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Dumarey Group agrees to acquire Alpine’s Viry-Châtillon facility
Renault has agreed to sell Alpine Racing SAS’s Viry-Châtillon facility to Belgium’s Dumarey Group.
The site is in the southern suburbs of Paris and has been a centre of Renault’s Formula 1 engine work for decades.
Renault ended its in-house F1 engine programme last year, and Alpine is switching to Mercedes engines, putting the facility’s future in doubt.
Dumarey plans to take over the site, its teams and its assets, expanding its work in motorsport and powertrain technology.
The Italian report says about 100 technicians and engineers work there, and that all Alpine Racing SAS employees would transfer to the buyer.
The proposed deal is meant to preserve jobs and engineering expertise, including skills in F1, hybrid and electric propulsion, testing and software.
Employees are being consulted, and the outcome is due to be presented at a later company council meeting.
Alpine’s endurance racing plans also face a deadline: its team must complete the paperwork for a 2027 World Endurance Championship Hypercar entry by 25 November.
Renault has agreed to sell its Viry-Châtillon engine facility to Belgium’s Dumarey Group.
The proposed acquisition covers Alpine Racing SAS at the site, including its teams and the assets needed to operate it.
The parties are reviewing the organisation and its finances, while a consultation process with employees is under way.
Il Sole 24 Ore reported that about 100 technicians and engineers work at the site and that all Alpine Racing SAS employees would transfer to the buyer.
Dumarey says the deal would expand its motorsport activities and create opportunities to use the site’s Formula 1 engine expertise.
- Who
- Renault and Alpine Racing SAS are involved in the sale; Dumarey Group is the proposed buyer.
- What
- Dumarey Group has agreed to acquire Alpine’s Viry-Châtillon facility and its operating teams and assets.
- When
- The reports were published on 22 and 23 October 2026. The date of completion is not stated.
- Where
- Viry-Châtillon, in the southern suburbs of Paris, France.
- Why
- Dumarey aims to expand its motorsport activities and build on the site’s engineering expertise. The proposed deal is also intended to preserve the site’s capabilities and employment.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Renault ended its in-house engine programme in favour of Alpine signing a customer deal with Mercedes.
Il Sole 24 Ore reported that Dumarey and Renault had begun a process for Dumarey to acquire Alpine Racing SAS and that employee consultation had started.
Motorsport.com reported that the acquisition proposal had been submitted to Alpine Racing and that the parties were reviewing the organisation and its finances.
- Proposed buyer
- Dumarey Group
- Facility
- Alpine Racing SAS, Viry-Châtillon, France
- Workforce
- About 100 technicians and engineers, according to Il Sole 24 Ore
- Employees
- All Alpine Racing SAS employees would transfer to the buyer, according to Il Sole 24 Ore
- Business aim
- Expand Dumarey Group’s activities into motorsport
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What people are saying
This transaction represents a strong and coherent opportunity to secure and further develop the expertise of the Viry-Châtillon site. It opens up new prospects for employees and for the engineering business. This development is a recognition of the site’s longstanding motorsport expertise, particularly in Formula 1.
The operation would create the most favourable conditions to ensure the long-term sustainability of Alpine Racing SAS’s activities and knowledge base, while preserving employment.
We see considerable potential in combining its highly skilled teams and technical capabilities with Dumarey’s entrepreneurial culture and the diversification of our industrial presence.