Alpine (automobile manufacturer)

Alpine
legal form	Corporation
founding	1955 by Jean Rédélé
Seat	Dieppe , France
Branch	Motor vehicle manufacturer

Alpine A110 Berlinette at the “Snow Flurry” winter rally in Vorarlberg

Alpine A310 V6 at the DAMC 05 Oldtimer Festival Nürburgring

Alpine V6 GTA

Alpine A110 Berlinette

Alpine is the name of a French sports car brand that Jean Rédélé founded in his hometown of Dieppe ( France ) in 1955 . The logo of the Alpine brand is the Alpine "A" or the word Alpine. Jean Rédélé chose the name Alpine based on his victory at the Alpine Cup in 1954.

history

Alpine factory Avenue Pasteur Dieppe in 2015

Alpine factory on Avenue de Bréauté Dieppe in 2015

In Dieppe , Rédélé also built the Alpine automobile plant, where the vehicles were made by hand. The first Alpine factory was on Avenue Pasteur; From 1970 a new plant in the industrial area of Dieppe was also put into operation. Construction of the new Alpine plant in Dieppe began in 1969. The production area for Alpine vehicles was quadrupled and production was switched from one-off to series production by hand. Etienne Desjardines was responsible for the new building on Avenue de Bréauté. There was also a third production facility with 130 employees in the Eure-et-Loir department , near Thiron-Gardais . It was closed in 1974 after the new plant in Dieppe was built.

takeover

1973 Renault took over the majority of the shares in Alpine. Renault boss Pierre Dreyfus and the Alpine founder agreed that Rédélé should continue to be CEO. At the end of 1978, Rédélé also sold his remaining shares in Renault and resigned from his position. Until 2012, Alpine's trademark rights belonged solely to the Renault Group. In 2012 Renault sold 50% of the shares in Alpine to the sports car manufacturer Caterham Cars from Great Britain. It was intended to produce vehicles under the Alpine name again in the future and to revive the brand. The Alpine main factory in Dieppe has been preserved to this day and after 1995 produced Renault vehicles, often sporty models. On June 10, 2014, Renault announced that the cooperation project with Caterham Cars at the Dieppe location had ended.

Renault Alpine from 2014

After the complete takeover by Renault was announced on June 10, 2014, the Renault-Caterham project was renamed “Société des Automobiles Alpine”, with the intention of continuing to develop an Alpine sports car and offering it on the market.

After the Alpine brand , which was finally re-established between 2014 and 2017 , the factory in Dieppe is now managed by Renault under the official address Renault Alpine, Dieppe Cedex, France . As of December 31, 2017, 400 people were employed there. The newly defined operational purpose is vehicle manufacture, conversion of series vehicles, assembly and sale of competition vehicles and delivery of spare parts for racing cars. Annual vehicle production in Dieppe remained below 5,000 vehicle units in 2016 and 2017. In 2016, the production of Clio IV Renault Sport (Clio RS) accounted for 4,800 vehicles, whereas no unit was produced under the Alpine name. In contrast, 116 Alpine and 4,385 Clio IV Renault Sport were produced in 2017. The Alpine A110 (2017) , developed accordingly, was presented as a mid-engine sports car with 252 hp at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2017.

Racing

Alpine vehicles achieved international fame in motorsport. The best-known vehicle from the Alpine brand is the Alpine A110 Berlinette, which has become a legend in rallying with European and two world championship titles. In addition to the Alpine A110 Berlinette (nickname: “Flounder”; the factory rally drivers were often referred to as “the blue riders” because of the color of the cars), the Alpine A310 with a V6 engine also became more popular. The Alpine A310 V6 was the most frequently built model by Alpine with a total of 9276 units.

In addition to rallying, where Alpine sometimes had one of the larger teams, Alpine was also successful in other motor sports. Jean-Pierre Jaussaud and Didier Pironi won in 1978 with an Alpine A442 , the 24-hour race at Le Mans .

For the 50th anniversary of the A110 Berlinette, which was presented at the Paris trade fair in 1962, the A110-50 prototype was presented during the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Monaco . The car was a new edition of the Renault DeZir (Désir) from 2010. For the 24 Hours of Le Mans 2013 Renault entered into a cooperation with the Signatech team, which is led by Philippe Sinault and financed by Didier Calmels , and brought back the Alpine brand launched. Under the umbrella of the Signatech team, an Oreca Nissan was renamed the Alpine A450 . He finished eighth in the LMP2 class .

The Signatech Alpine team achieved 3rd place in the LMP2 class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans the following year (2014) . And won the title of the FIA World Endurance Championship in the LMP2 class. The Signatec Alpine Team continued to be successful in the WEC in the years that followed.

FIA WEC World Endurance Championship

2013 season; 24h Le Mans LMP2 class 8th place; LMP2 Trophy place xxx; WEC World Championship place xxx
2014 season; 24h Le Mans LMP2 class 3rd place; LMP2 Trophy 1st place; WEC World Championship place xxx
2015 season; 24h Le Mans LMP2 class 18th place; LMP2 Trophy 4th place; WEC World Championship 16th place
Season 2016; 24h Le Mans LMP2 class 1st place; LMP2 Trophy 1st place; WEC World Championship 9th place
2017 season; 24h Le Mans LMP2 class 3rd place; LMP2 Trophy place; WEC World Championship place

Companies and vehicles

Jean Rédélé's parents ran a Renault contract workshop in his hometown of Dieppe , which he took over shortly after the Second World War at the age of 24. This made him France's youngest Renault dealer. Jean Rédélé was interested in motorsport and started racing himself in 1951. As a successful driver of Renault vehicles, especially Renault 4CV, he had the idea of designing his own sports car that would be even more suitable for motorsport with a light, aerodynamically shaped body, a new gearbox and an improved engine - a small, light one Rear-engined vehicle, fast, agile, sporty. Jean Rédélé began producing a five-speed gearbox for his vehicles, which gave him a considerable advantage over the competition in racing. He first installed the gearbox in a Renault 4CV and achieved a class victory with the vehicle in the 1952 Mille Miglia .

The first vehicle that Jean Rédélé redesigned was a rally car based on a Renault 4CV . In the development of the body he was assisted by Giovanni Michelotti, who had designed the car. The aluminum body was built by Allemano in Italy. The weight of the vehicle was 550 kg. The front of the prototype was reminiscent of the Renault Dauphine, which was only built later from 1956 . Jean Redele personally brought the car from Italy to France and used it in racing himself. He won the 1953 Rallye Dieppe, the Coupe des Essarts and won the Cup of Lisbon (Portugal). Two more prototypes followed, both known as " Renault 4CV Rédélé Spezial ". The first prototypes had an aluminum body. The second prototype was shown at the New York Auto Show in 1954 and was originally intended to be produced and sold in the USA as "The Marquis". The project failed, the car remained in the USA for cost reasons, as it would have been too expensive to return to France. In 2011, Jean Rédélé's family bought the car back and brought it back to France. Today it is in Paris in the private vehicle museum of the Rédélé family. In 2012 it was exhibited at the Retromobile Classics Show in Paris. Jean Rédélé developed the prototypes and the first Alpine A106 even before the company was founded in 1955. The first series sports car from Alpine, the Alpine A106 Coach, was a further development of the prototypes and was made public and at Renault's main plant in Billancourt when the company was founded in 1955 presented to the Renault concern. Jean Rédélé experimented early on with new materials such as fiberglass-reinforced plastic for car bodies. The first series vehicle, the Alpine A106 , was made with a GRP body. The A106 was created in collaboration with Chappe et Gessalin , who made the bodies from GRP.

In 1955, Jean Rédélé founded the “Société des Automobiles Alpine” in Dieppe (France), and the Alpine brand was born. The name Alpine was based on the Alpine Cup that Rédélé had won a year earlier. Jean Rédélé marketed his vehicles on Rue de Forest (11, 13, 18) in Paris, i. H. the Paris workshop of his father-in-law Charles Escoffier, who supported him in everything. The vehicles could be individually adapted to customer requirements and were individually manufactured by hand. In 1955, before the company was founded, Jean Rédélé presented the Alpine A106, which was already ready for series production, as the Alpine A106 Mille Miles in the colors red, white and blue based on the French national flag. In 1956, serial production of the Alpine A106 began as a street version. By 1960, 251 vehicles had been assembled by hand, 40 more under license in Belgium. A prototype of a convertible version with a Chappe et Gessalin body was presented in Paris in 1956, but never went into series production. Nevertheless, a convertible version of the Alpine A106 came on the market in 1957, but it had a different plastic body designed by Giovanni Michelotti / Allemano. With the appearance of the convertible, the first A106 was given the nickname "Coach". Only a short time later the smooth transition to the Alpine A108 began, which was first produced as a convertible and then as a coupé. The Alpine A106 was built in parallel to the A108 for a few years. After a decisive revision of the design, five different Alpine models were produced in 1960: Alpine A106 Coach, Alpine A108 Cabrio Sport, Alpine A108 Coupé Sport, Alpine A108 Berlinette Tour de France (which, in a revised version, later became world famous as the Alpine A110 Berlinette) and a Alpine with four seats, Alpine A108 Coupé 2 + 2. With the design change of the A108, the most famous design of Alpine vehicles came onto the market. With the new model of the Alpine A108, Jean Rédélé and his company took over the production of the body. However, Chappe et Gessalin continued to manufacture the body of the Alpine 2 + 2. Again, the transition from the A108 to the successor A110 is fluid. The best-known Alpine, the A110 Berlinette, was first built in the autumn of 1961, but it was not officially presented to the public until the following year, 1962, in Paris. At this point in time, the A110 Berlinette did not have its characteristic twin headlights. This design change came in 1967. The Alpine A110 Berlinette evolved from the Alpine A108 Berlinette and was built until 1977. This car became one of the most successful rally vehicles in motorsport history and was only replaced by the Lancia Stratos . Far less known than the famous A110 Berlinette are the other Alpine A110 models such as the B. the A110 convertible and the A110 GT4. Both models were only built in the 1960s and are rarities today.

Some early Alpine models (A108 or A110) were also built under license by various other automobile manufacturers: Dinalpin (Mexico), Bulgaralpine (Bulgaria), Willys Interlagos (Brazil), FASA Alpine (Spain).

In 1965, Jean Rédélé signed contracts with the Italian coachbuilder Osi. Alpine was asked to investigate the construction of plastic molded floor assemblies for Ferrari. Osi bought an Alpine A108 Berlinette Tour de France and reworked it into a one-off. The vehicle was exhibited at the Turin Motor Show in 1965. The cooperation with Alpine also resulted in a monoposto made of ABS, which was intended to make the process known in Europe. In 1967 Osi and Alpine presented the prototype " Bisiluro Silver Fox ", which had the Alpine A1000cc logo on the side and was powered by a Renault A1000cc engine that had been tuned by Alpine. The car was also shown in 1997 at the Retromobile Show in Paris.

1970 Jean Rédélé designed plans for a small city car. However, Renault charged extremely high prices for the delivery of the required engines, which caused the project to fail.

The last production model that Jean Rédélé developed himself was the futuristic Alpine A310 . The Alpine A310 was built parallel to the Alpine A110 Berlinette until 1977. Rédélé began developing the A310 back in 1968. It is slightly larger and more comfortable than its predecessor and should be placed on the market as a French competitor to Porsche. Since the development of the PRV engine (cooperation between Peugeot , Renault and Volvo ) was not yet complete, the A310 first came onto the market in 1971 as a four-cylinder version and was only introduced in 1976, as originally planned, with the V6 engine Rear equipped. To check the conversion to the V6 engine, two prototypes were built and extensively tested for one year. The Alpine A310 V6, which was manufactured from 1976, was not only technically but also visually revised. The most noticeable feature are the modified headlights. The Alpine A310 V6 was the fastest road sports car in France at the time. In 1980 the Alpine A310 V6 was visually and technically revised and was sold in two versions, Alpine A310 V6 (four-hole) and Alpine A310 V6 GT Pack (in Germany Alpine A310 V6 S), until the end of production in 1984. The A310 was the last Alpine to be entirely handcrafted. So far it is the most successful Alpine model in terms of sales figures.

From 1984, now under the direction of Renault, the then parent company of Alpine, two new Alpine models were brought onto the market, the Alpine V6 GT and the Alpine V6 Turbo, which only differed in terms of appearance (internal designation D500 / D501 / D502). In contrast to the successful predecessor models, the models were planned and designed as pure street sports cars and no longer for racing. The Alpine V6 GT (D500) was offered with a 160 HP naturally aspirated engine and the Alpine V6 Turbo (D501) with 200 or (with catalytic converter) 185 HP (D502). During the production of the Alpine V6 Turbo, the parent company Renault changed its marketing strategy for the Alpine brand and began in 1989 to delete the double name "Renault Alpine" completely. This double brand name was used purely as a sales name for Alpine vehicles in the 1980s, although only Alpine was officially registered as manufacturer and brand in the papers. The return to the historical origins should give the Alpine brand back its independent image. The time of the fuzzy separation of the two brands, which from a legal point of view were two independent brands at all times, has led to popular confusion to this day as to which manufacturer or which brand the Alpine vehicles should be correctly assigned to.

The Alpine V6 Turbo was revised and offered as the Alpine V6 Turbo Le Mans from 1990. The revised body already showed the transition to the successor model Alpine A610 Turbo (internal D503). From 1991 the Alpine A610 Turbo was built with a new engine and a modified front. The Alpine A610 Turbo was the further development of the US version from 1987 and was built until 1995. The aim of the car was to enter the super sports car segment, which increased the price to DM 105,000, but caused the sales figures to collapse. With the end of production of the Alpine A610 Turbo, vehicle production under the Alpine brand was discontinued.

Renault sales and marketing director Patrick Blain had announced that from 2010 sports cars will be produced again under the Alpine brand. It is said to be a mid-engine vehicle based on the Renault Clio, which will be equipped with small turbo engines and will initially be launched as a two-seater roadster in traditional plastic construction. A final decision has not yet been made about a coupé version. Production is again at the former Alpine location in Dieppe. In terms of price, the new model should be based on the Mazda MX-5. The styling is reminiscent of the A110, the brand's most successful model to date.

In addition to the series models and street sports cars, Alpine built a number of vehicles that were manufactured exclusively for racing. For many years, Alpine vehicles were also used as company cars by the French police.

Overview of Alpine logos

Alpine logo of the A106 Mille Miles (1954–1960)
Early Alpine logo as lettering
Alpine logo as lettering
Alpine logo
Alpine logo of the vehicles built in Dieppe (France)
Alpine logo of the FASA-Alpine. FASA licensed construction in Spain
Alpine logo
Alpine Logo (2017)

Alpine models

Construction period Produced vehicles	model series	annotation
Alpine brand models - road vehicles - partly active in racing
1952-1955	Renault 4CV Rédélé Special	The 4 CV Rédélé Spezial was a sports car model, of which Jean Rédélé produced three prototypes in the early 1950s. The prototypes had an aluminum body and were designed as rally sports cars. Giovanni Michelotti was involved in the design of the vehicles . His designs were brought to life by Allemano in Italy. The vehicles were used in racing in Europe and the USA.
1954-1960	Alpine A106 Coach Mille Miles	The Alpine A106 Mille Miles was a sports car designed by Jean Rédélé as a rally car, which Alpine built between 1954 and 1960. It was the first vehicle developed by Jean Rédélé to be mass-produced. The cars were built individually by hand and could be customized. The A106 Mille Miles was a rear-engined vehicle with a plastic body. Jean Rédélé used this modern building material to save weight, which was important for the vehicle to be used in racing. The Alpine A106 Mille Miles was successfully used in motorsport. In 1956 , Maurice Michy won a class at the Mille Miglia . The A106 Mille Miles is based on the Renault 4CV and takes over some parts of this vehicle, such as B. frame, parts of the interior or the engine.
1956	Alpine A106 convertible	In 1956, an Alpine A106 convertible with a plastic body by Chappe et Gessalin was presented at the Paris Motor Show. The car had tail fins and a wide, narrow grille. This vehicle remained a one-off.
1957-1960	Alpine A106 convertible	The design of this vehicle came from Giovanni Michelotti . The car was produced in small series. The transitions to the successor A108 convertible, which was available from 1958, are fluid with this model. A106 and A108 continued to be built in parallel for some time. The optics of the vehicles differed only in details and were described as either A106 or A108 depending on the equipment variant. Since the vehicles were individually manufactured according to customer requirements, the equipment varied according to the customer's request, which makes allocation more difficult.
1958-1960	Alpine A108 convertible	The design of this vehicle came from Giovanni Michelotti . It is based on the Alpine A106 Cabrio built from 1957. The optics of the vehicles only differed in details. The A108 Cabrio was offered with different equipment than its predecessor.
1958-1964	Alpine A108 Coupé 2 + 2	Length: 395 cm, width: 149 cm, height: 119 cm, wheelbase: 216 cm, front track: 125 cm, rear track: 122 cm, weight: 595 kg. The Alpine model range is expanded again with the A108 Coupé 2 + 2, weight: 595 kg. The body and design are from Chappe et Gessalin . The design is a completely independent design with small tail fins, but it looks a bit unfinished overall. The headlights are behind glass in the fenders of the vehicle, the roof is angular and less rounded compared to the A108 Coupé. The A108 Coupé 2 + 2 is an Alpine with 4 seats and should therefore be appealing to families. The car was marketed as the "Grand Tourisme".
1959-1960	Alpine A108 Coupé	In 1959, the A108 was launched as a coupé version and presented at the Paris Motor Show. The car is a further development of the A108 convertible from 1958. The vehicle was given a fixed roof. The basic shape of the convertible was retained unchanged. Only a few copies have survived to this day.
1960-1964	Alpine A108 Convertible Sport	In 1960 the design of the A108 was fundamentally changed and readjusted. Phillipe Charles had started a major overhaul of the convertible's body. His design was tested in the wind tunnel at Citröen on Quai de Jard and achieved a favorable C _w value. This created the shape that shaped the vehicles of the Alpine brand until 1977. The new A 108 Cabrio was given the suffix "Cabrio Sport". For the main headlights, lamp pots were integrated into the fenders and sealed with plexiglass. So the front was redesigned. The side ventilation slots for cooling the engine remained unchanged. (Can be seen in the back of the picture. In front of it, A 110 Berlinette and A 310 four-cylinder)
1960-1964	Alpine A108 Coupé Sport	In 1960 the design of the A108 was fundamentally changed and readjusted. Phillipe Charles had started an extensive bodywork overhaul. With this revision, the design is born that will characterize the vehicles of the Alpine brand until 1977. The new A108 Coupé is given the suffix “Coupé Sport”.
1960-1965	Alpine A108 Berlinette (Tour de France)	The design studies by Phillipe Charles brought about a new Alpine model in 1960 that will play a major role in the future of the brand's success. Phillipe Charles was inspired by the lines of an Alfa Romeo coupé that belonged to a friend of Jean Rédélé. He constructed a new roof structure on an Alpine convertible and got the Alpine A108 Berlinette. The A108 Berlienette "Tour de France" was first seen at the Tour de France before it was officially presented at the 1960 Paris Motor Show. Then the name A108 Berlinette spread in the national motorsport of France. The Alpine A108 Berlinette was the new Alpine vehicle for motorsport after the Alpine A106 Mille Miles. From a revision of this vehicle, the Alpine A110 Berlinette developed which later became a racing legend.
1961-1977	Alpine A110 Berlinette	The Alpine A110 was built for the first time in 1961. It is a further development of the A108 Berlinette and was presented in 1962 at the Paris Motor Show. The first copies still bore the nickname "Tour de France" which was quickly abandoned. The A110 Berlinette continued to be built in various versions until 1977. The car could be customized according to customer requirements and was built entirely by hand. The A110 Berlinette is the world's best-known vehicle from the Alpine brand. The vehicle became well known through its successes in international rallying such as B. triple victories at the Monte Carlo Rally (1971 & 1973), winning the 1970 European championship, winning the international brand world championship in 1971, winning the 1973 world championship and vice world champion in 1975. The A110 Berlinette was offered with a variety of different four-cylinder engines . Even Alpine historians can hardly understand how many different engine versions were used or tested in racing.
1963-1969	Alpine A110 convertible	Only about 60 to 70 pieces of the Alpine A110 Cabriolet were produced. It was presented at the Paris Motor Show in 1963. It is a further development of the Alpine A108 Cabriolet Sport from 1960. The model transitions are primarily determined by changes in the engine. With the use of new engines, the rear of the vehicle was also redesigned so that the A110 models no longer get the air through the sides like the previous model A108.
1962-1969	Alpine A110 GT4	The GT4 presented in 1962 was a 2 + 2-seater version of the A110. As “Alpine familiale”, it was intended to address a different group of customers who wanted more comfort and suitability for everyday use. Alpine thus took up a concept that had already been implemented for a short time in the previous model, the A108 Coupé 2 + 2. The plastic body of the GT4 was made by Chappe et Gessalin , a body building company based in Brie-Comte-Robert. Chappe et Gessalin also assembled the cars, painted them and installed the interior. Finally, the vehicles were transported to Dieppe, where Alpine mechanics installed the engine, chassis and transmission. The A110 GT4 was built from 1962 to 1969 in a number of 263 vehicles.
1968	Alpine A110 Berlinette - Olympia Grenoble 1968	On the occasion of the 1968 Olympic Games in Grenoble (France), a special model of the Berlinette was produced in Dieppe in early 1968. It was equipped with a 1600 engine, a white paint that was interrupted by a central red stripe and a red interior.
1971	Alpine A310 - prototype	The A310 prototype was presented to the public in Geneva in 1971. It is essentially the same as the production model with four cylinders, but had a shed grill and the taillights were mounted above the bumper. These deviations had to be changed for the series version due to the French approval regulations.
1971-1976	Alpine A310 4 cylinder	The development work on the futuristic-looking A310 began in 1968. The car should offer the driver a little more comfort than its predecessor. Since the development of the PRV-V6 engine was not yet complete, the A310 was first brought onto the market with four-cylinder engines. The car received a 1.6-liter engine, as it was used in the Renault 16, but with a cross-flow cylinder head from Gordini made 115 hp. From 1973, the A310 was optionally available with an electronic injection system, as had previously been used in the Renault 17. All of these vehicles were exported. As the A310 SI, the car now developed 124 hp. As a result of the oil crisis in the 1970s, a more economical, less powerful, 95 hp version called the A310 SX was brought onto the market in 1976. Around 2,340 copies of the various four-cylinder versions of the A310 were produced. Noticeable body differences to the A310 V6 are the six front headlights of the 4-cylinder version located behind glass. (1600VE / 1600VF / 1600VG)
1975	Alpine A310 V6 prototypes	There are two A310 V6 prototypes that have been developed to extensively test the changes required due to the use of the PRV V6 engine. At the same time, considerations of changing the look of the vehicle were tried out during the prototypes. These design elements were not adopted in the production version.
1976-1980	Alpine A310 V6 (Series 1)	After the PRV V6 engine was ready for series production, it was used in the A310 V6 from 1976. In the production version of the rear-engined vehicle, the engine has an output of 150 hp and is equipped with carburettors. The A310 V6 was placed on the market as a Porsche competitor. The V6 engine now used accelerates the A310 V6 up to 225 km / h, so that the car was the fastest road sports car in France at the time. The car was used in French national racing from 1976 to 1977 and was French champion ahead of Lancia Stratos and Porsche . As a result of internal restructuring at the Alpine brand, which were carried out because of the takeover by Renault, the tradition of Alpine vehicles in racing in general ended in 1978. No more vehicles of the Alpine brand were used by a works team in racing.
1980-1985	Alpine A310 V6 (Series 2)	The second series of the A310 V6 has been visually and technically revised. The A310 V6 (Series 1 & 2 together) is the most frequently built model by Alpine with a total of 9276 units. The second series of the A310 V6 is the last Alpine vehicle to be built entirely by hand.
1983-1985	Alpine A310 V6 Pack GT	The Alpine A310 V6 Pack GT is a widened version of the A310 V6 available from 1983, which was offered in France as the A310 GT Pack and in Germany as the A310 S. In addition to the widened body and the much wider flared fenders, the A310 GT-Pack has a modified rear and front spoiler. Since the A310 V6 GT Pack is heavier, its registered maximum speed is reduced to 215 km / h. In addition, this model received other wheels. Nothing was changed in the engine. After a redesign of the door locks, most genuine A310 V6 GT Packs have an extra push button in the doors. There are many vehicles on the market today that have been subsequently widened. (2700VAA)
1984-1990	Alpine V6 GT	Like its predecessor A310, the Alpine V6 GT is a 2 + 2-seater coupé with a plastic body. The engine is located in the rear, the rear axle is driven by a manual 5-speed gearbox. The 2.7-liter V6 carburettor engine (PRV engine) already known from the previous A310 model now has an output of 118 kW (160 hp).
1984-1987	Alpine Europe Cup	Quantity: 69 vehicles
1985-1990	Alpine V6 Turbo	In 1985, the Alpine model range was expanded. The Alpine V6 Turbo received the 2.5-liter V6 engine already used in the Renault 25 with gasoline injection and exhaust gas turbocharger, which developed 147 kW (200 hp) and accelerated the Alpine to a top speed of 250 km / h. The Alpine V6 GT and V6 Turbo look the same except for a few details. In 1987 a turbo version with a catalytic converter was offered. Thanks to a lower compression ratio, the engine now only developed 136 kW (185 hp).
1986	Alpine GTA - US version	A revised US version is being designed for the American market. The bumpers are enlarged and the vehicle has a frame reinforcement for better crash results in the front area. The car gets pop-up headlights, which changes the look of the front. Only 21 vehicles are produced.
1989	Alpine V6 Turbo Mille Miles	In 1989 this special model was offered with a limited number of 100 units. The name of the car is reminiscent of the first series-built Alpine, the Alpine A106 Mille Miles. The car can already be recognized from the outside by its own paintwork, provided it is original. All vehicles in the Alpine V6 Turbo Mille Miles only have Alpine emblems ex works. In the interior there is a badge with the words "Mille Miles" and a number from No. 1 to 100.
1989-1992	Alpine A710 / A410 - prototypes	Alpine A710 and A410 are two prototypes from Alpine. The developers of the vehicles were of the opinion that it was time to bring an Alpine vehicle back onto the market that would pick up on the old Alpine values. They wanted to build a puristic, light, small vehicle that impressed with its driving performance. All Alpine models that had been built after the A310 increasingly moved away from this concept, so that the prototypes represented a return to old traditions. The two prototypes were completely ready to drive. However, the project was stopped by the then parent company Renault. A series production was not realized. The vehicles were never presented to the public. The Alpine developers involved in this project later worked on the development of the Renault Sport Spider , which also takes up this concept.
1990-1991	Alpine V6 Turbo Le Mans	In 1990 the Alpine V6 Turbo Le Mans comes onto the market, the name of which is intended to commemorate Alpine’s overall victory in 1978 at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Jean Rédélé first competed in the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1963 with the Alpine works team. The number of the special model is 300 vehicles. The sports car weighs 1235 kg. All vehicles of the Alpine V6 Turbo Le Mans only bear Alpine emblems ex works.
1991-1995	Alpine A610 Turbo	The A610 Turbo was built in a number of 820 copies. Visually, the A610 (especially at the rear) is still reminiscent of its predecessor models, but technically it is a completely new vehicle. The car was equipped with a 3-liter turbo V6 engine made of aluminum with an output of 250 hp. The car was thus around 265 km / h and accelerated from 0 to 100 km / h in 5.7 seconds. The car was launched as a super sports car and had a new car price of DM 105,000. Air conditioning and ABS were standard equipment.
1991	Alpine A610 Albertville 92	The Alpine A610 Albertville 92 is a special model, the A610 which was built for the 1992 Winter Olympics. The name Albertville was chosen after the location of the Winter Games. The number is just 2 vehicles that were manufactured in 1991 and were painted white.
1992	Alpine A610 Magny-Cours	The Alpine A610 Magny-Cours is a special model, the A610 which was manufactured in 1992 in a number of 31 vehicles. The name was chosen based on the Magny-Cours race track.
2012	Alpine A110-50 - prototype	For the 50th anniversary of the A110 Berlinette, which was presented at the Paris trade fair in 1962, the A110-50 prototype was presented during the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Monaco . The car was optically a new edition of the Renault DeZir (Désir) from 2010.
2015	Alpine Celebration - prototype	To mark the 60th anniversary of the Alpine brand, the prototype will be presented to the public for the first time in LeMans. At the Saga Alpine 2015 in Dieppe, the car is part of the Alpine Parade through the city of Dieppe. 764 Alpine vehicles from 12 different countries took part in the parade and headed for the Alpine plant in Dieppe divided into 4 columns.
2016	Alpine Vision - Prototype	"Alpine is back". With this slogan, the near-series prototype Alpine Vision was presented to the public in Monte Carlo in February 2016. The retro-style car is based on the A110 Berlinette and represents a further development of the Alpine Celebration. The car is to go on sale from 2017 and thus revive the Alpine brand.
2017	Alpine A110	At the Geneva Motor Show 2017, the first model of the re-introduced brand was the A110. The 2017 model corresponds to the old A110, both in terms of its exterior and its technical concept. The first vehicles were delivered in autumn 2017.
Alpine vehicles built under license
1954	marquis	The Marquis was planned to be built under license by Alpine in the USA. One of the “ Renault 4CV Rédélé Spezial ” prototypes that Jean Rédélé had made was used as a template for the planned series production . The vehicle, manufactured in 1953, was shown at the New York Motorshow in 1954. However, the project to replicate the exhibited car in series in the USA fails. The Marquis was never built. The prototype exhibited in New York stayed in the USA for cost reasons, was used there in racing, then sold to a collector and in 2011 came back into the possession of the Rédélé family, who brought the car back to France, where it was at the Retromobile Classics in 2012 Show in Paris.
1960-19	Alpine A106 Mille Miles	License production of the Alpine A106 Mille Miles by Gillet d´Herstal from Belgium. The vehicles differ in the attached door hinges.
1961-1966	Willys Interlagos Berlineta	License construction of the Alpine A108 Berlinette by Willys-Overland do Brazil from Brazil.
1961-1966	Willys Interlagos Cupê	License production of the Alpine A108 Coupe Sport by Willys-Overland do Brazil from Brazil
1961-1966	Willys Interlagos Conversível	License production of the Alpine A108 Cabrio Sport by Willys-Overland do Brazil from Brazil
1965-1974	Dinalpin Berlinette	License production of the Alpine A110 Berlinette by Diesel Nacional SA (DINA) from Mexico
1965-1974	Dinalpin GT4	License production of the Alpine A110 GT4 by Diesel Nacional SA (DINA) from Mexico
1965-1967	Dinalpin convertible	License production of the Alpine A110 Cabrio by Diesel Nacional SA (DINA) from Mexico
1967-1969	Bulgaralpine convertible	License production of the Alpine A110 convertible from Bulgaria
1967-1969	Bulgaralpine Berlinette	License production of the Alpine A110 Berlinette from Bulgaria.
1963-1966	FASA Alpine A108 Convertible	License production of the Alpine A108 Cabriolet by the car manufacturer FASA from Spain.
1963-1966	FASA Alpine A108 Berlinette	License production of the Alpine A108 Berlinette by the car manufacturer FASA from Spain.
1966-1988	FASA Alpine A110 Berlinette	License production of the Alpine A110 Berlinette by the car manufacturer FASA from Spain. FASA also built Renault vehicles under license and was later bought by Renault.
Alpine racing cars - pure motorsport
1962-1963	Alpine M63	Racing car for Le Mans / 1963 Alpine takes part in Le Mans for the first time
1964	Alpine M64	Racing car for Le Mans
1965	Alpine M65	Racing car for Le Mans
1966	Called Alpine M66 or Alpine A210	Racing car for Le Mans
1967	Alpine A211	Racing car for Le Mans. The car is equipped with a 3-liter Gordini engine and a tubular space frame. The car was exhibited at the Paris Motor Show in 1967.
1968	Alpine A220	Racing car for Le Mans. Length: 464 cm, width: 169 cm, height: 103 cm, wheelbase: 230 cm, front track: 134.4 cm, rear track: 134.4 cm, empty weight 680 kg, tank volume: 120 l, engine equipped with 4 Weber -Double carburettor, output 228 kW (310 hp) at 7000 / min, torque: 323 Nm at 5800 / min, five-speed gearbox
1967	Bisiluro Silver Fox - prototype	A prototype is the result of a collaboration between OSI and Alpine. The Bisiluro Silver Fox is a sports car prototype that was presented to the public at the Turin Motor Show in 1967. The car was designed by OSI (Officine Stampaggi Industriali) and was powered by a Renault engine tuned by Alpine. The engine was placed on the left side behind the seats. The unusual design of the vehicle is reminiscent of the boat type of a catamaran. The rear and front of the vehicle are divided into two peaks each. The car was also shown in 1997 at the Retromobile Show in Paris.
1973	Alpine A440	Race car. On May 1, 1973, Jean-Pierre Jabouille's car entered the race for the first time in Magny-Cours.
1974	Alpine A441	1974 European champion in the 2L category.
1975-1988	Alpine A442 or Alpine A442 B	Racing car for Le Mans - The Alpine A442B became overall winner at Le Mans in 1978.
19th	Alpine A443	race car
2013	Alpine A450	For the Le Mans 24-hour race in 2013 , an Alpine team called “Alpine-Nissan” started. Under the umbrella of the Signatech team, an Oreca Nissan was renamed the Alpine A450 . He finished 8th in the LMP2 class .
1968-1969	Alpine A330	Formula 3 racing car
19th	Alpine A340	Formula racing car
1969-1971	Alpine A360	Formula 3 racing car
19th	Alpine A362	Formula racing car
1972	Alpine A364	Formula 3 racing car
1972	Alpine A366	Formula racing car
19th	Alpine A367	Alpine A367-Ford and Alpine A367-BMW are Formula 2 racing cars known as the "eleven-2". In 1973 Patrick Depailler achieved 3rd place with the Elf 2 / Alpine A367-Ford at the Formula 2 European Championship.
1968	Alpine A350	Formula 1 racing car
1975-1976	Alpine A500	Formula 1 racing car. The A500 is the oldest prototype of the Formula 1 Renault (racing car), with which Renault entered Formula 1 in 1977. It bears the factory designation A500 and was developed and built by Alpine. Designer André de Cortanze used the suspension of the Alpine A442 for the black painted Alpine A500. The car was tested in detail by Jean-Pierre Jabouille on several French racetracks and in Jarama between June 1976 and spring 1977 before it was first used in a Formula 1 race in the summer of 1977. So you tried z. B. in Spain different "front snouts" of the vehicle.
2013-2015	Alpine A450	LMP2 class racing car of the WEC series. (World Endurance Championship) For the Le Mans 24-hour race in 2013, Renault entered into a cooperation with the Signatech team and brought the Alpine brand back to the start. Under the umbrella of the Signatech team, an Oreca Nissan was renamed the Alpine A450.
Renault brand models , manufactured by Alpine
1976-1984	Renault 5 Alpine	A detailed description of the vehicles can be found at Renault .
1980-1984	Renault 5 Alpine Turbo	A detailed description of the vehicles can be found at Renault .
1980-1986	Renault 5 Turbo	A detailed description of the vehicles can be found at Renault .
1993-1996	Renault Clio Williams	A detailed description of the vehicles can be found at Renault .
1995-1999	Renault Sport Spider or Renault Spider RS	A detailed description of the vehicles can be found at Renault .
1998-2005	Renault Clio II RS	A detailed description of the vehicles can be found at Renault .
2006–2012	Renault Clio III RS	A detailed description of the vehicles can be found at Renault .
2003-2005	Renault Clio V6 Phase II	A detailed description of the vehicles can be found at Renault .
2004-2009	Renault Mégane II RS	Photo of the vehicle in front of the Alpine factory in Dieppe. A detailed description of the vehicles can be found at Renault .

Motorsport and results

Motorsport was an integral part of the Alpine sports car brand. Due to Jean Rédélé's passion for racing, the brand emerged from the idea of designing our own racing cars. As long as company founder Jean Rédélé managed the business at Alpine, there was an Alpine works team that was active in many areas of motorsport. Jacques Cheinisse , himself a racing driver, was head of the racing department and managing director at Alpine for many years. The Alpine works team has shaped rallying with many international victories over the years and was one of the largest and most successful of its time.

In 1951, Jean Rédélé took part in the Monte Carlo Rally for the first time as a driver.
In 1954 , Jean Rédélé and Louis Pons won the class for touring cars up to 0.75 liter displacement at the Mille Miglia for the third time in a row, due to the early start time and the large lead on the given driving time in front of empty grandstands, because none had yet arrived Vehicle had expected.
In 1954, Jean Rédélé and Louis Pons won the “Coupe des Alpes” / Alpine Cup. This victory later gave the Alpine brand its name
In 1956 , Jean Rédélé again won his class at the Mille Miglia with Alpine A106 Coach.
1964 Triple victory at the Critérium des Cévennes, 1st, 2nd and 3rd place for Alpine A 110 Berlinette GT 1300
1968 Alpine A110 Berlinette becomes French rally champion with driver Jean-Claude Andruet .
1968 Alpine A110 Berlinette becomes Spanish rally champion with driver Bernard Tramont .
1969 Alpine A110 Berlinette becomes French rally champion. Driver: Jean Vinatier .
1969 Triple victory for Alpine in the “Coupe des Alpes” / Alpenpokal Alpine A110 Berlinette 1440
1970 European rally champion Jean-Claude Andruet with Alpine A110 Berlinette 1600
1970 Second place in the brand world championship with Alpine A110 Berlinette. (Forerunner of the World Rally Championship held from 1973)
1971 Alpine triple victory in the Monte Carlo Rally . Winner Alpine A110 Berlinette 1600, Ove Andersson

After the success in Monte Carlo, there were worldwide inquiries to be allowed to exhibit the winning vehicle from Alpine. In order to do justice to the enormous popularity, Jean Rédélé had several copies of the original vehicle reproduced without further ado, which matched the original in every detail including license plate, start number, sticker and mud (dirt on the body).

1971 Alpine becomes French rally champion, driver: Jean-Pierre Nicolas .
1971 Winner of the international brand world championship with the Alpine A110 Berlinette
1972 Triple victory for Alpine A110 Berlinette in the Tour de Corse. Four Alpine A110 Berlinette can be found in the first 5 places. 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 5th place for Alpine. Ford moved up to 4th place.
1972 The Ronde Cévenole Rally in France becomes an Alpine Festival. Even if only one Berlinette 1800 prototype (weight: 620 kg) of the three registered Alpine works vehicles can finish the race, at least in first place, the private Alpine drivers ensure that eleven Alpine vehicles make the first 15 places are found.
1973 Alpine triple victory in the Monte Carlo Rally.
1973 Winner of the World Rally Championship with an Alpine A110 Berlinette
1975 Alpine becomes French rally champion. Driver Jacques Henry
1975 Second place for Alpine in the World Rally Championship (62 points) behind Lancia Stratos (with 96 points)
In 1977 the Alpine A310 V6 (Calberson Alpine) with Guy Fréquelin and Jacques Delaval became French rally champions and prevailed over Lancia Stratos and Porsche.

In 1963 Alpine competed in the Le Mans 24 Hours for the first time. Lotus engineer Len Terry built the chassis and suspension for the M63 (first Alpine racing car for Le Mans). The original body designed by Terry, an improved copy of the Lotus 23 , could not be used due to a change made by the CSI. Marcel Hubert developed the body of the M63 that was later used. Alpine bought an R8 engine from Renault, which Gordini developed into a racing engine. Renault also sold the engine to the automobile manufacturer René Bonnet from Deutsch & Bonnet (DB), which was later taken over by Matra. The first race of the Alpine M63 took place on the Nürburgring. In the following years Alpine was able to achieve several index victories, e.g. B. 1964 the double victory for Alpine in the weight / consumption index (overall winner in 1964 in Le Mans was Ferrari) or in 1966 triple victory in the weight / consumption index in Le Mans. Ford was the overall winner. After a break from participating in Le Mans, an Alpine A442B achieved overall victory at Le Mans in 1978 ; Alpine crossed the finish line ahead of Porsche and Ferrari. Alpine's successes in racing also aroused the interest of Renault. Due to a collaboration between Alpine and Renault, the double name "Alpine Renault" appeared for the first time at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1967.

Jean Rédélé presented his first formula racing car in 1964 in order to enter Formula 2 and Formula 3 with Alpine . The Formula 2 cars were only used by the works team, while the Formula 3 vehicles were also available to customers.

In 1964 Alpine won two French championship titles (sports / prototypes and Formula 3).
1972 Alpine became French champion in Formula 3.
1973 3rd place for Alpine A367 -Ford in the Formula 2 European Championship ; Driver Patrick Depailler
1973 Alpine became European champion in Formula Renault .
In 1974 Alpine became European champion in the two-liter category.
In 1976 Alpine developed a Formula 1 racing car in Dieppe, which bore the factory designation Alpine A500. Renault had developed a 500 hp turbo engine and wanted to get into Formula 1 in 1977. Renault also had the necessary financial resources. The Alpine A500 was the second Formula 1 racing car that Alpine built (predecessor: Alpine A350 from 1968).
1978 After the complete sale of the Alpine brand to Renault , the group decided not to continue the tradition with Alpine vehicles in racing.
2013 revival of the Alpine brand based on an Oreca- Nissan in the WEC . 8th place at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
2014 In the following year, the Signatech team won the WEC World Championship title in the LMP2 class and 3rd place at the Le Mans 24 Hours.
2016 Another title win in the LMP2 Trophy, as well as first place in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the LMP2 classification.

Victories in the sports car world championship

year	run	vehicle	Driver 1	Driver 2
1967	500 km race on the Nürburgring	Alpine A210	France Roger Delageneste
1975	1000 km race from Mugello	Renault-Alpine A441	France Jean-Pierre Jabouille	France Gérard Larrousse

literature

Frédérick Lhospied: Alpine Renault A310, Boulogne, ISBN 2-7268-8452-0
Bernard Sara, Gilles Labrouche: Alpine. La passion bleue . ETAI (Antony) 2011. ISBN 978-2-7268-9549-8
Oldtimer Markt, 11/2004, pages 8–16
Ulrich Bethscheider-Kieser: Cars that made history - Renault Alpine . Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 1991, ISBN 3-613-01407-6
30 years of the Alpine A310 / brochure
Dominique Pascal: Alpine - A 106, A 108, A 110, A 310, prototypes, formula cars . Translation by Gerard Hemmer. Hemmer, Hofheim / Taunus 1994, ISBN 3-9804059-0-7
Alpine Post / magazine for all Renault-Alpine fans. www.alpine-post.de

Web links

Commons : Alpine - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ 81º Edition of the 24 Heures du Mans. Race. Final classification. (PDF; 20.1 MB) Automobile Club de l'Ouest, World Endurance Championship, June 27, 2013, accessed on July 30, 2013 .
↑ Article in the industry newspaper Automobilwoche ( Memento from June 6, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
↑ Article in the online edition of the British automotive magazine AUTOCAR
↑ ^a ^b ^c "Alpine" by Dominique Pascal
↑ Classic car: Renault Alpine A110
↑ ^a ^b rallye-magazin.de
↑ Successes in the sports car world championship 1975 ( Memento from December 19, 2003 in the web archive archive.today )

[1] 81º Edition of the 24 Heures du Mans. Race. Final classification. (PDF; 20.1 MB) Automobile Club de l'Ouest, World Endurance Championship, June 27, 2013, accessed on July 30, 2013 .

[2] Article in the industry newspaper Automobilwoche ( Memento from June 6, 2016 in the Internet Archive )

[3] Article in the online edition of the British automotive magazine AUTOCAR

[pascal-4] "Alpine" by Dominique Pascal

[5] Classic car: Renault Alpine A110

[rallye-magazin-6] rallye-magazin.de

[7] Successes in the sports car world championship 1975 ( Memento from December 19, 2003 in the web archive archive.today )