Alpine Rise From Last Place To Fifth In Constructors’ Standings Under New Regulations

Alpine finished last in the constructors’ championship in 2025 by a significant margin, collecting just 22 points across the entire season.
That total left them a full 48 points behind Sauber, who were themselves far from a midfield force throughout the campaign.
Every single one of those 22 points came from Pierre Gasly alone, with the team described as slow, fragile, and badly balanced throughout the year.
Five rounds into the current season, Alpine sit fifth in the constructors’ standings with 35 points, already 13 clear of their entire previous season total.
Gasly has contributed 20 of those points while Franco Colapinto has added 15, giving the team genuine scoring power from both seats for the first time in recent memory.
Colapinto’s sixth place finish in Canada was described as an enormous result, with Gasly following him home in eighth to turn a good afternoon into a serious statement.
Regular Q3 appearances, enough pace to unsettle rivals, and a car that no longer looks out of place suggest Alpine have nailed their approach to the new regulations.
Alpine currently sit 14 points clear of RB in sixth, making them the best of the rest behind Ferrari, Mercedes, Red Bull, and McLaren.
Rumours have emerged of a significant upgrade package arriving for Monaco, which could further strengthen their position if the early momentum proves sustainable.
Monaco qualifying is regarded as the weekend’s decisive element, and Alpine’s recent Q3 form suggests they are well placed to challenge for a strong points haul again.
The standings remain clear regardless of past reputation, with both drivers scoring consistently and the team already outperforming their entire previous campaign by a considerable distance.
Alpine have produced false dawns before, and fifth place in May does not erase years of dysfunction, but the evidence across five rounds points to a team that is no longer a house built on sand.
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