Franco Colapinto is an Argentine racing driver who competes in Formula One for Alpine. Born in Pilar, Buenos Aires, he began kart racing at nine, won several national and regional titles, and rose through junior formulae to win the 2019 F4 Spanish Championship. He made his Formula One debut with Williams at the 2024 Italian Grand Prix and became the first Argentine to race in the sport since 2001. He joined Alpine as a reserve driver for 2025 and was promoted to a race seat during that season.
Junior career
Colapinto moved to Italy alone at fourteen to pursue his racing career. After winning the 2019 F4 Spanish Championship with Drivex, he finished third in the Formula Renault Eurocup and the Toyota Racing Series in 2020. He then spent 2021 in sportscar racing and Formula Regional European, before progressing to FIA Formula 3 in 2022 and finishing fourth there the following season. He then moved up to FIA Formula 2.
Formula One career
A member of the Williams Driver Academy from 2023 to 2024, Colapinto replaced Logan Sargeant for the rest of the 2024 season. He scored his first points at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix and repeated the result in the United States. After being promoted from reserve driver to a race seat at Alpine, he achieved a season-best result of eleventh at the Dutch Grand Prix, and his contract with the team runs until at least the end of 2027.