Alpine targets electric WRC car

TOM HOWARD

WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP Alpine has revealed ambitions to return to the World Rally Championship, should the series be opened up to electric cars in the future, and to contest the Dakar Rally. The French marque has a rich history in rallying – the A110 carried Alpine to the manufacturers’ title in the inaugural WRC of 1973. It has recently returned to the arena with a version of its new A110 model, which is eligible to compete in the R-GT class. Renault CEO Luca de Meo confirmed the interest at last week’s Alpine F1 launch. Reports have indicated that the new Alpine A5 could provide a model upon which to base a WRC challenger. “I am interested in exploring,” said de Meo to French media. “It remains to be seen if we can find…

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