Alpine have confirmed they may promote reserve driver Jack Doohan to their race workforce subsequent 12 months.
Doohan’s alternative to make his Method 1 debut arose after the workforce 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 workforce’s latest driver beforehand raced in Method 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 apply periods with the workforce since 2022, together with twice this season on the Canadian and British Grands Prix. Nonetheless 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 Method 1 subsequent season, alongside McLaren’s Oscar Piastri.
New Alpine workforce principal Oliver Oakes mentioned the workforce have been “very excited” to advertise Doohan right into a race seat for 2025.
“Jack will develop into the primary driver to graduate from the Alpine Academy right into a race driver place with the workforce, so that’s exceptionally pleasing for the workforce and its younger driver pathway,” mentioned Oakes.
“Personally, I’ve labored with Jack again in 2019 and I’m absolutely conscious of his uncooked expertise and potential. He’s a really arduous employee behind the scenes and his dedication is massively valued by the whole workforce. Alongside Pierre, we’ve got a well-balanced driver line-up with a superb mixture between youthful vitality, expertise, and pure velocity. We stay up for working with each Jack and Pierre with a view to hold creating the automotive and produce the workforce up the grid.”
Doohan mentioned he was “very grateful for the belief and perception” proven to him by the workforce.
“There may be a lot work forward to be ready and prepared and I’ll give my finest within the meantime to soak up as a lot info 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 workforce and I’m extraordinarily grateful to those that supported me alongside the best way 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 arduous 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 workforce. He left the programme on the finish of the 2020 season.
After ending third within the 2021 Method 3 championship, Doohan grew to become part of the Alpine academy, taking six race wins over two seasons in Method 2.
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