Excluded AUTOhebdo – Alpine in LM P1 in 2021

In a few days, on Monday September 14, the information concerning the arrival of the Berruyère team in the queen category of theEndurance next season – which we revealed to you in preview at the beginning of March (Ah n°2258) – should be confirmed.

A reasonable program which will revolve around a single car: a rebadged Rebellion R13 made by Oreca (A480?). At the wheel, we should find drivers with a good burst of speed, but also with a very full suitcase, namely men of the caliber of the Brazilian André Négrão, the American Gustavo Menezes (two talented drivers underestimated) or the Frenchman Nathanaël Berthon.

Un retour en LM P1 après 10 ans de LM P2 pour les hommes de Philippe Sinault, rendu possible par l’acceptation l’an prochain des actuelles LM P1 Non Hybrides aux côtés des Le Mans Hypercar de Toyota, ByKolles et Glickenhaus.

If we trust the ACO to give a slight advantage - logically - to the newcomers, we know to what extent completing the 24 Hours of Le Mans without a hitch with a brand new car is not an easy mission, and that's This is where the French team will have a card to play, the reliability of its mount no longer needing to be demonstrated.

Signatech Alpine has nothing left to prove in the “small prototype” category and it is time for the brand to reconnect with the exploits that made its legend, which saw it defeat larger opponents.

This is great news for a WEC who can now hope for a handful of competitors in his premier class during the coming season and a nice snub to destiny for Alpine, 43 ans après la victoire de 1978 – face à Porsche ! – et un an avant l’arrivée de Peugeot . And who knows if this won’t give rise to LMDh desires…