Alpine conquers chaos in Fuji thriller to claim historic WEC win

Alpine stormed on Sunday in Japan to a historic first Hypercar victory in the WEC, as its #35 A424 LMDh contender prevailed in a drama-packed Fuji 6 Hours.

Charles Milesi, Paul-Loup Chatin, and Ferdinand Habsburg overcame penalties, fuel scares, and a relentless field to seize a famous win that went right down to the wire.

The race was a rollercoaster from the start, with three safety cars and five Full Course Yellows keeping the pack bunched. Habsburg’s early penalty and a costly emergency splash seemed to sink Alpine’s chances, but Chatin’s perfectly timed stop under caution later flipped the momentum. From there, the blue machine became a genuine threat.

Milesi’s cool-headed final stint sealed the deal. A bold two-tyre call at the last pitstop vaulted him past both the leading Peugeot and Penske Porsche, and he never looked back.

He stretched an 8-second gap into double digits before easing home 7.6s clear of Peugeot’s #93, with Porsche’s #6 just half a second behind in third.

For Alpine, it marked not just a gritty triumph, but a milestone: the marque’s first WEC win since Monza 2022, and proof that the A424 has truly arrived.