BREAKING: Jack Doohan Joins Haas as Reserve Driver for 2026 season
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Haas confirmed that Australian driver Jack Doohan will join their team as a reserve driver for the upcoming 2026 season.
Haas has signed Jack Doohan as one of their reserve drivers for the upcoming 2026 Formula 1 season, marking his return to the sport.
The Australian driver was formerly Alpine’s reserve driver in 2023 and 2024, before getting promoted to Alpine’s F1 driver for a seven-race stint. Following the Miami Grand Prix, he was demoted to the reserve driver role for the remainder of the 2025 season, having been replaced by Franco Colapinto.
Earlier this year, it was announced that Jack Doohan would not continue his role as a reserve driver in 2026 after a “mutual agreement”. Ahead of next week’s official pre-season testing in Bahrain, Haas announced that Doohan will join Japanese driver Ryo Hirakawa as reserve driver for the team.
“I am thrilled to be joining TGR Haas F1 Team,” Jack Doohan said to Formula 1. “It’s the ideal place to continue my Formula 1 career.”
“I would like to thank the team for giving me the opportunity to grow and take on the great challenge of 2026 together. I’m eager to begin working with the team and collaborating on a successful season.”
“I’m personally very excited to have Jack join us on the team given the strength of his racing resume and, of course, his experience in being a reserve driver in Formula 1,” added Haas Team Principal Ayao Komatsu. “I’ve enjoyed getting to know Jack and we’re looking forward to welcoming him into the team and benefiting from his contributions.”
Article written by Jana Van Nieuwenborgh
