Williams Driver Academy

The Williams Driver Academy is an initiative from Formula One team Williams 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.

United Kingdom Williams Driver Academy
FoundedWilliams Young Driver Programme (2016 (2016))
Williams Driver Academy (2019 (2019))
BaseGrove, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Team principal(s)James Vowles (Team principal)
Current driversFIA Formula 3
United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan
Argentina Franco Colapinto
United Kingdom Oliver Gray
United Kingdom Luke Browning
Indy NXT
United Kingdom Jamie Chadwick
Karting
Ukraine Oleksandr Bondarev

Current drivers
Driver Began Current series Titles as academy member
United Kingdom Jamie Chadwick[2][3] 2019 Indy NXT W Series (2019, 2021, 2022)
United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan[4] 2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship None as Williams Driver Academy member
United Kingdom Oliver Gray[5] 2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship None as Williams Driver Academy member
Argentina Franco Colapinto[6] 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship None as Williams Driver Academy member
United Kingdom Luke Browning[7] 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship None as Williams Driver Academy member
Ukraine Oleksandr Bondarev[8] 2023 Karting None as Williams Driver Academy member

Former drivers
Driver Years Series competed F1 Team(s)
Canada Lance Stroll[9] 2016 FIA Formula 3 European Championship (2016) Williams (2017–2018)
Racing Point (2019–2020)
Aston Martin (2021–present)
United Kingdom Oliver Rowland[10] 2018 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup (2018), Formula E (2018–19–present) None
Canada Nicholas Latifi[11] 2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship (2019) Williams (2020–2022)
United Kingdom Dan Ticktum[12][13] 2020–2021 FIA Formula 2 Championship (2020–2021) None
United Kingdom Jack Aitken[14] 2020–2021 FIA Formula 2 Championship (2020–2021), GT World Challenge Europe (2021) Williams (2020)
Israel Roy Nissany[15] 2020–2022 FIA Formula 2 Championship (2020–2022), F3 Asian Championship (2021) None
United States Logan Sargeant 2021–2022 FIA Formula 2 Championship (2022) Williams (2023)
  • Championship titles highlighted in bold.

See also

References
  1. Barretto, Lawrence (8 April 2020). "The Williams Driver Academy: A pursuit of talent with a commercial upside". F1. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  2. "Jamie Chadwick joins Williams Racing Driver Academy". Williams F1. 20 May 2019. Archived from the original on 11 June 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  3. "Jamie Chadwick continues in the Williams Racing Driver Academy". www.williamsf1.com. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  4. "British teen racer Zak O'Sullivan joins Williams Driver Academy | Formula 1®". www.formula1.com. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  5. "Welcoming Ollie Gray to the Williams Racing Driver Academy". www.williamsf1.com. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  6. "Franco Colapinto joins Williams Racing Driver Academy". Williams Racing. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  7. "Luke Browning joins the Williams Racing Driver Academy".
  8. "Oleksandr Bondarev joins the Williams Racing Driver Academy".
  9. "Williams sign Canadian Lance Stroll to young driver programme". Sky Sports. 27 November 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  10. "Oliver Rowland gets Williams Formula 1 role for 2018". www.autosport.com. 23 February 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  11. "W Series star Jamie Chadwick joins Williams' Driver Academy | Formula 1®". www.formula1.com. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  12. "Dan Ticktum joins Williams Racing Driver Academy". Williams F1. 17 December 2019. Archived from the original on 10 January 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  13. "Williams release development driver Dan Ticktum | Formula 1®". www.formula1.com. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  14. "Jack Aitken confirmed as Reserve Driver for ROKiT Williams Racing". Williams F1. 4 February 2020. Archived from the original on 11 June 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  15. "Roy Nissany is confirmed as Official Test Driver". Williams F1. 15 January 2020. Archived from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
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