News Summary
- Alpine’s points output has fallen from 35 in the opening five races to just one in the latest five, a decline of 97.1%.
- Pierre Gasly scored the team’s only recent point at the United States Grand Prix, while Franco Colapinto failed to score across the period.
- The decline raises questions about Alpine’s development programme and its prospects for 2027 despite remaining sixth in the constructors’ standings.
Alpine has suffered one of the most dramatic declines of the 2026 Formula 1 season, scoring just one point across the latest five Grands Prix after collecting 35 in the opening five. The 97.1% reduction highlights how far the Enstone-based team has fallen during a championship in which Pierre Gasly and Franco Colapinto initially appeared capable of regular points finishes.
The latest results are particularly concerning because Alpine has failed to score in four of the five most recent races. Gasly’s tenth-place finish in Austin provided its only point, while Colapinto has gone five consecutive Grands Prix without adding to his championship total.
An analysis by GRANDE PRÊMIO of the first 20 races shows that Alpine’s decline has been sustained rather than the result of a single difficult weekend.
Alpine’s points fall in every five-race period
The team’s performance has deteriorated across all four periods of the championship, with the latest five Grands Prix producing its lowest return.
| Driver / Team | R1–5 | R6–10 | R11–15 | R16–20 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. GASLY | 20 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 42 |
| F. COLAPINTO | 15 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 27 |
| Alpine | 35 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 69 |
Alpine scored 35 points during the opening five races, with Gasly contributing 20 and Colapinto 15. The team then collected 17 points between rounds six and ten, followed by 16 in the next five.
The latest period produced just one point, representing a 93.8% decline compared with the preceding five races.
Across the full comparison, Alpine’s output has fallen by 34 points, equivalent to 97.1% of its initial total.
The figures are particularly striking because the team still occupies sixth place in the constructors’ championship with 69 points. Its accumulated position therefore conceals a much weaker level of recent results.
Gasly scores Alpine’s only point in five Grands Prix
Pierre Gasly has experienced a steady decline in championship points throughout the season.
The Frenchman scored 20 points in the opening five Grands Prix, 13 in the second period and eight in the third. His latest return is just one.
Gasly finished tenth in Austin on October 25, but failed to score in Malaysia, Singapore, Mexico and São Paulo.
The results indicate that Alpine has struggled to convert occasional competitive qualifying performances into strong race finishes.
At Interlagos, Gasly qualified 15th and finished 14th, while Colapinto started 13th and finished in the same position. Neither driver was able to challenge consistently for the points-paying positions.
The difficulties contrast with Alpine’s stronger performances earlier in the season, when both drivers contributed to a series of top-ten finishes.
The team now faces the challenge of identifying why its competitiveness has deteriorated so sharply, particularly as its rivals continue introducing developments and improving their results.
Colapinto also struggles after promising first half
Franco Colapinto’s season has followed a different trajectory from Gasly’s, but the latest results are similarly disappointing.
The Argentine scored 15 points in the opening five races, only five fewer than his teammate. His return then fell to four in the second period before recovering to eight between rounds 11 and 15.
That third period included a seventh-place finish at the Spanish Grand Prix, his strongest result of the season.
However, Colapinto has not scored since, finishing outside the top ten in all five recent Grands Prix.
His results include 13th in Malaysia, 21st in Singapore, 21st in Austin, 15th in Mexico and 13th in São Paulo.
The sequence shows that the team’s difficulties are affecting both sides of the garage, rather than being confined to one driver.
Nevertheless, the numbers alone cannot determine whether the principal causes involve car development, setup limitations, reliability, strategy or individual performances.
Alpine’s decline contrasts with Red Bull and Audi progress
Alpine’s trajectory becomes even more striking when compared with teams that have improved during the same championship.
Red Bull increased its points total from 57 in the opening five races to 152 in the latest five, a rise of 166.7%.
Audi also improved from two points in the first period to 11 in the most recent five, while Racing Bulls collected 31 points during the latest block.
Alpine moved in the opposite direction, despite having scored more points than several midfield rivals at the beginning of the season.
The contrast demonstrates how quickly the competitive order can change when teams develop their cars at different rates or experience different levels of reliability and race execution.
The complete GRANDE PRÊMIO analysis of the opening 20 races showed that Alpine’s recent decline is among the most severe in the field.
Williams has also failed to score across the latest five Grands Prix, although the British team began the championship with a considerably smaller points total.
What Alpine’s collapse means for 2027
Alpine’s immediate concern is understanding why its early-season competitiveness has disappeared.
The team began 2026 with a Mercedes power unit and a revised technical structure, hoping to recover from its previous difficulties and establish itself as a consistent midfield contender.
The opening five races suggested progress, but the subsequent decline has prevented Alpine from maintaining that momentum.
Gasly remains the team’s leading scorer with 42 points, while Colapinto has accumulated 27. Both drivers have demonstrated an ability to finish in the points, but neither has achieved that consistently during the second half of the season.
For 2027, the question is whether Alpine’s reduced results reflect a development programme that has fallen behind its rivals or problems specific to the circuits and race weekends encountered recently.
The points comparison cannot establish the answer on its own. Qualifying gaps, race pace, reliability and the timing of technical upgrades must also be examined.
However, the scale of the decline is difficult to dismiss.
A team that scored 35 points in its opening five Grands Prix has collected just one across the latest five, while rivals have continued accumulating points.
With Las Vegas, Qatar and Abu Dhabi remaining, Alpine has three opportunities to demonstrate that its current form is not representative of its potential for 2027.
GRANDE PRÊMIO is following every session of the 2026 Formula 1 championship as Alpine prepares for the final rounds and next season.
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