Renault Enters Deal to Sell Alpine Racing's Viry-Chatillon Base That Made F1 Engines
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The entity's total workforce, about 150 people, would be "so taken over by the purchaser," said Renault in a press release broadcast with Dumarey on Thursday. After Renault's withdrawal from the F1 engine sector in 2024, the diamond manufacturer had committed to maintaining an activity related to advanced engineering and innovation in its historic Alpine site in Viry.
The Viry-Châtillon Formula 1 engine factory will be acquired by the Belgian group Dumarey, according to an agreement signed with Renault on Thursday. All staff, about 150 people, would be taken over.
The agreement provides for the "recovery of the teams and assets necessary for the operation of the site", says the manufacturer.
Renault sells former Alpine F1 engine unit to Dumarey, preserving 150 jobs
On 22 October 2026, Renault took note of the sale of its legendary F1 site from Viry-Châtillon to the Dumarey group. Behind this transfer, 150 employees and half a century of sporting glory, whose industrial and French future remains outstanding.
Renault Enters Deal to Sell Alpine Racing's Viry-Chatillon Base That Made F1 Engines
Groupe Renault and Dumarey Group have agreed for the latter to acquire Alpine Racing SAS – the Viry-Chatillon base. The Viry base made headlines when the employees resisted Groupe Renault’s decision to end the F1 powertrain business after decades of…
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