Alpine announces Pierre Gasly's teammate for the 2027 F1 season

After getting a chance at Williams during the 2024 Formula 1 season, Colapinto joined Alpine in 2025, initially as a reserve driver before replacing Jack Doohan as a full-time driver midway through the campaign.

After having his contract renewed for 2026, he will also remain with the French outfit for the upcoming season. Colapinto will continue to drive alongside Pierre Gasly. Alpine signed the Frenchman to a multi-year contract last year.

The Argentinian driver said: "I am very pleased to remain with this team in 2027. I feel very happy and very settled here and it's been even better that we have made significant progress this year compared to last. We have a lot more milestones to reach and I know the team is working so hard in finding performance and making the car better and better.

Flavio Briatore added: "We are very happy to confirm our driver line-up for 2027 with Franco staying as a race driver alongside Pierre. For me, having consistency is very important. We are now settled from a driver point of view and I have said many times that, while this is an important piece of the puzzle, the most significant we have to get right is designing and building a fast race car which absolutely remains our number one priority.

After a difficult 2025 season, Alpine is currently battling Racing Bulls for fifth place in the constructors' standings, behind the four frontrunning teams.

Colapinto has also started scoring points more frequently as Alpine's car has improved. He has finished inside the top 10 six times and is currently 12th in the drivers' standings with 19 points. His best result came in Canada, where he crossed the finish line in sixth place.