Pierre Gasly will remain an Alpine driver into the next major F1 regulations changes in 2026 after the team announced it has extended his contract with him.
Signing a “multi-year” extension with the team, Gasly will not follow current team mate Esteban Ocon who is to leave the Renault-owned outfit at the end of the season.
Gasly is in his second season with Alpine, having joined them at the end of the 2022 season from AlphaTauri (now competing as RB).
Alpine have endured a challenging start to their 2024 campaign, entering the opening round of the season as the slowest team with the departure of several key members of their technical team. However, Alpine have improved over the opening ten rounds of the championship, with Gasly scoring points in each of the last three rounds.
Committing to the team for the foreseeable future, Gasly said he feels “very much at home” at Alpine.
“I enjoy being a real part of both the Formula 1 project and the wider Alpine Cars vision,” he said.
“I’ve been officially here for over 18 months and it has always been the plan to build a long-term project with the team. While on-track it’s been a challenging season so far, I remain faithful to the project and I am not going anywhere.
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“I am happy with the changes made, the hard work, and the direction the team is taking. There is a lot of potential in this team’s personnel and resources. I’m excited for what is to come in the future and right now I’m focusing on the everyday details that we are putting in to improve our performances.”
Team principal Bruno Famin said Gasly remained a driver with “huge amounts of potential”.
“For Alpine as a brand, he is a great ambassador and we therefore look forward to continuing our collaboration,” said Famin.
“While this is important for our future, we do have to keep our eyes close to what is coming and that is focusing on improving our current package. We have high ambitions this current season and we will work tirelessly to achieve those things. We will take our time in deciding Pierre’s team mate and we are excited with the options we have on the table.”
Gasly has competed in 140 grands prix and taken four podium finishes in his career, including his first and only top three finish for Alpine in last year’s Dutch Grand Prix. Gasly became the first French winner of a grand prix since 1996 when he won the 2020 Italian Grand Prix for…
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