McLaren driver development programme
Bahrain Grand Prix: Sunday, 14th March 2010
McLaren Driver Development Programme Martin's thoughts on the programme 2010 FIA Formula 1 Race Calendar 21 Jan: New addition to Young Driver Programme
Alex Albon Alex got his first taste of karting at the age of six, racing on a makeshift course at the family home in Suffolk. His parents soon realised that motorsport was going to become more than just a hobby. Alex won the 2009 Winter Series, the FKS Championship and the Super 1 British Championship, and is a works driver for t...
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 ...
Jack Harvey Lincolnshire-born Jack stepped up to Formula BMW last year after a stellar karting career in which he won the Asia-Pacific as well as the European and British championships. He finished seventh in the championship and runner-up in the Rookie Cup; in 2010 he’s making a fresh assault on the FBMW title while studyin...
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:...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
