Alpine will join the rest of the F1 grid in pulling the cover off its 2025 F1 challenger at F1 75 — a unique, live event held in London on February 18. But the team is also expected to host its own launch t00 — although the date and location is currently unknown.
The Enstone outfit endured through another largely tumultuous F1 campaign in 2024, as Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon scored a combined 14 points through the first 19 races. But a late surge in form — which included a double podium finish in Sao Paulo — ultimately saw the team secure sixth in the constructors’ standings, ahead of rivals Haas and RB, and showed indications of a team on the rise.
However, with the midfield set to be ultra-competitive, while Ferrari, Red Bull, McLaren and Mercedes are all tipped to be title contenders, Alpine’s chances of moving any further up the running order could be slim.
Much like in 2023 and 2024, the coming season sees plenty of changes in the Enstone camp — all of which could effect the team’s performance.
Unproven rookie, Jack Doohan, joins the team in place of the Haas-bound Ocon to partner Gasly; Alpine’s works engine programme begins its final year of operation, ahead of the team’s switch to Mercedes power in 2026; and Franco Colapinto has been signed as a reserve driver, with rumour already circulating that the Argentine could take Doohan’s seat in a mid-season swap.
It will also be Alpine’s first full season under the guidance of team principal Oliver Oaks, who will be hoping to finally bring order to one of F1’s most chaotic constructors.
Alpine F1 2025 car launch date and live stream
You can watch the live stream of Alpine’s 2025 F1 car launch here.
2024: From bad to worse
Ocon (bottom) and Gasly (top) struggled for the majority of the 2024 campaign
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Since the re-branded Renault hit the F1 grid in 2021, it has been widely regarded as a top midfield contender, with the potential of challenging the front-runners in years to come. The 2022 season certainly supported that belief, but 2023 was a significant step backwards and 2024 saw the Enstone outfit fall even further from grace.
The team arrived with an underdeveloped car in Bahrain and, as a result, struggled for performance. Gasly and Ocon went pointless through the first five races of the season, before the latter finally scored a point in Miami to get Alpine off the mark.
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Sparks then ignited in Monaco, as Ocon collided clumsily with his team-mate on the opening lap — sending his own Alpine up into the air and ultimately out of the race. The clash was met with strict consequences, as only a week later, it was announced that the Frenchman would be parting ways with the team at the end of the season.
Meanwhile, Gasly began to flourish: picking up point-scoring finishes in Canada, Spain and Austria.
As Alpine’s rollercoaster performances continued, further changes were made to try and right the course. Former Renault Formula 1 team boss Flavio Briatore was appointed as the team’s executive adviser in June and a month later, Oliver Oaks replaced Bruno Famin as team principal.
Although not instant, the impact made by both figures would ultimately lead to a late resurgence in form. Ocon and Gasly finished on the podium in a chaotic wet weather race in Sao Paulo and the latter continued to run at the front of the grid in the following races: qualifying third in Las Vegas before finishing fifth in Qatar and seventh in Abu Dhabi.
Ocon’s season ended on a sour note, as he was released from his contract ahead of the Abu Dhabi GP. Doohan was drafted in as his replacement, after being announced as the Frenchman’s replacement earlier in the season, but struggled for pace, qualifying last and finishing 15th.
2025: trouble ahead?
Doohan and Gasly will line up for Alpine in 2025: but how long will the Aussie last?
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2025 could be another chaotic season for Alpine.
While Gasly will be hoping to carry over his red hot form into the new year, rumour has already begun to spread that Doohan’s seat could be under threat after Franco Colapinto was announced as the Enstone outfit’s reserve driver for 2025.
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The Argentine driver impressed during a stand-in stint for Williams last year, and according to María Catarineu, Colapinto’s manager, Briatore made no secret of his impression.
“Briatore saw Franco from the moment he made his debut in F1,” she said. “The day we spoke for the first time, he told us, ‘I’ve seen talent and I want him’.
“He followed all the races closely and how he evolved as an F1 driver in the nine grands prix he was able to race in. He is a very interesting character, with a lot of personality, very passionate and very captivating.
“He always had Franco on his radar and wanted to have him at all costs.”
It’s understood that Doohan has been signed to a short-term deal, and should he struggle, Alpine could waste no time in putting Colapinto back into a full-time seat.
“We’ll start the year with [Pierre Gasly] and Jack, I can guarantee that,” Renault executive Flavio Briatore told Le Parisien. “After that, we’ll see as the season progresses.
“I have to get the team in the right condition to get results and the driver is the one who has to conclude the work of nearly 1,000 people behind him. Everyone works for just two people.”
Alpine 2025 F1 driver line-up
Jack Doohan
Pierre Gasly
Pierre Gasly signed a new multi-year deal with Alpine in 2024, keeping him with the team for 2025 and beyond
Jack Doohan replaces Esteban Ocon
Franco Colapinto signed as reserve driver
Key personnel
Team principal: Oliver Oaks
Alpine team principal Oliver Oaks is hoping to get the Enstone outfit back on track
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Oliver Oaks was appointed as Alpine’s latest team principal in July 2024 — taking over duties from Bruno Famin, who had spent less than a year in the role following on from the departure of Otmar Szafnauer in 2023.
Oaks arguably brings a new perspective to the role, having previously had a successful career as a driver. In 2005, he won the world karting championship and later signed for the Red Bull junior programme. He then founded and ran the accomplished Hitech Grand Prix team, which found success across multiple junior categories including Formula 2, FIA Formula 3, GB3, and FIA Formula 4 (British/UAE).
Speaking on the Beyond The Grid podcast about Alpine’s goals in 2025, Oaks said: “I think you’ve got to be pragmatic, but you can’t also just be resting on a plan – you’ve got to be flexible as well. There’s no magic. We just have to get the team working together. We have to produce a better car. I think [in 2024], one of the main positives is that we brought performance to the car.
“The rules will be different but you’re still improving all your performance tools that go into how you develop a car. You still need to be bringing performance, because it doesn’t matter what regulations change, that’s still the basics of going racing.
“From my side, we obviously need to make sure we allocate enough resource that we’re not behind the eight ball for the ‘26 rules, but we’re still pushing in ‘25. There’s still a lot up for grabs.”
Executive adviser: Flavio Briatore
A controversial figure: Alpine’s Flavio Briatore
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Few come more colourful than Flavio Briatore.
The former Renault team boss has attracted controversy throughout his intermittent F1 career, yet has still managed to become one of the most successful figures in the sport.
Under his watch, the Enstone outfit won five world championships but was forced to vacate his post in 2009, after being implicated in the plot to deliberately manipulate the result of the 2008 Singapore GP. Now he’s back as a executive advisor to Alpine, and has already implemented several key changes — including the hiring of Oaks.
