Jack Doohan joins Alpine Academy for FIA Formula 2 campaign

Australian Jack Doohan has joined the Alpine Academy ahead of the 2022 FIA Formula 2 season.

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Doohan was announced alongside fellow F2 driver Olli Caldwell, with the pair joining Caio Collet and Victor Martins as Alpine Academy drivers.

Doohan was vice-champion in the 2021 FIA Formula 3 season and graduates to Formula 2 with Virtuosi Racing.

He made his F2 debut for the final two rounds of 2021 with MP Motorsport to prepare for his full campaign this year.

"I’m super excited to be joining the Alpine Academy this year," said Doohan.

"I’ve been working behind the scenes with the team since the start of the year and I’ve been gelling with everyone really well so far."

"I’m looking forward to getting to know everyone more and settle into being an Academy member."

"The facilities are awesome, and the door is always open for chats and advice."

"I’m keen to stick in, work hard and start the 2022 on-track campaign."

"There’s a clear structure in place here and I’m happy about that going forward."

"It’s not just about having the label of being on a young driver programme, but it’s about having all the tools to become a better driver like opportunities to sit in the race control room, attending Formula 1 tests and just generally being in the mix of the Formula 1 team on a regular basis."

"I’m excited to feed off all the information, go forwards as much as possible and put myself in the eye so we’re not just new faces when the time to step up comes."

The Australian follows the footsteps of Oscar Piastri, who joined the academy after winning the Formula Renault Eurocup title.

Piastri is now Alpine's Formula 1 reserve driver after taking out the 2021 Formula 2 title.

Doohan was initially a member of the Red Bull Junior Driver program, with his junior career taking him through the Italian and German Formula 4 series before a move to Formula 3 in 2020.

Caio Collet and Victor Martins will both contest the FIA Formula 3 championship as Alpine drivers.

The four completed a training camp with Alpine before the official announcement.

"The Alpine Academy remains an extremely valuable part of what we want to achieve in Formula 1," said Laurent Rossi, CEO of Alpine.

"We are passionate about finding the next generation of racers to nourish our F1 driver line-up."

"It’s exciting to see the growing strength of the programme since it was started in 2016, with last year being its most successful season to date."

"Of our 2021 graduates, Oscar joins our Formula 1 programme as the team’s official Reserve Driver, and he has an important role alongside Esteban and Fernando this year."

"We also only need to look down the Formula 1 paddock and across to IndyCar to see two more of our Academy graduates from last year, which is a testament to the structure of the programme to prepare drivers for senior series."

"As with every year we have high expectations for our Academy and it’s no different heading into this season."

"We welcome two new drivers, Jack and Olli, combined with the returning Formula 3 duo of Caio and Victor."

"Each brings their own personality and talent and we are excited to see how our drivers develop this season, individually and as a group."