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The Alpine car used Renault engines. [22] Renault team boss, Cyril Abiteboul, announced he would leave as Renault transitioned to Alpine. [40] [41] Abiteboul was replaced by Davide Brivio, who previously worked for Suzuki in MotoGP. [42] [43] Alpine's first race ended with Alonso being forced to retire, after debris caused his car to overheat. [44]
The Alpine competition department had various racing programmes from the early 1960s onwards. At the end of 1976, the department was merged with Gordini to form Renault Sport. [40] [41] Some Alpine racing activities continued after that, including a 1978 Le Mans 24 overall victory with the Renault Alpine A442, partnering its parent Renault. [42]
Renault Sport (French pronunciation: [ʁəno spɔʁ]) or Renaultsport, was a motorsport, performance and special vehicles division for Renault-badged cars and later a sub-badge of Renault cars managed by Alpine. The first Renault Sport was officially established as a company in 1976 as a merger between the Alpine and Gordini competition ...
The 2025 Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine is a planned multi-event, Formula Regional open-wheel single seater motor racing championship scheduled to be held across Europe. The championship will feature a mix of professional and amateur drivers, competing in Formula Regional cars that conform to the FIA Formula Regional ...
Renault's first involvement in Formula One was made by the Renault Sport subsidiary. Renault entered the last five races of 1977 with Jean-Pierre Jabouille in its only car. The Renault RS01 was well known for its Renault-Gordini V6 1.5 L turbocharged engine, the first regularly used turbo engine in Formula One history. Jabouille's car and ...
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Alpine was founded by Jean Rédélé, a Frenchman based in Dieppe, who was an enthusiastic participant in rallying during the post-WWII era.Rédélé used Renault 4CVs and modified them for improved performance, including replacing the original three-speed gearbox with a five-speed manual transmission—a significant upgrade at the time.
A potential merger between Nissan and Honda would have created the world’s third-largest automaker, right behind Toyota and Volkswagen , leapfrogging Korea’s Hyundai-Kia group in total unit sales.