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Line 6: \|founded = {{Start date and age\|1998}} \|base = [[McLaren Technology Centre]]<br />{{nowrap\|[[Woking]], Surrey, England}} \|principal = Stephanie Carlin<br />[[Warren Hughes]] \|founders = \|current series = \|former series = \|drivers = \|current drivers = '''IndyCar'''<br />{{flagicon\|MEX}} [[Pato O'Ward]]<br />'''Formula 2''' <br/> {{flagicon\|IRL}} [[Alex Dunne]] <br/> '''Formula 3'''<br />{{flagicon\|ITA}} [[Brando Badoer]]<br />{{flagicon\|NOR}} [[Martinius Stenshorne]]<br />{{flagicon\|USA}} [[Ugo Ugochukwu]]<br />'''F1 Academy'''<br />{{flagicon\|GBR}} [[Ella Lloyd]] <br>'''Karting'''<br />{{flagicon\|BEL}} Dries Van Langendonck \|website = \|driver titles = Line 18: }} The '''McLaren Driver Development Programme''', formerly known as the '''McLaren Young Driver Programme''', is a [[driver development programme]] operated by [[McLaren]]. It is intended to offer year-by-year guidance, assistance and endorsement to help promising young racers climb the motorsport ladder. The ~~program~~programme iswas ~~managed~~also byformerly ~~Stephanie~~known ~~Carlin,~~as ~~formerly~~the of'''McLaren-Honda ~~[[Carlin~~Young ~~Motorsport]].<ref>{{Cite~~Driver ~~web~~Programme''' ~~\|last=Gale~~and ~~\|first=Ewan~~the ~~\|last2=Riberts \|first2=James \|date=2024~~'''McLaren-~~11-15~~Mercedes ~~\|title=The~~Young ~~unconventional~~Driver ~~route~~Support ~~taken~~Programme''', byreflecting ~~McLaren's~~engine ~~new~~deals ~~academy~~with ~~chief~~[[Honda ~~\|url=https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/unconventional-route-mclaren-new-academy-chief/10663239/~~in ~~\|access-date=2024-11-17~~Formula One\|~~website=[[Motorsport.com~~Honda]] ~~\|publisher=~~and [[~~Motorsport~~Mercedes-AMG High ~~Network~~Performance Powertrains\|Mercedes]], ~~\|language=en}}</ref>~~respectively. The most notable participant in the programme is [[Lewis Hamilton]], who joined the programme while karting and eventually graduated to the McLaren F1 Team. He has won the [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions\|Formula One Drivers' Championship]] seven times between 2008 and 2020, where the {{F1\|2008}} championship was won with McLaren. Hamilton is currently the only graduate from the programme who has won a [[World Drivers' Championship]]. The programme was also formerly known as the '''McLaren-Honda Young Driver Programme''' and the '''McLaren-Mercedes Young Driver Support Programme''', reflecting engine deals with [[Honda in Formula One\|Honda]] and [[Mercedes-AMG High Performance Powertrains\|Mercedes]], respectively. As of ~~2024~~2025, nine programme drivers have graduated to [[Formula One]], with four of those debuting directly with the McLaren F1 Team: Lewis Hamilton in {{F1\|2007}}, [[Kevin Magnussen]] in {{F1\|2014}}, [[Stoffel Vandoorne]] in {{F1\|2016}}, and [[Lando Norris]] in {{F1\|2019}}. Hamilton and Norris have won a Grand Prix ~~race~~ with the team. == History == The programme was founded in 1998 by McLaren and Mercedes as the McLaren-Mercedes Young Driver Support Programme. The programme notably signed Lewis Hamilton, [[Nick Heidfeld]] and [[Nicolas Minassian]] as some of its first drivers. From 2019 to 2021, no drivers were part of the program. McLaren Racing CEO [[Zak Brown]] said this was due to the team's "very targeted" approach and already stable Formula One line-up, meaning it would be difficult for any young drivers to find a place in Formula One.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=van Osten \|first=Phillip \|date=24 December 2020 \|title=Brown: Lack of McLaren young drivers due to 'different philosophy' \|url=https://f1i.com/news/394800-brown-lack-of-mclaren-young-drivers-due-to-different-philosophy.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201224171300/https://f1i.com/news/394800-brown-lack-of-mclaren-young-drivers-due-to-different-philosophy.html \|archive-date=24 December 2020 \|access-date=14 January 2021 \|website=F1i.com \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Smith \|first=Luke \|date=23 December 2020 \|title=McLaren sticking to "targeted" approach for F1 young driver programme \|url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/154340/mclaren-sticking-to-targeted-young-driver-approach \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201226173545/https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/154340/mclaren-sticking-to-targeted-young-driver-approach \|archive-date=26 December 2020 \|access-date=14 January 2021 \|website=Autosport.com \|language=en}}</ref> In April 2023, the Young Driver Programme was replaced by the Driver Development Programme.<ref name="YDP" /> Later in October, the programme signed its first female driver in [[Bianca Bustamante]], who ~~will represent~~represented McLaren in the [[2024 F1 Academy season\|2024 season]] of [[F1 Academy]].<ref name="Bustamante" /><ref name="F1ASupportingteam">{{Cite web \|date=26 July 2023 \|title=All 10 Formula 1 teams will have F1 Academy drivers and liveries for the 2024 season \|url=https://www.f1academy.com/Latest/1OnyO0KBfbAIWbs4ywG6ia/all-10-formula-1-teams-will-have-f1-academy-drivers-and-liveries \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029211249/https://www.f1academy.com/Latest/1OnyO0KBfbAIWbs4ywG6ia/all-10-formula-1-teams-will-have-f1-academy-drivers-and-liveries \|archive-date=2023-10-29 \|access-date=2023-10-21 \|website=F1® Academy \|language=en}}</ref> In October 2024, the programme signed its second female driver in [[Ella Lloyd]], who will represent McLaren in the [[2025 F1 Academy season]]<ref name="25F1A" /> in place of Bustamante, who ~~will leave~~left the series after completing her second season ~~at the end of 2024~~.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Rules and Regulations \|url=https://www.f1academy.com/About/5tFG4jMNrPG2LzxYgk5mxU/rules-and-regulations \|access-date=15 October 2024 \|website=[[F1 Academy]] \|language= \|quote=Additionally, all drivers may only compete in two seasons of the series.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Morales \|first=Luisa \|date=February 18, 2025 \|title=Bianca Bustamante confirms exit from McLaren ahead of GB3 Championship debut with Elite Motorsport \|url=https://www.onesports.ph/more-sports/article/28923/bianca-bustamante-confirms-exit-from-mclaren-ahead-of-gb3-championship-debut-with-elite-motorsport \|access-date=February 18, 2025 \|website=One Sports \|language=en}}</ref> ==Current drivers== Line 44: \| {{flagicon\|MEX}} [[Pato O'Ward]]<ref name="YDP">{{cite web \|url=https://www.mclaren.com/racing/formula-1/2023/mclaren-announces-new-driver-development-programme-to-support-the-development-of-new-talent-into-top-level-motorsport/ \|title=McLAREN ANNOUNCES NEW DRIVER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME \|last= \|first= \|date= \|website=McLaren.com \|publisher=McLaren \|access-date= \|quote=}}</ref> \|align=center\| 2023– \| [[2025 IndyCar Series\|IndyCar Series~~]]<br>[[2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship\|IMSA SportsCar Championship~~]] \| None \|- \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} [[Brando Badoer]]{{refn\|group=note\|Badoer was signed to the programme as "optioned driver" in 2023 before earning full junior status in 2024.<ref name="Badoer"/>}}<ref name="Badoer">{{cite web\|url=https://formulascout.com/badoer-earns-full-mclaren-junior-status-and-prema-seat-in-f3/124627\|title=Badoer earns full McLaren junior status and Prema seat in F3\|website=Formula Scout\|last=Wood\|first=Ida\|date=7 October 2024\|access-date=2 January 2025}}</ref>▼ \| {{flagicon\|PHI}} [[Bianca Bustamante]]<ref name="Bustamante">{{Cite web \|date=2023-10-18 \|title=McLaren sign F1 Academy's Bianca Bustamante as first female member of Driver Development Programme \|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.mclaren-sign-f1-academys-bianca-bustamante-as-first-female-member-of-driver.6w5XZDIEWlRBNiUPSn1sbF.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024072622/https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.mclaren-sign-f1-academys-bianca-bustamante-as-first-female-member-of-driver.6w5XZDIEWlRBNiUPSn1sbF.html \|archive-date=24 October 2023 \|access-date=2023-10-23 \|website=Formula 1® \|language=en}}</ref>▼ \|align=center\| ~~2023–~~2024– \| [[2025 ~~GB3~~FIA Formula 3 Championship\|~~GB3~~FIA Formula 3 Championship]] \| None \|- \| {{flagicon\|IRL}} [[Alex Dunne]]<ref name="Dunne">{{cite web\|url=https://www.mclaren.com/racing/formula-1/2024/fia-formula-3-drivers-alex-dunne-and-martinius-stenshorne-join-mclaren-driver-development-programme/\|title=FIA FORMULA 3 DRIVERS ALEX DUNNE AND MARTINIUS STENSHORNE JOIN McLAREN DRIVER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME\|website=McLaren\|date=May 16, 2024\|~~accessdate~~access-date=May 16, 2024}}</ref> \|align=center\| 2024– \| ~~'''~~[[~~2024~~2025 Formula 2 Championship\|FIA Formula 2 Championship]]~~''' ('''[[2024 Formula 2 Championship\|2024]]''')~~▼ ~~\| TBA~~ \| None \|- \| {{flagicon\|BEL}} Dries ~~van~~Van Langendonck<ref>{{Cite web \|title=2023 World Junior Karting Champion Dries Van Langendonck joins the McLaren Driver Development programme \|url=https://www.mclaren.com/racing/formula-1/2024/2023-world-junior-karting-champion-dries-van-langendonck-joins-the-mclaren-driver-development-programme/ \|access-date=2024-07-26 \|website=www.mclaren.com \|language=en-GB}}</ref>▼ \| {{flagicon\|NOR}} [[Martinius Stenshorne]]<ref name="Dunne"/>▼ \|align=center\| 2024– \| Karting ([[Original Kart\|OK]])<br>[[2025 ~~FIA~~F4 ~~Formula 3~~British Championship\|~~FIA Formula~~F4 3British Championship]] \| None \|- ▲\| {{flagicon\|NOR}} [[Martinius Stenshorne]]<ref name="Dunne"/> ▲\| {{flagicon\|BEL}} Dries van Langendonck<ref>{{Cite web \|title=2023 World Junior Karting Champion Dries Van Langendonck joins the McLaren Driver Development programme \|url=https://www.mclaren.com/racing/formula-1/2024/2023-world-junior-karting-champion-dries-van-langendonck-joins-the-mclaren-driver-development-programme/ \|access-date=2024-07-26 \|website=www.mclaren.com \|language=en-GB}}</ref> \|align=center\| 2024– ~~\| Karting ([[Original Kart\|OK]])~~ \| None▼ \|-▼ ▲\| {{flagicon\|ITA}} [[Brando Badoer]]<ref name="Badoer">{{cite web\|url=https://formulascout.com/badoer-earns-full-mclaren-junior-status-and-prema-seat-in-f3/124627\|title=Badoer earns full McLaren junior status and Prema seat in F3\|website=Formula Scout\|last=Wood\|first=Ida\|date=7 October 2024\|access-date=2 January 2025}}</ref> ~~\|align=center\| 2024–{{refn\|group=note\|Badoer was signed to the programme as "optioned driver" in 2023 before earning full junior status in 2024.<ref name="Badoer"/>}}~~ \| [[2025 FIA Formula 3 Championship\|FIA Formula 3 Championship]] \| None \|- \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} [[Ella Lloyd]]<ref name="25F1A">{{Cite web \|date=8 October 2024 \|title=Ella Lloyd to represent McLaren for the 2025 F1 Academy season \|url=https://www.mclaren.com/racing/formula-1/2024/ella-lloyd-to-represent-mclaren-for-the-2025-f1-academy-season/ \|access-date=8 October 2024 \|website=[[McLaren]] \|language=}}</ref> \|align=center\| ~~2024–~~2025– \| [[2025 F1 Academy season\|F1 Academy]]<br>[[2025 F4 British Championship\|F4 British Championship]] \| None \|} Line 100 ⟶ 95: \| [[German Formula Three Championship]] ([[2010 German Formula Three Championship\|2010]])<br>[[British Formula 3 International Series]] ([[2011 British Formula 3 International Series\|2011]])<br>'''[[World Series Formula V8 3.5\|Formula Renault 3.5 Series]]''' ([[2012 Formula Renault 3.5 Series\|2012]]–'''[[2013 Formula Renault 3.5 Series\|2013]]''') \|align=center\| {{F1\|2014}}–{{F1\|2015}} \| [[Renault F1 Team\|Renault]] ({{F1\|2016}})<br>[[Haas F1 Team\|Haas]] ({{F1\|2017}}–{{F1\|2020}};, {{F1\|2022}}–{{F1\|2024}}) \|- \| data-sort-value="VAN"\| {{flagicon\|BEL}} [[Stoffel Vandoorne]] Line 194 ⟶ 189: \| {{flagicon\|NLD}} [[Nyck de Vries]]<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Wood\|first=Elliot\|date=6 May 2019\|title=Nyck de Vries' split with McLaren confirmed\|url=https://formulascout.com/nyck-de-vries-leaves-mclaren/50229\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129094041/https://formulascout.com/nyck-de-vries-leaves-mclaren/50229\|archive-date=29 November 2020\|access-date=14 January 2021\|website=Formula Scout\|language=en-US}}</ref> \|align=center\| 2010–2018 \| Karting (2010–2011)<br>'''[[Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0]]''' ([[2012 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0\|2012]]–'''[[2014 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0\|2014]]''')<br>'''[[Formula Renault 2.0 Alps]]''' ([[2013 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps season\|2013]]–'''[[2014 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps season\|2014]]''')<br>[[Formula Renault 3.5 Series]] ([[2015 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season\|2015]])<br>[[GP3 Series]] ([[2016 GP3 Series\|2016]])<br>[[FIA Formula 2 Championship]] ({{F2\|2017}}–{{F2\|2018}}) \| [[Williams Racing\|Williams]] (2022)<br>[[Scuderia AlphaTauri\|AlphaTauri]] (2023) \|- Line 203 ⟶ 198: \|- \| {{flagicon\|SGP}} [[Andrew Tang (racing driver)\|Andrew Tang]]<ref>{{cite web\|last=de Cotta\|first=Ian\|date=10 February 2014\|title=Tang wins big in New Zealand\|url=http://www.todayonline.com/sports/motor-racing/tang-wins-big-new-zealand\|publisher=[[Today (Singapore newspaper)\|Today Online]]}}</ref> \|align=center\| 2012-2014 \| Karting (2012) Toyota Racing Series (2013-2014) ~~\| None~~ \| \|- \| {{flagicon\|JPN}} [[Nobuharu Matsushita]]<ref>{{Cite web\|last=\|first=\|date=22 February 2017\|title=2017 McLaren-Honda Young Driver Programme members revealed\|url=https://www.mclaren.com/racing/team/young-driver-programme/2017-mclaren-honda-young-driver-programme-members-revealed-3122258/\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112003107/https://www.mclaren.com/racing/team/young-driver-programme/2017-mclaren-honda-young-driver-programme-members-revealed-3122258/\|archive-date=12 November 2020\|access-date=14 January 2021\|website=McLaren Racing\|language=en}}</ref>{{refn\|group=note\|name="HFDP"\|Driver was simultaneously a member of the [[Honda Formula Dream Project]].}} Line 226 ⟶ 222: \| '''[[IndyCar Series]]''' ('''[[2023 IndyCar Series\|2023]]''') \| None ▲\|- \| {{flagicon\|BRA}} [[Gabriel Bortoleto]]<ref name="Bortoleto">{{Cite web \|last=Wood \|first=Ida \|date=2023-10-05 \|title=McLaren signs Bortoleto as junior, makes Badoer an 'optioned driver' \|url=https://formulascout.com/mclaren-signs-bortoleto-as-junior-makes-badoer-an-optioned-driver/111799 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024072941/https://formulascout.com/mclaren-signs-bortoleto-as-junior-makes-badoer-an-optioned-driver/111799 \|archive-date=24 October 2023 \|access-date=2023-10-05 \|website=Formula Scout \|language=en-US}}</ref>▼ \|align=center\| 2023–2024▼ ▲\| '''[[2024 Formula 2 Championship\|FIA Formula 2 Championship]]''' ('''[[2024 Formula 2 Championship\|2024]]''') \| [[Sauber]] (2025–)▼ \|- \| {{flagicon\|JPN}} [[Ryō Hirakawa]]<ref>{{Cite magazine \|last=Jogia \|first=Saajan \|date=2023-09-22 \|title=F1 News: McLaren Takes on New Reserve Driver \|url=https://www.si.com/fannation/racing/f1briefings/news/f1-news-mclaren-takes-on-new-reserve-driver-sj4 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024072801/https://www.si.com/fannation/racing/f1briefings/news/f1-news-mclaren-takes-on-new-reserve-driver-sj4 \|archive-date=24 October 2023 \|access-date=2023-10-24 \|magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]] \|language=en}}</ref>{{refn\|group=note\|name="TGR"\|Hirakawa was simultaneously a member of the [[TGR Driver Challenge Program]].}} Line 237 ⟶ 228: \| None \|- ▲\| {{flagicon\|BRA}} [[Gabriel Bortoleto]]<ref name="Bortoleto">{{Cite web \|last=Wood \|first=Ida \|date=2023-10-05 \|title=McLaren signs Bortoleto as junior, makes Badoer an 'optioned driver' \|url=https://formulascout.com/mclaren-signs-bortoleto-as-junior-makes-badoer-an-optioned-driver/111799 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024072941/https://formulascout.com/mclaren-signs-bortoleto-as-junior-makes-badoer-an-optioned-driver/111799 \|archive-date=24 October 2023 \|access-date=2023-10-05 \|website=Formula Scout \|language=en-US}}</ref> ~~<!-- (Remove this if Bustamante not part of the academy in 2025)~~ ▲\|align=center\| 2023–2024 \|{{flagicon\|PHI}} [[Bianca Bustamante]]<ref name="Bustamante">{{Cite web \|date=2023-10-18 \|title=McLaren sign F1 Academy's Bianca Bustamante as first female member of Driver Development Programme \|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.mclaren-sign-f1-academys-bianca-bustamante-as-first-female-member-of-driver.6w5XZDIEWlRBNiUPSn1sbF.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024072622/https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.mclaren-sign-f1-academys-bianca-bustamante-as-first-female-member-of-driver.6w5XZDIEWlRBNiUPSn1sbF.html \|archive-date=24 October 2023 \|access-date=2023-10-23 \|website=Formula 1® \|language=en}}</ref> \| '''[[FIA Formula 2 Championship]]''' ('''[[2024 Formula 2 Championship\|2024]]''') \|align=center\|2023–2024▼ ▲\| [[Sauber]] (~~2025–~~2025) \|[[Formula Winter Series]] ([[2024 Formula Winter Series\|2024]])<br>[[F1 Academy]] [[2024 F1 Academy season\|2024]]<br>[[Euro 4 Championship]] ([[2024 Euro 4 Championship\|2024]])<br>[[Italian F4 Championship]] ([[2024 Italian F4 Championship\|2024]])▼ ▲\|- ~~\|None~~ ▲\| {{flagicon\|PHI}} [[Bianca Bustamante]]<ref name="Bustamante">{{Cite web \|date=2023-10-18 \|title=McLaren sign F1 Academy's Bianca Bustamante as first female member of Driver Development Programme \|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.mclaren-sign-f1-academys-bianca-bustamante-as-first-female-member-of-driver.6w5XZDIEWlRBNiUPSn1sbF.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024072622/https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.mclaren-sign-f1-academys-bianca-bustamante-as-first-female-member-of-driver.6w5XZDIEWlRBNiUPSn1sbF.html \|archive-date=24 October 2023 \|access-date=2023-10-23 \|website=Formula 1® \|language=en}}</ref> ▲\|align=center\|~~2023–2024~~ 2024 ▲\| [[F1 Academy]] ([[2024 F1 Academy season\|2024]])<br>[[Formula Winter Series]] ([[2024 Formula Winter Series\|2024]])<br>[[F1F4 ~~Academy~~British Championship]] ([[2024 F1F4 ~~Academy~~British ~~season~~Championship\|2024]])<br>[[~~Euro~~Italian 4F4 Championship]] ([[2024 ~~Euro~~Italian 4F4 Championship\|2024]])<br>[[~~Italian~~Euro F44 Championship]] ([[2024 ~~Italian~~Euro F44 Championship\|2024]]) ▲\| None \|- ~~-->~~ \|} * Championship titles highlighted in '''bold'''.