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 as RSA member
Max Fewtrell[2] 2017– TBA 2018 Formula Renault Eurocup
Christian Lundgaard[3] 2017– TBA 2017 SMP F4 Championship
2017 F4 Spanish Championship
Caio Collet[4] 2019– TBA none as Renault Sport Academy member
Guanyu Zhou[5] 2019– F3 Asian Championship none as Renault Sport Academy member
Oscar Piastri[6] 2020– FIA Formula 2 Championship 2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship
Hadrien David[7] 2020– TBA none as Renault Sport Academy member

Former drivers

Renault / Lotus Renault GP
Driver Years Series competed F1 Team(s)
Jack Aitken[8] 2016–19 GP3 Series (2016–17)
FIA Formula 2 Championship (2018)		 Williams (2020)
Fabio Carbone 2002 British Formula 3 Championship (2002) None
Jan Charouz 2010–11 Formula Renault 3.5 Series (2010–11)
Auto GP (2011)		 None
Dani Clos[9] 2007 Formula 3 Euro Series (2007) None
Jérôme d'Ambrosio 2004, 2010 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (2004)
Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0 (2004)
GP2 Series (2010)		 Virgin Racing (2011)

Lotus F1 (2012)

Louis Delétraz[8] 2016 GP2 Series (2016)
Formula V8 3.5 Series (2016)		 None
Lucas di Grassi[9] 2005–07 Formula 3 Euro Series (2005)
GP2 Series (2006–07)		 Virgin Racing (2010)
Loïc Duval 2004–05 Formula 3 Euro Series (2004–05) None
Fairuz Fauzy 2011 GP2 Series (2011) None
Sacha Fenestraz[10] 2017–18 Formula Renault Eurocup (2017)
FIA Formula 3 European Championship (2018)
GP3 Series (2018)		 None
Marta García 2017 Spanish F4 Championship (2017)
SMP F4 Championship (2017)		 None
Romain Grosjean[9] 2006–09 Formula 3 Euro Series (2006–07)
GP2 Asia Series (2008)
GP2 Series (2008–09)		 Renault (2009)

Lotus F1 (2012–2015)

Haas (2016–2020)

Ben Hanley[9] 2006–08 Formula Renault 3.5 Series (2006–07)
GP2 Series (2008)		 None
Anthoine Hubert[11] 2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship (2019) [note 1] None
Kevin Jörg[8] 2016 GP3 Series (2016) None
Heikki Kovalainen 2002–05 British Formula 3 Championship (2002)
World Series by Nissan (2003–04)
GP2 Series (2005)		 Renault (2007)

McLaren (2008–2009)

Team Lotus (2010–2011)

Caterham (2012)

Lotus F1 (2013)

Robert Kubica 2002 Italian Formula Renault Championship (2002) BMW Sauber (2006–2009)

Renault (2010)

Williams (2019)

José María López 2003–06 Formula Renault V6 Eurocup (2003)
International Formula 3000 (2004)
GP2 Series (2005–06)		 None
Leonardo Lorandi[13] 2019 Formula Renault Eurocup (2019) None
Pastor Maldonado 2004–05 Italian Formula Renault Championship (2004)
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (2004)
Formula Renault 3.5 Series (2005)		 Williams (2011–2013)

Lotus F1 (2014–2015)

Victor Martins[14] 2018–19 Formula Renault Eurocup (2018–2019) None
Tiago Monteiro 2002 French Formula Three Championship (2002)
International Formula 3000 (2002)		 None
Jarno Opmeer[2] 2017 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 None
Nelson Panciatici[9] 2007 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (2007)
Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0 (2007)		 None
Charles Pic[15] 2009 Formula Renault 3.5 Series (2009) Marussia (2012)

Caterham (2013)

Arthur Rougier[14] 2018 Formula Renault Eurocup (2018) None
Oliver Rowland[8] 2016 GP2 Series (2016) None
Eric Salignon 2002–03 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (2002)
Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0 (2002)
British Formula 3 Championship (2003)		 None
Ho-Pin Tung 2010–11 GP2 Series (2010)
Superleague Formula (2011)		 None
Davide Valsecchi[15] 2009 GP2 Series (2009) None
Carlo van Dam 2002 World Championship Formula Super A (2002) None
Giedo van der Garde 2004 Formula 3 Euro Series (2004) Caterham (2013)
Danny Watts 2003 British Formula 3 Championship (2003) None
Ye Yifei[16] 2019 FIA Formula 3 Championship (2019) None
Sun Yueyang[17] 2016–18 Karting (2016)
Formula Renault Eurocup (2017)
Formula Renault NEC (2017)
BRDC British Formula 3 Championship (2018)		 None
  • Championship titles highlighted in bold.

Lotus F1 (2012–2015)
Driver Years Series competed F1 Team(s)
Alexander Albon[18] 2013–15 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (2013–2014)
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC (2013–2014)
European Formula 3 Championship (2015)		 Toro Rosso (2019)

Red Bull (2019–2020)

Dorian Boccolacci[18] 2012–15 kart (2012–13)
French F4 Championship (2014)
European Formula 3 Championship (2015)		 None
Juan Manuel Correa[19] 2014–15 kart (2014) None
Alex Fontana 2015 Formula E (2014–15)
Formula Renault 3.5 Series (2015)
GP3 Series (2015)		 None
Kevin Korjus[20] 2012 Formula Renault 3.5 Series (2012) None
Callan O'Keeffe[19] 2014 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (2014)
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC (2014)		 None
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)		 None
Richie Stanaway[20] 2012 Formula Renault 3.5 Series (2012) None
Marlon Stöckinger[18] 2013–15 Formula Renault 3.5 Series (2013–2015)
GP2 Series (2015)		 None
Matthieu Vaxivière[18] 2015 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps (2015)
Formula Renault 3.5 Series (2015)		 None

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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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