- The Alpine A110 Pikes Peak finishes 4th in the Goodwood Festival of Speed Timed Shootout, covering the hillclimb in 48.61 seconds
- Radical 500 bhp A110 piloted up the 1.16-mile hill by Raphaël Astier, who also drove it to third place overall at Pikes Peak in 2023
- Impressive result caps an amazing event for Alpine, the brand’s significant presence including the UK dynamic debut of the 100% electric A290 ‘hot hatch’
- Alpine’s current and future motorsport focus represented by the Alpenglow concept and the BWT Alpine F1 Team showcar
- Brand’s rich heritage demonstrated by the 1975 A110 Group 4 Tour de Corse rally car, RS10 F1 car and A442 endurance racer
- Visitors provided with an exclusive preview of the forthcoming Alpine A110 Atelier personalisation programme
Alpine has finished the Goodwood Festival of Speed on a high, its A110 Pikes Peak racer blasting up the iconic event’s 1.16-mile hillclimb to take 4th place in the hotly-contested Timed Shootout.
Piloted by Raphaël Astier, who drove the car to third place overall at Pikes Peak in 2023, the aerodynamically-optimised A110 Pikes Peak powered up Goodwood’s hill in only 48.61 seconds.
The result came after the highly specialised A110 used its svelte weight of 950 kg and near 500 bhp engine to outpace much more powerful rivals in Saturday’s difficult qualifying conditions, its balance and tractability enabling it to qualify 6th for the Timed Shootout with a slightly quicker time of 48.1 seconds. Of 45 entrants, the top 30 fastest went through to battle it out on Super Sunday in the Timed Shootout – the finale of the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
With Astier pushing the A110 Pikes Peak to its limit throughout the four-day event, the result was a fitting climax to a fantastic Festival for Alpine.
While the A110 Pikes Peak was fastest of the brand’s cars up the hill, it shared the limelight with the UK dynamic debut of the A290 – Alpine’s 100% electric urban sports car. Fresh from its world premiere at last month’s 24 Hours of Le Mans, the striking 220 bhp ‘hot ‘hatch’ showed off its sporting credentials as part of the exciting ‘First Glance’ feature.
Visitors to the brand’s stand were also able to get up close to the stunning Alpenglow concept, which fuses a lightweight carbon body with a vision for high-performance hydrogen-powered motoring, while joining the A290 in the ‘First Glance’ feature were the 1975 A110 Group 4 Tour de Corse rally car and limited edition A110 R Le Mans.
The motorsport theme continued with displays of the BWT Alpine F1 Team showcar, plus the 1970s twin-turbocharged V6 RS10 F1 car and the radical, V6-powered A442B endurance racer.
Representing the brand’s roadgoing success, a number of A110 variants took part in the manufacturer parade, including the A110 S, A110 GT, A110 R and A110 Enstone. Alpine also gave attendees an exclusive preview of how it intends to make the acclaimed A110 even more exclusive, revealing its forthcoming Atelier Alpine personalisation programme.
Nic Burnside, MD of Alpine Cars UK, said: “To see and hear the A110 Pikes Peak storm to such a strong finish was a fitting climax to an exhilarating four days for Alpine. During the Festival of Speed we were able to give thousands of visitors an incredible insight into our past, present and future, impressing existing fans of the brand and also attracting the admiration of a whole new generation of performance enthusiasts through the 100% electric A290.”