Mick Schumacher's debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans race was short-lived as his Alpine team saw both of their cars retiring less than six hours into the legendary French race.
"Heartbreaking. No words," Alpine said on X after Schumacher's team-mate Nicolas Lapierre could not continue after 88 laps.
The second Alpine was out of the race at almost the same time, with Alpine naming "a suspected engine issue" as the reason.
"This is the team's first year in the Hypercar category at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, which we knew from the start would be a steep learning curve," the team said.
Schumacher drove for 33 laps in the team which also included Matthieu Vaxivière.
It was another setback for the German who lost his Formula One seat at Haas after two years in 2022. He is now a test and reserve driver for the Mercedes F1 team and at Alpine for the Endurance World Championship.
Schumacher's father, Michael Schumacher, also competed in Le Mans, finishing fifth in 1991, just before the start of his glittering F1 career with seven world titles.