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Alpine’s A424 makes its WEC farewell alongside the 1978 Le Mans winner
At the 6 Hours of Monza, Alpine’s A424 cars made a farewell appearance alongside the historic Renault-Alpine A442B.
The event marked the end of a 14-year chapter between Signatech and Alpine in the World Endurance Championship, or WEC.
The A442B won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1978, while the A424 has recorded one WEC victory, at Fuji in 2025.
Alpine’s planned exit was announced in February and followed a change in leadership at its parent group.
Signatech is seeking another partner in an effort to keep its team in the WEC’s top class.
Sports director Nicolas Lapierre said a privateer entry from 2027 was not the plan, citing the strength of the competition.
The Monza race is the project’s final event, and the team says it hopes to finish with strong results.
Alpine’s A424s joined the historic Renault-Alpine A442B for demonstration laps and a crew photo shoot at the 6 Hours of Monza.
The event marked the end of the partnership between Signatech and Alpine after 14 years.
Alpine’s exit from the World Endurance Championship had been announced in February.
The A442B won the 1978 24 Hours of Le Mans with Didier Pironi and Jean-Pierre Jaussaud.
Alpine’s future in the top class remains uncertain as Signatech seeks another partner.
- Who
- Alpine and Signatech, alongside the historic Renault-Alpine A442B.
- What
- The A424s took part in demonstration laps and a photo shoot to mark the end of the team’s WEC project.
- When
- At the 6 Hours of Monza; the event date is not stated.
- Where
- Monza.
- Why
- The event marked the end of the partnership between Signatech and Alpine after 14 years.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The Renault-Alpine A442B won the 24 Hours of Le Mans with Didier Pironi and Jean-Pierre Jaussaud.
Alpine’s exit from the World Endurance Championship was announced before the season began.
The A424 scored its only WEC victory so far at the 6 Hours of Fuji.
The A424s joined the A442B for demonstration laps and a photo shoot marking the end of the Signatech-Alpine partnership.
- Partnership
- Signatech and Alpine worked together for 14 years
- Farewell event
- 6 Hours of Monza
- Historic winner
- Renault-Alpine A442B
- Le Mans victory
- 1978
- A424 WEC wins
- One, at the 6 Hours of Fuji in 2025
What people are saying
For sure, a very special weekend for us, the end of this A424 and our project
When the Hypercar regulations came out, I think this [privateer entries] was the idea, but the competitiveness of the field has been very strong and I think it is too strong for a privateer to come.
You have always two sides of the story. Either you cry because it's finishing or you just smile because it happened.