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<< Prev Page 2 of 2  To defend the titles won last year, the Signatech Alpine Matmut team will be counting not just on six, but seven world class drivers!In the no.36 Alpine A470, two of the three reigning World Champions remain in this year's driver line-up: the Frenchman Nicolas Lapierre and the American Gustavo Menezes. They will be joined by a newcomer, British driver Matt Rao. Nevertheless, Alpine has given Nicolas Lapierre permission to drive for a manufacturer competing in the LMP1-H class. For the WEC 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps and the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Thonon-les-Bains driver will therefore have the chance to go for outright victory with Toyota. He will be replaced for these two races by Romain Dumas, the reigning LMP1 World Champion and two-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans! Signatech Alpine Matmut is incredibly proud to be welcoming one of the very best drivers in the world of Endurance racing. Romain will bring his speed and racecraft to bear in helping the entire team to make progress. The second Signatech Alpine Matmut crew looks pretty impressive too. Nelson Panciatici will be pursuing his career with Alpine in the no.35 A470. He will be joined by a familiar face in the shape of Pierre Ragues, back with the French marque after winning the ELMS title with the team in 2013. An experienced driver in single-seater racing, especially the GP2 Series, the talented Brazilian AndrE Negrão will complete the no.35 line-up. Both Alpine A470s will be taking part in the FIA WEC prologue - the official pre-season test - held this coming weekend in Monza (1-2 April). The no.36 will be the only car competing in the championship's opening race, the 6 Hours of Silverstone. The no.35 car will therefore make its competitive debut at Spa-Francorchamps. Bernard Ollivier, Alpine Deputy Managing Director: "We are very proud to inaugurate Alpine's new Boulogne-Billancourt showroom by presenting our 2017 motorsport programme. Nestled between the World Championship-winning Alpine A460 and the limited edition Alpine A110 Première Edition, the A470 cannot disguise its ambitions! There is both a heritage to defend and the launch of a new model to support with positive results. Once again, we have tried to put forward our strongest suit to live up to our status as reigning champions. The big news of the day is obviously the fact that Romain Dumas has joined the Alpine family. We are incredibly proud to have a driver with such a fantastic record on our team. We certainly needed someone talented to replace Nicolas Lapierre, who we wish all the very best for the two races he'll be contesting 'away' from his home team. The Alpine A470 looks very impressive and we have great faith that Philippe Sinault's team will go after further success in 2017. Our goals are clear: we are here to defend the titles we won last year." Philippe Sinault, Signatech Alpine Matmut Team Principal: "After a lot of hard work over the winter, we have two very good cars, with a remarkably high quality of finish. Like last year, we will need to overhaul a good portion of the operations work but this time around, we will at least be on an equal footing with our championship rivals. When Nicolas Lapierre told us about the opportunity he had been offered to challenge for outright victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, we didn't hesitate to release him. We then had to find a suitable replacement. But I think that having Romain Dumas as one of your drivers is a dream come true for any endurance team! We are delighted to keep working with Gustavo Menezes and Nelson Panciatici, to have Pierre Ragues back with us and to welcome Matt Rao and AndrE Negrão. After a magnificent season in 2016 with Alpine, Stéphane Richelmi has taken up a great opportunity to drive for a top team in the GT class and we wish him the very best. For this year's World Championship, I think we can safely say we have two crews who are very motivated to do the Alpine brand proud!" << Prev Page 2 of 2 |
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