Porsche Penske Motorsport’s works cars secured positions six and seven, enough for Estre-Lotterer-Vanthoor to keep their lead in the drivers’ championship but not the manufacturers’ championship, where Porsche ranks now second with two races left on the calendar.

At Circuit of the Americas, Alpine Endurance Team scored its best-ever result with its first top-five after clinching a P4 in Hyperpole, a significant progress for the two A-arrow brand Hypercars.

The 92nd 24 Hours of Le Mans turned into a Grand Prix race with 7 cars within 30 seconds with 4 hours 30’ to go after several cautions including a more than 5 hours Safety Car. Four manufacturers still with a reasonable chance to win.

Both Cadillacs held the top of the standings of the Hyperpole of the 24 Hours of Le Mans until Kevin Estre managed the perfect lap in his very last lap clinching pole with Porsche #6.

Surprise to see a BMW M Hybrid V8 and an Alpine A424 within the top 8 Hypercars qualifying for tomorrows Hyperpole of the 24 Hours of Le Mans together with 2 Cadillac, 2 Ferrari, and 2 Porsche.

Nicolas Lapierre, Matthieu Vaxiviere, Charles Milesi, Ferdinand Habsburg and Paul-Loup Chatin will take turns fine-tuning the Alpine #424 for its debut at Le Mans. Mick Schumacher will go through process imposed on every Le Mans rookie.

Alpine is fourth in the 2024 FIA Hypercar World Endurance Manufacturers Championship after the 6 hours of Spa behind the difficult to access Porsche, Toyota and Ferrari still ahead of BMW, Peugeot, Lamborghini and Cadillac!

Qatar 1812 was a difficult race for both Toyota and Ferrari finishing respectively 6th and 7th at best. Alpine ends with successful 8th.

With tyre comparisons and analysis of different settings the primary focus, single lap times were not a priority. Nevertheless, following this first experience of the latest Hypercar Balance of Performance, the team expects a challenging week ahead.

Alpine Endurance Team gathered crucial data on their Hypercar despite an engine issue in the morning on the #35 car. Les Bleus finished the Prologue with a total of more than 2,530 kilometres

For the first time, Alpine Endurance Team will field its two A424 Hypercars in official sessions..

The entry list for the season-opening Qatar 1812km – round one of the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship – features a record-breaking 14 manufacturers.

The Alpine and Signatech teams took advantage of the winter to prepare their return to the premier Hypercar category with the Alpine A424.