Who is Jack Doohan? All you need to know about Alpine's new F1 driver

Alpine have announced Jack Doohan will partner Pierre Gasly for the 2025 Formula 1 season.

The Australian has been the reserve driver for the French constructor since 2023 and Doohan's impressive stint in the role has earned him a seat on the grid for next year.

He will replace the departing Esteban Ocon, who has signed a multi-year contract with Haas.

Here's everything you need to know about the newest member of the F1 grid.

Jack Doohan Age

Born on 20th January 2003, Doohan is 21 years old.

Jack Doohan Place of Birth

Doohan was born in Gold Coast City, Australia.

He is the son of famous motorcyclist Mick Doohan, who won five consecutive 500cc World Championships from 1994.

Jack Doohan's Junior Career

If you're looking to take your first steps into motorsport, it helps to have Michael Schumacher as a family friend.

The seven-time world champion had a close relationship with Doohan's father, Mick, and gifted Jack a go-kart from the age of three.

Doohan began karting competitively aged nine and it didn't take too long before he was sweeping national titles, claiming the Australian Karting Championship two years running in 2015 and 2016.

A strong showing in the World Karting Championhip earned Doohan his first big break in single-seater racing in Formula 4, where he picked up three wins in his debut season to finish fifth in the standings.

In 2019 the Aussie competed in both the Euroformula Open and F3 Asian Championship. It was the latter in which he enjoyed greater success, finishing runner-up to Ukyo Sasahara. Doohan returned the following year, but was unable to improve on his position from the previous season and finished second behind Joey Alders.

Despite failing to pick up the title, Doohan's dazzling performances earned him a spot on the F3 grid for 2020.

Jack Doohan's Racing Record

F3 record

Doohan's debut F3 campaign was a harrowing experience but a vital one in his development.

Against a star-studded grid which included compatriot Oscar Piastri, there was very little to cheer as Doohan failed to score any points during the 2020 season and an 11th-placed finish at Mugello was the best result of a tumultuous few months.

Making the switch to Trident for the following year, he bounced back emphatically.

Doohan stood on the podium for the first time in Barcelona and followed it up with his maiden triumph at Paul Ricard.

At Spa-Francorchamps, he demonstrated his blistering speed with a breathtaking qualifying performance and took pole by 0.7 seconds before following it up with a controlled showing in the second sprint race and feature race to take two important victories.

The teenager would add one more win to his collection in Sochi but missed out on the title to Dennis Hauger.

	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	Podiums	Points	Position
2020	HWA Racelab	18	0	0	0	0	26th
2021	Trident	20	4	2	7	179	2nd

F2 record

Doohan briefly sampled the rigours of F2 at the end of the 2021 season, joining MP Motorsport for the final two rounds of the campaign and qualified second in the Abu Dhabi finale.

He earned a drive with Virtuosi Racing for the following year and though he made a promising start in Bahrain, Doohan's returns were blighted by a spate of incidents.

The Aussie youngster demonstrated his best form after the summer break and excelled at Spa-Francorchamps once again, claiming his first F2 feature race victory.

Though he claimed a third pole position of the year in Monza, Doohan endured a forgetful end to the campaign and finished 6th.

By his high standards, Doohan's start to 2023 was a dismal one but he soon reminded everyone of his immense speed by piecing together an impeccable weekend in Budapest.

Taking pole position, posting the fastest lap and taking race victory, Doohan was in imperious form as he became only the second driver in Formula 2 history to record a Grand Chelem in a feature race.

He went back-to-back with yet another feature race triumph in Belgium and rounded off a strong season with success in Abu Dhabi, ensuring he pipped Ayumu Iwasa to third.

	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	Podiums	Points	Position
2021	MP Motorsport	6	0	0	0	7	19th
2022	Virtuosi Racing	28	3	3	6	128	6th
2023	Virtuosi Racing	25	3	2	5	168	3rd

Jack Doohan's Alpine career

Initially a member of the Red Bull Junior team, Doohan opted to sign for the Alpine Academy in 2022 with the belief that their testing programme and involvement in endurance racing would present greater opportunities in the future.

Doohan tested Alpine's AF21 at three different circuits in 2022 and was given the chance to feature in FP1 of the Mexican Grand Prix and Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Such was the success of his outings, Alpine announced Doohan as their reserve driver in the following year and the Australian participated in numerous tests before reappearing in Mexico and Abu Dhabi for two more free practice sessions.

Focusing on his role as reserve driver in 2024, Doohan drove Ocon's car during FP1 at Montreal before sampling Gasly's car in FP1 at Silverstone.

Jack Doohan's teammate

Doohan will drive alongside Pierre Gasly in 2025, who will be embarking on his ninth season in F1.

Another individual who featured in the Red Bull Junior programme, Gasly made his breakthrough with Toro Rosso. After an impressive first full season, Gasly was acquired by by Red Bull to partner Max Verstappen in what ultimately transpired to be a disastrous stint.

Gasly was demoted back to Toro Rosso midway through the campaign but the Frenchman responded tremendously, scoring his first podium finish in Brazil.

In the following year, with Toro Rosso rebranding to Alpha Tauri, Gasly claimed his maiden Grand Prix victory in Italy and in 2021, he achieved his highest points total in a single season.

Gasly signed a multi-year contract with Alpine in 2023 and extended his deal this summer until at least the end of 2026.

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