Speed Academy
The Speed Academy is a support program for young German motorsport enthusiasts. It was founded in 2004 by Deutsche Post and takes place annually.
concept
Attendees
The jury of the Speed Academy selects each year from various German junior racing series in the motorsport of seven candidates. These compete during the season. All male and female motor sportspeople of German nationality are eligible to participate, provided they are 16 or under at the start of the Speed Academy and have not yet reached the age of 23 and take part in a racing series as drivers for the entire season. A candidate can take part in the Speed Academy a maximum of three times. There is no age limit for the second or third participation.
Evaluation and prices
The candidates are graded in four rounds. In each evaluation round, the jury evaluates the race results of the candidates, their appearance in relation to the media, their environment and the results of the special tests and special workshops of the Speed Academy. The first place receives 20,000 euros, the second 15,000 euros, the third 10,000 euros and the fourth 5,000 euros per evaluation round. No funding will be awarded for places five to seven. The total funding budget is 200,000 euros. The overall winner is determined at the end of the four evaluation rounds. The candidate with the most funding is the "Deutsche Post Speed Academy winner". In the event of a tie for prize money between several participants, the larger number of first place placements in individual evaluation rounds decides. The award monies are earmarked to support motorsport activities in the following season.
jury
The jury is composed of nine members with equal voting rights. The 2015 Speed Academy jury includes:
- Kai Ebel (sports presenter)
- Timo Glock (former Formula 1 driver, DTM driver for BMW )
- Norbert Haug ( ARD - DTM expert, former head of motorsport at Mercedes-Benz )
- Peter Lauterbach (sports presenter, board member of Wige Media AG )
- Klaus Ludwig (former DTM driver)
- Jens Marquardt ( BMW Motorsport Director)
- Christian Menzel (racing driver)
- Manuel Reuter (former DTM driver)
- Hermann Tomczyk ( ADAC Sports President)
winner
| year | Surname |
|---|---|
| 2004 | Pascal Kochem |
| 2005 | Nico Hulkenberg |
| 2006 | Christian Vietoris |
| 2007 | Jens Klingmann |
| 2008 | René Rast |
| 2009 | Daniel Dept. |
| 2010 | Daniel Dept. |
| 2011 | Pascal Wehrlein |
| 2012 | Marvin Kirchhöfer |
| 2013 | Marvin Kirchhöfer |
| 2014 | Maximilian Günther |
| 2015 | Marvin service |
| 2016 | Maximilian Günther |
Candidates
2004
| Surname | series |
|---|---|
| Marc Walz | Formula Renault Eurocup |
| Marc Hennerici | DMSB production car championship |
| Mario Josten | Formula BMW ADAC |
| Jochen Nerpel | Recaro Formula 3 Cup |
| Frank Kechele | German Formula Renault Cup |
| Maximilian Götz | Formula 3 Euro Series |
| Pascal Kochem | Formula Renault |
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
partner
The Speed Academy partners include DTM , Auto Bild Motorsport , Sky and Hockenheimring GmbH . They offer the candidates a training program that is intended to encourage them to develop into motorsport professionals. It contains the driving dynamics training, the media workshop as well as the fitness and mental training.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c intro. (No longer available online.) Deutsche Post AG, archived from the original on October 1, 2015 ; Retrieved November 9, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ The idea. (No longer available online.) Deutsche Post AG, archived from the original on January 20, 2016 ; Retrieved November 9, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b c The conditions of participation. (No longer available online.) Deutsche Post AG, archived from the original on January 18, 2016 ; Retrieved November 9, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ The rules of the game. (No longer available online.) Deutsche Post AG, archived from the original on January 19, 2016 ; Retrieved November 9, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b The candidates. Deutsche Post AG, accessed on November 9, 2015 .
- ↑ The jury. Deutsche Post AG, accessed on November 9, 2015 .
