Alpine have confirmed they’ll promote reserve driver Jack Doohan to their race group subsequent 12 months.
Doohan’s alternative to make his Formulation 1 debut arose after the group and Esteban Ocon determined to half methods on the finish of 2024.
Doohan will flip 22 simply earlier than the beginning of the 2025 championship, and is to companion Pierre Gasly as Alpine’s second driver.
The group’s latest driver beforehand raced in Formulation 2. He ended the 2023 season, his second full 12 months within the class, third within the drivers’ standings.
As a part of the Alpine driver academy, Doohan has made six appearances in Friday observe classes with the group since 2022, together with twice this season on the Canadian and British Grands Prix. Nevertheless he had no racing programme this 12 months.
He’s the second rookie to have been confirmed 2025 grid, becoming a member of Oliver Bearman who made a single begin for Ferrari earlier this 12 months and can begin his first full season for Haas. Doohan can also be the second Australian driver to be confirmed to be racing in Formulation 1 subsequent season, alongside McLaren’s Oscar Piastri.
New Alpine group principal Oliver Oakes mentioned the group have been “very excited” to advertise Doohan right into a race seat for 2025.
“Jack will turn out to be the primary driver to graduate from the Alpine Academy right into a race driver place with the group, so that’s exceptionally pleasing for the group and its younger driver pathway,” mentioned Oakes.
“Personally, I’ve labored with Jack again in 2019 and I’m totally conscious of his uncooked expertise and potential. He’s a really onerous employee behind the scenes and his dedication is massively valued by the complete group. Alongside Pierre, we’ve got a well-balanced driver line-up with mixture between youthful power, expertise, and pure velocity. We stay up for working with each Jack and Pierre to be able to preserve growing the automotive and produce the group up the grid.”
Doohan mentioned he was “very grateful for the belief and perception” proven to him by the group.
“There may be a lot work forward to be ready and prepared and I’ll give my greatest within the meantime to soak up as a lot data and data to be prepared for the step up,” mentioned Doohan.
“It’s exceptionally satisfying to be the primary graduate of the Alpine Academy to be in a race seat with the group and I’m extraordinarily grateful to those that supported me alongside the way in which to make this a actuality. It’s an thrilling second, a proud day for my household, and I stay up for taking all of it in and pushing onerous behind the scenes.”
Doohan, who’s the son of five-times Moto GP world champion Mick Doohan, was beforehand a member of the Crimson Bull junior group. He left the programme on the finish of the 2020 season.
After ending third within the 2021 Formulation 3 championship, Doohan turned part of the Alpine academy, taking six race wins over two seasons in Formulation 2.
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