The Alpine A524 is a car from Alpine. Under the bonnet: V6. Matthew Harman / Simon Virrill / Benjamin Norton / Steven Booth / Pierre Genon / Richard Frith / Dirk de Beer / James Rodgers / Eric Meignan drew it.
Where it came from
The Alpine A524 is a Formula One racing car designed and developed by the Alpine F1 Team. It competed in the 2024 Formula One World Championship. It was the fourth Formula One car entered by Alpine since rebranding from Renault. The A524 was driven by Pierre Gasly, Esteban Ocon and Jack Doohan, the latter of whom replaced Ocon at the season finale Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after Ocon ended his final season with the team early.
Reserve driver duties were previously handled by Doohan, as he had driven in first practice for the Canadian and British Grands Prix in the year. Initially considered to be the worst-running car of the field at the beginning of the year, the team's results steadily improved throughout the season to return to the midfield. The car managed to score Alpine's first fastest lap at the United States Grand Prix, and the team's first double podium at the São Paulo Grand Prix, which was also the team's first podium of the season. The A524 would be the last Alpine Formula One car to sport the BP fuels and Castrol lubricants logos before switching to Eni sponsorship from the 2025 season onwards due to BP plc switching its allegiances to the new Audi Sport F1 Team from the 2026 season onwards, however Alpine continued to use unbranded BP fuel and Castrol products for 2025 season.
Under the skin
Power comes from V6. It weighs 798 kg. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
In context
Its family tree is legible: it took over from the Alpine A523; its successor was the Alpine A525. Nearby in the Alpine catalogue sit the Alpine A110 and the Alpine A110 (2017).