Indian driver to compete for place in FIA Institute Young Driver Excellence Academy

Indian driver Parth Ghorpade has been chosen to compete for a place on the 2012 FIA Institute Young Driver Excellence Academy. He is one of 30 drivers (only driver for India) chosen to take part in a four-day shootout in Melk, Austria on 15-18 November 2011. The shortlist is made up of young drivers from 26 different countries covering every continent, including competitors from Australia, Columbia, Costa Rica, Denmark, India, Ireland, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malaysia, South Africa, UAE, UK and USA. They are some of the most talented young drivers in motor racing and rallying, with the shortlist featuring a number of event winners from the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup, Intercontinental Rally Challenge and Formula 3 Championships, as well as drivers with Formula One and World Rally testing experience. About the Academy The FIA Institute Young Driver Excellence Academy is an initiative to develop young driver talent worldwide. It offers a fully-funded training programme that helps drivers develop their motor sport careers, whilst increasing safety skills and actively promoting the principles of safety, fairness and responsibility on and off the track. Launched in 2011, in its first year the Academy selected 12 drivers to take part. In 2012, the intake has been increased to 18 drivers. For further information about the Academy: Academy The selection process and training programme will be led by former Formula One driver and two-time Le Mans winner Alex Wurz and former World Rally Champion co-driver Robert Reid. At the Selection Event in Melk, Austria, they will lead exercises designed to evaluate fitness and performance, media techniques, teamwork and psychology. Those that succeed will receive a place on the Academy's fully-funded training programme, which aims to help drivers develop their motor sport careers, whilst increasing safety skills and actively promoting the principles of safety, fairness and responsibility on and off the track.

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