The Sauber Academy, formerly known as the Sauber Junior Team, was a driver development programme by Sauber Motorsport to support drivers 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, aligned with Kart Republic, in March 2019. Sauber then parted ways with Charouz and rebranded the programme as the Sauber Academy for 2020.
After Audi took over Sauber's entry in 2026, the team launched its own driver academy, the Audi Driver Development Programme.
Former drivers Sauber Junior Team (2019) DriverYearsSeries that driver competed as Sauber junior Juan Manuel Correa 2019FIA Formula 2 Championship (2019) Alessandro Ghiretti 2019ADAC Formula 4 (2019) Raoul Hyman 2019FIA Formula 3 Championship (2019) Callum Ilott 2019FIA Formula 2 Championship (2019) Arthur Leclerc 2019ADAC Formula 4 (2019) Théo Pourchaire 2019ADAC Formula 4 (2019) Fabio Scherer 2019FIA Formula 3 Championship (2019) Roman Staněk 2019ADAC Formula 4 (2019)Italian F4 Championship (2019) Lirim Zendeli 2019FIA Formula 3 Championship (2019)
Sauber Academy (2020–2025) DriverYearsSeries that driver competed as Sauber junior Emerson Fittipaldi Jr. 2020Karting (2020) Petr Ptáček 2020Formula Renault Eurocup (2020) Dexter Patterson 2020–2021Karting (2020)Italian F4 Championship (2020)GB3 Championship (2021) Théo Pourchaire 2020–2024FIA Formula 3 Championship (2020)FIA Formula 2 Championship (2020–2023)Super Formula (2024)IndyCar Series (2024) Juan Manuel Correa 2021–2022FIA Formula 3 Championship (2021–2022)FIA Formula 2 Championship (2022) Roberto Faria 2022GB3 Championship (2022) Marcus Amand 2023 Formula Regional European Championship (2023) Miguel Costa 2023Karting – OKJ (2023) Léna Bühler 2023–2024 Formula 4 UAE Championship (2023)F1 Academy (2023)Formula Regional European Championship (2024) Taym Saleh 2023–2024Karting – OK (2021–2022) Zane Maloney 2024 FIA Formula 2 Championship (2024) Carrie Schreiner 2024 Formula 4 UAE Championship (2024)Formula Winter Series (2024)F1 Academy (2024)F4 British Championship (2024)Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie (2024) Emma Felbermayr 2025 F1 Academy (2025)F4 Spanish Championship (2025)F4 British Championship (2025)
Sauber Karting Team From 2019 to 2022, Sauber and kart manufacturer Kart Republic ran the Sauber Karting Team.
DriverYearsSeries that driver competed as Sauber junior Joshua Dufek 2019Karting (2019) Dexter Patterson 2019Karting (2019) Christian Ho 2019–2021Karting (2019–2021) Piotr Czaja 2020Karting (2020) Harry Thompson 2020Karting (2020) Ugo Ugochukwu 2020–2021Karting (2020–2021) Tiziano Monza 2020–2021Karting (2020–2021) Miguel Costa 2020–2022Karting – OKJ (2020–2022) Sonny Smith 2021Karting – OKJ (2021) Maciej Gładysz 2021Karting – OKJ (2021) Gustaw Wiśniewski 2021Karting – OKJ (2021) Zachary David 2021–2022Karting – OK (2021–2022)
Sauber Affiliate drivers In 2014, Sauber set up Sauber Affiliate drivers, an F1 preparation programme with the team, including on-track testing, simulator work, as well as mental and physical training, with the goal of gaining the FIA Super Licence required for F1 competition.
Driver Series that driver competed as Sauber Affiliate Simona de Silvestro 2014 None
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