Mercedes Junior Team

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Flag of Germany.svg Mercedes Junior Team
Founded2014;10 years ago (2014)
Base Brackley, Northamptonshire, England
Team principal(s)Gwen Lagrue (co-Director)
Current driversFIA Formula 2
Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Kimi Antonelli
Formula 4
Flag of Jamaica.svg Alex Powell
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yuanpu Cui
F1 Academy
Flag of France.svg Doriane Pin
Karting
Flag of Spain.svg Luna Fluxá
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kenzo Craigie
Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Anagnostiadis
Website https://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.

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Current drivers

DriverYearsCurrent seriesTitles achieved as Mercedes Junior Team member
Flag of Italy.svg 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
Flag of Jamaica.svg 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
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yuanpu Cui [3] 2021– Formula 4 UAE Championship
F4 British Championship
F4 Chinese Championship
none as Mercedes Junior Team member
Flag of Denmark.svg Frederik Vesti [4] 2021– European Le Mans Series
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
none as Mercedes Junior Team member
Flag of Spain.svg Luna Fluxá [5] 2022–Karting (OK)none as Mercedes Junior Team member
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kenzo Craigie [6] 2023–Karting (OKJ) CIK-FIA World Championship OKJ
Flag of France.svg 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
Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Anagnostiadis [8] 2024–Karting (OKJ)none as Mercedes Junior Team member

Former drivers

DriverYearsSeries that driver competed as Mercedes JuniorF1 Team(s)
Flag of Germany.svg Pascal Wehrlein [9] 2014–2018 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (20142015, 2018)
Formula One (20162017)
Manor (2016)
Sauber (2017)
Flag of France.svg Esteban Ocon [10] [11] 2015–2019 [note 1] GP3 Series ( 2015 )
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (2016)
Formula One (20162018)
Manor (2016)
Force India (2017–2018)
Renault (2020)
Alpine (2021–2024)
Haas (2025–)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg George Russell [12] 2017–2021 GP3 Series (2017)
FIA Formula 2 Championship (2018)
Formula One (20192021)
Williams (2019–2021)
Mercedes (2020, 2022–)
Flag of Estonia.svg Paul Aron [13] [14] 2019–2023 Italian F4 Championship (2019)
ADAC F4 Championship (2019)
Formula Renault Eurocup (2020)
Formula Regional European Championship (20212022)
Formula Regional Asian Championship (2022)
FIA Formula 3 Championship (2023)
None
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Guinchard [5] [15] 2022 F4 British Championship (2022)None

Notes

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

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