Williams Driver Academy

United Kingdom Williams Racing Driver Academy
Founded2016; 8 years ago (2016) (as Williams Young Driver Programme)
BaseGrove, Oxfordshire, England
Team principal(s)James Vowles
Current drivers
Indy NXT
United Kingdom Jamie Chadwick
FIA Formula 2
United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan
FIA Formula 3
United Kingdom Luke Browning
FR European Championship
France Alessandro Giusti
F1 Academy
United States Lia Block
Karting
Ukraine Oleksandr Bondarev
Japan Sara Matsui
Netherlands Dean Hoogendoorn
United States Lucas Palacio

The Williams Racing Driver Academy, formerly known as the Williams Young Driver Programme, is a driver development programme by Formula One team Williams. It is meant to promote talent in different racing series by helping them with funds, with the hope of finding drivers who will race for the team in the future.[1] Notable graduates of the scheme are Lance Stroll, Nicholas Latifi, Jack Aitken and Logan Sargeant; who all made their F1 debuts with Williams.

  1. ^ Barretto, Lawrence (8 April 2020). "The Williams Driver Academy: A pursuit of talent with a commercial upside". F1. Retrieved 10 May 2020.