The Scuderia Ferrari Driver Academy is a driver development program by Scuderia Ferrari to nurture young talent within its own organisation for potential Formula One entries. Over the years, several Academy drivers have progressed onto F1, such as Charles Leclerc, Sergio Pérez, Lance Stroll, Mick Schumacher, Zhou Guanyu and Oliver Bearman.
The Academy is currently supervised by Jérôme d'Ambrosio, who competed in Formula One between 2011 and 2012.
History
The idea for a Ferrari Driver Academy came from Felipe Massa's coaching within the Ferrari organisation, with the Brazilian being loaned out to Sauber for three seasons whilst being under contract with Ferrari. Jules Bianchi became the first recruit to the scheme in December 2009, being followed by Mirko Bortolotti, Daniel Zampieri, and Raffaele Marciello in March 2010. In late 2010, Ferrari confirmed Sergio Pérez had been signed up to the scheme, the Mexican being set to be its first graduate to Formula One competition, having already signed for Ferrari-powered Sauber days before the announcement. Pérez left the academy after signing to McLaren in . Bianchi also ceased being a member in July 2015, after dying from injuries sustained at the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix whilst racing for the Ferrari-powered Marussia team. Lance Stroll also left the academy, moving to Williams for the 2017 Formula One season. Marciello, on the other hand, ceased to be a member for personal reasons, though later stated that he was removed from the team and believed that Ferrari's team principal at the time, Maurizio Arrivabene, "just didn't like" him.
After rumours of the academy being disbanded, it was announced that the programme would be expanded with Massimo Rivola as its new head. On 23 June 2015, Antonio Fuoco had his first Formula One test with Ferrari during the 2-day post- test at the Red Bull Ring. In March 2016, it was announced that Charles Leclerc would be inducted into the Ferrari Driver Academy. In November of that year, Enzo Fittipaldi was amongst five drivers invited to join the Ferrari Driver Academy and was confirmed as a Ferrari Driver Academy member alongside Marcus Armstrong the following month. In late 2017, Ferrari added Callum Ilott, Robert Shwartzman and Gianluca Petecof to their line-up. Mick Schumacher, the son of multiple Formula One World champion Michael Schumacher was added to the lineup in 2019.
In September 2018, it was announced Leclerc would become the first academy member to graduate to Ferrari in .
Mick Schumacher graduated to F1 with Haas F1 after winning the 2020 Formula 2 Championship, whilst Championship runner-up Callum Ilott was given a test and reserve driver role at Scuderia Ferrari. After 2020, three drivers left the academy: Giuliano Alesi, Enzo Fittipaldi and reigning Formula Regional European Champion Gianluca Petecof; meanwhile Australian karter James Wharton joined it after winning the Ferrari Scouting competition.
In January 2021, Maya Weug, 16, became the first female driver to join the academy. In Autumn of 2021 Ferrari added European Karting vice-champion Rafael Câmara and Italian F4 and ADAC F4 champion Oliver Bearman to their lineup, after the pair won the Ferrari's Scouting World Final.
Following the second running of the Girls On Track – Rising Stars competition, Laura Camps Torras was signed to the setup.
In July 2024, Haas F1 announced that they have signed Bearman on a multi-year contract beginning in the 2025 season.
Current drivers
+ Driver Titles as FDA member Dino Beganovic 2020– FIA Formula 2 Championship Formula Regional European Championship (2022) Rafael Câmara 2021– FIA Formula 2 ChampionshipFormula Regional European Championship (2024)FIA Formula 3 Championship (2025) Tuukka Taponen 2023– FIA Formula 3 ChampionshipFormula Regional Middle East Championship (2024) Noah Baglin 2025– Karting (OK)none Filippo Sala 2025– Karting (OK)none Alba Hurup Larsen 2026– UAE4 SeriesF1 AcademyF4 British Championshipnone Niccolò Maccagnani 2026– UAE4 SeriesItalian F4 ChampionshipnoneSource:
Graduates to Formula One This list contains the drivers that have graduated to Formula One with support from Ferrari. Therefore, drivers who have had support in the past and entered Formula One through other means, such as Lance Stroll and Zhou Guanyu, are not included. Drivers who drove for other teams while still part of Ferrari's youth setup are highlighted in italics.
DriverAcademy experienceF1 experience with FerrariF1 experience with other teamsYearsFormer series Jules Bianchi 2009–2014 Formula 3 Euro Series (2009)GP2 Series (2010–2011)Formula Renault 3.5 Series (2012)Formula One (–) Marussia (–) Sergio Pérez 2010–2012 GP2 Series (2010)Formula One (–) Sauber (–)McLaren ()Force India (–)Racing Point (–)Red Bull Racing (–)Cadillac (–) Charles Leclerc 2016–2018 GP3 Series (2016)FIA Formula 2 Championship () – Sauber () Mick Schumacher 2019–2022 Formula 2 Championship (2019–2020) Haas (–) Oliver Bearman 2022– FIA Formula 3 Championship (2022)Formula Regional Asian Championship (2022)FIA Formula 2 Championship (2023–2024) Haas (–)
Former drivers Driver Years Series competed as Ferrari Driver Academy member F1 team(s) Mirko Bortolotti 2010 GP3 Series (2010) None Daniel Zampieri 2010 Formula Renault 3.5 Series (2010) None Brandon Maïsano 2010–2012 Formula Abarth (2010)Italian Formula Three Championship (2011–2012) None Lance Stroll 2010–2015 Karting (2010–2013)Italian F4 Championship (2014)Toyota Racing Series (2015)FIA Formula 3 European Championship (2015) Williams (2017–2018)Racing Point (2019–2020)Aston Martin (2021–) Raffaele Marciello 2010–2015 Formula Abarth (2010)Italian Formula Three Championship (2011)Toyota Racing Series (2012)Formula 3 Euro Series (2012)FIA Formula 3 European Championship (2012–2013)GP2 Series (2014–2015) None Antonio Fuoco 2012–2018 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps (2013)FIA Formula 3 European Championship (2014)GP3 Series (2015–2016)FIA Formula 2 Championship (–) None Zhou Guanyu 2014–2018 Italian F4 Championship (2015)ADAC Formula 4 (2015)Toyota Racing Series (2016)FIA Formula 3 European Championship (2016–2018) Alfa Romeo (2022–2023)Kick Sauber (2024) Giuliano Alesi 2016–2020 GP3 Series (2016–2018)FIA Formula 2 Championship (–) None Gianluca Petecof 2017–2020 Italian F4 Championship (2018–2019)ADAC Formula 4 (2018–2019)Formula Regional European Championship (2020) None Enzo Fittipaldi 2017–2020 ADAC Formula 4 (2017–2018)Italian F4 Championship (2017–2018)Formula Regional European Championship (2019)FIA Formula 3 Championship (2020) None Marcus Armstrong 2017–2021 Toyota Racing Series (2017–2019)Italian F4 Championship (2017)ADAC Formula 4 (2017)FIA Formula 3 European Championship (2018)FIA Formula 3 Championship (2019)FIA Formula 2 Championship (2020–2021) None Callum Ilott 2017–2021 GP3 Series (2018)FIA Formula 2 Championship (2019–2020)GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup (2021) None / Robert Shwartzman 2017–2022 Formula Renault Eurocup (2017)Toyota Racing Series (2018)FIA Formula 3 European Championship (2018)FIA Formula 3 Championship (2019)FIA Formula 2 Championship (2020–2021) None Arthur Leclerc 2020–2023 Formula Regional European Championship (2020)FIA Formula 3 Championship (2021–2022)Formula Regional Asian Championship (2022)FIA Formula 2 Championship (2023) None James Wharton 2021–2023 Formula 4 UAE Championship (2022–2023)Italian F4 Championship (2022–2023)ADAC Formula 4 (2022)Euro 4 Championship (2023) None Maya Weug 2021–2025Italian F4 Championship (2021–2022)ADAC Formula 4 Championship (2021–2022)Formula Regional European Championship (2023–2025)F1 Academy (2024–2025)none Laura Camps Torras 2022 Karting (2022) None Maria Germano Neto 2022 Karting (2022) None Aurelia Nobels 2023–2025 Italian F4 Championship (2023)Euro 4 Championship (2023–2024)Formula 4 UAE Championship (2024)F1 Academy (2024–2025)F4 Saudi Arabian Championship (2024)F4 British Championship (2024)Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter Championship (2025)None Championship titles highlighted in bold.
Esports In 2019, Ferrari established the FDA Esports Team to compete in the Formula One Esports Series. That same year, Italian David Tonizza won the drivers' championship, securing their first championship victory.
In 2020, Enzo Bonito and Filip Prešnajder joined the team. A much harder season was to come, with Ferrari only taking 2 wins in the season, both achieved by Tonizza.
For 2021, two-time Esports champion Brendon Leigh joined the team from Mercedes to partner Tonizza and newcomer Domenico Lovece. They finished 4th in the teams' championship on 125 points with 1 win and 2 podiums, both from Tonizza.
Runner-up from 2017 Fabrizio Donoso joined Leigh and Tonizza at Ferrari for 2022. They endured their worst season to date, with only one podium from Leigh and ending up 7th in the team standings.
Scuderia Ferrari Esports Team + Driver Current Series Titles as FDA member Bardia Broumand 2023– F1 Sim Racingnone Dylan Warren 2023–none Kamil Stachura 2023–none Isaac Gillissen 2024– SRO Intercontinental GT Challenge EsportsVirtual Endurance ChampionshipDTM Esports Pro ChampionshipBritish F4 Esports ChampionshipVirtual Endurance ChampionshipFerrari Esports Series (2023) Gergő Báldi 2024– SRO Intercontinental GT Challenge EsportsDTM Esports Pro ChampionshipPrecision Racing League GT3 Sprint SeriesBritish F4 Esports Championship Precision Racing League GT3 Sprint SeriesFerrari Esports Series (2023) Graham Carroll 2024– British F4 Esports ChampionshipFIA F4 Esports Global Championship British F4 Esports Championship Patrik Sipos 2024– F1 Sim Racingnone Daniel Kjeldsen 2024–none John Evans 2024–none Ole Steinbråten 2025– IMSA Esports Global Championshipnone Lorenzo Manfredotti 2025–none Daniel Lafuente 2025–none Michele Constantini 2025– iRacing Special Eventsnone Niklas Beu 2025–none Ismael Fahssi 2025– F1 Sim Racingnone Angelo D'Ortensio 2025–none Gregory Przybyl 2026–none
Former FDA Esports drivers