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Alpine has confirmed that its FIA WEC Hypercar reserve driver Jules Gounon will make his debut for the team at this weekend’s six-hour race at Imola, standing in for the injured Ferdinand Habsburg.…
Alpine announced that Jules Gounon will step in for the injured Ferdinand Habsburg in this weekend’s FIA WEC Hypercar race at Imola. Habsburg sustained injuries in a testing crash and is on the path to recovery. Gounon, a IMSA GTD Pro race winner, will join Charles Milesi and Paul-Loup Chatin in the No. 35 A424 for his prototype debut. The last-minute switch led Gounon to opt out of the World Challenge Asia event in Sepang. Philippe Sinault, Alpine Endurance team principal, mentioned that even though it’s a tough situation, they are determined to support Habsburg through modern methods of communication and that Gounon was the chosen replacement. The upcoming race at Imola is expected to be a valuable learning experience for the entire team, being only the second global race for the A424 after the season-opener in Qatar.
