TGR Driver Challenge Program

TGR Driver Challenge Program
Founded2001 (2001) (as Toyota Drivers Academy in 2003)
BaseCologne, Germany & Japan
Team principal(s)Kazuki Nakajima
Current drivers Rikuto Kobayashi
Miki Koyama
Yuzuki Miura
Ritomo Miyata
Masana Muto
Jin Nakamura
Kalle Rovanperä
Yuki Sano
Tokiya Suzuki
Kiyoshi Umegaki
Charlie Wurz
Oscar Wurz

The Toyota Gazoo Racing Driver Challenge Program (TGR-DC) formerly known as the Toyota Drivers Academy and Toyota Young Drivers Programme (TDP), is a driver development programme by Toyota Gazoo Racing. It is meant to promote talent in different racing series by helping them with funds, hoping to find drivers who will race for the team in the future. Notable graduates of the scheme are Kazuki Nakajima, Kamui Kobayashi; who made their F1 debuts for Williams and Toyota, respectively.

The program was launched in 2001 when Toyota entered Formula 1, and wants to promote young drivers from Japan, and other countries that are able to reach F1.

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