Alpine A424

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Alpine A424
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The No. 36 A424 being driven at the 2024 24 Hours of Le Mans
Category Le Mans Daytona h
Constructor Alpine (Oreca)
Designer(s) Raphaël Linari (Chief Exterior Designer) [1]
Christophe Chapelain (Project Chief Engineer) [2]
Predecessor Alpine A480
Renault Alpine A442
Technical specifications
Chassis LMP2-based carbon fibre monocoque with honeycomb shell
Suspension (front) Double wishbones, pushrods with power steering
Suspension (rear)Double wishbones, pushrods
Length5,000 mm (196.9 in)
Width1,998 mm (78.7 in)
Height1,058 mm (41.7 in)
Wheelbase 3,148 mm (123.9 in)
Engine Alpine V634 3.4 L (207 cu in) 90° V6 turbocharged mid-engine, longitudinally-mounted
Electric motor Rear-mounted 50 kW (68 PS; 67 hp) spec MGU supplied by Bosch
Transmission Xtrac P1359 7-speed sequential manual [3]
Power500 kW (680 PS; 671 hp)
Weight1,030 kg (2,271 lb)
Fuel TotalEnergies
Lubricants Elf
Brakes AP Racing carbon with AP Racing Monobloc 6-piston calipers
Tyres Michelin slicks with OZ one-piece forged alloys, 29/71-18 front and 34/71-18 rear
Competition history
Competition FIA World Endurance Championship
Notable entrants Flag of France.svg Alpine Endurance Team
Notable drivers
Debut 2024 Qatar 1812 km
Last event 2024 8 Hours of Bahrain
RacesWins Podiums Poles F/Laps
60100

The Alpine A424 [5] is an LMDh sports prototype racing car designed by Automobiles Alpine and built by Oreca to compete in the Le Mans Hypercar class in the FIA World Endurance Championship.

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Background

On 5 October 2021, Alpine formally announced an entry into the FIA World Endurance Championship starting from the 2024 season, using an LMDh-compliant racing design. [6] It was also confirmed on the same day that Oreca was chosen as the chassis supplier for their LMDh contender. [7]

Alpine unveiled a prototype show car, named the A424_β (pronounced "A424 Beta" [8] ), on 9 June 2023, at the 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans. It was also announced that the car would use a hybrid powertrain, consisting of a Mecachrome-based V6 single turbocharged internal combustion engine and standardized hybrid drivetrain components provided by Williams Advanced Engineering, Bosch and Xtrac, and that Signatech would run two cars. [5] [9]

The car is built on the "next generation" Oreca LMP2 chassis. [9] 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 program first completed 2 shakedown tests at Lurcy-Lévis at the end of August. The test programme then continued running at Circuit Paul Ricard, Motorland Aragón, Jerez and Portimão. [11] [3] [10]

Alpine unveiled their driver lineup for 2024 on 22 November 2023. [4]

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

(key) Races in bold indicates pole position. Races in italics indicates fastest lap.

YearEntrantsClassDriversNo.12345678PointsPos
2024 Alpine Endurance Team Hypercar QAT IMO SPA LMN SAP COA FUJ BHR 704th
Flag of France.svg Paul-Loup Chatin 357139Ret1254
Flag of France.svg Charles Milesi 7139Ret12579
Flag of Austria.svg Ferdinand Habsburg 7Ret12574
Flag of France.svg Jules Gounon 13974
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Lapierre 36111612Ret1093
Flag of Germany.svg Mick Schumacher 111612Ret10939
Flag of France.svg Matthieu Vaxivière 111612Ret10939

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