McLaren driver development programme
Belgian Grand Prix on 29th August 2010
Oliver Turvey Oliver won several national karting titles but his single-seater breakthrough came in 2006. Although a restricted budget prevented him from competing in every round of the Formula BMW UK Championship he still finished second, and his aptitude earned him the coveted McLaren Autosport BRDC Award. He will race for iSport ...
OLIVER ROWLAND Oliver has been part of the McLaren Driver Development Programme since 2007, the year he won the British karting championship. He continues to race in European karting championships, combining this with schoolwork and occasional work experience at the McLaren Technology Centre. Age: 17 Date of Birth: Augu...
Nyck de Vries Dutch karting ace Nyck utterly dominated the WSK and European KF3 Championships last year; in fact, he’s been winning in the ultra-competitive KF3 class since he was 13. Anthony Hamilton, who has a finely tuned instinct for karting talent after nurturing his own son’s career, has become Nyck’s manager...
Giedo van der Garde Giedo won the Dutch karting championship in 1998 and the world title in 2002, then progressed to Formula Renault. In 2008 he dominated the FRenault 3.5 Series, winning five races, and earned himself a test in a Renault F1 car. This year he is racing for the successful Barwa Addax team in the GP2 Series. Age: 24 ...
Kevin Magnussen Son of former McLaren-Mercedes test driver Jan Magnussen, Kevin won the Danish Formula Ford championship in 2008 after a successful karting career. Last year he was the runner up in the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup. For the 2010 season, he makes a move to the German Formula 3 Championship. Age:...
Petri Suvanto Determined to follow in the footsteps of his idol, double world champion Mika Häkkinen, rising Finnish star Petri Suvanto has been racing since the age of 5. After taking the Formula BMW Scholarship Course he was selected as one of four FBMW Juniors and will race in the European championship in 2010. Age: 1...
