A523

Lore & Background

The A523 was first revealed on 16 February 2023 alongside a special pink livery for the first three races of the season. In advance of the launch, Alpine ran the car through 17 laps shared between Gasly and Ocon at the Silverstone Circuit. The car shared several design cues with the AlphaTauri AT04, where push-rod rear suspension was used in lieu of the A522's equivalent pull-rod suspension design, as well as rectangular sidepod inlets, flat-shaped nose, and a raised front wing central section.

In Their Own Story

The morning mist clung to the tarmac as the A523 rolled out of the garage for its first shakedown. The blue and pink livery seemed to glow under the overcast sky, a stark contrast to the grey surroundings. Inside the cockpit, Pierre Gasly took a deep breath, feeling the familiar vibration of the Renault engine through his gloves. As he pushed the throttle, the car surged forward, the sound echoing off the pit wall—a promise of speed and a testament to the long road traveled from the old days to this new beginning.

Reader's Guide

The A523 competed in the 2023 Formula One World Championship. Key results include Ocon's third-place podium at Monaco and Gasly's third-place podium at Zandvoort. The team finished the first 10 races 6th in the constructors' championship with 47 points. Ocon was 11th in the drivers' championship with 31 points, Gasly 12th with 16 points.

Did You Know?

• Ocon took Alpine's first podium of the season with third place at Monaco, his first podium since winning the 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix.
• Gasly scored the team's other podium of the season with third place at Zandvoort after qualifying twelfth.
• At the Austrian Grand Prix, Ocon received five separate penalties totaling 30 seconds, though the claim that this broke a record for most penalties in a single race previously held by Pastor Maldonado is unsubstantiated
• At the Australian Grand Prix, Gasly and Ocon collided while racing each other, with the stewards declaring it a racing incident.