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Mercedes Junior Team

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Germany Mercedes Junior Team
Founded2014; 10 years ago (2014)
BaseBrackley, Northamptonshire, England
Team principal(s)Gwen Lagrue (co-Director)
Current driversFIA Formula 2
Italy Andrea Kimi Antonelli
Formula 4
Jamaica Alex Powell
China Yuanpu Cui
F1 Academy
France Doriane Pin
Karting
Spain Luna Fluxá
United Kingdom Kenzo Craigie
Australia James Anagnostiadis
Websitehttps://www.mercedesamgf1.com/team

The Mercedes Junior Team is a driver development programme by the Mercedes-AMG F1 Team to help promote drivers 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. Andrea Kimi Antonelli is set to drive for Mercedes from 2025 onwards.

Current drivers

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Driver Years Current series Titles achieved as Mercedes Junior Team member
Italy Andrea Kimi Antonelli[1] 2018– FIA Formula 2 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
Jamaica Alex Powell[2] 2019– Formula 4 UAE Championship
Italian F4 Championship
Euro 4 Championship 		ROK Cup Superfinal - Mini ROK
24° South Garda Winter Cup - Mini ROK
WSK Final Cup - 60 Mini
Champions of the Future - OK
China Yuanpu Cui[3] 2021– Formula 4 UAE Championship
F4 British Championship
F4 Chinese Championship 		none as Mercedes Junior Team member
Denmark Frederik Vesti[4] 2021– European Le Mans Series
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 		none as Mercedes Junior Team member
Spain Luna Fluxá[5] 2022– Karting (OK) none as Mercedes Junior Team member
United Kingdom Kenzo Craigie[6] 2023– Karting (OKJ) CIK-FIA World Championship OKJ
France Doriane Pin[7] 2024– Formula 4 UAE Championship
F1 Academy
IMSA SportsCar Championship
FIA World Endurance Championship
Formula Regional European Championship 		none as Mercedes Junior Team member
Australia James Anagnostiadis[8] 2024– Karting (OKJ) none as Mercedes Junior Team member

Former drivers

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Driver Years Series that driver competed as Mercedes Junior F1 Team(s)
Germany Pascal Wehrlein[9] 2014–2018 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (2014–2015, 2018)
Formula One (2016–2017) 		Manor (2016)
Sauber (2017)
France Esteban Ocon[10][11] 2015–2019[note 1] GP3 Series (2015)
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (2016)
Formula One (2016–2018) 		Manor (2016)
Force India (2017–2018)
Renault (2020)
Alpine (2021–2024)
Haas (2025–)
United Kingdom George Russell[12] 2017–2021 GP3 Series (2017)
FIA Formula 2 Championship (2018)
Formula One (2019–2021) 		Williams (2019–2021)
Mercedes (2020, 2022–)
Estonia Paul Aron[13][14] 2019–2023 Italian F4 Championship (2019)
ADAC F4 Championship (2019)
Formula Renault Eurocup (2020)
Formula Regional European Championship (2021–2022)
Formula Regional Asian Championship (2022)
FIA Formula 3 Championship (2023) 		None
United Kingdom Daniel Guinchard[5][15] 2022 F4 British Championship (2022) None

Notes

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  1. ^ Despite Ocon apparently being released from the junior team, he is still managed by the academy's boss Toto Wolff.

References

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  1. ^ "Mercedes: sarà Andrea Kimi Antonelli l'erede di Lewis Hamilton? (Mercedes: will Andrea Kimi Antonelli be the heir to Lewis Hamilton?)". Motorsport.com (in Italian). 3 February 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Mercedes sign 13-year-old Chinese karter Yuanpu Cui to junior programme". Formula 1®. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Frederik Vesti - Junior Drivers". Mercedes AMG F1. 19 January 2021. Archived from the original on 11 June 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Class of 2022: The Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team's Junior Programme". Mercedes AMG F1. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Mercedes announce seven junior drivers for 2023 – including new British recruit". Formula 1®. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Doriane Pin joins Mercedes Junior Programme for 2024 F1 Academy campaign". Formula 1®. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Mercedes-AMG F1 Team: Summer of Success for Junior Programme". Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  9. ^ "NEWS: Mercedes and Pascal Wehrlein to part ways". Mercedes AMG F1. Archived from the original on 22 September 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  10. ^ Collantine, Keith (7 May 2015). "Ocon joins Mercedes' young driver roster". RaceFans. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  11. ^ Noble, Jonathan (30 August 2019). "Renault "very clear" Ocon deal is no Mercedes loan". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  12. ^ "George Russell: World champions Mercedes sign teenager from King's Lynn". BBC Sport. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  13. ^ Scott, Mark (5 July 2019). "Mercedes add 15-year-old Aron to junior ranks". PlanetF1. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  14. ^ Scout, Formula (27 November 2023). "Paul Aron confirms exit from Mercedes-AMG F1 Junior Team". Formula Scout. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  15. ^ Feeder Series. "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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