Communiqué de presse Press release 14/10/2018 – 6 Hours of Fuji Four in a row for Signatech Alpine Matmut • With the third place finish of Nicolas Lapierre, André Negrão and Pierre Thiriet, Signatech Alpine Matmut finishes on the podium for the fourth consecutive time at Fuji Speedway in Japan. • With four podiums in as many races this season the Alpine A470 maintains its lead in the World Endurance Championship LMP2 category before the Shanghai round on November 16 -18. • This weekend, Signatech Alpine Matmut received its 24 Hours of Le Mans winner’s trophy. There was a rather unique ceremony on Friday. 10 days after being officially and definitively declared the winners of their category in edition 86 of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Signatech Alpine Matmut and its drivers received their trophy from ACO President, Pierre Fillon. Pour plus d’informations : On the track, the cloudy skies remained clement for the first two free-practice sessions. Despite frequent interruptions due to the improperly installed yellow Christophe Deville Attaché de presse Alpine pylons, the team worked flat out and finished with the best time in session two. T. +33 1 76 84 64 83 M.+33 6 72 84 63 24 Following the final session where priority was given to tyre strategy, qualifying
[email protected] was confided to André Negrão and Pierre Thiriet. The session was extremely Media contact competitive with the duo placing the Alpine A470 fourth in LMP2. Renault Press +33 1 76 84 63 36 On Sunday, the race began on a wet track.