Pierre Gasly

Pierre Gasly was born in Rouen, France, in 1996 and grew up in a family closely connected to motorsport. He progressed through karting and the European junior ladder before joining the Red Bull programme. A GP2 title in 2016 and a strong spell in Japan’s Super Formula helped prove his speed and resilience, leading to his Formula 1 debut with Toro Rosso in 2017. Gasly’s early F1 story was shaped by both opportunity and adversity. He was promoted to Red Bull in 2019 but struggled to settle alongside Max Verstappen and returned to Toro Rosso mid-season. His response changed the way many viewed him: in 2020 he won a dramatic Italian Grand Prix for AlphaTauri, turning disappointment into one of modern F1’s most emotional victories. Since joining Alpine in 2023, Gasly has carried experience, race craft and a strong sense of responsibility within a French manufacturer team searching for stability. By 2026 he remains an important figure in Alpine’s rebuilding effort. His career is not a straight-line success story, but that is precisely what makes it memorable: he has repeatedly rebuilt his reputation through performance.