Australian racer Jack Doohan has signed for Formula 1 team Haas as a reserve driver. (Reuters: Jakub Porzycki)

Former Alpine racer Jack Doohan signed with Haas as a reserve driver for the 2026 Formula 1 season.

The team announced his signing on Tuesday and said he would join Ryo Hirakawa of Japan as reserves for the American team.

Doohan, a 23-year-old from Australia, was a reserve for Alpine in 2023 and most of 2024. He was a team driver for seven races — one in 2024 and the first six races of 2025 — before being dropped from the line-up. Doohan’s best finish last season was 13th at the Chinese Grand Prix on March 23.

Alpine replaced him with Franco Colapinto of Argentina, who remains with the team in 2026.

Doohan still was under contract, but the team said on Jan. 13 that it reached a “mutual agreement with Jack Doohan to not continue his driving services with the team for the 2026 FIA Formula One world championship season and allow him to pursue other career opportunities.”

Doohan continued to work with Alpine as a test driver and a reserve after being demoted. Alpine finished last among the 10 teams in the F1 constructors’ standings.

He had been with Alpine since 2022 after coming up through the Red Bull Junior program from 2017-21.

“I’m thrilled to be joining TGR Haas F1 Team,” Doohan said Tuesday in a news release. “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.”

The F1 season begins March 8 at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne.