Program to support young racing drivers through their careers
Williams Driver Academy
Founded
Williams Young Driver Programme (2016 (2016)) Williams Driver Academy (2019 (2019))
Base
Grove, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Team principal(s)
James Vowles (Team principal)
Current drivers
Indy NXT Jamie Chadwick FIA Formula 2 Zak O'Sullivan Franco Colapinto FIA Formula 3 Luke Browning FR European Championship Alessandro Giusti F1 Academy Lia Block Karting Oleksandr Bondarev Sara Matsui
The Williams Driver Academy is an initiative from Formula One team Williams to promote talent in different racing series by helping them with funds, with the hope of finding drivers who will race for the team in the future.[1] Notable graduates of the scheme are Lance Stroll, Nicholas Latifi, Jack Aitken and Logan Sargeant; who all made their F1 debuts with Williams.
^Barretto, Lawrence (8 April 2020). "The Williams Driver Academy: A pursuit of talent with a commercial upside". F1. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
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