Kubica gets Alfa Romeo run at Spanish GP practice

Robert Kubica will return to Formula 1 action with Alfa Romeo during Friday practice for the Spanish Grand Prix.

Kubica, Alfa Romeo’s reserve driver since 2020, will replace Zhou Guanyu during the opening one-hour session at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

The Pole has made 99 race starts in Formula 1, most recently at Zandvoort and Monza last year, where he replaced Covid-positive Kimi Räikkönen.

Kubica already has prior experience of Alfa Romeo’s C42 after participating in the post-race tyre test at Imola last month.

Zhou will return to action from the second practice session.

Alfa Romeo enters the weekend in fifth place in the Constructors’ Championship.

#	Event	Date
18	Singapore GP	09-11 October
19	United States GP	23-25 October
20	Mexico City GP	30 October-01 November
21	São Paulo GP	06-08 November
22	Las Vegas GP	19-21 November

#	.	Driver	Pts
		George Russell	51
		Andrea Kimi Antonelli	47
		Charles Leclerc	34
		Lewis Hamilton	33
		Oliver Bearman	17
		Lando Norris	15
		Pierre Gasly	9
		Max Verstappen	8
		Liam Lawson	8
		Arvid Lindblad	4