Jack Doohan: Australian driver to replace Esteban Ocon at Alpine for 2025 F1 season | F1 News

Jack Doohan will make his Method 1 debut in 2025 as he replaces Esteban Ocon at Alpine from the beginning of subsequent 12 months.

Doohan has been Alpine’s reserve driver since 2023 and completed third in final 12 months’s Method 2 Championship.

The 21-year-old Australian, who has agreed a one-year deal, will workforce up with Pierre Gasly, with Ocon having confirmed a transfer to Haas in July.

“I’m so glad to safe promotion right into a full-time race seat in 2025 with BWT Alpine F1 Group,” Doohan stated. “I’m very grateful for the belief and perception by the workforce’s senior administration.

“There’s a lot work forward to be ready and prepared and I’ll give my finest within the meantime to soak up as a lot data and information to be prepared for the step up.

“It is exceptionally satisfying to be the primary graduate of the Alpine Academy to be in a race seat with the workforce and I am extraordinarily grateful to those that supported me alongside the best way to make this a actuality. It is an thrilling second, a proud day for my household, and I sit up for taking all of it in and pushing laborious behind the scenes.”

Affirmation of Doohan’s signing comes only a few weeks after Alpine introduced the appointment of Oliver Oakes as workforce principal.

The 36-year-old Brit, who took up his function following the game’s summer time break and forward of this weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix, says Doohan’s promotion is “exceptionally pleasing” for Alpine.

“We’re very excited to advertise Jack into the race seat from subsequent season and, in doing so, giving him the chance to showcase his talent and expertise in Method 1,” Oakes stated.

“Jack will develop into the primary driver to graduate from the Alpine Academy right into a race driver place with the workforce, so that’s exceptionally pleasing for the workforce and its younger driver pathway.

“Personally, I’ve labored with Jack again in 2019 and I’m totally conscious of his uncooked expertise and potential. He’s a really laborious employee behind the scenes and his dedication is vastly valued by your complete workforce.

“Alongside Pierre, we now have a well-balanced driver line-up with an excellent mixture between youthful vitality, expertise, and pure velocity. We sit up for working with each Jack and Pierre with a purpose to maintain creating the automotive and convey the workforce up the grid.”

The completion of Alpine’s line-up leaves simply three seats on the 2025 grid unfilled, with Mercedes, RB and Sauber every left with one emptiness.

Doohan turns into the second rookie confirmed for the 2025 grid following Haas’ signing of Britain’s Oliver Bearman, whereas that quantity might double with Andrea ‘Kimi’ Antonelli and Liam Lawson closely linked with Mercedes and RB, respectively.

Doohan’s F1 debut will come at his residence race, with Australia internet hosting the opening spherical of the 2025 season on March 16.

Sky Sports activities F1’s reside Dutch GP schedule

Friday August 23
9.05am: F1 Academy: Observe One
11am: Dutch GP Observe One (session begins 11.30am)
2.45pm: Dutch GP Observe Two (session begins 3pm)
4.25pm: F1 Academy: Observe Two
5.15pm: The F1 Present

Saturday August 24
9.10am: F1 Academy: Qualifying
10.15am: Dutch GP Observe Three (session begins 10.30am)
1pm: Dutch GP Qualifying build-up
2pm: DUTCH GP QUALIFYING
4pm: F1 Academy: Race One

Sunday August 25
9.40am: F1 Academy: Race Two
12:30pm: Grand Prix Sunday: Dutch GP build-up
2pm: The DUTCH GRAND PRIX
4pm: Chequered Flag: Dutch GP response

Method 1 returns after the summer time break with the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort this weekend, reside on Sky Sports activities F1. Stream each F1 race and extra with a NOW Sports activities Month Membership – No contract, cancel anytime.

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