Overview
- The confirmation, announced on Friday at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, completes Alpine’s 2026 line-up with Gasly and Colapinto.
- Colapinto remains without a 2025 point but recent gains against Gasly and explicit support from executive advisor Flavio Briatore underpinned the call.
- Reserve driver Paul Aron was evaluated for the seat yet was ultimately passed over in favor of retaining Colapinto.
- Reports indicate Jack Doohan, demoted after six races, is now targeting a move to Japan’s Super Formula with Toyota-linked Kondo Racing.
- Alpine frames the decision within a broader reboot for the new regulations, including a switch to Mercedes customer engines and commercial momentum tied to Colapinto’s Latin American backing.