Alpine has formally confirmed Irish F2 racer Alex Dunne will be part of its junior programme, whereas returning to the feeder sequence for a second 12 months.
Dunne had lengthy been anticipated to affix the Alpine squad after being seen testing an F2 automobile in group sponsor BWT’s pink color, and on the eve of the brand new marketing campaign the Enstone group lastly confirmed the 20-year-old’s arrival.
Dunne will return to F2 with Rodin Motorsport after taking fifth throughout his debut marketing campaign in 2025, and can dovetail his racing duties with a improvement programme as an official member of the Alpine Academy.
“I’m actually joyful to be becoming a member of the Alpine Academy and making this subsequent step in my racing profession,” Dunne stated. “I’m very grateful for the belief the group has in me to characterize the group and the model on the worldwide stage in FIA Method 2, which has confirmed to be the right place to progress younger drivers into skilled racing roles.
“Naturally, after a aggressive season in 2025, the objective this 12 months is to struggle for the Drivers’ Championship.”
Alex Dunne competed in two rookie FP1 classes for McLaren in 2025.
Photograph by: Andrea Diodato / NurPhoto through Getty Photographs
Having accomplished two rookie FP1 session with McLaren, Dunne parted methods with the Woking group in October after seeing his path to F1 blocked, and briefly did a cope with former Crimson Bull advisor Helmut Marko earlier than that was known as off.
Dunne now joins a roster together with Alpine’s predominant reserve driver Paul Aron, who not like Dunne has the required superlicence factors to compete in F1, Kush Maini, and fellow junior driver Gabriele Mini.
Alpine’s govt advisor Flavio Briatore added: “We’re happy to welcome Alex to Alpine as a member of our Academy. His performances in FIA Method 2 and in addition his free follow classes in Method 1 final 12 months have been spectacular and he’s clearly a really proficient younger driver with pure, pure velocity.
“We now have a proficient pool of drivers in Method 2 with Gabriele Mini and Kush Maini. We sit up for watching the three of them compete in FIA Method 2 in 2026 the place the objective may be very clear: to win the Drivers’ Championship.”
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