Alpine finishes second and fourth at Fuji after leading for much of the 2026 WEC race, with Victor Martins narrowly missing victory.

Alpine came within six-tenths of victory at the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship 6 Hours of Fuji after producing its strongest collective performance of the A424 era, with Victor Martins and Jules Gounon finishing second while Charles Milesi and Ferdinand Habsburg took fourth. The French manufacturer controlled much of the six-hour contest after locking out... The post Alpine narrowly misses 2026 WEC Fuji victory despite dominant A424 performance appeared first on Pit Debrief.

Alpine Endurance Team will lock out the front row for the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) 6 Hours of Fuji after heavy rain forced officials to cancel Qualifying and Hyperpole at Fuji Speedway. Victor Martins’ 1:29.304 from FP2 ultimately secured pole for the #36 Alpine A424 he shares with Jules Gounon, while the sister... The post 2026 | WEC | 6 Hours of Fuji | Qualifying | Alpine inherits pole as heavy rain halts session appeared first on Pit Debrief.

Alpine Endurance Team’s #36 A424 will start from pole position in tomorrow’s 6 Hours of Fuji, after FIA WEC Qualifying for both LMGT3 and Hypercar classes was cancelled due to adverse weather conditions. Heavy rain through the morning and early afternoon, and the resulting low visibility, caused race director Eduardo Freitas to call off the […] The post Alpine Handed Fuji Pole After Weather Woes See Qualifying Cancelled first appeared on dailysportscar.com.

Victor Martins kept Alpine Endurance Team at the top of the FIA World Endurance Championship timesheets during a wet FP3 for the 2026 6 Hours of Fuji. Martins set a 1:40.594 aboard the #36 Alpine A424 to finish only 0.075s ahead of Harry Tincknell in the #007 Aston Martin Valkyrie. The sister #009 Aston Martin... The post 2026 | WEC | 6 Hours of Fuji | FP3 | Martins keeps Alpine on top as Corvette leads LMGT3 appeared first on Pit Debrief.

Alpine’s #36 A424 finished top of the times for the second practice session in a row at Fuji this morning, in soaking wet conditions trackside. Victor Martins was again the quickest driver for the team, which is looking to claim a second consecutive win at the Japanese circuit tomorrow. His best time was a 1:40.594 […] The post Martins Fastest In Soaking-Wet Fuji FP3 first appeared on dailysportscar.com.

Alpine Endurance Team’s #36 A424 shone in FIA WEC Free Practice 2 at the Fuji Speedway this afternoon, topping the times during an early qualifying simulation with a 1:29.304 from Victor Martins. The lap from the Frenchman was the quickest of the meeting so far. It eclipsed Ryo Hirakawa’s 1:29.6 for Toyota during FP1, and […] The post Martins Puts Alpine On Top In Second Practice first appeared on dailysportscar.com.

Philippe Sinault, chefe da Alpine, disse que a equipe vai para Fuji com a ambição de brigar por uma nova vitória no Mundial de Endurance (WEC) depois de subir no pódio na etapa passada, nos Estados Un...

Alpine has dropped Antonio Felix da Costa and Fred Makowiecki from its line-up for this weekend’s World Endurance Championship race at Fuji Speedway. The French manufacturer will switch to two-driver line-ups for the sixth round of the season, with Ferdinand Habsburg and Charles Milesi piloting the #35 A424 and Jules Gounon and Victor Martins sharing the sister #35 entry. Da Costa and Makowiecki had appeared on the original entry list for Fuji 6 Hours when it was published earlier this month, but Alpine announced on Tuesday that both drivers will now sit out the race.

Alpine Endurance Team will field two-driver line-ups in both of its A424 Hypercars at this weekend’s 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) 6 Hours of Fuji after benching António Félix da Costa and Frédéric Makowiecki. Charles Milesi and Ferdinand Habsburg will share the No.35 Alpine A424 in Japan, while Jules Gounon and Victor Martins will... The post Alpine benches Da Costa and Makowiecki for Fuji 2026 WEC round appeared first on Pit Debrief.

Alpine set to run two-driver Hypercar crews for remainder of season, starting with this weekend's 6 Hours of Fuji...