The FIA Institute Young Driver Excellence Academy was a programme founded by the FIA Institute for Motor Sport Safety and Sustainability to develop young driver talent worldwide.
In its first year (2011) the Institute selected 12 drivers to take part in the programme.[1] 19 drivers were shortlisted for a three-day selection event, which took place on 6–8 February 2011 in Melk, Austria.
For 2012, the FIA shortlisted 30 young drivers, of whom 18 were selected for the second year of the programme.[2] [3]
In 2013, selection events were held across five continents with the winners from each event joining five chosen wildcards to form a ten driver academy.
The participants were trained by professional racing and rally drivers Alexander Wurz and Robert Reid, with workshops taking place throughout the year.[4]
The program ended in 2015.
| Driver | 2011 Series | |
|---|---|---|
 Kevin Abbring | Selected rallies | |
 Paul-Loup Chatin | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | |
 Albert Costa | Formula Renault 3.5 series | |
 Alon Day | German Formula Three Championship | |
 Philipp Eng | ADAC GT Masters | |
| Robin Frijns | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | |
 Timmy Hansen | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | |
 Egon Kaur | WRC Academy Drivers' Championship | |
 Andreas Mikkelsen | Intercontinental Rally Challenge | |
 Alexander Rossi | Formula Renault 3.5 series | |
 Richie Stanaway | German Formula Three Championship | |
 Stoffel Vandoorne | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 |
| Driver | 2012 Series | |
|---|---|---|
 Mohamed Al Mutawaa | ||
| Klaus Bachler | Porsche Carrera Cup Germany | |
 Andrea Bate | ||
 Craig Breen | Super 2000 World Rally Championship | |
 Andrea Caldarelli | Super GT | |
 Gabby Chaves | Indy Lights | |
 Jonas Gelžinis | Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain | |
 Michael Klitgaard Christensen | Porsche Carrera Cup Germany | |
 Jack Le Brocq | Australian Formula Ford Championship | |
| Michael Lewis | Formula 3 Euro Series | |
 Alex Lynn | British Formula 3 | |
 José Andrès Montalto | ||
| Ramón Piñeiro | ||
| Brendan Reeves | WRC Academy Drivers' Championship | |
| Pontus Tidemand | WRC Academy Drivers' Championship | |
| Timo van der Marel | WRC Academy Drivers' Championship | |
 Sepp Wiegand | Intercontinental Rally Challenge | |
| Lewis Williamson | GP3 Series |
| Driver | 2013 Series | |
|---|---|---|
 Yannick Amberg-Mettler | German Formula Three Championship | |
| Fabio Andolfi | Italian Rally Championship | |
| Lucas Auer | FIA European Formula 3 Championship | |
 Raul Badiu | Dacia Logan Cup | |
 Nikola Belohradski | Eurocup Clio | |
| Kevin Demaerschalk | French Rally Championship | |
| Jake Dennis | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | |
| Michelle Gatting | VW Scirocco R-Cup | |
| Ignas Gelzinis | Renault Clio Cup GB | |
 Patrik Hajek | CIK-FIA European Championship | |
 Matej Homola | FIA European Touring Car Cup | |
| Anthoine Hubert | French Formule 4 Championship | |
| Erik Johansson | Formula Renault 1.6 Nordic Championship | |
 Benedek Major | FIA European Truck Racing Championship | |
 Jacques Mizzi | Renault Clio Cup GB | |
 Bartlomej Mirecki | Polish Championship Kia Picanto | |
 Nikola Milijkovic | CEZ Championship | |
| Roy Nissany | FIA European Formula 3 Championship | |
| Dennis Olsen | Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | |
| Kevin O'Hara | Irish Formula Ford Championship | |
 Klemen Popit | Slovenian National Championship LEMA-GP | |
| Daniel Popov | Bulgarian Rally Championship | |
| Alex Riberas | Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland | |
| Rasmus Uustulnd | Estonian Rally Cup | |
| Dennis van de Laar | FIA European Formula 3 Championship |
| Driver | 2014 Series | |
|---|---|---|
 Abdullah Bamogaddam | ||
 Jorge Cevallos | Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | |
 Diego Ferreira | LATAM Challenge Series | |
| Michelle Gatting | Porsche Carrera Cup Germany | |
| Ignas Gelzinis | Volkswagen Castrol Cup | |
| Mauricio Hernandez | ||
| Erik Johansson | ||
| Henk Lategan | European Rally Championship | |
 Akhil Rabindra | Formula Masters China | |
| Kelvin van der Linde | ADAC GT Masters | |
| Ovie Iroro |
| Driver[5] | 2015 Series | |
|---|---|---|
| Anton de Pasquale | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | |
 Pietro Fittipaldi | FIA European Formula 3 | |
| Macauley Jones | Dunlop V8 Supercar Series | |
| Jordan King | GP2 Series | |
| Kenton Koch | Cooper Tires Prototype Lites | |
| Stéphane Lefebvre | European Rally Championship | |
 Ali Makhseed | Drifting Championships | |
| Seb Morris | GP3 Series | |
| Tim Novak | ||
| Jordan Pepper | ADAC GT Masters | |
 Panikos Polykarpou | ||
| Aidan Wright | Italian GT Championship |