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Franco Colapinto

Points in his second Grand Prix, a full season afterwards without a single one, and a 2026 that has finally given him a car worth driving. The official Franco Colapinto collection: Williams, Alpine, and the No. 43.

Nationality
Argentine
Born
27 May 2003 · Buenos Aires, Argentina
Teams
Williams · Alpine
Car number
43
Best finish
6th, once
Best grid
8th, twice
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Formula 1 · Alpine
2024 — Present
38
Grand Prix Starts
24
Career Points
6th
Best Race Finish
43
Car Number

Who is Franco Colapinto?

Franco Colapinto (born 27 May 2003) is an Argentine Formula One driver who raced nine times for Williams in 2024 and has driven for Alpine since 2025. He has 24 career points and a best finish of sixth. He was the first Argentine to start a Grand Prix since 2001, and is twelfth in the 2026 championship.

Full name
Franco Colapinto
Nationality
Argentine
F1 career
2024–present
Best known for
Scoring in his second Grand Prix, at Baku in 2024

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Rider Profile

Franco Colapinto: Full Biography

Franco Colapinto is an Argentine racing driver who has competed in Formula One since 2024, first for Williams and since 2025 for Alpine. He is the first Argentine to race in Formula One since Gastón Mazzacane in 2001.

Williams Williams put him in the car for the last nine races of 2024 in place of Logan Sargeant. He scored in Azerbaijan in only his second start and again in Austin, five points that were more than the driver he replaced managed all year, though the run also included heavy crashes in São Paulo and Las Vegas.

Alpine Alpine signed him as reserve for 2025 and then put him in the race seat from the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, replacing Jack Doohan under a plan the team described as rotating the drive. He kept it for the rest of the year and did not score a point in eighteen races, his best finish eleventh at Zandvoort.

2026 The first full season of his career has been a different story. Twelve rounds have brought 19 points and twelfth in the championship, with six top-ten finishes, no retirements and a best result of sixth.

The Career

Three Chapters That Defined Franco Colapinto

Chapter 01

Williams

He arrived in Formula One the way several drivers on this roster did, as somebody else's replacement. Williams dropped Logan Sargeant after the 2024 Dutch Grand Prix and gave Colapinto the last nine races. He qualified well immediately and scored points in Azerbaijan in only his second start, then again in Austin: five points, more than Sargeant had managed across the whole season. Heavy crashes in São Paulo and Las Vegas were part of the same nine races, and the seat went to Carlos Sainz for 2025 regardless. He was the first Argentine in a Formula One race since 2001.

Franco Colapinto in a pink Alpine team shirt and blue jacket walking into the circuit, carrying a drink. Arriving at Albert Park, 2026 Australian Grand Prix Photo: Franco Colapinto in a pink Alpine team shirt by Yu Chu Chin — CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized. · licence
Chapter 02

Alpine

Alpine took him on as reserve for 2025 and moved him into the race seat from the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, replacing Jack Doohan in what the team called a rotation of the drive. The rotation never happened: he kept the car for the rest of the season and scored nothing with it. Eighteen races, a best finish of eleventh at Zandvoort, and twentieth in the championship. The A525 was among the slowest cars on the grid and his team mate Pierre Gasly scored twenty points in it, so the season proved less about him than the machinery, but a full year without a point is a hard thing to carry.

Franco Colapinto in the blue and pink Alpine, number 43, on track at Imola. Alpine at Imola, 2025, his first race for the team Photo: Franco Colapinto in the blue and pink Alpine, number 43, on track at Imola by Jen_ross83 — CC BY 4.0. Cropped and resized. · licence
Chapter 03

2026

The first full season he has started from the beginning has answered a good deal. Twelve rounds have produced 19 points and twelfth in the championship, with six finishes inside the top ten, a best of sixth, and not a single retirement. It is a modest haul by the standards of the front of the grid and a transformation by the standards of his own career, which until this year amounted to five points from twenty-seven starts.

Franco Colapinto in the Alpine A526, number 43, on track in Austria. Alpine at the Austrian Grand Prix, 2026 Photo: Franco Colapinto in the Alpine A526, number 43, on track in Austria by Lukas Raich — CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized. · licence
Career Timeline

Franco Colapinto Career Timeline: 2003–Present

Born in Buenos Aires

Franco Colapinto is born on 27 May in Buenos Aires.

Formula One Debut

Replaces Logan Sargeant at Williams for the last nine rounds.

Baku

Scores points in Azerbaijan in only his second Grand Prix.

Austin

Scores again in the United States, for five points in the season.

Alpine Reserve

Joins Alpine as reserve driver.

Imola

Takes over the race seat from Jack Doohan at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix.

No Points

Eighteen races without scoring, twentieth in the championship.

First Full Season

Nineteen points and twelfth after twelve rounds, with a best of sixth.

By the Numbers

Franco Colapinto Formula One Record, Season by Season

Franco Colapinto season-by-season record: team, wins, poles, podiums, points and final standing.
SeasonTeam Wins Poles Podiums Points Pos.
2024 Williams · Mercedes 0 0 0 5 19
2025 Alpine · Renault 0 0 0 0 20
2026 Alpine · Mercedes 0 0 0 19 12

Career totals: no wins, no podiums, no pole positions and 24 points, which is what this table sums to and which matches his official Formula 1 profile. His best race finish is sixth, taken once, and his best grid position is eighth, taken twice. The season rows give 39 Grand Prix entries against the 38 starts on his Formula 1 profile, the difference being one race in 2025 that he entered but did not start. The 2024 and 2025 rows are part-seasons: nine races after Williams replaced Logan Sargeant, and eighteen after Alpine replaced Jack Doohan from the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix. The 2026 season is in progress and the figures are after twelve rounds. Figures verified 27 August 2026.

Frequently Asked

Franco Colapinto: Frequently Asked Questions

How did Franco Colapinto get into Formula One?

Williams dropped Logan Sargeant after the 2024 Dutch Grand Prix and gave Colapinto the last nine races of the season. He scored points in his second start.

What is Franco Colapinto's best result?

Sixth place, achieved once in 2026. His best grid position is eighth, which he has taken twice.

Why did Franco Colapinto leave Williams?

Williams had already signed Carlos Sainz for 2025, so there was no seat for him. He moved to Alpine as reserve driver and then took over the race seat during the season.

What happened in his 2025 season?

Alpine put him in the car from the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix in place of Jack Doohan and he drove eighteen races without scoring a point, finishing twentieth in the championship. His best result was eleventh at Zandvoort.

Is Franco Colapinto the first Argentine in Formula One?

No, but he is the first to race in it since Gastón Mazzacane in 2001, which is why his arrival drew the attention it did in Argentina.

How is Franco Colapinto doing in 2026?

It is much his best season. After twelve rounds he has 19 points and is twelfth in the championship, with six top-ten finishes and no retirements.

What number does Franco Colapinto race with?

Forty-three.

Who is Franco Colapinto's team mate?

Pierre Gasly, alongside whom he has driven at Alpine since 2025.

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References

Sources & Further Reading

Every statistic on this page is drawn from the following records.

  1. Franco Colapinto — F1 driver profile · Formula 1 (official), career totals
  2. Alpine confirm Colapinto to replace Doohan as team opt to 'rotate' seat · Formula 1 (official), the 2025 Alpine switch
  3. Alpine confirm Williams super-sub Colapinto as reserve driver for 2025 · Formula 1 (official), the reserve signing
  4. Franco Colapinto · Wikipedia, season-by-season results
  5. Franco Colapinto (Q88463514) · Wikidata entity record

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