Alpine has signed an agreement to race with Mercedes Formula One power units from the start of the 2026 season after opting to close its factory engine program. Alpine, which is owned by Renault, has raced as a factory team in F1 since 2016, producing its ...

The struggling Alpine Formula 1 team will use engines and gearboxes from Mercedes starting in 2026 after parent company Renault cuts its in-house F1 engine program.

Tuesday, Alpine announced in a brief statement that they have agreed with Mercedes. According to the statement, Alpine will use Mercedes power units starting in 2026, on a “multi-year” agreement. In addition,

Renault's Alpine Formula One team will use Mercedes engines and gearboxes from the sport's new era starting in 2026, they announced on Tuesday. Alpine said in a statement the power unit agreement would run until at least 2030.

Alpine effectively takes the Mercedes customer deal from Aston Martin, which from 2026 is becoming Honda’s works partner in Formula 1. Mercedes also supplies McLaren and Williams—and will do so through at least 2030—as well as its own works team.

With Renault ending its F1 power unit program, Alpine will have to turn to an outside supplier for the first time.

The Renault-owned Alpine team will use Mercedes engines in Formula 1 from the 2026 season. The deal, which follows the decision in September to end Renault’s own engine programme in 2025, runs until at least the end of 2030.

Alpine F1 have announced that it will take Mercedes engines from 2026 after ditching their own power unit programme earlier this year. The multi-year agreement will see Mercedes-Benz supply French team Alpine with power units and gearboxes,

After decades of on-again, off-again running as a works operation, the Renault F1 program is officially a customer.

It has been announced that Alpine have secured a deal with Mercedes. The French team will run the German manufacturer’s power unit between 2026 and 2030.