McLaren Young Driver Programme

Logo of the programme

The McLaren Young Driver Programme, formerly known as McLaren Driver Development Programme, McLaren Mercedes Young Driver Support Programme, and McLaren Honda Young Driver Programme, is a program created by McLaren. It has been designed to offer year-by-year guidance, assistance and endorsement to help promising young racers – regardless of nationality – to climb the motorsport ladder.

The highlight of the programme is Lewis Hamilton, who is the part of the programme since his karting days and graduated to the F1 team and subsequently winning the driver championship in 2008.

Drivers

Current

Driver Years Current series
Netherlands Nyck de Vries 2010– Formula 2
United Kingdom Lando Norris 2017– Formula 2

Former

Driver Years Current series F1 team(s)
United Kingdom Wesley Graves 1998 None None
United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton 1998–2006 Formula One McLaren (2007–2012)
Mercedes (2013–)
China Congfu Cheng 2003–2006 Audi R8 LMS Cup None
Netherlands Giedo van der Garde 2006–2010 FIA World Endurance Championship Caterham (2013)
United Kingdom Oliver Rowland 2007–2010 Formula 2 None
Thailand Alexander Albon 2010 Formula 2 None
United Kingdom Jack Harvey 2010 IndyCar None
Finland Petri Suvanto[1] 2010 None None
United Kingdom Oliver Turvey 2010–2011 Formula E None
Denmark Kevin Magnussen 2010–2013 Formula One McLaren (2014-2015)
Renault (2016)
Haas (2017–)
United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat 2010–2015 Blancpain GT Series None
United Kingdom Tom Blomqvist[2] 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship None
Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne 2013–2016 Formula One McLaren (2016–2018)
Japan Nobuharu Matsushita 2015–2017 Super Formula None

See also

References

  1. ↑ "McLaren tukee suomalaislupausta". sportti.com. 19 March 2010.
  2. ↑ "Stig's son joins McLaren". The Telegraph. 26 Feb 2012.
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