World touring car championship wikipedia republished. 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. 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 officially crowned yvan muller and honda as the 20 fia world touring. International automobile centre of excellence iace is a private incorporated on 29 september 2015. Then in 1950, the fia organised the first world championship for drivers. Akhil rabindra to join aston martin racing driver academy. The fia institute has selected the 10 drivers to participate in its next young driver excellence academy following a series of global selection events. 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. This is the first drivers championship in cars for both michael lewis and mark wilkins. Production world rally championship world rally championship academy. Offtrack, jacks approachable demeanor makes him a hit with the fans, while ontrack his aggressive and precise driving style commands respect from fellow drivers. Lucas auer born 11 september 1994 is an austrian racing driver.
David evans was involved for the third year on the trot. He is also a member of the red bull junior team early career. The fia institute has chosen 25 drivers to take part in a threeday event to. The young driver training test will remain a threeday test, from july 1719. 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 officially crowned yvan muller and honda as the 20 fia world. Michael lewis chosen as finalist for fia institute young. The yrda is a motorsport academy focussed on identifying and developing young racing driver talent and providing a pathway from. 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.
Judging by the young sports stars on show at the 2015 academy, the conveyor belt of motor racing talent. The event will produce one guaranteed winner to go forward to the 20 14 young driver excellence academy. He currently drives for bmax with motopark in the super formula championship. Honda to participate in the fia formula one world championship. In 2005 it was superseded by the world touring car championship, and replaced by the european touring car cup since then. The championship was contested over eighteen races commencing in australia on 16 march and ending in brazil on 2 november. In 2010, vandoorne moved up to singleseater racing, joining the f4 eurocup 1. Formula 1, together with the fia, announces the starting times for the 22 grands prix of the 2020 fia formula 1 world championship. Joining erebus motorsport team must have been a massive boost to your career. It had two incarnations, the first one between 1963 and 1988, and the second between 2000 and 2004. Fia institute selects young driver excellence academy lineup. Qatar is preparing the fia annual general assembly and. 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.
The european touring car championship was an international touring car racing series organised by the fia. He went on to win the series on his first attempt, finishing the season with six wins and three further podium finishes. He will remain as a simulator driver for the mercedes team in 2019. Stoffel vandoorne born 26 march 1992 is a belgian professional racing driver who is currently competing for mercedes in formula e. The fia institute young driver excellence academys award for. In 2009 he finished as runnerup in the cikfia world cup in. Vandoorne currently resides in both monte carlo and roeselare early life. Excellence academy took place at the sachsenring, germany, in may with the focus on driving skills.
The winner of the event will earn the opportunity to compete in the 2014 fia institute young driver excellence academy, with the chance to. In october 2011, lucas auer won the 2011 jk racing asia series season championship. 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. Some of the individuals who have benefitted from esp training. 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. Oct 20, 2014 five drivers take part in porsche young driver academy. 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. 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. Beginning on tuesday, november 15, 2011, the fia institute brought together 36 of the worlds best young drivers for the selection event. Jordan king has been awarded the fia institutes young driver of the year award after graduating from its young driver excellence academy. 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. 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. Fia institute young driver excellence academy wikipedia. Driver safety the honda defensive driving course car control, seating and mirror adjustments.
The prize from winning the series helped him to move up to the eurocup formula renault 2. Skeer, from san diego, made his debut in 2014 in the imsa continental tire. Fia institute young driver excellence academy 2012 by safeisfast. In 2006, he and his father founded the company test and training international, a leader in the field of road safety and driver training. Fia institute young driver excellence academy 2012. King currently races in gp2 with racing engineering. This categorization is used in sports car racing championships as fia world endurance championship, united sportscar championship, european le mans series, etc. 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. So if we homologated the fuji circuit in 20, the next. Only the 2012 construction will be used for the test but with the hard, medium and soft 20 compounds. The latest workshop of the fia institute young driver excellence academy has focused on one of the most important aspects of the programme.
In october 2011, lucas auer won the 2011 jk racing asia series season. Mazda powers fia institute young driver excellence academy gay. 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. 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. The performance excellence award specifically distinguished providers for exceeding performance standards such as quality, cost and delivery. Five drivers take part in porsche young driver academy. Courses offered at halldale high school and kennebec community church in. 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. P8 in overall championship fia institute young driver excellence academy. Young driver academy held at barber motorsports park in november of 20. In its first year 2011 the institute selected 12 drivers to take part in the programme. 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.
European touring car championship wikimili, the free. The youth olympic games yog are an international olympic sporting event of the highest level for athletes aged 15 to 18, combining. Fia institute young driver excellence academy in challenge. Medical car driver edit in the 2008 singapore grand prix, wurz drove the medical car after regular driver jacques tropenat fell ill. Fia institute selects young driver excellence academy line. 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.
A further three drivers will be selected using a wildcard system, making a total of eight participants in the final academy group. Jack is currently racing in the secondtier v8 supercar dunlop series. He had previously competed in formula one for mclaren. Qatar is preparing the fia annual general assembly and prize. In 2005 it was superseded by the world touring car championship, and a singlerace european touring car cup has been held since then. He is the nephew of former formula 1 driver gerhard berger. 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. 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. Young racing driver academy, banbury, united kingdom. 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. 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. Beginning on tuesday, november 15, 2011, the fia institute brought together 36 of the worlds best young drivers for the. For 2012, the fia shortlisted 30 young drivers, of whom 18 have been selected for the second year of the programme. Haltech has been jacks personal sponsor since 20 and are back onboard this year.
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. 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. 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. 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.
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. Fia super licence wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Ade offers driver ed courses and private driving lessons in the greater augusta area. 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. 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. 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. By seasons end, he was named fia institute driver of the year by the governing bodys young driver excellence academy. Jack le brocq is one of australias most high profile, emerging young motor racing talents. 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. 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 fia institute is an international notforprofit.
While remaining in gp2 with racing engineering for the 2016 season, king earned two wins and five podium finishes, propelling him to a. 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. The 20 fia formula one world championship was the 67th season of the fia formula one motor racing. The fia institute has chosen 25 drivers to take part in a threeday event to decide who. 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. The second day of the 2012 fia institute young driver excellence academy saw the drivers challenged both mentally and physically, car makes and models. It is classified as nongovt company and is registered at registrar of companies, ahmedabad. Photos of the preparations for the 2014 fia general assembly and prizegiving.