Alpine complete F1 2025 line-up as Jack Doohan beats Mick Schumacher to seat

Alpine reserve driver Jack Doohan steps up to race driver from F1 2025.

Another F1 2025 jigsaw piece has been put in place by Alpine as they have announced Australian racer Jack Doohan will replace Esteban Ocon at the team from next season.

Alpine are now the seventh team to complete their F1 2025 driver line-up, with just three seats now officially remaining at Mercedes, VCARB and Sauber/Stake/Audi respectively.

Alpine complete F1 2025 line-up with latest Formula 1 rookie, Jack Doohan

A former Red Bull junior team driver, Doohan made the switch to the Alpine academy in 2022 and last year became the team’s official reserve driver.

He has continued in that role this season and has completed numerous practice runs and testing sessions, also impressing with his simulator work to help Alpine during race weekends. He now steps up into an F1 seat with Alpine under a contract for the 2025 season.

“I am so happy to secure promotion into a full-time race seat in 2025 with BWT Alpine F1 Team,” said Doohan.

“It’s an exciting moment, a proud day for my family, and I look forward to taking it all in and pushing hard.”

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The news comes after Alpine recently announced a new team principal in the form of Oliver Oakes as the team continues to undergo a major transition period which has seen the dramatic return of Flavio Briatore, who now serves as Alpine’s special advisor.

Briatore made a late play to try and sign Carlos Sainz from Ferrari but, after he ultimately choose to sign up for the Williams project, that paved the way for Alpine to promote from within and reward Doohan with a Formula 1 drive.

The announcement will come as a major blow to Mick Schumacher, who had been hoping to secure his return to the grid after being let go by Haas at the end of the 2022 season.

Schumacher, alongside his reserve driver role for Mercedes, is also competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship with Alpine in the Hypercar category.

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