Dubai: Mohammad Al Mutawa, one of the winners of the UAE Motorsport Star programme, has been invited to the selection stage for a place in the FIA Institute Young Driver Excellence Academy — the world's most prestigious driver training programme.
Al Mutawa, a competitor in the Formula Gulf racing series, will attend a selection event in Melk, Austria, from November 15-18, where he will aim to earn a place in the academy.
Most promising
He was nominated to the FIA Institute by the Automobile Touring Club of the UAE (ATCUAE), which used the UAE Motorsport Star programme to identify him as the UAE's most promising young driver.
He will be one of 30 drivers at the selection event competing for 18 spaces in the academy, three of which are guaranteed for drivers from the Middle East and Africa.
Al Mutawa, along with UAE Karting champion Mohammad Al Daheri, was selected as a UAE Motorsport Star from a shortlist of five candidates identified by the ATCUAE, due to his excellent performance across a range of physiological, psychological and media tests.
