Alpine has announced that its A424 programme will end after the current season, and negotiations with Geely over a takeover of its Hypercar programme have failed. Active in endurance racing since 2009, Signatech now faces an uncertain future. Team principal Philippe Sinault spoke to The Stint.
Renault Group has agreed to sell Alpine Racing SAS, the company behind its former Formula 1 engine operation at Viry-Châtillon, to Belgium’s Dumarey Group. The deal is expected to preserve around 150 jobs following the end of Renault’s F1 engine programme and the forthcoming closure of Alpine’s A424 Hypercar project.
From 2027, the FIA Endurance Trophy for LMGT3 Teams will no longer reward the performance of a single car, but the combined results of two entries. The change will reshape the championship standings and raises a question that is less straightforward than it might seem: behind the names displayed on the cars, who actually scores the points?
Toyota turned the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, hosting a WEC race for the first time, into the stage for its return to the top. The Japanese manufacturer secured the constructors’ title and guaranteed that the drivers’ crown would also go to one of its crews. BMW, by contrast, saw its hopes disappear. Here are our winners and losers from a race in which rain played a decisive role in shaping strategies and fortunes.
08/11/2026
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| 1 | Toyota | 212 | |
| 2 | BMW | 154 | |
| 3 | Ferrari | 130 | |
| 4 | Cadillac | 118 | |
| 5 | Alpine | 104 | |
| 6 | Aston Martin | 58 | |
| 7 | Peugeot | 24 | |
| 8 | Genesis | 14 |
| 1 | Cadillac | 2914 | |
| 2 | Porsche | 2778 | |
| 3 | Acura | 2678 | |
| 4 | BMW | 2608 | |
| 5 | Aston Martin | 2310 |
