Alpine A521
Alpine F1 Team's 2021 Formula One racing car
- 14. Fernando Alonso
- 31. Esteban Ocon
| Races | Wins | Podiums | Poles | F/Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
The Alpine A521 is a Formula One car designed by the Alpine F1 Team which competed in the 2021 Formula One World Championship. It was driven by Fernando Alonso, marking his return to the sport, and Esteban Ocon. It was the first to be fielded under the team's Alpine name.[3][4]
Livery
The car was run in French blue with a French flag pattern towards the rear. Alpine ran a special livery for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix to commemorate their 100th race with one of their sponsors Castrol.[5] During the first practice session in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Alpine's name in the rear wing of both cars was replaced by the phrase "El Plan" (Spanish for "the plan"), referencing an internet meme created by Alonso's fans in the wake of his return to Formula One.[6][7]
Complete Formula One results
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| Year | Entrant | Power unit | Tyres | Driver name | Grands Prix | Points | WCC pos. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BHR | EMI | POR | ESP | MON | AZE | FRA | STY | AUT | GBR | HUN | BEL‡ | NED | ITA | RUS | TUR | USA | MXC | SAP | QAT | SAU | ABU | ||||||||
| 2021 | Alpine F1 Team | Renault E-Tech 20B | P |  Fernando Alonso | Ret | 10 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 16 | Ret | 9 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 155 | 5th | |
 Esteban Ocon | 13 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | Ret | 14 | 14 | Ret | 9 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 10 | Ret | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | |||||||
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- Notes
† Driver failed to finish the race, but was classified as they had completed over 90% of the winner's race distance.
‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance completed.
References
- ^ "Alpine A521". alpinecars.com (in French). Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ "Alpine A521 - Alpine". Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "What's underneath that bold new livery? Our first tech take on the Alpine A521 | Formula 1®". www.formula1.com. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "Alpine A521 F1 car unveiled following winter rebrand". www.autosport.com. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "Alpine show off new-look livery for Saudi Arabian GP weekend". RacingNews365. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "¡Alpine lleva EL PLAN de Alonso en su coche en Abu Dhabi!". es.motorsport.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "¿Qué es EL PLAN? Fernando Alonso y la Fórmula 1 2022". es.motorsport.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 February 2022.
External links
- Alpine F1 Team official website Archived 3 March 2022 at the Wayback Machine
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