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Alpine is officially going forward with a plan to continue as a Formula 1 team while shuttering its engine manufacturing business. The Renault-owned program will switch to Mercedes power in 2026.
In 2021, the programme was renamed Alpine Academy after the rebranding of the Renault F1 team into Alpine F1 Team. In March 2022, the Alpine Affiliates programme was launched as a support to drivers starting their motorsport careers, and is intended to be a feeder for the Alpine Academy. [3] However, it was merged into Alpine Academy at the ...
The involvement of the sportscar manufacturer Automobiles Alpine in Formula One can be traced back to 1968, when the Alpine A350 Grand Prix car was built, powered by a Gordini V8 engine. However, after initial testing with Mauro Bianchi at Circuit Zandvoort , the project was ended when it was found that the engine produced around 300 horsepower ...
As of December 2024, the Formula One website states that Alpine F1 Team entered the sport in 1986 (the year Toleman rebranded to Benetton) and has won two Constructors' Championships and twenty-one races (i.e., the combined records of Enstone-era Renault and Alpine, but not including Benetton, Lotus, or pre-Enstone Renault). [8]
Bruno Remy Perrick Famin [1] is a French automotive engineer.He is the vice president of Alpine Motorsport since July 2023. He left the role of team principal of Alpine F1 Team in August 2024, being replaced by Oliver Oakes.
The A424's engine is said to be a "heavily modified" version of the Mecachrome V634 engine used in the FIA Formula 2 Championship; Alpine confirmed that the car's engine was unrelated to the engine briefly used in the Ginetta G60-LT-P1 LMP1 car in 2018. Dyno tests for the engine were completed on 28 June. [10] The car was first fired up on July 5.
The Alpine A524 is a Formula One racing car designed and developed by the Alpine F1 Team. It competed in the 2024 Formula One World Championship . [ 2 ] It was the fourth Formula One car entered by Alpine since rebranding from Renault .
The Alpine A523 is a Formula One racing car designed and constructed by the BWT Alpine F1 Team for the 2023 Formula One World Championship. The car was driven by Pierre Gasly , in his first season for the Enstone-based team , and Esteban Ocon .