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.
| Founded | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Base | Brackley, Northamptonshire, England |
| Team principal(s) | Gwen Lagrue (co-Director) |
| Current drivers | Formula 3 Noah StrømstedFormula Regional  Rashid Al Dhaheri Doriane PinGB3  Yuanpu CuiFormula 4 Andy Consani Ethan Jeff-Hall  Alex PowellF1 Academy Doriane PinKarting  James Anagnostiadis Kenzo Craigie Luna Fluxá Julia Montlaur Many Nuvolini |
| Website | https://www.mercedesamgf1.com/team |
Current drivers
edit| Driver | Years | Current series | Titles achieved as Mercedes Junior Team member |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019– | F4 Middle East Championship Italian F4 Championship |
none as Mercedes Junior Team member | |
| 2021– | GB3 Championship Formula Regional Middle East Championship |
none as Mercedes Junior Team member | |
| 2022– | Karting (OK) | none as Mercedes Junior Team member | |
| 2023– | Karting (OKJ) | FIA Junior World Karting Championship (2024) | |
| 2024– | F1 Academy Formula Regional European Championship Formula Regional Middle East Championship |
none as Mercedes Junior Team member | |
| 2024– | Karting (OKJ) | none as Mercedes Junior Team member | |
| 2025– | Formula Regional Middle East Championship Formula Regional European Championship GB3 Championship |
none as Mercedes Junior Team member | |
| 2025– | French F4 Championship | none as Mercedes Junior Team member | |
| 2025– | F4 British Championship | none as Mercedes Junior Team member | |
| 2025– | Karting | none as Mercedes Junior Team member | |
| 2025– | Karting | none as Mercedes Junior Team member | |
| 2025– | FIA Formula 3 Championship | none as Mercedes Junior Team member |
Graduates to Formula 1
editThis list contains the drivers that have graduated to Formula 1 with support from Mercedes. Therefore, drivers who have had support in the past and entered Formula 1 through other means are not included. Drivers who drove for other teams while still part of Mercedes' youth setup are highlighted in italics.
| Driver | Academy experience | F1 experience with Mercedes | F1 experience with other teams | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Years | Former series | |||
| 2014–2018 | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (2014–2015, 2018) Formula One (2016–2017) |
— | Manor (2016) Sauber (2017) | |
| 2015–2019 | GP3 Series (2015) Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (2016) Formula One (2016–2018) |
— | Manor (2016) Force India (2017–2018) Renault (2020) Alpine (2021–2024) Haas (2025–) | |
| 2017–2021 | GP3 Series (2017) FIA Formula 2 Championship (2018) Formula One (2019–2021) |
2020, 2022– | Williams (2019–2021) | |
| 2018–2024 | Italian F4 Championship (2021–2022) ADAC Formula 4 Championship (2022) Formula Regional Middle East Championship (2023) Formula Regional European Championship (2023) FIA Formula 2 Championship (2024) |
2025– | — | |
Former drivers
edit| Driver | Years | Series that driver competed as Mercedes Junior | F1 Team(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–2023 | Italian F4 Championship (2019) ADAC F4 Championship (2019) Formula Renault Eurocup (2020) Formula Regional European Championship (2021–2022) Formula Regional Asian Championship (2022) FIA Formula 3 Championship (2023) |
None | |
| 2021–2024 | FIA Formula 3 Championship (2021) FIA Formula 2 Championship (2022–2023) European Le Mans Series – LMP2 (2024) GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup |
None | |
| 2022 | F4 British Championship (2022) | None |
Notes
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References
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