Seeking to rebuild or advance their motorsports
careers, who’ll find the mythical glass slipper?
This year, I became intrigued in the outcomes
of six prominent drivers. Two being former Formula 1 pilotes, and four being
sons of former F1 drivers who won Grands Prix.
And although it took much sleuthing, I
vicariously deduced that all six Debutantes are “coming Out” at this year’s Circuit de la
Sarthe “Ball”.
Jack Doohan
DOB: January 20, 2003, Age: 23
Formula 1: Alpine, 2024-2025; 7 Starts. Haas, 2026
LMP2: #24 Nielsen Racing, Oreca 07/Gibson V-8
The son of Mick Doohan, five times GP500 World
Champion, with 54 wins, and currently ranked fourth overall. Prior to
graduating to Formula 1. Jack’s In His second and final full season in formula
2 finished third overall. With two poles, three wins, five podiums and two
fastest laps.
Jack became the first Alpine Academy member to
graduate to Formula 1, making His debut at the season ending Abu Dhabi Grand
Prix in 2024 as the departing Esteban Ocon’s replacement.
Yet the Aussie’ garnered only a cuppa’ coffee
in F1, being unfairly dropped in favour of Franco Colapinto after the 2025 Miami
Grand Prix. Remaining as Alpine’s reserve driver through season’s end, before
cutting ties with Alpine and becoming Haas’s reserve driver this season.
Doohan tested a Super Formula car, but three
identical crashes at Suzuka’s tricky Degner 2 corner ultimately led to signing
to contest this year’s European le Mans Series (ELMS) for Nielsen Racing in the
top tier LMP2 category. Doohan’s co-drivers were David Heinemeier Hansen and
Edward Pearson
Enzo Trulli
DOB: April 15, 2005, Age: 21
FIA formula 3, 2023; Super Formula Lites, Porsche Carrera Cup Asia
LMP2: #25 Algarve Pro Racing, Oreca 07/Gibson V-8
The son of Trulli Scrumptious’, aka Jarno
Trulli, winner of the 2004 Monaco Grand Prix for le Reggie’, aka Renault.
Seemingly has had the most mediocre career of sorts, albeit that’s easy for me
to say, eh?
As Enzo was selected as Porsche Motorsports
Asia pacific selected driver in 2025, succeeding Dorian Boccolacci.
Trulli began His single seater career by
winning the 2021 Formula 4 UAE Championship with four wins and thirteen
podiums. Then finished seventh in that year’s Euro Formula Open championship.
As second Euro Formula Open campaign saw Enzo
win once, but finished tenth overall. Progressing next to FIA Formula 3 for
2023, Trulli finished an unflattering P34, with two 17th place finishes His
best results.
Enzo then switched to Super Formula Lites where
He won twice enroute to fifth overall. Followed by a partial FR Japanese
Championship season, scoring a trio of podium finishes at Motegi, ending up
tenth overall.
Unable to find a seat in Super formula, Trulli
contested the Italian GP Championship for 2024. Then moved to the Porsche
Carrera Cup Asia series last year.
Trulli also competed at season’s end in the
Asia Le Mans Series (ALMS) with current team Algarve Pro Racing. Plus two
rounds of the 24H series for Earl Bamber Racing, and now is concentrating upon
this year’s European Le Mans Series. )ELMS)
Driving the team’s No. 20 LMP2 Pro Am (PA)
entry with co-drivers Malthe Jakobsen and Michael Jensen.
Enzo will make His first Le Mans start for
Algarve Pro Racing in the LMP2 Pro Am class with co-drivers Michael Jensen and
Jake Hughes aboard it’s No. 25 entry.
Logan Sargeant
DOB: December 31, 2000, Age: 25
Formula 1: Williams, 2023-2024; 36 Starts, 1 point
LMGT3: #88 Proton Competition, Ford Mustang GT3 Evo
After winning two races in Formula 2 and
securing the necessary FIA Super Licence, Logan was announced as a Williams Racing
Formula 1 driver for the 2023 F1 season. With the Williams Driver Academy
member making His Formula 1 Free Practice debut appropriately at Circuit Of The
Americas (COTA) in October, 2022.
Sargeant went onto score a single point as a
rookie after being elevated to tenth place ironically at the United States
Grand Prix, in Auston. Becoming the first American to score a championship
point since Michael Andretti at the 1993 Italian Grand Prix.
Sargeant was dropped by Team Willy’ following
the 2024 Dutch Grand Prix, in favour of Franco Colapinto. Having already been
dismissed for the 2025 F1 season with the arrival of Carlos Sainz Jr.
Logan appeared set to drive for IDEC Sport LMP2
in the ELMS in 2025, before backing out of the team. Later running the final
two IMSA Sports Car rounds for PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports.
Logan contested this year’s Rolex 24 driving
for Era Motorsport in LMP2, also being confirmed as one of Ford’s initial three
drivers for it’s 2027 (LMDH) Hypercar programme. Along with racing this year in
the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) for Proton Competition.
Logan will campaign the No. 88 Darkhorse Mustang with co-drivers Stefano Gattuso and Giammarco Levorato. Making his “proper” Le Mans debut in preparations for next year’s Hypercar effort.
