Program to support young racing drivers through their careers
The Alpine Academy [1] – formerly known as the RF1 Driver Programme , Renault Driver Development and Renault Sport Academy – is a program to support young racing drivers through their careers. The programme was created by Renault F1 in 2002.
In 2011, the programme was renamed LRGP Academy , following the rebranding of the team to "Lotus Renault GP ".[2] In 2012, the programme was renamed Lotus F1 Team iRace Professional Programme and 2013–2015, the programme was renamed Lotus F1 Junior Team . In 2021, the programme was renamed Alpine Academy after the rebranding of the Renault F1 team into Alpine F1 Team . In March 2022, the Alpine Affiliates programme was launched as a support to drivers starting their motorsport careers, and is intended to be a feeder for the Alpine Academy.[3] However, it was merged into Alpine Academy at the start of 2023.
Current drivers
Rac(H)er Karting Programme
Driver
Titles as Rac(H)er member
Aiva Anagnostiadis[13]
2023–
Australia Kart Championship
none as Rac(H)er Programme member
Angélina Proenca[13]
2023–
IAME Euro Series
none as Rac(H)er Programme member
Lisa Billard[13]
2023–
Championnat de France Junior Championship
none as Rac(H)er Programme member
Maria Chiara Nardelli[13]
2023–
Italian ACI Karting Championship
none as Rac(H)er Programme member
Sukhmani Kaur Khera[13]
2023–
British Karting Championship
none as Rac(H)er Programme member
Former drivers
Renault / Lotus Renault GP (2002–2011, 2016–2020)
Championship titles highlighted in bold .
Lotus F1 (2012–2015)
See also
Notes
^ Hubert was a member of the Renault Sport Academy when he suffered a fatal crash in the 2019 Belgian F2 Feature Race.[23]
References
^ Howard, Tom (10 February 2021). "Alpine F1 team launches rebranded junior academy" . Motorsport.com Australia . Motorsport Network . Archived from the original on 14 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021 .
^ "Fairuz Fauzy to become Renault reserve" . formula1.com . Formula One Administration . 19 January 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2011 .
^ "Alpine launches new 'Affiliate' driver programme" . Motorsport Week . 9 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022 .
^ Larkam, Lewis (10 February 2021). "Alpine F1 team reveals Academy line-up for 2021 season" . Crash . Retrieved 10 February 2021 .
^ a b "Alpine adds Doohan and Caldwell to F1 driver academy" . Motorsport Week . 14 February 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022 .
^ a b c d "Alpine présente le cru 2023 de son Academy" . Autohebdo (in French). 14 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023 .
^ Mini and Tsolov join Alpine Academy for 2023 season
^ "Alpine's RAC(H)ER programme for equal opportunity announces new talents and the creation of its human high-performance centre" . Alpine . 16 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023 .
^ Mini and Tsolov join Alpine Academy for 2023 season
^ Wood, Ida (24 October 2023). "Mika Hakkinen's protege Kush Maini becomes Alpine F1 junior" . Formula Scout . Retrieved 24 October 2023 .
^ "Alpine adds Nicola Lacorte in its F1 academy" . FormulaRapida.net . 4 December 2023. Archived from the original on 5 December 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023 .
^ Almeida, Mario (15 April 2024). "Kabir Anurag joins the Alpine Academy programme" . Alpine . Retrieved 15 April 2024 .
^ a b c d e "Alpine launches all-female karting programme" . Racers . 17 February 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023 .
^ a b c d e "The Renault Driver development Programme announces its 2007 class" (PDF) . Renault Sport . 14 February 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2007. Retrieved 14 February 2015 .
^ a b "The Renault Driver development Programme announces its 2009 class" . f1technical.net. 19 January 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2015 .
^ a b c d Allen, Peter (3 February 2016). "Renault names Ocon as F1 reserve, plus four-man academy" . Paddock Scout. Retrieved 4 February 2016 .
^ Khorounzhiy, Valentin (13 April 2016). "Renault signs Chinese karting driver Sun Yue Yang" . Motorsport.com . Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2016 .
^ a b "Aitken leads 2017 Renault Sport Academy line-up" . 21 February 2017. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017 .
^ Allen, Peter (18 December 2018). "Sacha Fenestraz loses Renault academy status and looks to Japan for 2019" . FormulaScout . Retrieved 19 December 2018 .
^ "Garcia and Lundgaard announced to Renault Sport Academy" . 31 March 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017 .
^ "French F4 rivals Rougier and Martins become Renault juniors ahead of Eurocup moves" . 15 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018 .
^ Horton, Phillip (23 January 2019). "GP3 champion Anthoine Hubert joins Renault F1 scheme, makes F2 move" . Motorsport Week . Archived from the original on 23 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019 .
^ "F2 driver Hubert killed in Spa-Francorchamps crash" . motorsport.com . Motorsport.com. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019 .
^ Suttill, Josh (23 May 2019). "Leonardo Lorandi earns Renault F1 affiliate driver status" . formulascout.com . Formula Scout. Retrieved 23 May 2019 .
^ Allen, Peter (11 April 2019). "Yifei Ye joins Renault Sport Academy ahead of FIA F3" . FormulaScout . Retrieved 11 April 2019 .
^ "GUANYU ZHOU JOINS THE RENAULT SPORT ACADEMY FOR 2019" . 22 January 2019. Archived from the original on 16 March 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2019 .
^ "Renault Sport Academy signs Caio Collet" . 22 January 2019. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2019 .
^ "Piastri combines with Prema for FIA Formula 3 Championship and joins Renault Sport Academy" . 26 January 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2020 .
^ "Piastri to drive for McLaren as Alpine lose appeal" . BBC Sport . Retrieved 2 September 2022 .
^ "Alpine Academy introduces Affiliate programme and Abbi Pulling as the academy's first ever female driver" . The Checkered Flag . 9 March 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022 .
^ a b c d e f g h "Lotus F1 Junior Team drivers announced" . GPUpdate.net . JHED Media BV. 15 February 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2013 .
^ a b Allen, Peter (5 February 2012). "Lotus and Gravity launch iRace Professional Programme" . Paddock Scout . Peter Allen. Retrieved 18 July 2012 .
^ a b c Allen, Peter (2 April 2014). "O'Keeffe and Ramsay join Lotus F1 Junior Team" . Paddock Scout . PaddockScout.com. Retrieved 2 April 2014 .
^ "Petr Ptacek Jr avec Lotus F1 Junior Team et Energy en 2015" . Kartcom . 4 November 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2023 .
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