Alpine Endurance Team has revised its driver line-up for this weekend’s 6 Hours of Fuji, the sixth round of the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship.
António Félix da Costa and Frédéric Makowiecki have stepped back from driving duties, meaning that the pair of A424s will feature two-driver line-ups.
Ferdinand Habsburg and Charles Milesi will share the #35 entry, with the #36 Alpine being piloted by Jules Gounon and Victor Martins. This is the first time that the A424 programme has opted for a two-driver approach, having utilised three drivers for each car in every race since debuting at the beginning of 2024.
Both Aston Martin THOR Team Valkyries, and the #12 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series.R, are also scheduled to run with two drivers at Fuji.
Alpine currently sits fifth in the Hypercar Manufacturers’ World Championship, having scored its first podium finish of the season at Lone Star Le Mans earlier this month. This result has also left da Costa, Habsburg and Milesi only 31 points off the Drivers’ World Championship lead.
The 6 Hours of Fuji, where Alpine is the defending winner, will take place on 25th to 27th September 2026.
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