Kush Maini joins Alpine as thier reserve and test F1 driver for 2025, competing in F2 with DAMS, aiming for F1 success.

Alpine has signed Kush Maini as a test and reserve driver for the 2025 Formula 1 season. Maini has been part of the Alpine Academy since October 2023 and completed his second Formula 2 campaign with the Invicta outfit in 2024,

India’s Kush Maini has been announced as one of Alpine’s test and reserve drivers for the 2025 F1 season. Alongside his new F1 duties, he’ll also be competing in F2 (his third campaign in the championship) with DAMS.

Kush Maini from Bengaluru has been promoted to reserve driver at Alpine's Formula 1 team, following his stint with Alpine's junior program. The 24-year-old will support car development and aim to join the ranks of Narain Karthikeyan and Karun Chandhok as an Indian in Formula 1.

With this achievement, the 24-year-old from Bengaluru becomes only the third Indian driver to be officially associated with a Formula 1 team, following in the footsteps of Narain Karthikeyan and Karun Chandhok.

Kush Maini, an Alpine Academy driver, will take on an expanded role as the team's test and reserve driver, while continuing to compete in Formula 2 with DAMS.

India’s Kush Maini was on Tuesday promoted to the reserve driver’s role at the Alpine Formula 1 team ahead of the season opener in Melbourne on March 16.

Formula 2 race winner Kush Maini has been added to Alpine Formula 1 team’s reserve and test driver roster ahead of the 2025 season. Maini first joined Alpine’s young driver programme at the end of 2023 and has now been elevated to the same status as Franco Colapinto, Ryo Hirakawa and Paul Aron in the team's expanded line-up.

Indian racing driver Kush Maini has been appointed as the test and reserve driver of the Alpine Formula 1 team for the 2025 season.Maini, who has been racing in Formula 2, joined Alpines junior program