🇦🇷 Argentine · Alpine
Franco Colapinto
Argentine driver who debuted with Williams in 2024 and joined Alpine during 2025. He is confirmed alongside Pierre Gasly for a full Alpine campaign in 2026.
Career & profile
- Car number
- 43
- Team
- BWT Alpine Formula One Team
- Nationality
- 🇦🇷 Argentine
- Born
- 27 May 2003 (23)
- Place of birth
- Pilar, Argentina
- F1 debut
- 2024 Italian Grand Prix
- Championships
- 0
- Career wins
- 0
- Career podiums
- 0
- Career poles
- 0
The story of Franco Colapinto
Franco Colapinto, born in Pilar, Argentina in 2003, became one of the sport’s breakout stories when he was handed a Williams race seat midway through 2024 to replace Logan Sargeant. He impressed immediately, scoring points and turning heads with a series of mature performances.
Backed for 2025 by Alpine, he served as reserve before returning to a race seat during the season, and he carries the Argentine flag back to the front of fans’ attention for the first time in years.
He is confirmed for a full Alpine campaign in 2026 alongside Pierre Gasly, the team’s long-term project for the new rules.
Teams Franco has raced for
- 2024WilliamsA surprise mid-season debut that produced points and widespread praise.
- 2025 – presentAlpineReserve duties, then a race return, and a full seat for 2026.
Team-mate: Pierre Gasly