Mercedes Junior Team
The Mercedes Junior Team is an initiative by Mercedes 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.
Current drivers
| Driver | Years | Current series | Titles achieved as Mercedes Junior Team member |
|---|---|---|---|
 Andrea Kimi Antonelli[1] |
2018– | Formula 4 UAE Championship Italian F4 Championship |
CIK-FIA European Championship - OK (2x) WSK Euro Series - OK WSK Super Master Series - OKJ 24° South Garda Winter Cup - OKJ WSK Euro Series - OKJ ROK Cup International Final - Mini ROK |
 Paul Aron[2] |
2019– | Formula Regional Asian Championship Formula Regional European Championship |
none as Mercedes Junior Team member |
 Alex Powell[3] |
2019– | Karting | ROK Cup Superfinal - Mini ROK |
 Frederik Vesti[4] |
2021– | FIA Formula 2 Championship | none as Mercedes Junior Team member |
 Yuanpu Cui[5] |
2021– | Karting | none as Mercedes Junior Team member |
 Daniel Guinchard[6] |
2022– | F4 British Championship | none as Mercedes Junior Team member |
 Luna Fluxá[6] |
2022– | Karting | none as Mercedes Junior Team member |
Former drivers
| Driver | Years | Series that driver competed as Mercedes Junior | F1 Team(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Pascal Wehrlein[7] |
2014–2018 | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (2014–2015, 2018) Formula One (2016–2017) |
Manor (2016) Sauber (2017) |
 Esteban Ocon[8] |
2016–2019[note 1] | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (2016) Formula One (2016–2018) |
Manor (2016) Force India (2017–2018) Renault (2020) & Alpine (2021–) |
| George Russell[9] |
2017–2021 | GP3 Series (2017) FIA Formula 2 Championship (2018) Formula One (2019–2021) |
Williams (2019–2021) Mercedes (2020, 2022–) |
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.
- Waring, Bethonie (4 July 2019). "F4 racer Paul Aron joins Merecedes F1 junior programme". FormulaScout. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- Allen, Peter (4 April 2019). "Powell joins Antonelli as Mercedes F1-supported karter". FormulaScout. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- "Frederik Vesti - Junior Drivers". 19 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- Wood, Ida (1 June 2021). "Mercedes signs Chinese karter Yuanpu Cui as F1 junior". Formula Scout. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- "Class of 2022: The Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team's Junior Programme". 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- "NEWS: Mercedes and Pascal Wehrlein to part ways". Mercedes AMG F1. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- 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.
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