The Frenchman is well placed to seal the Formula 2 title at the Abu Dhabi finale and, while mathematically he could still lose out on the championship to Mercedes junior Fredrik Vesti, even if he failed to secure the title it would make no sense for him to remain in the category for a fourth full season.
Alfa boss Alessandro Alunni Bravi previously placed Stoffel Vandoorne in Japan when he was managing the Belgian’s progress through the ranks.
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The Impul and KCMG outfits both have seats available and are the teams that have been targeted on Pourchaire’s behalf.
"We are discussing with his management to have a racing programme, alongside our programme,” Alunni Bravi told Autosport.
“We want him more involved with the F1 team, to perform more simulator sessions, and of course he will be one of our reserve drivers.
“But he needs to race. So we are looking at racing programmes, and there are two alternatives at the moment on the table, one is Super Formula in Japan, and one is the WEC.”
Alunni Bravi sees the Japanese series as a useful stepping stone, having prepared Liam Lawson for his five substitute outings at AlphaTauri after the Kiwi's own F2 graduation.
“Super Formula is very competitive,” he said. “We have seen different experiences with Stoffel Vandoorne in 2016, Pierre Gasly in 2017, and Liam Lawson this year.
Source: Autosport