Franco Colapinto

Franco Colapinto
Colapinto at an ACA press conference in 2023
Born	(2003-05-27) 27 May 2003 (age 21) Pilar, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Nationality	Argentine Italian
Formula One World Championship career
2024 team	Williams-Mercedes
Car number	43
Entries	3 (3 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	4
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First entry	2024 Italian Grand Prix
Last entry	2024 Singapore Grand Prix
Previous series
2024 2022–23 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2020 2019–2020 2019 2018–2019	FIA Formula 2 Championship FIA Formula 3 Championship Intercontinental GT Challenge GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup FIA World Endurance Championship European Le Mans Series FR European Championship Asian Le Mans Series Toyota Racing Series Formula Renault Eurocup Euroformula Open Championship F4 Spanish Championship
Championship titles
2019	F4 Spanish Championship

Franco Alejandro Colapinto (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈfɾan.ko aleˈxandɾo ko.laˈpin.to]; born 27 May 2003) is an Argentine racing driver, currently competing in Formula One for Williams.

Graduating from karting to junior formulae in 2018, Colapinto won his first championship at the 2019 F4 Spanish Championship with Drivex. He then finished third in the Formula Renault Eurocup and the Toyota Racing Series in 2020. Colapinto moved into endurance racing in 2021, competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship, European Le Mans Series and Asian Le Mans Series for G-Drive Racing. Colapinto progressed to FIA Formula 3 in 2022, finishing fourth the following season with MP Motorsport and graduating to Formula 2.

A member of the Williams Driver Academy since 2023, Colapinto made his Formula One debut at the 2024 Italian Grand Prix, replacing Logan Sargeant for the remainder of the 2024 season as an interim for the incoming Carlos Sainz Jr.^[1] With his debut, he became the first Argentine driver to compete in Formula One since Gastón Mazzacane in 2001. Colapinto scored his maiden points finish at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.