4 youngsters; Olivieri, Colnaghi, Lammers and Stolcermanis on track for the second Ferrari Driver Academy scouting camp 21Sep2023 Read more Three new entries and an old acquaintance are the protagonists of the second scouting camp organized by the Ferrari Driver Academy together with ACI (Automobile Club of Italy) that kicked off in Maranello. Four drivers born in 2007 and 2008 are involved, Italians Emanuele Olivieri and Mattia Colnaghi, Dutchman - son of ex-F1-driver and 24H of Le Mans-winner Jan Lammers - René Lammers and Latvian Tomass Stolcermanis, who was already among the protagonists of a camp at Fiorano in 2022. Read more
FIA Girls On Track – Rising Stars: Four junior finalists chosen 7Sep2023 Read more Following three days of action during the FIA Girls on Track – Rising Stars program at the Franciacorta Karting Track in the North of Italy, the junior’s selection has come to an end. Four talented young drivers have been chosen to progress to the final stage of the program – at the Ferrari Driver Academy in Maranello for the FIA-FDA Karting Scouting Camp. The senior category continues until the end of Thursday. Read more
Drivers line-up Tony Kart Racing Team: 2023 16Jan2023 Read more The official sporting programme for the new season has been completed, with 20 drivers lined up in the MINI, OKJ, OK and KZ/KZ2 categories, in the main international competitions. Read more
Tuukka Taponen, from Tony Kart Racing Team to Ferrari Driver Academy 15Nov2022 Read more The young Finnish driver, who trained competitively in the Tony Kart Racing Team, becoming OK world champion in 2021 with their colours, now joins the prestigious Maranello driver academy Read more
James Wharton joins PREMA for 2022 Formula 4 effort 15Nov2021 Read more PREMA is delighted to announce that Australian driver James Wharton will join the team's Formula 4 ranks for the 2022 season. Read more
Two Kart drivers attending the Scouting Camp of the Ferrari Driver Academy 5Jul2021 Read more Tuukka Taponen and Bruno Del Pino, official drivers of the Tony Kart Racing Team in the OK class, are the drivers they suggested to Ferrari Driver Academy who take part in the Scouting Camp organized by the FDA itself in partnership with ACI (Automobile Club d'Italia) with the aim of looking for the most promising young karters. Read more
First podium for Ferrari Academy driver Maya Weug in Italian F4 17May2021 Read more The Iron Lynx squad raced across France and Austria at the weekend, fielding six cars across the European Le Mans Series at the Red Bull Ring and Italian Formula 4 at the Paul Ricard circuit. Read more
Iron Dames and Ferrari Driver Academy unite to support FIA’s Girls on Track – Rising Stars programme 24Mar2021 Read more Iron Lynx, the championship-winning motorsport squad and team behind the innovative Iron Dames project, has signed an agreement with Ferrari Driver Academy (FDA) and the FIA Women in Motorsport Commission to support the FIA Girls on Track – Rising Stars programme Read more
James Wharton's preparation for the 2021 season accelerates 2Mar2021 Read more Racing this season in OK with the official Parolin Motorsport team, James Wharton continues his intensive preparation for the great international FIA Karting championships of 2021. Read more
Strengthened formation and programme for the Parolin Motorsport Team 17Feb2021 Read more In the first change of 2021, the official racing team of the Parolin Racing Kart factory has changed its name to become Parolin Motorsport Srl, a racing team in its own right. After its numerous successes in Mini, OK-Junior and OK, Parolin will make its big comeback in KZ with strong ambitions. In total, this season the Parolin Motorsport team will include 18 drivers from 13 nations in the four international categories, while technical collaboration continues with the TM Racing factory. Read more
From karting to Formula One: a dream come true for Alesi, Armstrong and Shwartzman 27Jan2021 Read more This week Ferrari are holding a five day test at their own Fiorano track. On Monday Giuliano Alesi and Marcus Armstrong got their first taste of a Formula One car, testing the 2018 Ferrari SF71H. Read more
Birel ART Racing presents its 2021 drivers 26Jan2021 Read more 19 names have been confirmed by the Racing department of the Italian company, which will be present in all categories, from Mini to KZ, OKJ, OK and KZ2. They will soon be joined by a driver from the "Richard Mille Young Talent Academy" programme who is still to be nominated. Read more
The first female driver to join the Ferrari Driver Academy is Maya Weug 23Jan2021 Read more 16 year-old Maya Weug is about to make history with Ferrari. The Dutch girl, born in Spain, with a Belgian mother and a Dutch father, is the first woman driver to join the Ferrari Driver Academy. Maya outshone the other girls at the evaluation camp which took place last week at the Scuderia headquarters in Maranello, as the final stage of the FIA “Girls on Track-Rising Stars” programme. Read more
Marcus Armstrong joins Dams for 2021 Formula 2 season 22Jan2021 Read more Ferrari Driver Academy member Marcus Armstrong has joined DAMS for the 2021 FIA Formula 2 Championship, becoming the first from the Scuderia’s coveted young talent programme to race for the team. Read more
Dino Beganovic moves up to Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine with PREMA for 2021 12Jan2021 Read more PREMA Powerteam is proud to announce that Swedish racer Dino Beganovic will step up to the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine in 2021. The 16-year-old driver joined the team for his rookie campaign in the 2020 Italian Formula 4 Championship, showing speed straight away. Over the season, he impressed for the progress he made, scoring two pole positions and claiming his maiden win at Imola. Read more
FIA Girls on Track – Rising Stars’ Launched in partnership with Scuderia Ferrari 21Jun2020 Read more Young women drivers are poised to become Ferrari’s first-ever female racing professionals as a result of an exciting and innovative talent detection programme by the FIA Women in Motorsport Commission and its first major partner, Scuderia Ferrari. Read more
Charles Leclerc believes karting mentor Jules Bianchi deserved Ferrari seat more 24Apr2020 Read more Charles Leclerc believes his friend and mentor Jules Bianchi deserved his seat at Ferrari. The 22-year-old driver rose through karting's ranks with great support of Bianchi who was 8 years older. At the time Leclerc made the switch from karting to cars, Bianchi had just reached Formula 1. As member of Ferrari's Driver Academy he got a chance at Marussia. A huge crash during the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix left the talented French driver with severe head injuries. Nine months later Bianchi died because of his injuries. Read more
Arthur Leclerc and Dino Beganovic for the Scuderia Ferrari young driver programme 18Jan2020 Read more The Ferrari Driver Academy is pleased to announce that two new drivers are joining the Maranello marque’s racing driver training and development programme, which has now been operational for eleven years. The drivers in question are Arthur Leclerc and Dino Beganovic, whose 2019 performances showed they have what it takes to be part of the FDA. Read more
Tony Kart Racing Team renewed partnership renewed with FDA 17Jan2020 Read more Long-term renewal of the technical partnership between Tony Kart Racing Team and Ferrari Driver Academy. Target: increasing the combined activities for young drivers forming, identifying new talents and assisting the passage from kart to cars. Read more