Alpine A523
.jpg) Pierre Gasly driving an A523 during the Austrian Grand Prix. | |||||||||||
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||||
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| Constructor | Alpine | ||||||||||
| Designer(s) | Pat Fry (Chief Technical Officer) Matthew Harman (Technical Director) Simon Virrill (Chief Designer) Benjamin Norton (Chief Engineer) Dirk de Beer (Head of Aerodynamics) James Rodgers (Chief Aerodynamicist) | ||||||||||
| Predecessor | Alpine A522 | ||||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Double wishbone push-rod | ||||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Double wishbone push-rod | ||||||||||
| Engine | Mecachrome-built and assembled Renault E-Tech RE23 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[1] | ||||||||||
| Lubricants | Castrol[1] | ||||||||||
| Tyres | |||||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||||
| Notable entrants | BWT Alpine F1 Team | ||||||||||
| Notable drivers |
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| Debut | 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| Last event | 2024 Miami Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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The Alpine A523 is a Formula One racing car designed and constructed by the BWT Alpine F1 Team for the 2023 Formula One World Championship. The car is driven by Pierre Gasly, in his first season for the Enstone-based team, and Esteban Ocon.
Design and development
The A523 was first revealed on 16 February 2023[2][3] alongside a special pink livery for the first three races of the season.[4] In advance of the launch, Alpine ran the car through 17 laps shared between Gasly and Ocon at the Silverstone Circuit.[5][6]
Complete Formula One results
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Power unit | Tyres | Driver name | Grands Prix | Points | WCC pos. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| BHR | SAU | AUS | AZE | MIA | MON | ESP | CAN | AUT | GBR | HUN | BEL | NED | ITA | SIN | JPN | QAT | USA | MXC | SAP | LVG | ABU | |||||||
| 2023 | BWT Alpine F1 Team | Renault E-Tech RE23 | P |  Pierre Gasly
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9 | 9 | 13† | 14 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 18† | Ret | 113 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 67 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 1* | 8th* |
| Esteban Ocon
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Ret | 8 | 14† | 15 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 147 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 7 | Ret | 10 | 10 | 4 | 12 | ||||||
| Reference:[7][8] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* Season still in progress.
References
- ^ a b "Groupe Renault and BP deepen their strategic partnership". BP.
- ^ "Alpine announce 2023 launch date and reveal name of new F1 challenger". Formula1.com. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ "Alpine unveil A523 to complete the F1 2023 launch season". Racingnews365.com. 16 February 2023.
- ^ "Time to update the spotters guide for the first three races of 2023! 😉💗Alpine's pink livery returns on the A523 #F1 @AlpineF1Team". Twitter.
- ^ "Alpine runs A523 F1 car at Silverstone ahead of launch". Motorsport.com. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "No problems for Alpine in pre-launch shakedown for new A523". RaceFans.net. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "2023 Constructor Standings". Formula1.com. 5 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ "Alpine A523". StatsF1. 5 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
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