Team
Country
Podiums
Points
Grands Prix entered
World Championships
Highest race finish
Highest grid position
Date of birth
Place of birth
Team
Country
Podiums
Points
Grands Prix entered
World Championships
Highest race finish
Highest grid position
Date of birth
Place of birth
Alpine
Argentina
0
5
27
0
8 (x1)
8
27/05/2003
Buenos Aires, Argentina
*Stats accurate as of 08/12/2025
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Franco Colapinto
Franco Colapinto News and Stories
Alpine reveal A526 livery for 2026 Formula 1 season
Alpine has revealed the livery for its 2026 Formula 1 car, the A526, as the team prepares for a fresh start under the sport’s new technical regulations. The Enstone based team staged its season launch on a cruise ship off the Catalan coast near Barcelona, marking the...
Pierre Gasly describes ‘make or break’ season and states Alpine should be ‘right up there’ in 2026
Pierre Gasly has experienced pressure at every level of motorsport, but when asked to reflect on the most intense moment of his career, his answer does not come from Formula One. Instead, he points back to 2013 and a single season in Formula Renault 2.0 that defined...
Alpine Urges Patience as Franco Colapinto Prepares for Full Time Formula One Role
Alpine has made its position clear on Franco Colapinto as the Argentine driver prepares for his first full Formula One season in 2026. The team believes raw speed is already there, but points will only come with time, stability and a more competitive car. Speaking at...
Biography
At the end of August 2024, Williams announced that their academy driver and then F2 racer Colapinto would contest the remainder of the 2024 season with the squad, replacing Logan Sargeant as Alex Albon’s team mate.
A race winner in an array of categories on the junior single-seater scene, Colapinto had joined the Williams Racing Driver Academy in early 2023 and made his FP1 debut with the F1 team at last year’s British Grand Prix – giving him an initial taste of the FW46.
On his subsequent race debut at Monza, he became the first Argentine driver in F1 for 23 years, after Gaston Mazzacane’s last appearances for Prost back in 2001, and only the second Argentine to drive for Williams, following on from his countryman Carlos Reutemann.
Despite his obvious speed, Williams’ signing of Carlos Sainz meant Colapinto was left without a full-time seat for 2025 and swapped to Alpine as reserve. But he didn’t have to wait long to be back on the grid, replacing rookie Jack Doohan for at least five Grands Prix from round seven onwards.