Alpine Re-signs Franco Colapinto for 2027 Season, New F1 Tiebreaker Rules Revealed
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Published Alpine have re-signed Franco Colapinto for the 2027 season. The move comes midway through a campaign in which the 23-year-old Argentine secured a career-best sixth-place finish at the Canadian Grand Prix.
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Yahoo SportsAlpine have re-signed Franco Colapinto for the 2027 season. The move comes midway through a campaign in which the 23-year-old Argentine secured a career-best sixth-place finish at the Canadian Grand Prix.
Sky SportsThursday 27 August 2026 12:18, UK Alpine have confirmed they will retain Argentine driver Franco Colapinto for the 2027 Formula 1 season.
SB NationAfter debuting with Williams during the 2024 season, replacing Logan Sargeant midway through the year and delivering a P8 at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in just his second F1 race, Colapinto moved to Alpine in a reserve role for the 2025 campaign. He slid into Jack Doohan’s seat after just six races, as Flavio Briatore looked to spark the team early in the year after a slow start to the campaign.
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How do tiebreakers work in F1? Tiebreakers in the F1 standings work on a “countback” system, looking at race results. For example, when there is a tie at the top of the standings, that is broken by counting the number of Grand Prix wins. If, hypothetically, two drivers finish the year tied in points atop the standings, the driver with the most Grand Prix wins would win the championship. If that number is the same, the driver with the most second-place finishes would win, working down the finishing order until the tie is broken.
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02 Yahoo Sports Alpine executive director Flavio Briatore said: "We have seen Franco truly grow into a great driver this year.
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03 BBC Sport Alpine executive director Flavio Briatore said: "We have seen Franco truly grow into a great driver this year.
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04 SB Nation But with Alpine focused on the 2026 season and the incoming regulation set, Colapinto did not score a point after taking over for Doohan.
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