WEC: Da Costa has signed a contract with Alpine Endurance Team

WEC: Da Costa has signed a contract with Alpine Endurance Team

      António Félix da Costa returns to the WEC after a two-year break: the 34-year-old Portuguese driver has signed with the Alpine factory team and will drive one of its hypercars next season.

      It is not the first time he has combined competing in Formula E, where he moved to Jaguar, with endurance racing; in the past he did so very successfully and in 2022 won the world championship in LMP2 with Jota. He also drove a car from that British team of a higher class: in 2023 it was already the Porsche 963 hypercar, so LMDh machinery is also familiar to him.

      António Félix da Costa: “I am happy to join the Alpine Endurance Team. Returning to the World Endurance Championship was one of my main goals, and I am very pleased to be doing it as part of an ambitious factory team that is currently fighting for strong results in the WEC.

      This team competes at a very high level and recently took its maiden victory with its A424 hypercar, so now is the perfect time to start our collaboration.

      Everyone knows about my passionate love for endurance racing. I have worked hard to become a well-rounded WEC driver, and after winning the world championship in LMP2 my task now is to contribute to Alpine’s success in the top Hypercar category.”

      News of da Costa’s negotiations with Alpine emerged back in the summer, as changes are taking place within Renault’s factory team. French driver Paul-Loup Chatin is leaving, and Mick Schumacher’s further participation is also in doubt, as he recently carried out tests in the IndyCar series.

      António already drove the Alpine A424 in yesterday’s tests held at Le Mans on the Bugatti circuit, and his participation in the November rookie tests in Bahrain is also planned.

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WEC: Da Costa has signed a contract with Alpine Endurance Team

António Félix da Costa returns to the WEC: the 34-year-old Portuguese driver has signed a contract with Alpine's factory team...