Alpine A210

Alpine A210
CategoryGroup 6 sports prototypes (Le Mans 1967)[1]
ConstructorAlpine
PredecessorAlpine M65
SuccessorAlpine A220
Technical specifications
ChassisSteel tubular platform frame chassis, 2-door coupe fiberglass bodywork
Suspension (front)Double wishbone suspension, coil springs over dampers
Suspension (rear)Lower wishbones, top links, twin trailing arms, coil springs over dampers
EngineRenault mid-mounted
Transmission
5 manual
Weight670 kg (1,477 lb)
FuelElf Aquitaine
BrakesSteel discs
TiresMichelin A1 (and others)
Competition history
Notable entrantsSociété des Automobiles Alpine
Debut1966 Spa 1000 km[2]
WinsPolesF/Laps
100
Constructors' Championships0
Drivers' Championships0

The Alpine A210 was a sports car prototype manufactured by Alpine that competed in sports car racing from 1966 to 1969. The car is derived from the M series prototypes (M63, M64, and M65) introduced by the company in the early 1960s and powered by Gordini-tuned Renault engines with small displacements. In 1967, a short-lived V8-powered version of the A210, named as A211, was introduced. A major redesign of the A211, the A220, was unveiled the following year. As a consequence of the poor racing results for the two redesigns, Alpine withdrew from sports car racing all of 1970 to 1973, returning for the 1974 European 2 Liter Sports Car Championship with the Alpine A441, finally achieving the overall win at the 1978 24 Hours of Le Mans with the Renault Alpine A442.

  1. ^ Smith 2010, p. 120.
  2. ^ Smith 2008, p. 20.