Caterham Academy’s birthday

Caterham is celebrating 20 years of making the dreams of amateur racing drivers a reality.

Back in 1995 when John Cleland was crowned BTCC champion in a Vauxhall Cavalier and Michael Schumacher won the second of his seven F1 titles, Caterham launched its Academy. Since then more than 900 novice racing drivers have started racing.

Caterham says the Academy “is the perfect introduction to motorsport”.

Exclusively for drivers who have had no previous race experience, the Academy is an all-inclusive package containing every element required to start and compete in motorsport.

Consisting of a combination of handling days, sprints, hillclimbs and five circuit races, the Academy’s philosophy is to provide accessible motorsport for all.

Over the past two decades, the series has welcomed male and female drivers aged from as young as 16, to over 70.

The Academy’s racers have covered enough competitive miles on track to orbit the Earth almost seven times, completing – or attempting – nearly a million corners in total.

The 2015 Caterham Academy season is now open for registration. The all-inclusive package is available from £21,495 for the Seven in component form and £24,495 for a fully factory built car.