Sauber Academy
Founded | Sauber Junior Team (2019) Sauber Academy (2020) |
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Base | Hinwil, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland |
Team principal(s) | Frédéric Vasseur (Director) |
Current drivers | Super Formula Théo Pourchaire FIA Formula 2 Zane Maloney FR European Championship Léna Bühler F1 Academy Carrie Schreiner Karting Miguel Costa Taym Saleh |
Website | https://www.sauber-group.com/motorsport/sauber-academy/ |
The Sauber Academy – formerly known as the Sauber Junior Team – is an initiative by Sauber Motorsport to help nurture talent from karts through the feeder series ladder to promote them to their Formula One team.
In November 2018, Sauber entered a partnership with Czech team Charouz Racing System to form the Sauber Junior Team, followed by the creation of a karting team in March 2019. After 2019 Sauber parted ways with Charouz and rebranded the programme as the Sauber Academy. Sauber's Karting Team, aligned with Kart Republic, also entails various drivers.
Current drivers
Driver | Years | Current series | Titles as Sauber Academy member |
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Théo Pourchaire | 2019– | Super Formula Championship | ADAC Formula 4 FIA Formula 2 |
Marcus Amand | 2023– | Porsche Sprint Challenge Southern Europe | none as Sauber Academy member |
Léna Bühler | 2023– | Formula Regional European Championship | none as Sauber Academy member |
Taym Saleh | 2023– | TBA | none as Sauber Academy member |
Carrie Schreiner | 2024– | Formula 4 UAE Championship F1 Academy |
none as Sauber Academy member |
Zane Maloney | 2024– | FIA Formula 2 Championship | none as Sauber Academy member |
Driver | Years | Titles as Sauber Karting Team member |
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Miguel Costa | 2020– | none as Sauber Karting Team member |
Former drivers
Driver | Years | Series that driver competed as Sauber Affiliate |
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Simona de Silvestro | 2014 | None |