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Alpine Endurance Team has tweaked its driver line-up for the 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship, with two new drivers — ex-Porsche factory driver Fred Makowiecki and Jules Gounon — j…
The Alpine Endurance Team has made changes to its driver line-up for the 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship, adding ex-Porsche factory driver Fred Makowiecki and Jules Gounon to the roster for the A424’s second year in Hypercar competition. Makowiecki expressed pride in representing a French manufacturer like Alpine and aims to contribute significantly to the team’s success. Gounon, promoted from reserve driver, looks forward to his first full WEC season and appreciates the team’s collaborative spirit. The new drivers replace Nicolas Lapierre and Matthieu Vaxiviere, with Charles Milesi, Ferdinand Habsburg, Mick Schumacher, and Paul Loup Chatin returning. Alpine’s VP of Motorsports, Bruno Famin, is confident in the team’s strong and talented line-up for the upcoming season.