At Goodwood, Renault Group opens a new chapter in its motorsport story

A few hundred metres of hillclimb for an unmissable event

The Goodwood Festival of Speed is unlike any other automotive event. Cars are driven in anger, engines echo through the grounds of Goodwood House and drivers meet enthusiasts just a few metres from the famous hillclimb. Every summer, this iconic British gathering brings together vehicles that have shaped automotive history alongside those already preparing to define its future.

Followed by millions of enthusiasts around the world, the Goodwood Festival of Speed has become one of the automotive industry's must-attend events. It offers manufacturers a unique opportunity to showcase their products and innovations, while unveiling future models in an environment where dynamic demonstrations take precedence over static displays.

For Renault Group, the 2026 edition told exactly that story.

At Alpine, visitors could journey through the brand's history in just a few steps: from the original Alpine A110, the legendary Berlinette, to Alpine A110 Le Mans; discover Alpine A290 and A390; admire the A442B, winner of the 1978 24 Hours of Le Mans; watch BWT Alpine Formula One Team demonstrations… before witnessing the arrival of Alpine A110 FUTURE. In just a few minutes, seventy years of Alpine history unfolded before their eyes, before giving way to the brand's future. Throughout the four-day Goodwood Festival of Speed, Alpine delivered a series of standout moments. F1 Academy driver Nina Gademan took the wheel of the Alpine A526. Pierre Gasly tackled the famous hillclimb in Alpine A110 FUTURE, accompanied by the Duke of Richmond, founder of the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Visitors also rediscovered the Alpine A110 Celebration, the first concept heralding the return of the Berlinette, which the Duke of Richmond himself drove up the same hill in 2015. They were able to admire Alpine A110 Le Mans, a symbol of the model's second generation, as well as a customer's Berlinette that is still actively competing in rally events today. Together, these demonstrations highlighted the richness of Alpine's world, from its heritage to its future. Goodwood once again proved to be the ideal stage on which to prepare the launch of the next generation of the Alpine A110.

A110 FUTURE: a rolling laboratory for the next generation

At Goodwood, the dynamic public debut of Alpine A110 FUTURE offered a first glimpse of the technologies that will underpin the next generation of the Alpine A110. The vehicle on display was a development prototype designed to validate the future model's key innovations under real-world driving conditions.

This crucial stage enables Alpine's engineering teams to fine-tune technical solutions long before the production model reaches the road.

At the heart of the next-generation Alpine A110 lies the new Alpine Performance Platform (APP). Developed specifically for Alpine's future sports cars, this all-new architecture features an aluminium platform, 800-volt electrical technology, two rear-mounted electric motors and an innovative battery layout distributing the battery packs between the front and rear of the vehicle. Every component has been engineered to preserve the balance, agility and driving sensations that have defined Alpine since Jean Rédélé founded the brand. The new platform is one of the cornerstones of the futuREady strategic plan. Within this roadmap, Alpine plays a central role, with a clear ambition: to become the world's leading French premium sports car brand. Expanding the product range, accelerating the brand's international growth and introducing a new generation of electric sports cars are all key elements of this strategy. Goodwood provided a tangible illustration of this vision. In just a few steps, visitors could move from a classic Alpine to Alpine A110 FUTURE, before discovering A290, the brand's first electric sport compact, and A390, its all-new sport fastback.

Together, these models showcased a brand that continues to evolve without losing sight of what defines its identity: lightweight cars engineered around driving pleasure, inspired by decades of motorsport expertise and brought to life by the teams at Manufacture Alpine Dieppe Jean Rédélé, as well as Alpine's Design, Engineering and Alpine Racing departments.

Renault also stole the show

Just a few metres from the Alpine stand, Renault offered its own interpretation of sporting heritage. The undisputed star of the Renault stand was Renault 5 Turbo 3E. Making one of its first dynamic appearances in the UK, the all-electric "mini-supercar" tackled the iconic Goodwood hillclimb several times a day. Two prototypes were also used to give journalists and content creators demonstration rides, offering a first taste of the model's performance in real-world driving conditions.

The Renault stand also featured Renault 5 E-Tech electric, Renault 4 E-Tech electric Plein Sud and Twingo E-Tech electric. Together, these models illustrated how Renault is reinterpreting some of the most iconic vehicles in its history through a new generation of electric vehicles. Renault's heritage also took to the hillclimb. As part of The Originals Renault – La Collection, the A442B returned to Goodwood almost half a century after its victory at the 1978 24 Hours of Le Mans, with Alain Serpaggi once again behind the wheel. Other legendary models, including Valentin Simonet's Renault R.S.01, fresh from its appearance at Pikes Peak, served as a reminder that motorsport and innovation have been integral to Renault's DNA for more than a century.

At Goodwood, Renault Group brought together several decades of automotive history along just a few hundred metres of hillclimb. Alpine opened the third chapter of the A110 story, while Renault revived the spirit of Renault 5 Turbo through a boldly contemporary interpretation. Two complementary demonstrations, united by the same conviction: that heritage is a powerful foundation for imagining the cars of tomorrow.