Alpine reserve driver Jack Doohan will be a part of his father Mick on monitor for the primary time at Albert Park subsequent weekend to rejoice Doohan Senior’s 30-year anniversary since his first of 5 world titles.
Jack will drive the 2000 Benetton B200, designed and made at Alpine’s present F1 HQ in Enstone, alongside Mick who will trip a manufacturing MotoGP Honda RCV213.
The occasion marks 30 years since Mick’s 1994 triumph within the pinnacle 500cc class, his first of 5 consecutive world championship titles in an period of dominance for the Australian.
Jack and Mick will probably be on monitor for the very first time of their respective sports activities, marking a particular household second in addition to a novel celebration of the Doohan identify in international motorsport.
Jack is Alpine’s reserve driver for 2024 season, having held the position in 2023 alongside his racing duties in F2 the place he completed third within the championship.
The younger Australian received three function races final yr – essentially the most of any driver – in addition to claiming an additional two podium visits and two pole positions. He performs an important position for Alpine in 2024 as reserve driver, contributing on the workforce’s simulator at Enstone, in addition to enterprise a personal F1 check programme in earlier equipment.
The V10 powered Benetton he’ll drive round Albert Park was the Enstone-based workforce’s entry within the 2000 System 1 season with race drivers Alex Wurz and Giancarlo Fisichella.
Mick’s 1994 season will perpetually be remembered as the start of a interval of dominance within the sport. Aboard the Honda NSR500, he by no means completed decrease than third throughout the season. He received 9 races, together with six in a row, on his solution to 317 factors within the championship, 143 greater than his nearest rival within the class.
“I am so excited to be on monitor with my Dad throughout the Australian Grand Prix weekend,” stated Jack. “It is really the primary time now we have shared a monitor along with me in a automotive and him on a motorbike in order that will probably be an extremely particular second.
“It is an ideal alternative to rejoice his success in entrance of the Australian followers. And, for me, it is a distinctive alternative to drive a System 1 automotive round such an iconic monitor. Hopefully subsequent yr it will likely be the actual factor! That is my goal and I am working exhausting to reaching my final dream.”
“Firstly, due to the Australian Grand Prix Company and to System 1 for this wonderful alternative,” added Mick. “Any time I can soar on a motorbike at these kinds of occasions, it is at all times an actual pleasure.
“It marks 30 years since my first world title again in 1994. Time does go by so shortly, as now, I’ll be on monitor with my son, which will probably be a really particular second for each of us. I proceed to assist Jack and assist his profession endeavours working in the direction of the objective of racing in System 1.
“We’re each very a lot excited to placing on a present in entrance of the house followers in Melbourne over the Grand Prix weekend at Albert Park.”
