Jack Doohan

Jack Doohan made his full-time F1 debut with Alpine in 2025 after earning a promotion from his role as test and reserve driver.

But Jack, the son of motorcycle legend Mick Doohan, endured a tough first six grands prix where he failed to score a point.

Alpine's Flavio Briatore therefore made the call to replace Doohan with reserve driver Franco Colapinto, swapping their roles.

Doohan had been plagued all year by rumours that Colapinto would inherit his race seat - and they became true.

Doohan’s career in motorsport was kickstarted by a kart gifted to him by seven-time F1 world champion Michael Schumacher. After finishing as runner-up in the F3 Asian Championship, Doohan made the step up to Formula 3 - two steps below F1.

The Australian finished as runner-up in 2021 following a poor rookie campaign, earning him a promotion to F2. Doohan showed flashes of immense pace throughout his two years in F2, taking six victories, but he was unable to challenge for the title.

After impressing Alpine in his role as their test and reserve driver, Doohan was handed his F1 debut at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, having signed for the team as Esteban Ocon’s replacement for 2025.