Gasly takes Alpine's all-electric A110 Future prototype up Goodwood hillclimb with Duke of Richmond

Pierre Gasly drove Alpine’s all-electric A110 Future prototype up the iconic Goodwood hillclimb at the Festival of Speed, with the Duke of Richmond in the passenger seat, just days after he and team-mate Franco Colapinto secured a double points finish for Alpine at the British Grand Prix.

The run marked Gasly’s first time behind the wheel of the prototype, which Alpine is developing as its first all-electric sports car. “I’m going to be testing this A110 Future for the first-ever time, an EV sports car,” Gasly said ahead of the run. “It’s still a prototype. They told me to look after it, but I’m not very good at looking after cars. I’m more about pushing them. But I’ll try my best.”

The Frenchman described the event as the world’s finest automotive gathering. “To me, it’s the most beautiful car event in the world,” he said. “I’m just like a kid looking at every single car out there.”

Alpine has engineered the A110 Future with weight distribution as a central priority, aiming to preserve the nimble handling that defines the combustion-engine A110. The prototype uses 800-volt cell-to-pack technology with high-energy-density cells to reduce overall weight and cut charging times. Its battery cells are split across two packs to maintain a 40/60 front-to-rear weight balance — the same ratio that gives the standard A110 its characteristic agility.

“It’s all about the lightness of Alpine and getting that racing feeling behind the wheel with the electric power,” Gasly added.

The Duke of Richmond, visibly gripping the interior during the run, offered a candid assessment afterwards. “It was a steady run. We got through the first corner in one piece,” he said, before joking about his decision to hold on without a helmet: “I thought it was probably a good plan.”