Archive news Prescott Hillclimb Trophy March 6, 2026 / March 8, 2026 by Corinne Turner | Leave a Comment New members are probably unaware of a Club trophy that was gifted to the Bugatti Owners Club to encourage any Alpine owners, whether members or not, to compete in their cars at the Prescott hillclimb. These included cars built in Dieppe and all Alpine classes run at the event, the inscriptions read as follows: Club Alpine Renault […] Read more »
Alpine UK news Alex Dunne signs with Alpine Academy March 4, 2026 / March 4, 2026 by Corinne Turner | Leave a Comment BWT Alpine Formula One Team has confirmed Alex Dunne has signed with the Alpine Academy as he embarks on a second season in the FIA Formula 2 Championship with Rodin Motorsport. Read more »
Club news 2025 Club Alpine Renault Trophy February 26, 2026 / March 8, 2026 by Corinne Turner | Leave a Comment The Club Alpine Renault Trophy has been awarded for 2025 to Tim Elmer in his Alpine A110 Pure 1798. He achieved a time of 49.63s up the Prescott hillclimb. Read more »
Alpine UK news ALPINE ENDURANCE TEAM UNVEILS ITS 2026 CREWS February 20, 2026 / February 20, 2026 by Corinne Turner | Leave a Comment Alpine prepares to compete in its third and final season in the premier class of the FIA World Endurance Championship (FIA WEC). With a livery symbolising the programme's maturity, the Alpine A424s reveal targeted aerodynamic developments, the result of continuous work during the off-season. Charles Milesi and Ferdinand Habsburg, who have been with the team since the beginning of its Hypercar journey and were instrumental in the Alpine A424's first victory, are joined by António Félix da Costa in the #35 car. In the sister car #36, Jules Gounon and Frédéric Makowiecki will form an all-French trio with the arrival of Victor Martins. Read more »
Club news NEWS SHEET No 2 – FEBRUARY 2026 February 11, 2026 / February 11, 2026 by Corinne Turner | Leave a Comment www.clubalpinerenault.org.uk Members who attended our AGM or read the Chair’s report in the last Le Journal will be aware that we have been working on a new Club website to sit side by side with our Facebook page. Work on the first stage of the website was completed at the beginning of February, and we […] Read more »
Alpine UK news ALPINE ENDURANCE TEAM 2026 SEASON February 3, 2026 / February 3, 2026 by Corinne Turner | Leave a Comment Alpine Endurance Team has launched its third campaign in the FIA World Endurance Championship's flagship category with the first laps of the A424 in its 2026 specification. Read more »
Archive news Geneva Motor Show Launch of the A110 – 8 March 2017 January 27, 2026 / February 2, 2026 by Corinne Turner | Leave a Comment Club member and A610 owner Marcel Galvan was present at the Geneva Motor Show when the production version of the new A110 was formally presented to the motoring community. He was able to take the accompanying photographs which are here for your interest. Read more »
Archive news UK Launch of new Alpine A110 – Maple Cross, 2 May 2017 January 27, 2026 / January 27, 2026 by Corinne Turner | Leave a Comment I guess it was around the late 90s as I was driving around in my 1988 grey GTA Atmo that rumours started circulating about the launch the following year of a new Alpine. Artists’ impressions and scooped photos appeared in Autocar but nothing came of them. So the announcement three years ago, of a new car, produced […] Read more »
Archive news Phoenix Rises from the Ashes – The Restoration of NAL 250E January 26, 2026 / January 27, 2026 by Corinne Turner | Leave a Comment In the Issue No 45 of Le Journal I wrote an account of the Club Alpine Dieppe Touristique (October 2008) in which I made reference to the unfortunate incident involving Paul Godfrey’s A110 when the car suffered an engine bay fire resulting in extensive damage to the off side rear of the car. At the […] Read more »
Club news Competing in your Alpine January 26, 2026 / January 26, 2026 by Corinne Turner | Leave a Comment Ever since the Club’s inception there has been at its core a group of members who get together to compete in Sprints and Hillclimbs throughout the year. This group of around ten drivers is known as the ‘Flying A’ s. They don’t always race together, and they may not do the same events every year, […] Read more »