The Alpine A526 is a Formula One car constructed by Alpine F1 Team to compete in the 2026 Formula One World Championship. It is the sixth Formula One car entered by Alpine since rebranding from Renault, and the first car constructed by Team Enstone since the Lotus E23 Hybrid (2015) to be powered with Mercedes power. It is currently being driven by Pierre Gasly, who is on his fourth season with the team, and Franco Colapinto, who begins his second season with the team after replacing former Alpine driver Jack Doohan for the rest of the season – a change first implemented at the 2025 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.
Characteristics
Development
Regulation changes
For 2026, Formula One underwent significant changes to its regulations revolving around the car’s aerodynamics and engine. Due to this, Alpine’s A526 features significant changes from its predecessor, the A525.[citation needed]
Reveal
On 21 January 2026, the A526 underwent a shakedown at the Silverstone Circuit.[1] The A526’s livery, which is similar to the previous year’s, was first unveiled on 23 January 2026 on an MSC Cruises cruise ship off the coast of Barcelona, Spain.[2]
Competition history
In the opening round, Gasly scored a point, battling with Esteban Ocon in the closing stages. At the Chinese Grand Prix, the car proved to be more competitive than its predecessor due to both drivers finishing in the top ten, sixth for Gasly and tenth for Colapinto, respectively. In Japan, a seventh place finish for Gasly, battling with Max Verstappen, put the team in the top five in the championship, overtaking Red Bull Racing in the process, with Colapinto having a finish outside the top ten for the second time this season. At the Miami Grand Prix, Gasly abandoned the race after being hit by Liam Lawson on lap five, while Colapinto scored six points after finishing in seventh place, thus taking the latter’s highest finishing position in his career.
Complete Formula One results
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Other points position |
| Blue | Other classified position |
| Not classified, finished (NC) | |
| Purple | Not classified, retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| Race cancelled (C) | |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Excluded (EX) | |
| Did not arrive (DNA) | |
| Withdrawn (WD) | |
| Did not enter (empty cell) | |
| Annotation | Meaning |
| P | Pole position |
| F | Fastest lap |
| Superscript number |
Points-scoring position in sprint |
| Year | Entrant | Power unit | Tyres | Driver name | Grands Prix | Points | WCC pos. | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | CHN | JPN | MIA | CAN | MON | BCN | AUT | GBR | BEL | HUN | NED | ITA | ESP | AZE | SIN | USA | MXC | SAP | LVG | QAT | ABU | |||||||
| 2026 | Alpine F1 Team | Mercedes 1.6 V6 t | P |  Franco Colapinto
|
14 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 57* | 5th* | |||||||||||||||
 Pierre Gasly
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10 | 6 | 7 | Ret8 | 8 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
* Season still in progress.
Notes
References
- ^ Faturos, Frederico (21 January 2026). “Alpine conducts shakedown of Mercedes-powered A526 at Silverstone”. Autosport.
- ^ Vinel, Ben (23 January 2026). “Alpine launches livery for 2026 F1 season on a cruise ship”. Autosport.
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