An Alpine Hypercar in the 2024 World Endurance Championship

Alpine will join Peugeot in the new category of Hypercars.

Alpine will open a new chapter in its history in the endurance world championship. In 2024, the manufacturer will officially integrate with a dedicated prototype the new premier category of Hypercars (LMDh) alongside Peugeot, Porsche, Audi and Ferrari.

Those who criticized the World Endurance Championship (FIA WEC) for having lost its appeal after the departure of many major car manufacturers will have to reconsider their judgment. The new Hypercars, which began their career in 2021, are gradually reviving the emblem of the premier class thanks to a new regulation. In addition to the technical aspect, there is the economic aspect with a considerable reduction in costs and the possibility of selling cars more easily to client teams. This will motivate many brands (Peugeot, Ferrari, Porsche, Audi, BMW, etc.) to return to the program over the next three years.

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Alpine arrives in LMDh from 2024

In 2024, the top category of the WEC will therefore not count one, but two tricolor manufacturers since Alpine officially announces, on October 5, 2021, its commitment to LMDh, one of the two regulations for Hypercars.

alpine A480 la mans 2021 — The French manufacturer has entered a Hypercar in 2021 alongside Toyota and the Scuderia Glickenhaus with a modified LMP1.

The Dieppe brand, with the help of Signatech (its partner since 2013), has already freelance in 2021 in this new series with an LMP1 modified to meet the new category requirements. In 2024, the “A fléché” brand will go further with two prototypes perfectly tailored for the category. They will be based on an Oreca chassis and will have an Alpine engine developed in Viry-Châtillon (91). ” The power unit will benefit from all the expertise from Formula 1 “, Assures the manufacturer in a press release which specifies, that in addition to the engine,” the bodywork will benefit from Enstone’s know-how (Editor’s note: the English base where Renault has a wind tunnel) in terms of aerodynamics “.

alpine engine prototype alpine hypercar — The engine will be developed by Alpine with the help of the teams involved in the F1 program.

A commitment until 2028

” By competing in both Formula 1 and Endurance, Alpine will be one of the rare brands to be present in the two key disciplines of motorsport. “, Proudly announced Laurent Rossi, CEO of Alpine, on the sidelines of the screening of the documentary”Alpine, Le Mans as a heritage ” to discover on Canal + Saturday 9 October at 3.15 p.m.

” We will make the most of Formula 1 and Endurance through technical and technological synergies to gain the advantage over prestigious opponents », He concludes. With the new regulation defined by the ACO, Alpine ensures its commitment to endurance racing (LMDh) until 2028.

And by 2024, what will happen? Alpine and its partner Signatech have started to think about remaining involved in the World Championship in order to better prepare for the arrival in LMDh. Alpine does not hide it. One of its objectives is to re-inscribe its name at the top and to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the general classification as in 1978 with the Jaussaud-Pironi duo.