Renault Sport Academy

The Renault Sport Academy, formerly known as RF1 Driver Programme and Renault Driver Development, is a program to support racing drivers since 2002 in their racing series. The programme was created by Renault F1 in 2002.

Selected drivers have to prove their potential on track and their athletics qualities. They promote Renault in the world.

In 2011, the programme was renamed LRGP Academy, following the rebranding of the team to "Lotus Renault GP".[1]

In 2012, the programme was renamed Lotus F1 Team iRace Professional Programme and 2013–2015, the programme was renamed Lotus F1 Junior Team.

Current drivers
Driver Years Current Series Titles
Max Fewtrell[2] 2017–20 FIA Formula 3 Championship Formula Renault Eurocup (2018)
Christian Lundgaard[3] 2017–20 FIA Formula 2 Championship SMP F4 Championship (2017)
F4 Spanish Championship (2017)
Caio Collet[4] 2019–20 Formula Renault Eurocup none as Renault Sport Academy member
Guanyu Zhou[5] 2019–20 FIA Formula 2 Championship none as Renault Sport Academy member
Oscar Piastri[6] 2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship none as Renault Sport Academy member
Hadrien David[7] 2020 Formula Renault Eurocup none as Renault Sport Academy member

Former drivers

Renault / Lotus Renault GP
Driver Years Series competed
Jack Aitken[8] 2016–19 GP3 Series (2016–17)
FIA Formula 2 Championship (2018)
Fabio Carbone 2002 British Formula 3 Championship (2002)
Jan Charouz 2010–11 Formula Renault 3.5 Series (2010–11)
Auto GP (2011)
Dani Clos[9] 2007 Formula 3 Euro Series (2007)
Jérôme d'Ambrosio 2004, 2010 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (2004)
Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0 (2004)
GP2 Series (2010)
Louis Delétraz[8] 2016 GP2 Series (2016)
Formula V8 3.5 Series (2016)
Lucas di Grassi[9] 2005–07 Formula 3 Euro Series (2005)
GP2 Series (2006–07)
Loïc Duval 2004–05 Formula 3 Euro Series (2004–05)
Fairuz Fauzy 2011 GP2 Series (2011)
Sacha Fenestraz[10] 2017–18 Formula Renault Eurocup (2017)
FIA Formula 3 European Championship (2018)
GP3 Series (2018)
Marta García 2017 Spanish F4 Championship (2017)
SMP F4 Championship (2017)
Romain Grosjean[9] 2006–09 Formula 3 Euro Series (2006–07)
GP2 Asia Series (2008)
GP2 Series (2008–09)
Ben Hanley[9] 2006–08 Formula Renault 3.5 Series (2006–07)
GP2 Series (2008)
Anthoine Hubert[11] 2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship (2019) [note 1]
Kevin Jörg[8] 2016 GP3 Series (2016)
Heikki Kovalainen 2002–05 British Formula 3 Championship (2002)
World Series by Nissan (2003–04)
GP2 Series (2005)
Robert Kubica 2002 Italian Formula Renault Championship (2002)
José María López 2003–06 Formula Renault V6 Eurocup (2003)
International Formula 3000 (2004)
GP2 Series (2005–06)
Leonardo Lorandi[13] 2019 Formula Renault Eurocup (2019)
Pastor Maldonado 2004–05 Italian Formula Renault Championship (2004)
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (2004)
Formula Renault 3.5 Series (2005)
Victor Martins[14] 2018–19 Formula Renault Eurocup (2018–2019)
Tiago Monteiro 2002 French Formula Three Championship (2002)
International Formula 3000 (2002)
Jarno Opmeer[2] 2017 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Nelson Panciatici[9] 2007 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (2007)
Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0 (2007)
Charles Pic[15] 2009 Formula Renault 3.5 Series (2009)
Arthur Rougier[14] 2018 Formula Renault Eurocup (2018)
Oliver Rowland[8] 2016 GP2 Series (2016)
Eric Salignon 2002–03 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (2002)
Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0 (2002)
British Formula 3 Championship (2003)
Ho-Pin Tung 2010–11 GP2 Series (2010)
Superleague Formula (2011)
Davide Valsecchi[15] 2009 GP2 Series (2009)
Carlo van Dam 2002 World Championship Formula Super A (2002)
Giedo van der Garde 2004 Formula 3 Euro Series (2004)
Danny Watts 2003 British Formula 3 Championship (2003)
Ye Yifei[16] 2019 FIA Formula 3 Championship (2019)
Sun Yueyang[17] 2016–18 Karting (2016)
Formula Renault Eurocup (2017)
Formula Renault NEC (2017)
BRDC British Formula 3 Championship (2018)
  • Championship titles highlighted in bold.

Lotus F1 (2012–2015)
Driver Years Series competed
Alexander Albon[18] 2013–15 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (2013–2014)
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC (2013–2014)
European Formula 3 Championship (2015)
Dorian Boccolacci[18] 2012–15 kart (2012–13)
French F4 Championship (2014)
European Formula 3 Championship (2015)
Juan Manuel Correa[19] 2014–15 kart (2014)
Alex Fontana 2015 Formula E (2014–15)
Formula Renault 3.5 Series (2015)
GP3 Series (2015)
Kevin Korjus[20] 2012 Formula Renault 3.5 Series (2012)
Callan O'Keeffe[19] 2014 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (2014)
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC (2014)
Marco Sørensen[18] 2009, 2013–15 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (2009)
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC (2009)
Formula Renault 3.5 Series (2013–2014)
GP2 Series (2014–2015)
FIA World Endurance Championship (2015)
Richie Stanaway[20] 2012 Formula Renault 3.5 Series (2012)
Marlon Stöckinger[18] 2013–15 Formula Renault 3.5 Series (2013–2015)
GP2 Series (2015)
Matthieu Vaxivière[18] 2015 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps (2015)
Formula Renault 3.5 Series (2015)

References
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Notes
  1. Hubert was a member of the Renault Sport Academy, however suffered a fatal crash in the 2019 Belgian F2 Feature Race .[12]
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