Alpine A524

Alpine A524

Company type	Racing car
Industry	Motorsport
Founded	2024 (2024)
Headquarters	Enstone , United Kingdom
Products	Formula One car

The Alpine A524 represents the Alpine F1 Team's entry for the 2024 Formula One World Championship season. This model is Alpine's fourth Formula One vehicle since the team transitioned from Renault in Formula One. The car was piloted by Pierre Gasly, Esteban Ocon, and Jack Doohan, who replaced Ocon for the final race after Ocon ended his stint prematurely. Prior to this, Doohan acted as the reserve driver and took part in first practice sessions during the Canadian and British Grands Prix.

Though initially perceived as the slowest contender on the grid, the A524 demonstrated steady progress over the course of the campaign, restoring Alpine’s presence within the midfield pack. Highlights include securing Alpine’s maiden fastest lap at the United States Grand Prix and achieving the squad’s first double podium of the year at the São Paulo Grand Prix.

The A524 marks Alpine’s last car to utilize fuels supplied by BP and lubricants provided by Castrol. Starting from 2025, Alpine will transition to fuels from Eni and lubricants from Valvoline, reflecting BP’s strategic realignment towards partnering with the new Audi Sport F1 Team beginning that season.

History

On 7 February 2024, Alpine revealed the A524 at their Enstone facility simultaneously with their Alpine A424 sports prototype race car. The livery predominantly featured exposed carbon fiber accented with blue and pink stripes, symbolizing a collaboration with title sponsor BWT. Two distinct paint schemes were introduced: a classic blue and an alternate pink version. During pre-season testing, a blue arrow graphic was added to the nose cone of the blue livery, whereas the pink design remained unchanged. The car made its competitive debut at the 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix. Key deficiencies included poor traction, insufficient downforce, and an overweight chassis—11 kilograms above the mandated 798 kg minimum—due to reinforcement measures following a failed lateral load test. A lighter chassis iteration was brought in for the 2024 Chinese Grand Prix.

Opening Rounds

The initial outings of the Alpine A524 fell short of expectations relative to earlier models. At Bahrain 2024, both drivers qualified at the back of the grid and finished seventeenth and eighteenth respectively, trailing rivals who benefitted from quicker pit stops. Difficulties persisted in Saudi Arabia where both were eliminated during Q1; Gasly retired early because of gearbox troubles while Ocon managed thirteenth place. In Australia, Ocon advanced to Q2 but started fifteenth; Gasly again failed to progress beyond Q1. Their race results were thirteenth for Ocon and sixteenth for Gasly, with Gasly incurring a time penalty.

At the Japanese Grand Prix, Ocon qualified fifteenth and Gasly seventeenth, finishing in fifteenth and sixteenth places respectively. During China’s inaugural sprint weekend, both drivers started sixteenth and seventeenth in sprint qualifying and finished thirteenth and fifteenth in the sprint race itself. For main qualifying, both progressed into Q2; Ocon secured thirteenth on the grid and finished eleventh, while Gasly qualified fifteenth and ended thirteenth.

In Miami’s sprint qualifying session, Gasly qualified sixteenth while Ocon placed thirteenth. Ocon finished fifteenth in the sprint race with Gasly achieving ninth place. Both advanced into Q2 for race qualifying; Gasly started twelfth and maintained that position in the race, whereas Ocon qualified thirteenth but improved to tenth—earning Alpine’s first championship points of 2024.

At Monaco’s Grand Prix start, a collision occurred between Alpine drivers exiting Portier corner; Ocon took responsibility for causing it and retired during the red flag period. Gasly secured his first points of the season by finishing tenth. Shortly after Monaco, Alpine confirmed that Ocon would depart at year-end to join Haas for 2025.

Mid-Season

Both the Canadian and Spanish races resulted in double points for the team, with Gasly finishing twice in ninth place and Ocon securing two tenth-place results. During the Austrian Grand Prix weekend, Gasly confirmed his commitment to Alpine would extend "beyond 2025." At the British Grand Prix, Jack Doohan took part in Free Practice 1 behind the wheel of Gasly's car. Gasly incurred a penalty for surpassing his power unit allocation, which would have relegated him to start from the back of the grid; however, a gearbox malfunction prevented him from taking the start. Ocon ended the race in sixteenth position. The Hungarian Grand Prix proved difficult, with Gasly beginning from the pit lane due to unauthorized power unit modifications and retiring because of a suspected hydraulics failure, while Ocon finished eighteenth. In Belgium, Ocon achieved ninth place, followed by Gasly also finishing ninth at the Dutch Grand Prix. This event additionally marked Doohan’s promotion to join Gasly as teammate for the 2025 season. The subsequent four races saw no points earned, although Ocon recorded the fastest lap at the United States Grand Prix. Gasly managed to secure a tenth-place finish in Mexico.

Closing Rounds

Approaching the São Paulo Grand Prix with 14 points and ninth place in the constructors' championship, Alpine leveraged a rain-affected weekend to claim second place with Esteban Ocon and third with Pierre Gasly, along with 2 points earned by Gasly’s seventh-place finish in the sprint race. This performance raised their total to 35 points and elevated them to sixth in the constructors’ standings, a position they successfully defended against challenges from Haas and RB throughout the final trio of races. Gasly’s resurgence was crucial; despite failing to score in Las Vegas, he secured fifth place in Qatar and seventh in Abu Dhabi.

For the season finale in Abu Dhabi, Pierre Gasly competed alongside rookie teammate Jack Doohan following a late driver change. Ocon departed one race early to prepare for his transition to Haas and participate in post-season Pirelli testing.

Sponsorship and livery

Alpine’s 2024 car design remained largely unchanged, adding a blue and pink arrow on the nose cone following pre-season testing and featuring a rainbow gradient on the halo during the Austrian Grand Prix to celebrate Pride Month. Continuing since 2022, Alpine prominently showcased its main sponsor BWT using a pink livery that appeared more frequently than in prior seasons. This pink-themed design was present at Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Spain, Austria, the Netherlands, Azerbaijan, and São Paulo. The last three races featured an entirely pink BWT livery.

Additionally, Alpine introduced two special liveries highlighting major investors and sponsors. At the Belgian Grand Prix, the team adopted a Deadpool-themed design promoting the Deadpool & Wolverine film, associated with investor Ryan Reynolds’ production company Maximum Effort. For the United States Grand Prix, Alpine sported an Indiana Jones-inspired livery supporting the Indiana Jones and the Great Circle game developed by Microsoft subsidiary Xbox.

Complete Formula One results

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