Alpine A524
An A524 driven by Pierre Gasly during the Spanish Grand Prix | |||||||||||
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||||
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| Designer(s) | Matthew Harman (Technical Director) Simon Virrill (Chief Designer) Benjamin Norton (Chief Engineer) Steven Booth (Head of Engineering) Dirk de Beer (Head of Aerodynamics) James Rodgers (Chief Aerodynamicist) | ||||||||||
| Predecessor | Alpine A523 | ||||||||||
| Successor | Alpine A525 | ||||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Double wishbone push-rod | ||||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Double wishbone push-rod | ||||||||||
| Engine | Mecachrome-built and assembled Renault E-Tech RE24 1.6 L (98 cu in) direct injection V6 turbocharged engine limited to 15,000 RPM in a mid-mounted, rear-wheel drive layout 1.6 L (98 cu in) Turbo Rear-mid mounted | ||||||||||
| Electric motor | Kinetic and thermal energy recovery systems | ||||||||||
| Fuel | BP | ||||||||||
| Lubricants | Castrol | ||||||||||
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| Competition history | |||||||||||
| Notable entrants | BWT Alpine F1 Team | ||||||||||
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| Debut | 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| Last event | 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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The Alpine A524 is a Formula One racing car designed and developed by the Alpine F1 Team. It competed in the 2024 Formula One World Championship. It was the fourth Formula One car entered by Alpine since rebranding from Renault. The A524 was driven by Pierre Gasly, Esteban Ocon and Jack Doohan, the latter of whom replaced Ocon at the season finale Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after Ocon ended his final season with the team early. Reserve driver duties were previously handled by Doohan, as he had driven in first practice for the Canadian and British Grands Prix in the year. Initially considered to be the worst-running car of the field at the beginning of the year, the team's results steadily improved throughout the season to return to the midfield. The car managed to score Alpine's first fastest lap at the United States Grand Prix, and the team's first double podium at the São Paulo Grand Prix, which was also the team's first podium of the season.
The A524 would be the last Alpine Formula One car to utilize BP fuels and Castrol lubricants before switching to Eni fuels and Valvoline lubricants from the 2025 season onwards due to BP plc switching its allegiances to the new Audi Sport F1 Team from the 2026 season onwards.