Franco Colapinto

Franco Colapinto
Driver Information
Born	27 May 2003 (2003-05-27) Pilar, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Nationality	ARG
Formula One World ChampionshipCareer Statistics
Status	Active
Seasons Active	2024-present
Car Number	43
2025 Team	Alpine
2025 Standing	20th (0 points)
Previous Teams	Williams
World Titles	0
Races	9 (19 starts)
Poles	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Fastest Laps	0
Points	5
First Race	2024 Italian Grand Prix
Latest Race	2025 São Paulo Grand Prix

Franco Alejandro Colapinto (born 27 May 2003) is an Argentine racing driver currently competing in the Formula 1 for Alpine.

A member of the Williams Driver Academy 2023 to 2024, Colapinto made his Formula One debut at the Italian Grand Prix, replacing Logan Sargeant for the remainder of the 2024 as an interim for the incoming Carlos Sainz Jr. With his debut, he became the first Argentine driver to compete in Formula One since Gastón Mazzacane in 2001. Colapinto scored his maiden points finish at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. He joined Alpine as a reserve driver for 2025 and was promoted to a race seat after six Grands Prix in the season, replacing Jack Doohan.

2024

Colapinto replaced Logan Sargeant at Williams after the Dutch Grand Prix and will compete for Williams for the remainder of the 2024 being set to debut at the Italian Grand Prix. Colapinto is the first Formula One driver from Argentina since Gastón Mazzacane, who last raced in 2001.

At debut, Colapinto but recovered to twelfth. The following race at Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Colapinto finished eighth, making him the first Argentine to score points in Formula One since Carlos Reutemann at the 1982 South African Grand Prix (although Mazzacane would have scored at the 2000 Italian Grand Prix under the modern-day scoring system). At Singapore Grand Prix, he finished eleventh and received praise from Sergio Pérez for his sturdy defense.

At United States Grand Prix, he finished tenth and nearly recorded his first career fastest lap, but Alpine was competing with Williams for eighth in the Constructors' Championship standings and wiped out the fastest lap by sending out Esteban Ocon for a flying lap at the end of the race. Under F1 rules, Ocon could not collect the fastest lap point (since he did not finish in tenth or above) but could prevent Colapinto from getting it. The rule had already been marked for deletion at season's-end, after Daniel Ricciardo courted controversy by taking away the fastest lap from Lando Norris in the previous race. Ocon personally apologised to Colapinto on Twitter after the race.

In Mexico City Grand Prix, twelfth in the race. After the race, the FIA announced a penalty for a collision with Liam Lawson, which applied a 10-second penalty in the race (which did not affect his position) and 2 penalty points on his professional driver's license for 12 months.

At the São Paulo Grand Prix, In the rain-affected race, Colapinto crashed out on lap 31 under safety car conditions, causing a red flag.

At the Las Vegas Grand Prix, finished fourteenth.

At the Qatar Grand Prix before retiring following a lap one collision with Nico Hülkenberg and Esteban Ocon.

At the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix started last following a gearbox penalty. He suffered a rear puncture on the third lap after a collision with Oscar Piastri, and ultimately retired on lap 26 with a cooling issue. He finished the season nineteenth in the standings, having achieved five championship points across nine Grands Prix.

2025

Colapinto replace Jack Doohan, who was demoted to reserve driver, was confirmed to have lost his Alpine seat to Colapinto on a "rotating seat" basis, with the latter scheduled to debut at the subsequent Emilia Romagna and race for Alpine for five races.

Formula One Statistical Overview

Race Engineers

• A list of the primary race engineers responsible for managing Franco Colapinto's car:

Name	Team	Years
Gaëtan Jego	Williams	2024
Josh Peckett	Alpine	2025
Stuart Barlow	Alpine	2025-present

Managers

• A list of the managers responsible for managing Franco Colapinto's business affairs:

Name	Years
María Catarineu	2024-present

Formula One Career

Year	Entrant	Team	Pts	WDC Pos.	Report
Youth Career
2023 - 2024	Williams Driver Academy
Senior Career
2024	Williams Racing	Williams-Mercedes	5	19th	Report
2025	BWT Alpine F1 Team	Alpine-Renault	0	20th	Report

Career Statistics

Statistics correct as of 2025 São Paulo Grand Prix

Entries	9
Starts	19
Pole Positions	0
Race Wins	0
Podiums	0
Fastest Laps	0
Points	5
Laps Raced	1027
Distance Raced	5,087 km (3,161 mi)

Career Results

Complete Formula One Results
Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	Pts	Pos
2024																									5	19th
												TD				12th	8th	11th	10th	12th	Ret	14th	Ret	Ret
2025																									0	20th
							16th	13th	15th	13th	15th	Ret	19th	18th	11th	17th	19th	16th	17th	16th	15th

Key
Symbol	Meaning		Symbol	Meaning
1st	Winner		Ret	Retired
2nd	Podium finish		DSQ	Disqualified
3rd			DNQ	Did not qualify
5th	Points finish		DNPQ	Did not pre-qualify
14th	Non-points finish		TD	Test driver
Italics	Fastest Lap		DNS	Did not start
18th†	Classified finish (retired with >90% race distance)		NC	Non-classified finish (<90% race distance)
4thP	Qualified for pole position		[+] More Symbols