Franco Colapinto suffered a crash on the second morning of Pirelli’s post-Hungarian Grand Prix check, Alpine have confirmed.
Alpine, McLaren, Ferrari and Racing Bulls are all collaborating within the two-day check on the Hungaroring, which is getting used for 2026 tyre growth work.
Nonetheless, after taking up driving duties from check and reserve driver Paul Aron on Wednesday, Colapinto had an off at Flip 11 that halted his working.
Alpine, who’re additionally fielding Pierre Gasly on the check, described Colapinto as “okay” following medical checks.
“Throughout Day 2 of Pirelli Tyre Testing on the Hungaroring this morning, Franco Colapinto had an incident at Flip 11,” learn a short assertion from Alpine.
“Franco was assessed on website on the Medical Centre and is okay.”
Different drivers who’ve been in motion on the check are final weekend’s race winner Lando Norris for McLaren, Liam Lawson for Racing Bulls and Charles Leclerc for Ferrari.
Pirelli’s check is geared toward evaluating 2026 tyre constructions (which should be homologated by September 1) and prototype compounds (which should be homologated by December 15).
After this week’s outing on the Hungaroring, six extra days of 2026 testing have been deliberate: two every at Italian tracks Monza and Mugello, and two in Mexico Metropolis.
