Alpine Number Plates

Alpine are a French sports car brand who are steeped in history having been around since 1955.

Owned by Renault since 1973, Alpine was initially merged into the Renault Sport brand in 1976, but was relaunched in 2017 with the reveal of the new Alpine A110. In early 2021, Renault made the call to reverse the decision made four decades ago, merging Renault Sport back into Alpine.

Alpine and motorsport

Alpine are steeped in motor racing history, having been involved in various racing competitions from the early 1960s onwards. In 1971, Alpine cars finished first, second and fourth in the Monte Carlo rally, with success two years later a first, second, third, and fifth place finish, also going on to win the World Rally Championship outright that year. However, at the end of 1976, Alpine merged with Renault-owned Gordini, forming Renault Sport. Despite this, some Alpine branded racing events continued, including a victory in the 1978 24 Hours of Le Mans.

In the modern era, the Alpine name is probably most recognisable in the world of F1, with the former Enstone-based Renault F1 team having rebranded as Alpine F1 Team at the start of the 2021 season. Moving away from the previous Renault Sport colours of yellow and black, the Alpine F1 car is finished in the stunning Alpine signature metallic blue accented with white and red, which are of course the colours of the French flag.