Nationality: Argentinian
Birthday: 27 May 2003
Current team: Alpine
Previous teams: Williams
Number: 43
Strengths: Racepace, quick adapter, overtaking
Weaknesses: Takes unnecessary risks, qualifying pace, off-track behaviour
Strongest tracks: Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Britain
Weakest tracks: Belgium, Hungary, Saudi Arabia
(Based on junior series; will be updated later with more F1 data)
Statistics
Grand Prix wins: 0
Pole Positions: 0
Fastest laps: 0
Podiums: 0
World Championships: 0
F1 teammate record H2H
Total Q record: 7-16
Total R record: 10-11
| Teammate | Q record | R record |
| Gasly (2025) | 5-9 | 6-7 |
| Albon (2024) | 2-7 | 4-4 |
Pre-F1 championship results
9th in Formula 2 (2024) (didn’t finish the season due to F1 promotion)
4th in Formula 3 (2023)
9th in Formula 3 (2022)
7th in Le Mans (2021)
3rd in Formula Regional Europe (2021)
3rd in Formula Renault Eurocup & Toyota Series (2020)
Won Spanish F4 (2019)
Dominated Argentinian karting from 2016-2018
Career analysis
Colapinto started off as an excellent karter and by the end of the 2010s, he seemed like a future star. He flopped however in F3 and F2, but it didn’t matter as Williams decided to put him into Formula One halfway through the 2024 season.
With relatively low expectations, Colapinto performed very well in his first couple of F1 races. He showed skill as a racer and was very close to the highly-rated Alex Albon on pace.
Sadly, he began crashing his Williams frequently by the end of the season, and due to Carlos Sainz’s eminent arrival, there was no immediate spot for Colapinto on the 2025 grid. But he smartly signed with Alpine as a test driver and was promoted ahead of the seventh race in the 2025 season, giving new hope for a career revival.
Initially, he struggled in the Alpine, but as the races progressed, Colapinto got closer and closer to Gasly and generally avoided incidents.
With no better prospects for Alpine in the near future, it would make sense for them to keep the Argentinian.
It was unsure whether or not Colapinto could keep his private life clean, as he quickly got involved with partying and enjoyed the fame immediately after his F1 promotion. But he has shown good signs of maturing in his second year.
Colapinto shows skills in racepace and overtaking. He is also adapting to new cars and situations quickly. These are very good skills for a racing driver. He needs to improve his qualifying performance, but this should be possible, especially as he can study the telemetry of teammate Pierre Gasly who is an excellent qualifier.
We don’t see Colapinto as a future star driver, but he can certainly be a solid midfielder in F1.