His first appearance will be in Ollie Bearman’s car in FP1 on Friday in Bahrain. Hirakawa also drove for Haas in the post-season test in Abu Dhabi last year. “I’m driving my first FP1 session in ...

Ryo Hirakawa has made a surprise mid-season switch. Effective immediately, he will leave Alpine’s reserve driver role to join the ...

Le Mans 24 Hours winner Ryo Hirakawa has joined Alpine’s Formula 1 team as its test and reserve driver. Having previously been a part of McLaren’s driver development programme, Hirakawa will ...

Ryo Hirakawa will drive Jack Doohan’s Alpine in opening practice for this weekend’s 2025 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka. The Toyota World Endurance Championship champion has joined ...

Ryo Hirakawa’s move to Alpine as a test and reserve driver was overshadowed by the news that ex-Williams racer Franco Colapinto has been appointed for the same role on Thursday. Beyond obvious ...

The Haas Formula 1 team has announced it has signed Ryo Hirakawa as its 2025 reserve driver, with the Toyota endurance driver moving from Alpine. Hirakawa was part of Alpine's reserve driver ...