Alpine Ferdinand Habsburg officially announces the 2026 WEC season

This was expected, and the information is now official. This Thursday, January 15th, Alpine Endurance Team has indeed announced the extension of its driver Ferdinand Habsburg's contract for the 2026 season. WECThe Austrian, also competing with Nielsen Racing in ELMS Last season, he signed on for a third consecutive year with the brand with the arrow A, for as many seasons carried out in the Hypercar category of the world championship.

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Following the official announcement of Victor Martins' signing earlier this week, Alpine secures a new profile of experience alongside the former pilot of Formula 2A key player in the French brand's victory at the 6 Hours of Fuji in 2025, Ferdinand Habsburg will see his partner in this adventure, Paul-Loup Chatin, join the Genesis Magma Racing project at the start of 2026. Meanwhile, Charles Milesi remains involved. Alpine In this instance, they will be able to count on Antônio Félix da Costa, Frédéric Makowiecki, and Jules Gounon at this stage.

"'Never two without three' as they say, and 2026 will indeed be my third season with Alpine Endurance Team, Ferdinand Habsburg rejoices. I'm obviously very excited to be teaming up with them again for the 2026 WEC season, and I'm sure you fans are excited to start your sixth season with me!

Not forgetting to reiterate the high objectives ofAlpine The Austrian says he is ready to face the obstacles during the 2026 WEC season. "You can't imagine how happy I am to play all six rounds, especially the 24H of Le Mans where we will give our all to race towards victory this year, he assumes. We're going to work very hard to achieve that. Over the next few months, we'll be preparing for the start of the season in Qatar. In the meantime, I'm thrilled here in Bourges, eager to get ready for this great season.