Jack Doohan: Profile, Junior Career, Racing Style & more

2025 will mark Jack Doohan's maiden season in Formula 1 as he represents Alpine alongside Pierre Gasly.

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 in motorsport's premier classification.

Replacing the departed Esteban Ocon, who signed a multi-year contract with Haas, here's everything you need to know about one of the newest members of the F1 grid.

Born	20th January 2003
Current team	Alpine
Previous team(s)	-
F1 debut	2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
F1 titles	-

Jack Doohan's career so far

Biography

The son of famous motorcyclist Mick Doohan, who won five consecutive 500cc World Championships from 1994, Jack Doohan finally made his Formula 1 breakthrough for the 2025 season after a year spent as Alpine's reserve driver.

Journey to F1

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.

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

Alpine

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.

Following confirmation of his seat for the 2025 season and Ocon departing for Haas, Doohan got to sample his first F1 race at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in December 2024 where he finished 15th.

Jack Doohan nationality

Where is Jack Doohan from?

Doohan hails from the Gold Coast in Australia, which is where his father, Mick, currently resides.

Jack Doohan net worth

Jack Doohan's net worth is currently unknown, although it's widely-reported that his annual salary with Alpine is between $500k and $1m.

Jack Doohan racing style

A fast and astute racer, Doohan will be hopeful the time he spent as a reserve driver for Alpine will have sharpened his consistency.

Competing in F3 and F2, the Australian sensation demonstrated he possesses his father's fighting spirit with a series of resilient performances and he will need that as he encounters the trials and tribulations of an F1 season.

Thoughts on Jack Doohan's racing style

Anyone who watched closely saw his rate of improvement throughout the weekend. I think particularly qualifying as well. His first run in Q3 was really close to Pierre [Gasly]. In the race, I think he did exactly what we needed. He kept his nose clean.

Oliver Oakes, Alpine team principal (via PlanetF1. 2024 Abu Dhabi GP)