Alpine confirms Colapinto, Gasly for 2027 F1 lineup
NXTbets Pro | Published On: August 27, 2026
Colapinto extension
Alpine has locked in Franco Colapinto and Pierre Gasly for its 2027 Formula 1 driver line-up, and the team made the call with Colapinto’s current run still building momentum. Colapinto signed a one-year extension that will keep him with Alpine for a third straight season after joining the team in 2025 as a reserve driver. He stepped into the race seat after replacing Jack Doohan from the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, and Alpine has now moved to carry that partnership forward. The announcement came before the Italian Grand Prix, with Colapinto set to run Alpine’s upgraded package after the team brought it forward ahead of schedule in Zandvoort. The move puts a clear stamp on Colapinto’s role in the team’s plans and keeps the lineup intact with Gasly, who has been the steadier anchor through Alpine’s 2026 campaign.
Colapinto’s case for the extension rests on a season that has given Alpine useful points and enough signs of progress to keep him in place. He sits 12th in the 2026 drivers’ standings with 19 points after 12 rounds. His best finishes this year are seventh in Miami and sixth in Montreal, and he has six points finishes in 12 races. Those results have come in a season where Alpine has had to manage both development and consistency, and Colapinto has done enough to convince the team that he belongs in Formula 1. Alpine did not frame the decision as a short-term stopgap. It has now committed to a driver group it believes can keep moving the team forward while the car improves around them. That continuity matters for a team that has already had to adjust its direction and its lineup across the past two seasons.
Alpine progress
Alpine’s decision also reflects the broader shape of its 2026 season. The team is sixth in the constructors’ championship with 63 points, three points behind Racing Bulls and 42 ahead of Haas. Gasly has carried a major share of that total, scoring 44 of Alpine’s 63 points. That production has given Alpine a clear reference point at the front of its own garage and a strong reason to keep the same driver pairing in place for 2027. The team has also been operating against a backdrop of transition after a difficult 2025 season and a switch from a manufacturer entry to a Mercedes customer team. That change has already altered the way Alpine builds and races its cars, and the improvement in 2026 suggests the new structure is beginning to settle. The upgraded package brought forward in Zandvoort is part of that same push. Alpine is using the Italian Grand Prix weekend to continue that development path, with Colapinto carrying the latest version of the car and the team looking to keep the gains coming.
The numbers around Alpine’s season show why stability matters. Gasly’s points total has given the team much of its scoring base, and Colapinto has added enough support to keep Alpine clear of the teams behind it. That balance has made the current lineup an easy one to extend. Alpine has not only found a way to climb out of a tough year, it has also built a clear structure for the next phase. The pairing of Gasly and Colapinto gives the team continuity in the garage and a defined direction on track. For Alpine, that matters as much as any single result. The team has spent the season proving it can recover ground. Now it is trying to turn that recovery into a longer run of stability.
Briatore belief
Flavio Briatore made the clearest case for the renewal when he said Alpine values consistency and believes Colapinto belongs in Formula 1. That view fits the way the team has handled the Argentine driver since his move from reserve to race seat. Alpine has given him time to settle, and Colapinto said he feels settled and is focused on helping the team keep improving. Those two messages line up with the contract decision. Alpine wants continuity. Colapinto wants a stronger platform to keep developing. Gasly gives the team the experienced benchmark alongside him, and that pairing now carries into 2027. The setup leaves Alpine with a stable driver line-up at a point where the team is trying to build on its 2026 progress and keep the gains it has made after a major reset.
