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| Category | Group 6 sports prototypes (Le Mans 1967)[1] | ||||||
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| Constructor | Alpine | ||||||
| Predecessor | Alpine M65 | ||||||
| Successor | Alpine A220 | ||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||
| Chassis | Steel tubular platform frame chassis, 2-door coupe fiberglass bodywork | ||||||
| Suspension (front) | Double wishbone suspension, coil springs over dampers | ||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Lower wishbones, top links, twin trailing arms, coil springs over dampers | ||||||
| Engine | Renault mid-mounted | ||||||
| Transmission | 5 manual | ||||||
| Weight | 670 kg (1,477 lb) | ||||||
| Fuel | Elf Aquitaine | ||||||
| Brakes | Steel discs | ||||||
| Tires | Michelin A1 (and others) | ||||||
| Competition history | |||||||
| Notable entrants | Société des Automobiles Alpine | ||||||
| Debut | 1966 Spa 1000 km[2] | ||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||
The Alpine A210 was a sports car prototype manufactured by Alpine that competed in sports car racing from 1966 to 1969. The car is derived from the M series prototypes (M63, M64, and M65) introduced by the company in the early 1960s and powered by Gordini-tuned Renault engines with small displacements. In 1967, a short-lived V8-powered version of the A210, named as A211, was introduced. A major redesign of the A211, the A220, was unveiled the following year. As a consequence of the bad results achieved by these last two cars, Alpine withdrew from sports car racing for various years.
- ^ Smith 2010, p. 120.
- ^ Smith 2008, p. 20.