most of the turns on circuits are right-handers. At the 1968 24 Hours of Le Mans, only one of the four A220s that entered finished. It was just ahead of three A210s, which again did a 1-2-3 on the performance index. More bad results followed in 1969. Aftermath and legacy With results far below expectations and increased competence, Alpine pulled out of sports car racing in 1970 and focused their resources on rallying. Alpine, in partnership with its then parent company Renault, finally achieved a Le Mans overall victory in 1978 with the Renault Alpine A442. References Bibliography A210 Sports racing cars 1960s cars