
Young Turkish pilot Alp Aksoy was selected for the Ferrari Driver Academy and signed a 5-year agreement.
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After his karting career, Alp Aksoy competed in the Italian F4 and Euro4 series and was selected for the Ferrari Driver Academy.
While Ferrari announced the Driver Academy roster for the 2027 season, a proud development took place for Turkish motor sports.
After long discussions and extensive tests, our young pilot Alp Aksoy became one of the new names accepted to Ferrari's prestigious pilot academy, where future Formula 1 champions train. A 5-year agreement was signed between Alp and Ferrari.
Aksoy, who attracted attention with his tremendous performance in his rookie season in his single-seater racing career, was on the radar of big teams with 3 wins in the Italian F4 and Euro4 series. Following this success, our young pilot will take to the track in the Formula Regional European Championship (FRECA) with the sponsorship of Ferrari in the 2027 season.
Although the information regarding the sponsorship is not yet clear, Ferrari logos will appear on Alp's overalls and helmet in FRECA competitions. Alp will continue to race in the Prema team as a Ferrari Academy Pilot.
Alp Aksoy, Colombian Salim Hanna and Dutch Daniel Miron are the new faces joining the squad from the academy where Dino Beganovic and Rafael Camara, who stepped into Formula 1 with Haas, graduated.
Ferrari announced the new participants, including Alp, on its official Instagram account.
WHO IS ALP AKSOY?
Alp Hasan Aksoy was born in Istanbul on October 10, 2010. Aksoy, who started karting at the age of four and competed in his first race in Dubai at the age of five, attracted attention with his successes in international karting organizations; In 2023 he competed as Tony Kart's factory driver and finished second in the OK Junior category of the Industry Cup.
The young pilot, who moved from karting to single-seater racing and competed in the Italian Formula 4 Championship with Prema Racing in 2026, was selected for the 2027 squad of the Ferrari Pilot Academy and will compete in the European Formula Regional Championship next season. Aksoy's long-term goal is to become the first Turkish pilot to compete in Formula 1.
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Alp Aksoy will compete with the Prema team in FRECA in the 2027 season.
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