Mercedes Junior Team

The Mercedes Junior Team is an initiative by Mercedes F1 Team to help nurture talent from karts through the feeder series ladder to promote them to their Formula One team.

Current drivers
Driver Years Current series Titles achieved as Mercedes Junior Team member
George Russell[1] 2017– Formula One GP3 Series
Formula 2 Championship
Andrea Kimi Antonelli[2] 2018– Karting CIK-FIA European Championship - OK
WSK Euro Series - OK
WSK Super Master Series - OKJ
24° South Garda Winter Cup - OKJ
WSK Euro Series - OKJ
ROK Cup International Final - Mini ROK
Paul Aron[3] 2019– Formula Renault Eurocup none as Mercedes Junior Team member
Alex Powell[4] 2019– Karting ROK Cup Superfinal - Mini ROK
Frederik Vesti[5] 2021– FIA Formula 3 Championship none as Mercedes Junior Team member

Former drivers
Driver Years Series that driver competed as Mercedes Junior F1 Team(s)
Pascal Wehrlein[6] 2014–2018 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (2014–15, 2018)
Formula One (2016–17)		 Manor Racing (2016)
Sauber F1 Team (2017)
Esteban Ocon[7] 2015–2019[note 1] GP3 Series (2015)
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (2016)

Formula One (2016–18)

 Manor Racing (2016)
Force India (2017–18)
Renault (2020)
Alpine (2021)

Notes
  1. Despite Ocon being released from the junior team, he is still managed by the academy's boss Toto Wolff.

References
  1. "George Russell: World champions Mercedes sign teenager from King's Lynn". BBC Sport. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  2. "Mercedes: sarà Andrea Kimi Antonelli l'erede di Lewis Hamilton? (Mercedes: will Andrea Kimi Antonelli be the heir to Lewis Hamilton?)". 3 February 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  3. Waring, Bethonie (4 July 2019). "F4 racer Paul Aron joins Merecedes F1 junior programme". FormulaScout. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  4. Allen, Peter (4 April 2019). "Powell joins Antonelli as Mercedes F1-supported karter". FormulaScout. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  5. "Frederik Vesti - Junior Drivers". 19 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  6. "NEWS: Mercedes and Pascal Wehrlein to part ways". Mercedes AMG F1. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  7. Noble, Jonathan (30 August 2019). "Renault "very clear" Ocon deal is no Mercedes loan". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
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