About Jack Doohan
Jack Michael Doohan ( DOO-ən; born 20 January 2003) is an Australian racing driver who competes in the European Le Mans Series in the LMP2 class for Nielsen Racing. He also serves as a reserve driver in Formula One for Haas. Doohan competed in Formula One at seven Grand Prix from 2024 to 2025. Born and raised in the city of Gold Coast, Queensland, Doohan is the son of five-time Grand Prix motorcycle World Champion Mick Doohan. He began kart racing aged nine in a go-kart given to him by Michael Schumacher, winning multiple national titles. Graduating to junior formulae in 2018, Doohan started his career in the F4 British Championship. After finishing runner-up to Joey Alders in the 2019–20 F3 Asian Championship, Doohan moved to FIA Formula 3 in 2020, where he finished runner-up to Dennis Hauger the following season with Trident. Doohan then progressed to FIA Formula 2, achieving several wins in both his 2022 and 2023 campaigns with Virtuosi, and finishing third in the latter. A member of the Alpine Academy since 2022—previously a member of the Red Bull Junior Team—Doohan served as a reserve driver for Alpine in 2023 and 2024, debuting in Formula One at the latter Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as a replacement for Esteban Ocon. He was promoted to a full-time seat in 2025, replacing Ocon to partner Pierre Gasly; he was replaced by Franco Colapinto after six rounds without points. His father, Mick Doohan, is a former motorcycle road racer who won five consecutive 500cc World Riders' Championship titles from 1994 to 1998. In 2019, Doohan made his first appearance in the F3 Asian Championship with Hitech Grand Prix. He was given his first kart from former neighbor and seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher. He won the Australian Karting Championship in 2015 and 2016. Doohan competed in Formula One at seven Grands Prix from 2024 to 2025.
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