Mercedes Junior Team
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Founded2014
BaseBrackley, Northamptonshire, England
Team principal(s)Gwen Lagrue (co-Director)
Current driversFormula Regional
Rashid Al Dhaheri
Formula 4
Andy Consani
Kenzo Craigie
Luna Fluxá
Ethan Jeff-Hall
F1 Academy
Payton Westcott
Karting
James Anagnostiadis
Many Nuvolini
Niccolò Perico
Devin Titz
Formula 4
F1 Academy
Karting
| Founded | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Base | Brackley, Northamptonshire, England |
| Team principal(s) | Gwen Lagrue (co-Director) |
| Current drivers | Formula Regional Formula 4 F1 Academy Karting |
| Website | https://www.mercedesamgf1.com/team |
The Mercedes Junior Team is a driver development programme by the Mercedes-AMG F1 Team to help promote drivers from karts through the feeder series ladder to promote them to their Formula One team. Four drivers have been promoted to Formula One while part of the Junior Team: Pascal Wehrlein (2016), Esteban Ocon (2016), George Russell (2019), and Andrea Kimi Antonelli (2025). Of these, Russell and Antonelli have raced for the Mercedes works team.
| Driver | Years | Current Series | Titles achieved as Mercedes Junior Team member |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022– | F4 Spanish Championship | none as Mercedes Junior Team member | |
| 2023– | UAE4 Series Italian F4 Championship E4 Championship |
none as Mercedes Junior Team member | |
| 2024– | Karting (OK) | none as Mercedes Junior Team member | |
| 2025– | Formula Regional Middle East Trophy Formula Regional European Championship |
none as Mercedes Junior Team member | |
| 2025– | UAE4 Series Italian F4 Championship E4 Championship |
none as Mercedes Junior Team member | |
| 2025– | F4 British Championship | none as Mercedes Junior Team member | |
| 2025– | Karting (OK-J) | none as Mercedes Junior Team member | |
| 2026– | Karting (OK-NJ) | none as Mercedes Junior Team member | |
| 2026– | Karting | none as Mercedes Junior Team member | |
| 2026– | F1 Academy Italian F4 Championship |
none as Mercedes Junior Team member | |