Franco Colapinto announced that he will race in F2 next season

The Argentine pilot Franco Colapinto announced today that he will run in the Formula 2 during the next season and will be one step away from making the jump to the Formula 1.

Colapinto comes from standing out in the F3 for two years and will now take a new step in his upward career. The news was confirmed by the official account of the division, which even announced that she will debut in the last race of this year.

“Franco Colapinto moves up to F2! The Argentine driver will step into MP Team machinery for our final round in Abu Dhabi and for the 2024 FIA Formula 2 season! He will take over the number 2 car at Yas Marina”they reported on social networks.

For his part, the pilot expressed himself on his official X account (formerly Twitter): “Very happy that it has finally come true. I will be racing in Formula 2 in 2024 alongside @officialmpmotorsport!!! And I will also be in the last race of this season in Abu Dhabi!”

“Everyone worked hard to get this seat and I am very proud of all the people who support me! It is even more special to do it with MP who are already like family to me!”added the native of Pillar.

“Thank you to all my sponsors and everyone who always supports me! @WilliamsRacing @visitargentina @marcapaisar @YPFoficial @Globant @BulletSportsMgt @bizarrap Thanks to all the Argentines for so much support and love so that I can continue fighting for my dream! Let’s go for everything !”he finished.

The runner will be part of the MP Motorsportthe same as in the F3 and his debut will be in Yas Marina Circuit of United Arab Emirates on the last date of the current season.

Another of those who spoke after the announcement was Sander Dorsmanteam manager: “It is great news that we can announce Franco’s promotion to our F2 team so soon.”

“This will give us a head start in our preparations for an exciting 2024 F2 season in which we all start from scratch, with the new F2 car offering everyone a new baseline to work from. Retaining Franco helps us maintain stability in that transition, apart from the fact that he has become a member of the MP family and is an extremely fast and talented driver,” he added.

With scarcely 20 yearsthe Argentine had returned to the Dutch team this year to play his second season in the F3 and his great performance allowed him to obtain three victories and five podiums, thus finishing fourth in the championship. Furthermore, he was one of the most consistent in the division, as he never qualified lower than 12th place and finished fourteen of eighteen races in the points.

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Colapinto joins one of the best teams in the Formula 2since, to date, the MP Motorsport He has achieved 13 wins and 30 podiums, in addition to having won the team and driver titles in 2022, so expectations are high.

On the other hand, the driver will remain linked to the team’s Academy Williams and this will open the doors to Formula 1 in the not too distant future. This year he already practiced in simulators in Bahrain, Barcelona and Austin and, although there is no confirmed date, this season he could get into a car to compete on a circuit. Colapinto is a native of Pillar and at the age of 14 he moved to Europe.

His campaign is run by an “Old Continent” company that represents pilots called Bullet Sports Managementin charge of Catarineu and of Campbell-Walter.

After being Argentine karting champion, in 2019 he achieved glory in the Formula 4 Spanish with the team Fernando Alonso.

In 2020 was third in the European Formula Renault. In 2022 culminated nineth in the Formula 3 and in this season it was room. In the divisional in these two years he achieved four wins and 10 podiums. In 2023 He scored points in 14 of the 18 races. He collected 56.70 percent of the units of his team, which finished in third place in the Team Championship. He will now make the leap to F2.