🇦🇪 Franco’s Report from the 2025 Abu Dhabi GP
Last race of 2025 complete, closing a year of continuous evolution with Alpine
Published
09 Dic 2025
Est. reading time
3 min
🏁 Franco Colapinto and his weekend at Yas Marina
Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi – Yas Marina Circuit
📆 5–7 December 2025
📍 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
🏆 2025 Abu Dhabi GP Results
🥇 P1: Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing)
🥈 P2: Oscar Piastri (McLaren)
🥉 P3: Lando Norris (McLaren)
🇫🇷 P19: Pierre Gasly (Alpine)
🇦🇷 P20: Franco Colapinto (Alpine)
👏 DNF: There were no retirements or accidents
Weekend Summary
The closing round of the 2025 season in Abu Dhabi was challenging yet enriching for Franco and Alpine. The team worked with a strategy that was difficult to balance, focusing on data gathering, car refinement and maximising learning. Franco completed all his sessions with precision, showing consistency and clear communication with the team.
🛠️ Pre-race details
Free Practice:
- FP1: 28 laps with good tyre management and traffic handling – Best time: 1:24.855. Franco showed a strong initial feeling with the car, although adjustments were needed in the middle and rear sectors to improve balance.
- FP2: 28 laps focused on balance, aero load and traction – Best time: 1:24.771. Franco felt limited grip in technical sectors and a slightly unstable rear end, but completed the session cleanly, providing valuable feedback for FP3.
- FP3: Best time: 1:24.501 (P19). Franco worked calmly and precisely, strengthening the set-up for qualifying.
Qualifying: P20
- Best time: 1:23.890
- The session was complicated from the first flying lap onwards: limited grip, tyres not reaching ideal temperature, losses in Turn 5 and traffic at key moments. Franco was unable to complete more than one valid push lap, preventing him from progressing to the next phase of qualifying.
🏁 Race
🚦 Start:
P20, clean and without incidents. Correct traction and orderly management of early traffic.
⬆️ Progress:
No significant position gains, but the planned strategy was executed; maintaining consistent pace was key.
🛞 Tyres:
Long stint on medium tyres, no forced changes.
⚡ Fastest lap:
1:27.710 on lap 43, average speed 216.755 km/h.
🏁 Final result:
P20, +1 lap. All Alpine’s objectives were met.
👀 Incidents and Safety Car:
No Safety Car periods or retirements.
Team Radio
There was smooth technical communication, with instructions about brakes, DRS and sector-by-sector gaps. Franco stayed focused and followed the guidance without extraordinary adjustments.
And he told his team, for the last time this year:
“Thank you to the team for your constant support; now we will analyse every detail and prepare for what’s coming next season.”
Franco’s Statements
“We close the season with the race completed and plenty of valuable data for Alpine. It was a challenging weekend, but we managed to maintain consistency and pace,” Franco said.
“I feel satisfied with how we handled the strategy and the tyres; everything we learned here will help us improve in 2026.”
And with this race, the 2025 F1 season comes to an end
Franco completed his final round of the year with professionalism, no mistakes and essential information delivered to Alpine ahead of next season.
📸 Tomorrow we will show you the full gallery from Friday to Sunday
🙌 The Fran Club continues to stand strong with him
Keep supporting Franco and follow all the upcoming updates in the app. Use the official hashtag #FranClub43 to share your best memories from this year and soon you’ll be able to see them here too 🩵
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