F1 RACE CAR
BWT Alpine F1 Team A524
The São Paulo double-podium car
The A524 is the last Alpine to use Renault’s in-house F1 power unit — a unit that the team announced in September 2024 would be replaced by a customer Mercedes deal from 2026 onwards. The 2024 chassis was developed under technical director Matt Harman before his mid-year departure, with David Sanchez briefly taking over before Joe Burnell was confirmed in the role.
The São Paulo result was the season’s most discussed Sunday outside of Lando Norris’s win column. Mixed rain conditions, an early red flag, and tyre choices that the team got exactly right turned a dismal qualifying into a 2-3 finish. Pierre Gasly’s pass on Charles Leclerc into Curva do Sol was named overtake of the year by several outlets.
- Power unit
- Renault E-Tech RE24 1.6L V6 turbo-hybrid
- Drivers (2024)
- Esteban Ocon, Pierre Gasly, Jack Doohan
- Best result
- P2, São Paulo GP
- Constructors’ finish
- 6th, 65 points




