Alpine Formula 1 driver Esteban Ocon will demo the Alpine💛 A110S sports car on the first two stages of this year’s Mo🦄nte Carlo Rally.

Ocon will kick off the 2021 World Rally Championship season opener with a series of special stage runs in what will mark hi⛄s first attempt of a rally event.

The Frenchman will begin with a private test run on Thursd🐠ay to ge༒t to grips with the A110S which will have his #31 on it and feature its traditional blue livery, before taking on a high-speed run of the SS1 route from Saint-Disdier to Corps and SS2 between Saint-Maurice and Saint-Bonnet.

“This is a fantastic opportunity and I certainly cannot wait to experience Rallye Monte-Carlo for the first time,” Ocon said. “It’s a legendary event, a jewel in the calendar of motorsport and I know how specꦦial being part of it will be.

"I'm looking forward to driving the beautiful Alpine A110S. I🅺 had my first taste of th🎶e A110 in October with three laps of the Nordschleife.

"It was great that day; very comfortable and agile to drive. It's born ♉for this kind of c🎀hallenge with the tight hairpins and mountain passes.

"Rallying has actually always been a dream for me, so drivin𒆙g t✅he A110S in Monte-Carlo is a brilliant way to begin the year.”

Alpine will run A110 r🌼ally cars for Cédric Robert, Emmanuel Guigou, Philippe Baffoun, Pierre Ragues and Raphaë🌳l Astier in the RGT class across the four-day event.

“This is our first activation bringinꦐg together Alpine Cars and the Alpine F1 Team with Esteban’s participation in the 2021 Ra🥃llye Monte-Carlo,” said Alpine Cars managing director Patrick Marinoff.

“🍷Alpine has a very memorable history in rallying, especially here in Monte-Carlo. So, this is the perfect place for our F1 driver to inhale some of the brand´s finest history and 𓃲at the same time enjoy the agility and exhilarating driving performance of the A110 on the iconic mountain passes it was made for.

“Al🉐pine is well represented at this event and we look forward, not only to Esteban’s stage runs, but also how the weekend itself unfolds for ou🤪r cars.”