Alpine have had an eventful season so far \u2013 again. After something of a rollercoaster 2024 campaign, they went into this year with a pairing of Pierre Gasly and Jack Doohan, only for the rookie Australian to find himself back on the sidelines after the team opted for the services of Franco Colapinto from Imola onwards. However, amid another Team Principal departure, the underlying facts are that Alpine\u2019s car isn\u2019t quite fast enough this season, leaving the Enstone-based outfit sitting bottom of the Teams\u2019 Standings. Here\u2019s the lowdown on their 2025 so far\u2026<\/p>\n
Best finish<\/p>\n
Pierre Gasly \u2013 6th in Great Britain<\/p>\n
Gasly<\/a> perfectly described his sixth-placed finish at the British Grand Prix as \u2018unreal\u2019 \u2013 given the Alpine driver had started the Silverstone weekend with P19, P18 and P20 finishes in the first three practice sessions.<\/p>\n Having impressively hauled his car into the top 10 in Saturday\u2019s Qualifying, the subsequent wet-dry race on Sunday brought chaos \u2013 and opportunity \u2013 for those up and down the grid. While Kick Sauber’s Nico Hulkenberg stole the show with his rise to the podium that day, Gasly\u2019s own efforts in maximizing what was on offer shouldn\u2019t be ignored.<\/p>\n He expertly held onto his top-10 start for much of the race before eventually picking off the Aston Martin of Lance Stroll on the final lap of the Grand Prix to score Alpine\u2019s best result of the season<\/a> so far, as well as eight very valuable points.<\/p>\n Qualifying head-to-head<\/p>\n Gasly 5-1 Doohan Doohan<\/a> spent the opening six rounds of the season alongside Gasly, but it was the more experienced Frenchman who led in the Qualifying head-to-head statistics. The only event where the Australian came out on top in Qualifying was in Miami \u2013 as he made it to Q2 before securing 14th on the grid after Gasly was knocked out in the first phase.<\/p>\n However, Doohan\u2019s race on the Sunday would last less than a lap after he and Liam Lawson made contact at the first corner<\/a> \u2013 and for the next round in Imola he was dropped back down to reserve with Colapinto<\/a> taking his place.<\/p>\n With the Argentine now having had eight race weekends of his own alongside Gasly, it is still the Frenchman who leads the way \u2014 though Colapinto showed pace in Canada and Hungary.<\/p>\n Race head-to head<\/p>\n Gasly 4*-1 Doohan When it comes to the race head-to-head, Gasly again comes out on top compared to his less experienced team mates at Alpine \u2014 while his disqualification from the Chinese Grand Prix sees him lose out on a score against Doohan.<\/p>\n The Frenchman is also responsible for scoring all of the team\u2019s points thus far \u2013 with neither Doohan or Colapinto able to finish in the points-scoring positions in 2025. Currently Colapinto’s highest finish is 13th in both Monaco and Canada, while Doohan’s highest was also 13th, achieved in China (though this was aided by three post-race disqualifications.)<\/p>\n Gasly’s 20 points for Alpine do, however, make them the highest scoring last-placed team in F1 history, so there\u2019s something to shout about.<\/p>\n *Gasly was disqualified from the Chinese Grand Prix for an underweight car<\/p>\n Best moment<\/p>\n There haven\u2019t been too many contenders for this section in 2025, so Gasly\u2019s remarkable sixth in the British Grand Prix gets another mention here.<\/p>\n Given the Frenchman has openly admitted the car is relatively slow compared to the opposition<\/a>, and that much of the squad\u2019s focus is on 2026 and the new set of regulations, then there probably won\u2019t be too many more results like this for the rest of the year.<\/p>\n Mind you, we said similar this time last season before Gasly and Esteban Ocon went on to secure a double podium in Brazil\u2026<\/p>\n Worst moment<\/p>\n There\u2019s been plenty of off-track news surrounding Alpine again this year \u2013 not only was there the aforementioned driver swap with Doohan and Colapinto but Team Principal Oli Oakes also exited the squad earlier this year due to reasons of a “personal nature”.<\/a><\/p>\n
Gasly 6-2 Colapinto<\/p>\n
Gasly 5-3 Colapinto<\/p>\n