Alpine have re-signed Franco Colapinto for the 2027 season.
The transfer comes halfway by a marketing campaign wherein the 23-year-old Argentine secured a career-best sixth-place end on the Canadian Grand Prix.
Colapinto will proceed alongside Alpine’s lead driver, Frenchman Pierre Gasly, subsequent yr.
Alpine government director Flavio Briatore stated: “We have now seen Franco really develop into a fantastic driver this yr.
“His leads to Miami [where he was seventh] and Montreal particularly confirmed what I already knew – that Franco belongs in F1 and he belongs at this crew. Having consistency is necessary.
“We are actually settled from a driver standpoint and, whereas this is a crucial piece of the puzzle, essentially the most vital factor we’ve got to get proper is designing and constructing a quick race automobile, which completely stays our number-one precedence.”
Colapinto stated: “I really feel very blissful and settled right here and it has been even higher that we’ve got made vital progress this yr in contrast with final.”
Alpine completed final in 2025 however are sixth after 12 races this yr, with their finest outcome a podium end for Gasly in Monaco, though that’s topic to a problem from McLaren.
The world champions appealed against the decision to remove Gasly’s two five-second penalties for speeding in the pit-lane in Monaco.
The attraction listening to was held on Tuesday and McLaren have been informed to count on a verdict inside a few weeks.
Alpine’s elevated competitiveness has been attributable to two vital selections made final yr.
They successfully deserted their 2025 automobile to allow them to focus absolutely on the design for the brand new chassis for this yr’s new engine guidelines.
And mother or father firm Renault cancelled its F1 engine programme after 2025 and Alpine have switched to buyer Mercedes engines this season.
Colapinto did a half-season for Williams in 2024, after they dropped American Logan Sergeant, and was then signed by Alpine as reserve driver for 2025 – with funding from Latin American sponsors influential within the resolution.
He took over from Jack Doohan after the Australian was demoted from a race seat after the primary six races of final yr.
