Mercedes Junior Team
The Mercedes Junior Team is an initiative by the Mercedes-AMG F1 Team to help nurture talent from karts through the feeder series ladder to promote them to their Formula One team. All eligible drivers have been promoted to Formula One, with Pascal Wehrlein, Esteban Ocon and George Russell, the latter driving for Mercedes from 2022.
| Founded | Mercedes Junior Team (2014) |
|---|---|
| Base | Brackley, Northamptonshire, England, UK |
| Team principal(s) | Gwen Lagrue (co-Director) Jérôme d'Ambrosio (co-Director) |
| Current drivers | FIA Formula 2 Frederik VestiFIA Formula 3  Paul AronFR European Championship  Andrea Kimi AntonelliKarting  Alex Powell Yuanpu Cui Luna Fluxá Kenzo Craigie |
| Website | https://www.mercedesamgf1.com/team |
Current drivers
| Driver | Years | Current series | Titles achieved as Mercedes Junior Team member |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrea Kimi Antonelli[1] |
2018– | Formula Regional European Championship | Formula Regional European Championship Formula Regional Middle East Championship Italian F4 Championship ADAC Formula 4 Championship CIK-FIA European Championship - OK (2x) WSK Euro Series - OK WSK Euro Series - OKJ WSK Super Master Series - OKJ WSK Open Cup - OKJ WSK Final Cup - OKJ 23° South Garda Winter Cup - Mini ROK 24° South Garda Winter Cup - OKJ WSK Champions Cup - 60 Mini ROK Cup International Final - Mini ROK |
| Paul Aron[2] |
2019– | FIA Formula 3 Championship | none as Mercedes Junior Team member |
| Alex Powell[3] |
2019– | Karting Italian F4 Championship |
ROK Cup Superfinal - Mini ROK 24° South Garda Winter Cup - Mini ROK WSK Final Cup - 60 Mini Champions of the Future - OK |
| Frederik Vesti[4] |
2021– | FIA Formula 2 Championship | none as Mercedes Junior Team member |
| Yuanpu Cui[5] |
2021– | Karting Euro 4 Championship |
none as Mercedes Junior Team member |
| Luna Fluxá[6] |
2022– | Karting | none as Mercedes Junior Team member |
| Kenzo Craigie[7] |
2023– | Karting | none as Mercedes Junior Team member |
Former drivers
| Driver | Years | Series that driver competed as Mercedes Junior | F1 Team(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Pascal Wehrlein[8] |
2014–2018 | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (2014–2015, 2018) Formula One (2016–2017) |
Manor (2016) Sauber (2017) |
 Esteban Ocon[9][10] |
2015–2019[note 1] | GP3 Series (2015) Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (2016) Formula One (2016–2018) |
Manor (2016) Force India (2017–2018) Renault (2020) Alpine (2021–) |
| George Russell[11] |
2017–2021 | GP3 Series (2017) FIA Formula 2 Championship (2018) Formula One (2019–2021) |
Williams (2019–2021) Mercedes (2020, 2022–) |
| Daniel Guinchard[6][12] |
2022 | F4 British Championship (2022) | None |
Notes
- Despite Ocon being released from the junior team, he is still managed by the academy's boss Toto Wolff.
References
- "Mercedes: sarà Andrea Kimi Antonelli l'erede di Lewis Hamilton? (Mercedes: will Andrea Kimi Antonelli be the heir to Lewis Hamilton?)". 3 February 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- Scott, Mark (5 July 2019). "Mercedes add 15-year-old Aron to junior ranks". PlanetF1. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- Korney, Stephanie (10 April 2019). "Alex Powell, 11, Becomes First Jamaican, Caribbean Driver to Sign with Formula 1 Team". Jamaicans.com. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- "Frederik Vesti - Junior Drivers". 19 January 2021. Archived from the original on 11 June 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- "Mercedes sign 13-year-old Chinese karter Yuanpu Cui to junior programme | Formula 1®". www.formula1.com. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- "Class of 2022: The Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team's Junior Programme". 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- "Mercedes announce seven junior drivers for 2023 – including new British recruit". 21 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- "NEWS: Mercedes and Pascal Wehrlein to part ways". Mercedes AMG F1. Archived from the original on 22 September 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- Collantine, Keith (7 May 2015). "Ocon joins Mercedes' young driver roster". RaceFans. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- Noble, Jonathan (30 August 2019). "Renault "very clear" Ocon deal is no Mercedes loan". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- "George Russell: World champions Mercedes sign teenager from King's Lynn". BBC Sport. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- Series, F1 Feeder. "Daniel Guinchard has confirmed to F1 Feeder Series he would part ways with the Mercedes Junior Team". Twitter. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
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