Alpine A521
 Fernando Alonso in the A521 during the British Grand Prix 2021 | |||||||||||
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||||
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| Constructor | Alpine | ||||||||||
| Designer(s) | Pat Fry (Chassis Technical Director) Naoki Tokunaga (Chief Transformation Officer) Matthew Harman (Engineering Director) Simon Virrill (Chief Designer) Benjamin Norton (Project Leader) Dirk de Beer (Head of Aerodynamics) James Rodgers (Chief Aerodynamicist) | ||||||||||
| Predecessor | Renault R.S.20 (as Renault) | ||||||||||
| Technical specifications[1] | |||||||||||
| Engine | Renault E-Tech 20B 1.6 L (98 cu in) direct injection V6 turbocharged engine limited to 15,000 RPM rear mounted | ||||||||||
| Transmission | Renault 8-speed + 1 reverse semi-automatic sequential | ||||||||||
| Power | More than 950 hp (710 kW)[2] | ||||||||||
| Fuel | BP | ||||||||||
| Lubricants | Castrol | ||||||||||
| Tyres | Pirelli P Zero (dry), Pirelli Cinturato (wet) | ||||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||||
| Notable entrants | Renault DP World F1 Team | ||||||||||
| Notable drivers |
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| Debut | 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| First win | 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| Last win | 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| Last event | 2024 Miami Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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The Alpine A521, is a Formula One car designed by the Alpine F1 Team, currently competing in the 2021 Formula One World Championship. It is being driven by Fernando Alonso, marking his return to the sport, and Esteban Ocon. It is the first to be fielded under the team's Alpine name.[3][4]
Livery
Alpine ran a special livery for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix to commemorate their 100th race with one of their sponsors Castrol.[5]
Complete Formula One results
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Power unit | Tyres | Driver name | Grands Prix | Points | WCC pos. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BHR | EMI | POR | ESP | MON | AZE | FRA | STY | AUT | GBR | HUN | BEL‡ | NED | ITA | RUS | TUR | USA | MXC | SAP | QAT | SAU | ABU | ||||||||
| 2021 | Alpine F1 Team | Renault E-Tech 20B |
P |  Fernando Alonso
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Ret | 10 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 16 | Ret | 9 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 1* | 8th* | |
 Esteban Ocon
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13 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | Ret | 14 | 14 | Ret | 9 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 10 | Ret | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | |||||||
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- Notes
* Championship in progress.
† Driver failed to finish the race, but was classified as they had completed over 90% of the winner's race distance.
‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance completed.
References
- ^ "Alpine A521". alpinecars.com (in French). Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ https://www.alpinecars.com/en/formula-1/alpine-a521/
- ^ "What's underneath that bold new livery? Our first tech take on the Alpine A521 | Formula 1®". www.formula1.com. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "Alpine A521 F1 car unveiled following winter rebrand". www.autosport.com. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "Alpine show off new-look livery for Saudi Arabian GP weekend". RacingNews365. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
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