The Alpine F1 Team is a modern addition to the Formula One grid, debuting at the beginning of the 2021 season. It was formerly known as the Renault F1 Team and is owned by Renault, the car manufacturer. However, the team was rebranded for the 2021 season to promote Alpine, Renault’s sports car brand.
Current Alpine Drivers
Pierre Gasly
F1 Debut 2017 Malaysian Grand Prix
Current/Last Team Alpine
Franco Colapinto
F1 Debut 2024 Italian Grand Prix
Current/Last Team Alpine
| Full Team Name | BWT Alpine F1 Team |
| Base | Enstone, United Kingdom |
| Team Chief | Flavio Briatore |
| Technical Chief | David Sanchez |
| First Team Entry | 2021 |
| World Championships | 0 |
Despite the name change in 2021, the team remains a Renault works team, racing out of Enstone in Oxfordshire, England. The team’s managerial and chassis operations are based there, while the engine side is located in Viry-Châtillon, a Parisian suburb in France.
Alpine’s time in F1 can be traced back to 1968 when they built the Alpine A350 Grand Prix car powered by a Gordini V8 engine. However, after initial testing with Mauro Bianchi at Zandvoort, the project was abandoned due to the engine’s underwhelming performance. Despite this setback, the company persevered and, in 1975, produced the Alpine A500 prototype, which tested a 1.5 L V6 turbo engine from the Renault factory team. This engine would eventually debut in 1977.
The team can trace its DNA and history back to 1981, when it first joined Formula 1 as Toleman, based in Witney, England. In 1986, after being acquired by the Benetton Group, it was rebranded as Benetton and before the 1992 season, the team moved operations to its current base in Enstone. During its time as Benetton, the team clinched the 1995 Constructors’ Championship, alongside Michael Schumacher securing his first two Drivers’ Championships in 1994 and 1995.
By the 2000 season, Renault had acquired the team and renamed it the Renault F1 Team by the 2002 season. Under the Renault name, the team won the 2005 and 2006 Constructors’ Championships, with Fernando Alonso winning the Drivers’ Championships in both years. In 2011, Lotus Cars became a title sponsor, and the team was briefly known as Lotus Renault GP, although it continued to compete as Renault for that season. By 2012, Genii Capital had taken a majority stake, and the team raced as the Lotus F1 Team from 2012 to 2015.
Coming around full circle again, Renault reacquired the team at the end of 2015, renaming it Renault Sport Formula One Team. The team competed as Renault from 2016 until the end of the 2020 season when it became Alpine for 2021.
By the mid-point of the 2023 season, a consortium of investors featuring actor Ryan Reynolds finalised a deal to acquire a 24% stake in the Alpine team for €200 million. Later that year, the group expanded to include NFL players Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce, golfer Rory McIlroy, former heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua, and soccer players Trent Alexander-Arnold and Juan Mata. All of which appeared at Grand Prix weekends in support.
After the announcement that Esteban Ocon would depart for Haas in 2025 at the 2024 Dutch Grand Prix, Alpine confirmed that their test and reserve driver, Jack Doohan, would graduate to a full-time Formula One seat with the team for the 2025 F1 Season.
On May 7, 2025, Alpine announced that Doohan would be stepping out of the race seat for the following five Grands Prix (post Miami), beginning with the following round, the 2025 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix. The team confirmed that former Williams and Alpine reserve driver, Franco Colapinto, would take his place during this period, as part of a strategic decision to “rotate” the seat alongside number one driver, Pierre Gasly. This development followed an announcement the day before that Team Principal Oliver Oakes had resigned from his role with immediate effect. In the interim, Executive Advisor Flavio Briatore would assume Oakes’ responsibilities as Alpine navigated this transitional phase.
From 2026 Alpine secured a deal with Mercedes to run the German manufacturer’s power unit until at least the end of 2030. A shock move away from using their own Renault works engine.
The deal also involved taking a supply of their gearbox from the start of the 2026 F1 World Championship – though sources said Alpine were planning on producing their own gearbox in-house at Enstone from 2027.
Alpine One World Championship Records
| First entry | 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix |
|---|---|
| Races entered | 114 (114 starts) |
| Constructors’ Championships | 0 |
| Drivers’ Championships | 0 |
| Race victories | 1 |
| Podiums | 6 |
| Points | 535 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| Final entry | 2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix |
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Alpine Constructors’ Championship Results
| Year | Chassis | Engine | Tyre | No. | Drivers | Rounds | WDC Pts. | WDC Pos. | Test Drivers | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | A521 | Renault E-Tech 20B 1.6 V6 | P | 14 | Fernando Alonso | All | 155 | 5th | Daniil Kvyat Zhou Guanyu | Report |
| 31 | Esteban Ocon | All | ||||||||
| 2022 | A522 | Renault E-Tech RE22 1.6 V6 | P | 14 | Fernando Alonso | All | 173 | 4th | Oscar Piastri | Report |
| 31 | Esteban Ocon | All | ||||||||
| 2023 | A523 | Renault E-Tech RE23 1.6 V6 | P | 10 | Pierre Gasly | All | 120 | 6th | Jack Doohan | Report |
| 31 | Esteban Ocon | All | ||||||||
| 2024 | A524 | Renault E-Tech RE24 1.6 V6 | P | 10 | Pierre Gasly | 24 | 65 | 6th | Jack Doohan | Report |
| 31 | Esteban Ocon | 1–23 | ||||||||
| 61 | Jack Doohan | 24 | ||||||||
| 2025 | A525 | Renault E-Tech RE25 1.6 V6 | P | 7 | Jack Doohan | 1–6 | 22 | 10th | Paul Aron Jack Doohan Ryō Hirakawa | Report |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly | All | ||||||||
| 43 | Franco Colapinto | 7 |
