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ALPINE ENDURANCE TEAM ANNOUNCES ITS LINE-UP FOR THE 8 HOURS OF BAHRAIN AND VICTOR MARTINS TO THE ROOKIE TEST

•Recently appointed Alpine Endurance Team Sporting Director, Nicolas Lapierre will begin to familiarise himself with his new role at the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship season finale, the 8 Hours of Bahrain (2 November).

•As a result, reserve driver Jules Gounon joins Paul-Loup Chatin and Ferdinand Habsburg in the #35 Alpine A424.

•Charles Milesi completes the trio in the #36 Alpine A424, alongside Matthieu Vaxiviere and Mick Schumacher.

•This adaptation is linked to practical criteria to balance the crews regarding driver size.

•Alpine Endurance Team also announces Formula 2 and Alpine Academy driver Victor Martins for the Rookie Test session on November 3rd.

•As a member of the Alpine family, Victor will get behind the wheel of the A424 and provide the team with a fresh perspective for its maiden Hypercar run.


Victor Martins, FIA Formula 2 and Alpine Academy driver

"I am super happy with this opportunity, and I am very grateful to Alpine Endurance Team for allowing me to continue learning in the world of motorsport. It is an opportunity for me to continue to build my experience with new engineers and a new car, as well as an opportunity to show my potential. Although I am very focused on my single-seater journey, it is a challenge that I accept with pleasure and I hope that we will maximize the Rookie Test day, both on my side for learning, but also to allow the team to have good data as part of their development. I can't wait to discover this Hypercar, which looks very fast!"


Philippe Sinault, Team Principal Alpine Endurance Team

"After our good result at Fuji, the team is now turning its attention to its final challenge this season. On the other side of the pitwall, we will have Nicolas Lapierre beginning his new role from Bahrain to get ready for next season. Charles Milesi will replace him in the #36, alongside Mick and Matthieu. The #35 car will be driven by three drivers who know each other well by now: Jules, Paul-Loup and Ferdinand. This choice was dictated more by practical than strategic reasons. In the time available, we had to consider the best combination in terms of driver size and compatibility.

We will also have the opportunity to run Victor Martins in the Rookie Test session. He is an excellent driver we know well, Alpine Academy member and working a lot with the Formula 1 team in the simulator. We want to give him a new experience behind the wheel of an endurance prototype and he will be able to bring a fresh perspective to our Hypercar, which is always interesting at this phase of the programme."


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