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McLaren Driver Development Programme information


McLaren Driver Development Programme
Founded1998 (1998)
BaseWoking, Surrey, England, UK
Current driversWEC
Japan Ryō Hirakawa
IndyCar
Mexico Pato O'Ward[1]
Formula 2
Brazil Gabriel Bortoleto
FRECA
United States Ugo Ugochukwu[1]
F1 Academy
Philippines Bianca Bustamante

The McLaren Driver Development Programme (formerly known as the McLaren Young Driver Programme, the McLaren-Honda Young Driver Programme, and the McLaren-Mercedes Young Driver Support Programme) is a driver development program operated by McLaren. It is intended to offer year-by-year guidance, assistance and endorsement to help promising young racers climb the motorsport ladder.

The most notable participant in the programme is Lewis Hamilton, who joined the programme while karting and eventually graduated to the McLaren F1 Team. He has won the Formula One Drivers' Championship seven times between 2008 and 2020, where the 2008 championship was won with McLaren. Hamilton is currently the only graduate from the programme who has won a World Championship as a McLaren driver.

Four drivers have graduated from the programme to the McLaren F1 Team: Lewis Hamilton in 2007, Kevin Magnussen in 2014, Stoffel Vandoorne in 2016, and Lando Norris in 2019.

  1. ^ a b "McLAREN ANNOUNCES NEW DRIVER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME". McLaren.com. McLaren.

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