That has now been evidenced again, with Alpine acquiring two-time World Endurance Championship winner Ryo Hirakawa as their test and reserve driver, backing up Pierre Gasly and Jack Doohan in 2025.

Alpine has added Toyota-backed Ryo Hirakawa as a test and reserve driver, and will run him in FP1 at the Japanese Grand Prix in April. Hirakawa was most recently with McLaren as part of its driver ...

Japanese driver Ryo Hirakawa will take part in first practice for his home Formula One grand prix at Suzuka in April after being added to the test and reserve roster at Renault-owned Alpine. The ...

Alpine will field Ryo Hirakawa in a test and reserve driver role this season, with the Japanese driver joining Paul Aron as part of the team’s roster behind the race drivers Pierre Gasly and ...

The Alpine F1 team has announced the addition of Ryō Hirakawa to its roster of test and reserve drivers for the 2025 season. The 30-year-old Japanese driver, renowned for his exceptional versatility ...

Japanese Hirakawa's recruitment alongside Estonian Aron, who was third in Formula 2 last year, was announced earlier on Thursday. The 30-year-old, who was a development driver for McLaren last ...

The Japanese driver has a wealth of experience in Super Formula, Super GT and FIA WEC. With the Toyota squad, Hirakawa won the 2022 edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the FIA WEC title twice (2022 ...

Toyota driver Ryo Hirakawa believes that his experience of testing Formula 1 machinery last year has helped him raise his game in the FIA World Endurance Championship. Hirakawa has been part of ...