New Chapter? Inside Jack Doohan's Super Formula Rumours
Nov.5 - Jack Doohan and his famous father, Mick, have been spotted in Japan as the Australian driver explores a potential move to the Super Formula Championship for 2026.
According to Japan's as-web.jp, the pair attended the recent Super GT finale at Motegi, meeting with several team representatives as part of discussions over a possible full-season seat in the country's top single-seater series.
Doohan's contract with Alpine, who pushed him out of the race seat for Franco Colapinto earlier in 2025, expires at the end of the year. With Colapinto now expected to remain next to Pierre Gasly at the team for 2026, 22-year-old Doohan is understood to be seeking new opportunities outside Formula 1.
The report claims the visit to Japan was part of a broader plan to secure a seat in Super Formula, where world rally defector Kalle Rovanpera will also compete next season.
As-Web reports that several other high-profile names from Formula 2, including championship leader Leonardo Fornaroli and Dutch driver Richard Verschoor, are also in talks with Japanese teams for 2026.
The publication notes that overlapping schedules between F1 and Super Formula next season would still allow reserve drivers to attend most grands prix, potentially making the Japanese series an attractive option for drivers staying race-fit while maintaining F1 links.
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Really? Even if they were in Super GT’s Motegi finale, whether he’d receive a drive there is another matter & the same for Fornaroli, Verschoor, etc., given the limited amount of drives to begin with, combined with the amount of national drivers, so simply not enough space for everyone unless teams started sacrifizing more & more national drivers, which is unlikely, although Oliver Rasmussen & Zak O’Sullivan could end up out of SF after a single campaign.
Nevertheless, SF may be the world’s second-fastest circuit series & consequently attractive despite cultural differences, language barrier effect, & a somewhat isolated location in the world picture.
However, other options also exist, such as IndyCar, FE, & WEC.
The world has got smaller, id think Indy is the place to go, no no one seriously goes to SF to get to f1 do they, mayb in the nineties Irv the Swerve but not now