Alpine F1 will continue — but not with Renault power. The automaker says it will no longer build its own engines for Formula 1, starting in 2026.

Renault will end its Formula 1 engine programme after the 2025 season, the French car company has announced. The decision means Renault's Alpine team will have to buy engines from another manufacturer, which is expected to be Mercedes, from 2026.

Renault will close its independent Formula 1 engine program after the 2025 season, marking the end of an operation that has built championship-winning engines on and off since the 1970s. The Alpine Formula 1 team will continue, the team says, but with a customer engine deal when a new generation of series regulations begin in 2026.

Renault will stop producing Formula 1 engines starting in 2026, ending nearly 50 years of activity in motorsport, as announced in a statement by Alpine, Renault's racing team. The

Renault are to stop producing Formula One engines from 2026, ending almost half a century of use in Formula One, the French manufacturer's Alpine team announced on Monday.

Renault’s near-non-stop participation in Formula 1, which began in 1977, has been tumultuous, to say the least. While the company handed over its entry in the sport to sub-brand Alpine in 2021, the yellow diamond brand has been a powertrain supplier to no fewer than 12 teams in that time.

Renault has confirmed that its Formula 1 engine activities will cease at the end of the 2025 season. The move has been widely anticipated for a couple of months and has been met with widespread criticism in Renault’s native France, with employees lobbying to reverse the decision.