Michael Schumacher's 15-year-old son Mick will make his car-racing debut this season in the ADAC Formula 4 Championship in Germany.
As his father continues his recovery from a skiing accident in December 2013 that left him with serious head injuries, Mick Schumacher will take the first steps in trying to emulate Michael's success.
Schumacher senior won a record seven Formula One drivers' titles while driving for Benetton and Ferrari, before retiring - for a second time - in 2012.
Van Amersfoort Racing announced on Monday that Mick Schumacher had agreed to drive in the new single-seater series, having impressed during testing ahead of the new season.
"We have seen his skills in testing and we are looking forward to a successful season," said team boss Frits van Amersfoort.
"In the last couple of years, it has become a tradition for us that we offer the runner-up from the German junior karting championship a test session in our simulator.
"This is handled by the DMSB, the German motorsport authority, and that is how we first got in touch with Mick Schumacher last autumn."
Schumacher's fledgling karting career has seen him race under different names to avoid press attention, and he enjoyed his best season to date last year.