Alpine Academy

Alpine Academy

Founded	RF1 Driver Programme (2002 (2002)) Renault Sport Academy (2016 (2016)) Alpine Academy (2021 (2021))
Base	Enstone, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Team principal(s)	Julian Rouse (Director)
Current drivers	Jack Doohan FIA Formula 2 Victor Martins Kush Maini FIA Formula 3 Nikola Tsolov Gabriele Minì Sophia Flörsch FR European Championship Nicola Lacorte Italian F4 Kabir Anurag Kean Nakamura-Berta F1 Academy & British F4 Abbi Pulling Karting Aiva Anagnostiadis Angélina Proenca Lisa Billard Maria Chiara Nardelli Sukhmani Kaur Khera
Website	https://www.alpine-cars.co.uk/formula-1/alpine-academy.html

The Alpine Academy^[1] – formerly known as the RF1 Driver Programme, Renault Driver Development and Renault Sport Academy – is a program to support young racing drivers through their careers. The programme was created by Renault F1 in 2002.

In 2011, the programme was renamed LRGP Academy, following the rebranding of the team to "Lotus Renault GP".^[2] In 2012, the programme was renamed Lotus F1 Team iRace Professional Programme and 2013–2015, the programme was renamed Lotus F1 Junior Team. In 2021, the programme was renamed Alpine Academy after the rebranding of the Renault F1 team into Alpine F1 Team. In March 2022, the Alpine Affiliates programme was launched as a support to drivers starting their motorsport careers, and is intended to be a feeder for the Alpine Academy.^[3] However, it was merged into Alpine Academy at the start of 2023.