivers. Underpinning this strategy, the fia institute is further stimulating activity in this area through the provision of grants via the motor sport safety development fund mssdf. This publication, which is part of a suite of publications relating to the fia institute s. Ignas gelzinis, racing driver and participant in fia institute young driver excellence academy related study programmes.
In 2012, 18 race and rally drivers were selected by. 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. Fia institute young driver excellence academy federation. Mazda powers fia institute young driver excellence academy. Fia institute young driver excellence academy award winner. King is part of the fia institute and msa motor sports association team uk driver training programs two organizations that actively promote and encourage the talent of tomorrow.
The fia institute young driver excellence academy forms the backbone of the young driver safety programme. Nov 17th, austria following a week of intensive testing, mohamed al mutawaa was last night accepted as the uaes first ever representative to the fia institute young driver excellence acade. 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 2012 fia academy drivers australians brendan reeves and jack le brocq have been inducted into the fia institute s young driver excellence academy following four days of preliminary testing. For each iteration of the academy, the participation and support of asns help to ensure that the most deserving drivers across the world have access to this initiative. I am also pleased to host in auto an interview with a young driver to.
Polykarpou continues preparations at fia 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. In october 2010, the fia institute young driver excellence academy was announced. Young drivers from 25 different countries set to compete for european place on 2014 fia institute young driver excellence academy. Both mohamed al mutawaa and joseph ghanem will be hoping on a jet plane bound for melk, austria, where there will take part in exercises designed to evaluate fitness and performance, media techniques. Member of 20142015 fia institute young driver excellence academy. Two local hot shoes from the uae national motorsport scene have been selected for the fia s young driver excellence academy shoot out. Over four days they were tested in every area, from fitness and psychology, to media performance and driving skill. 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. European le mans series champion 2019 european le mans series champion 2014 3rd of 24h le mans 2014 european le mans series champion 20. Some of the individuals who have benefitted from esp training. Beginning on tuesday, november 15, 2011, the fia institute brought together 36 of the worlds best young drivers for the selection event. Excellence academy won in front of peugeots adoring home crowd, just.
Jordan was one of ten drivers from around the world to be a part of the exclusive 20142015 fia young driver excellence academy for headed up by ex f1 and lmp1 driver alex wurz and ex rally world champion navigator, robert reed. Then in 1950, the fia organised the first drivers world championship. As legendary f1 doctor sid watkins observes, the academy programme. 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. Polykarpou continues preparations at fia young driver. Over four days they were tested in every area, from fitness and psychology, to. Swanepoel and pepper to attend fia young driver excellence. How to get admitted into the fia institute young driver excellence. After a threeday shootout in melk, austria on 68 february, twelve drivers were selected. Aston martin racing has revealed its new vantage gt3 and vantage gt4. The selection process for 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 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. Our look back in time features alan jones, the first driver to.
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. Performance managers alex wurz and robert reid were quick to point out that todays racing, while the pinnacle of the competitive element of the shootout, would only represent a small part of their assessment of the drivers which has been ongoing through a series of tests. September 2012 august 2012 june 2012 may 2012 april 2012 march. The fias programme differs from other young driver programmes in two key areas. In 2012 i became the first south african, african and female race car driver to graduate from the fia institute young driver excellence academy. 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. The world sportscar championship was created in 1953, and was the first points series for sports car racing in the world.