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{{Infobox F1 team
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| Logo = Renault F1 Team logo 2019.svg
| Previous name = [[Benetton Formula]]<br />(1986–2001)<br />[[
| Staff = [[Bernard Dudot]]<br />[[Jean Sage]]<br />[[Patrick Faure]]<br />[[Bob Bell (motorsport)|Bob Bell]]<br />[[Éric Boullier]]<br />[[Alain Dassas]]<br />[[Alan Permane]]<br />[[James Allison (motorsport)|James Allison]]<br />[[Flavio Briatore]]<br />[[Mike Gascoyne]]<br />[[John Iley]]<br />[[Steve Nielsen]]<br />[[Pat Symonds]]<br />[[Dino Toso]]<br />[[Dirk de Beer]]<br />[[Frédéric Vasseur]]<br />[[Rob White (Formula One)|Rob White]]<br />
| Drivers = <!-- Only drivers who have won races for Renault should be listed here -->{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Fernando Alonso]]<br />{{flagicon|FRA}} [[
{{flagicon| | Base = [[Viry-Châtillon]], Essonne, France (1977–1985)<br />{{nowrap|[[Enstone]], Oxfordshire, England, UK}} (2002–2011, 2016–2020)<ref group="N">While Enstone was the main base during these periods, chassis-engine integration and some management and marketing activities were still carried out by the Viry-Châtillon base.</ref>
| Debut = [[1977 British Grand Prix]]
| Final = [[2020 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix]]
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| Engines = Renault
| Cons_champ = 2 ({{F1|2005}}, {{F1|2006}})
| Drivers_champ = 2 ({{F1|2005}}, {{F1|2006}})
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[[Renault]], a French automobile manufacturer, has been associated with [[Formula One]] as both team owner and engine manufacturer for various periods since 1977.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Richmond|first=Duke Of|date=20 March 2019|title=Inside the Renault F1 team|url=https://drivetribe.com/p/inside-the-renault-f1-team-FqLpHwYxSNO0E-CCh8fNpw|access-date=10 September 2021|website=DriveTribe|language=en|archive-date=10 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210910215559/https://drivetribe.com/p/inside-the-renault-f1-team-FqLpHwYxSNO0E-CCh8fNpw|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1977, the company entered Formula One as a constructor, introducing the [[turbo]] engine to Formula One with its [[Renault EF-Type engine|EF1]] engine. In 1983, Renault began supplying engines to other teams.<ref>{{Cite web|title=1983 F1 Teams List: See all Constructors & Driver Line-up info|url=https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-teams/1983-f1-teams/|access-date=10 September 2021|website=F1-Fansite.com|date=25 November 2018 |language=en-US}}</ref> Although the Renault team had won races, it withdrew at the end of {{F1|1985}}.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Renault Sport F1 Team // Formula 1 team|url=https://sidepodcast.com/f1-team/renault#:~:text=Renault%2C%20who%20returned%20to%20having%20a%20works%20team%20after%20withdrawing%20in%201985.
Renault returned to Formula One in 1989 as an engine manufacturer. It won five drivers' titles and six constructors' titles between 1992 and 1997 with [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]] and [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]], before ending its works involvement after 1997, though their engines continued to be used without works backing until 2000.
In 2000, Renault acquired the [[Team Enstone|Enstone
By 2011, Renault had sold its shares in the Enstone-based team, though it continued to use the Renault chassis name in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Group Lotus Buys 2011 Formula 1 Entry From Renault|url=https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1052319_group-lotus-buys-2011-formula-1-entry-from-renault|access-date=10 September 2021|website=Motor Authority|date=8 December 2010 |language=en}}</ref> Renault remained in the sport as an engine manufacturer, winning four drivers' and constructors' titles with [[Red Bull Racing]]
The company bought the Enstone-based team again in 2016 and re-branded it as Renault.<ref>{{Cite web|date=3 December 2015|title=Renault to return to F1 in 2016 after agreeing Lotus takeover|url=http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/dec/03/renault-2016-f1-constructor-return-lotus-takeover|access-date=10 September 2021|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref> The team
As a team owner, Renault has won two constructors' and drivers' championships, while as an engine manufacturer it has 12 constructors' and 11 drivers' championships. It has collected over 160 wins as engine supplier, ranking fourth in Formula One history.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Tamber|first=Vismaad|date=23 March 2020|title=The 8 Greatest F1 Engine manufacturers of All Time|url=https://drivetribe.com/p/the-8-greatest-f1-engine-manufacturers-SpUv1Xk3TraiiKfh9mc-AA|access-date=10 September 2021|website=DriveTribe|language=en|archive-date=10 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210910215554/https://drivetribe.com/p/the-8-greatest-f1-engine-manufacturers-SpUv1Xk3TraiiKfh9mc-AA|url-status=dead}}</ref>
== Constructor ==
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==== 1977 season ====
{{Further|1977 Formula One season}}
[[File:Renault F1 turbo engine in a Lotus 95T John Player Special.jpg|thumb|upright|Renault 1.5-litre turbo engine]]
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The team's poor qualifying form returned in [[1977 Italian Grand Prix|Italy]], as Jabouille qualified 20th. He ran outside the top 10 until his engine failed on lap 24, continuing their awful run of reliability. Things improved at [[Watkins Glen International|Watkins Glen]] for the {{F1 GP|1977|United States}} as Jabouille qualified 14th, but the good pace from [[Circuit Zandvoort|Zandvoort]] seemed to be gone as he once again ran outside the top 10 before retiring with yet another reliability problem, this time the alternator, on lap 31. Jabouille failed to qualify in [[1977 Canadian Grand Prix|Canada]]; as 27 drivers entered the race, only one would not qualify, and this was Jabouille as he ended up last, over 7.5 seconds behind the fastest qualifier [[Mario Andretti]] of [[Team Lotus|Lotus]], and almost two seconds behind his nearest rival, [[Rupert Keegan]], in the [[Hesketh Racing|Hesketh]]. After this, Renault did not travel to the [[1977 Japanese Grand Prix|season finale]] in Japan.
==== 1978 season ====
{{Further|1978 Formula One season}}
The following year was hardly better, characterised by four consecutive retirements caused by blown engines, but near the end of the year, the team showed signs of success. Twice, the RS01 qualified 3rd on the grid and while finishing was still something of an issue, it managed to finish its first race on the lead lap at [[Watkins Glen International|Watkins Glen]] near the end of {{F1|1978}}, giving the team a fourth-place finish and its first Formula One points.
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The team did not enter the first two races of 1978, in [[1978 Argentine Grand Prix|Argentina]] and [[1978 Brazilian Grand Prix|Brazil]], but returned for the {{F1 GP|1978|South African}} at [[Kyalami]]. Jabouille secured Renault's best qualifying position to date, with sixth place, just 0.71 seconds behind polesitter [[Niki Lauda]] in the [[Brabham]]. He dropped out of the points early in the race before retiring with electrical problems on lap 39. At [[1978 United States Grand Prix West|Long Beach]], Jabouille qualified 13th but retired as the turbo failed again on lap 44. He was twelfth in qualifying for the team's [[1978 Monaco Grand Prix|first Monaco Grand Prix]], and gave the team their first finish in Formula One, finishing in tenth place four laps down on race-winner [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]'s [[Patrick Depailler]].
==== 1979 season ====
{{Further|1979 Formula One season}}
Expanding to two drivers with [[René Arnoux]] joining Jabouille, the team continued to struggle although Jabouille earned a [[pole position]] in [[1979 South African Grand Prix|South Africa]]. By mid-season, both drivers had a new [[Ground effect in cars|ground-effect]] car, the RS10, and at [[1979 French Grand Prix|Dijon]] for the [[French Grand Prix]] the team legitimised itself with a brilliant performance in a classic race. The two Renaults were on the front row in qualifying, and pole-sitter Jabouille won the race, the first driver in a turbocharged car to do so, while Arnoux and [[Gilles Villeneuve]] were involved in an extremely competitive duel for second, Arnoux narrowly getting beaten to the line. While Jabouille ran into hard times after that race, Arnoux finished second at [[1979 British Grand Prix|Silverstone]] in the following race and then repeated that at the Glen, proving it was not a fluke.
==== 1980–83 seasons ====
{{Further|1980 Formula One season|1981 Formula One World Championship|1982 Formula One World Championship|1983 Formula One World Championship}}
Arnoux furthered this in {{F1|1980}} with consecutive wins in [[1980 Brazilian Grand Prix|Brazil]] and [[1980 South African Grand Prix|South Africa]], both on high altitude circuits where the Renaults were dominant. Jabouille continued to have problems with retirements, but in his only points finish he emerged victorious in [[1980 Austrian Grand Prix|Austria]]. At the end of the year, Jabouille crashed heavily at the [[1980 Canadian Grand Prix|Canadian GP]] and suffered serious leg injuries, which effectively ended his career as a Grand Prix driver. [[Alain Prost]] was signed up for {{F1|1981}}. In his three years with the team, Prost showed the form that would make him a Formula One legend and the Renaults were among the best in Formula One, twice finishing third in the Constructors' Championships and once second. Prost won nine races with the team, while Arnoux added two more in {{F1|1982}}. Arnoux left for rival [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] after 1982 and was replaced by American [[Eddie Cheever]]. In {{F1|1983}}, Renault and Prost came very close to winning the drivers' title but were edged out by [[Nelson Piquet]] ([[Brabham
| last = Henry | first = Alan | title = Brabham, the Grand Prix Cars | publisher=Osprey |year=1985 | isbn = 0-905138-36-8}} pp.267–269</ref>
[[File:Rétromobile 2016 - Renault F1 RE 40 - 1983 - 003.jpg|thumb|Alain Prost finished second in the 1983 championship with the Renault RE40.]]
==== 1984–85 seasons ====
{{Further|1984 Formula One World Championship|1985 Formula One World Championship}}
Prost was fired two days after the 1983 season following his public comments about the team's lack of development of the [[Renault RE40]] which resulted in his loss to Piquet and the team's loss to Ferrari in the 1983 championship. He subsequently joined [[McLaren]], while Cheever left to join [[Alfa Romeo in Formula One|Alfa Romeo]]. The team turned to Frenchman [[Patrick Tambay]] (who had left Ferrari) and Englishman [[Derek Warwick]] (formerly of [[Toleman]]) to bring them back to prominence. Despite a few good results, including Tambay giving the team its last pole position at the [[1984 French Grand Prix]] at Dijon, the team was not as competitive in {{F1|1984}} and {{F1|1985}} as in the past, with other teams doing a better job with turbo engines, or more specifically [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] and to a lesser extent [[Equipe Ligier|Ligier]]. {{F1|1985}} provided another F1 first, as the team ran a third car in [[1985 German Grand Prix|Germany]] at the new [[Nürburgring]] that featured the first in-car camera which could be viewed live by a television audience. Driven by Frenchman [[François Hesnault]], the car only lasted 8 laps before a clutch problem forced it to retire. In 1985, major financial problems emerged at Renault and the company could no longer justify the large expenses needed to maintain the racing team's competitiveness. CEO [[Georges Besse]] pared down the company's involvement in F1 from full-fledged racing team to engine supplier for the {{F1|1986}} season before taking it entirely out of F1 at the end of that year.
===
On 16 March 2000, the [[Renault-Nissan Alliance]] through the Renault brand purchased Benetton Formula Limited for $120 million, to return to Formula One.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Autoweek|date=16 March 2000|title=Renault buys Benetton F1 team|url=http://autoweek.com/news/a2124306/renault-buys-benetton-f1-team/|access-date=10 September 2021|website=Autoweek|language=en-US}}</ref> The history of the team acquired by Renault started in 1981 as the [[Toleman
[[File:Button Silverstone 2002.jpg|thumb|Jenson Button at the 2002 British Grand Prix]]
[[File:Jarno Trulli 2003.jpg|thumb|[[Jarno Trulli]] driving for Renault at the [[2003 United States Grand Prix]].]]
==== 2002 season ====
{{Further|2002 Formula One World Championship}}
In {{F1|2002}}, Benetton was rebranded as Renault F1 and contested the season with drivers [[Jarno Trulli]] and [[Jenson Button]] who scored 23 points during the season.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2002 F1 World Championship {{!}} Motorsport Database|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/championships/2002-f1-world-championship/|access-date=10 September 2021|website=Motorsport Database
==== 2003 season ====
{{Further|2003 Formula One World Championship}}
Despite outscoring his teammate during 2002, Button was dropped by Renault in {{F1|2003}}. His replacement was Spain's [[Fernando Alonso]],<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 June 2002|title=Button to lose Renault seat|language=en-GB|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/2058395.stm|access-date=10 September 2021}}</ref> who had been considered impressive as a test driver the previous year. Alonso won the [[2003 Hungarian Grand Prix]], the first time Renault had won a Grand Prix since the [[1983 Austrian Grand Prix]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=24 August 2003|title=Hungarian GP 2003
==== 2004 season ====
{{Further|2004 Formula One World Championship}}
[[File:Fernando Alonso 2004 USA.jpg|thumbnail|left|[[Fernando Alonso]] driving for Renault at the [[2004 United States Grand Prix]].]]
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Commentators regularly point to the [[2004 French Grand Prix|French Grand Prix]] as the final straw for Briatore, where Trulli was overtaken by [[Rubens Barrichello]] in the final stages of the last lap, costing Renault a double podium finish at their home Grand Prix.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Petric|first=Darjan|date=4 July 2021|title=2004 French GP – Schumacher beats Alonso with four pitstops|url=https://maxf1.net/en/2004-french-gp-schumacher-beats-alonso-with-four-pitstops/|access-date=10 September 2021|website=MAXF1net|language=en-US}}</ref> He subsequently announced he was joining [[Toyota Racing (Formula One team)|Toyota]] for the following year and in fact left Renault early,<ref>{{Cite web|date=16 August 2012|title=Trulli quits Renault|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motor-racing/trulli-quits-renault-48970.html|access-date=10 September 2021|website=The Independent|language=en}}</ref> driving the Toyota in the last two races of the 2004 season. Hoping to secure second place in the Constructors' Championship, Renault replaced Trulli with {{F1|1997}} World Champion [[Jacques Villeneuve]] for the final three races.<ref>{{Cite web|date=28 October 2004|title=Villeneuve: No regrets over Renault decision.|url=https://www.crash.net/f1/news/50538/1/villeneuve-no-regrets-over-renault-decision|access-date=10 September 2021|website=Crash|language=en}}</ref> However, Villeneuve – away from F1 racing for almost an entire season and struggling to acclimatise quickly to racing at the premier level – did not impress, and the team finished third behind Villeneuve's former team [[British American Racing|BAR]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=28 October 2004|title=Renault: Villeneuve signing was a mistake.|url=https://www.crash.net/f1/news/50537/1/renault-villeneuve-signing-was-a-mistake|access-date=10 September 2021|website=Crash|language=en}}</ref>
==== 2005 season ====
{{Further|2005 Formula One World Championship}}
[[File:Fernando Alonso 2005 Britain.jpg|left|thumb|[[Fernando Alonso]] driving for Renault at the [[2005 British Grand Prix]].]]
[[Giancarlo Fisichella]] was Trulli's replacement for the {{F1|2005}} season. He took advantage of a rain-affected qualifying session to win the first race of the season, the [[2005 Australian Grand Prix|Australian Grand Prix]]. [[Fernando Alonso]] then won the next three races to build a considerable lead in the Drivers' World Championship, thereby doing the same for Renault in the Constructors' Championship. Meanwhile, Fisichella failed to finish several races. After the [[2005 San Marino Grand Prix|San Marino Grand Prix]], Renault and Alonso's championship leads came under attack from a fast-but-fragile [[McLaren]]-[[Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains|Mercedes]] team and Kimi Räikkönen respectively for the Drivers' Championship. McLaren took the lead of the Constructors' World Championship by securing a one-two finish at the [[2005 Brazilian Grand Prix|Brazilian Grand Prix]], but that was to be the race in which Alonso secured the Drivers' title, becoming the youngest ever driver to do so. This achievement was followed by a win in [[2005 Chinese Grand Prix|China]] to secure the Constructors' World Championship for Renault after McLaren driver [[Juan Pablo Montoya]]'s car was badly damaged by a drain cover coming loose on the track. This broke [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]'s six-year stranglehold on that title. It was the first time Renault had won the title as a manufacturer, and Renault became only the second French constructor (after the triumph of [[Equipe Matra Sports|Matra]] in {{F1|1969}}) and the first [[List of Formula One constructors#Team's nationality|French-licensed team]] to win the title.<ref>[[Jackie Stewart]] won the title in {{F1|1969}} with the [[Matra MS80]] car built by the French constructor Matra, but the car was entered by the British [[Privateer (motorsport)|privateer team]] [[Tyrrell Racing|Matra International]].</ref>
==== 2006 season ====
{{Further|2006 Formula One World Championship}}
[[File:Renault RS26 engine 2006.jpg|thumb|right|The Renault team's {{F1|2006}} engine, the RS26. Renault's first [[V8 engine]] in Formula One.]]
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On 16 October 2006, Renault announced that the Dutch banking giant [[ING Group|ING]] would replace [[Mild Seven]] as title sponsor for three years starting in {{F1|2007}}.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20061016183914/http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=37725 ING replaces Mild Seven at Renault]. Retrieved 16 October 2006.</ref>
==== 2007 season ====
{{Further|2007 Formula One World Championship}}
[[File:Giancarlo Fisichella 2007 (crop).jpg|thumb|256x256px|Giancarlo Fisichella driving for Renault at the 2007 Malaysian Grand Prix.]]
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On 8 November 2007, the [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|FIA]] accused Renault F1 of having [[McLaren]] F1 technical information in their possession.<ref>[http://uk.reuters.com/article/motor-racing-renault-idUKL0819133920071108?feedType=RSS&feedName=motorSportsNews Renault Charged With Having McLaren Data]. Retrieved 8 November 2007.</ref> According to the charge, the information in hand "''included the layout and critical dimensions of the McLaren car as well as details of McLaren's fuelling system, gear assembly, hydraulic control system and suspension''". The hearing on this matter took place in [[Monaco]] on 6 December 2007. The charge faced by Renault F1 – breaching of article 151c of the Sporting Regulations – was the same as that faced by McLaren earlier on in 2007 in the [[2007 Formula One espionage controversy|espionage controversy involving Ferrari & McLaren]]. The FIA found Renault F1 in breach of article 151c but did not penalise the team.
==== 2008 season ====
{{Further|2008 Formula One World Championship}}
[[File:Singapore grand prix 2008 alonso win.jpg|thumb|237x237px|Singapore Grand Prix 2008 Fernando Alonso cruising to victory]]
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The [[2008 German Grand Prix|German Grand Prix]] heralded a change in the team's fortune. Piquet Jr. benefited from the deployment of the safety car to secure Renault's first podium of the year with a second. Both drivers scored at the [[2008 Hungarian Grand Prix|Hungarian Grand Prix]] although they failed to pick up anything at Valencia two weeks later. Two fourth places for Alonso in Belgium and Italy were a prelude to the [[2008 Singapore Grand Prix|Singapore Grand Prix]], in which Alonso profited from the early crash of his teammate (later revealed to be a deliberate crash to aid the Spaniard. See: [[Renault Formula One crash controversy]]) to claim his first victory of the season, and Renault's first since the [[2006 Japanese Grand Prix]]. This victory made Alonso and Renault the first-ever winners of a Formula One race held under floodlights. Renault underlined their return to the front at the subsequent [[2008 Japanese Grand Prix|Japanese Grand Prix]], in which Alonso steered clear of [[Lewis Hamilton]]'s first-corner mistake to record another win. Piquet Jr. finished fourth in the team's best performance of the season. Further double points finish in [[2008 Chinese Grand Prix|China]] was followed by Alonso's second-place finish at the season-ending [[2008 Brazilian Grand Prix|Brazilian Grand Prix]]. The [[Renault R28]] was believed by many insiders to have overtaken [[BMW in Formula One|BMW Sauber]] by season's end as the closest challenger to the domination of the sport by Ferrari and McLaren. {{Citation needed|date=April 2009}}
==== 2009 season ====
{{Further|2009 Formula One World Championship}}
Renault entered the season with high hopes of challenging both world titles. Although Alonso managed four points finishes in the first six races, it was soon clear that this target was unrealistic. By mid-season, it appeared as though Renault were making progress, with Alonso setting the fastest lap in [[2009 German Grand Prix|Germany]] and securing pole position in [[2009 Hungarian Grand Prix|Hungary]], albeit on a light fuel load. However, Alonso was forced to retire early in Hungary due to a fuel pump failure, after a front wheel came loose as it was incorrectly fitted at his first pit stop. At [[2009 Belgian Grand Prix|Belgium]] Alonso again looked like scoring a podium for the team but had to retire with another problem with one of his wheels which was damaged as a result of a first-lap clash with [[Adrian Sutil]]. Piquet performed poorly in the first half of the season and was replaced by [[Romain Grosjean]] for the last third of the season. Neither Piquet nor Grosjean managed to score a point. A podium in [[2009 Singapore Grand Prix|Singapore]] was little consolation in what had been a frustrating and controversial season for the team.
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}}</ref> At the meeting, the Council banned Renault from Formula One, but suspended this sanction for two years, meaning Renault would have been thrown out of Formula One if a similar incident occurred before the end of the 2011 season. FIA stated that Renault would have likely been thrown out of Formula One if it had not taken swift action in pushing out Briatore and Symonds. At the same meeting, Briatore was banned from FIA events for life, while Symonds received a five-year ban. The bans on Briatore and Symonds were subsequently overturned by a French court in 2010. FIA, Briatore and Symonds reached a settlement that allowed Briatore and Symonds to return to FIA in 2011 and to Formula One in 2013.
==== 2010 season ====
{{Further|2010 Formula One World Championship}}
[[File:Kubica Malaysian GP 2010 (cropped).jpg|thumb|231x231px|[[Robert Kubica]] driving for Renault at the Malaysian GP 2010.]]
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Rumours had tipped {{F1|2007}} World Champion [[Kimi Räikkönen]] to replace Petrov for {{F1|2011}}, but the Finn angrily rejected claims he would join the team, stating that he was upset Renault was using his name for their image and that their actions meant he would not race for them.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/angry-raikkonen-rules-out-f1-return-with-renault/ |title=Angry Raikkonen rules out F1 return with Renault |work=motorsport.com |publisher=GMM |date=5 October 2010 |access-date=6 October 2010 |archive-date=11 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011073814/http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/angry-raikkonen-rules-out-f1-return-with-renault/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
===
==== 2011 season ====
{{Further|2011 Formula One World Championship}}
[[File:Renault and Lotus 2011 Malaysia.jpg|thumb|left|[[Nick Heidfeld]] leads [[Heikki Kovalainen]] ([[Team Lotus (2010–11)|Team Lotus]]) at the [[2011 Malaysian Grand Prix]], Group Lotus's sponsorship of Renault in {{F1|2011}} led to a court dispute over naming rights between the two teams.]]
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On 6 February 2011, [[Robert Kubica]] was severely injured in an accident during a rally in Italy.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2011/SPORT/motorsport/02/06/f1.crash/index.html |title=Kubica undergoes emergency surgery after rally crash in Italy |publisher=[[Turner Broadcasting System]] |date=6 February 2011 |access-date=11 February 2011}}</ref> It was unclear if he would be able to return to Formula One during the 2011 season.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2011/SPORT/motorsport/02/07/motorsport.f1.crash.kubica/index.html?iref=NS1 |title=F1 ace Kubica 'much better' after rally crash in Italy |publisher=[[Turner Broadcasting System]] |date=7 February 2011 |access-date=11 February 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au//breaking-news-world/f1-driver-kubica-targets-quick-return-20110212-1aqv9.html?iref=NS1 |title=Formula 1 driver Kubica targets quick return |date=11 February 2011 |access-date=11 February 2011 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |publisher=[[Fairfax Media]]}}</ref> On 16 February, it was announced that [[Nick Heidfeld]] was signed as Kubica's replacement, while Kubica still remained signed with the team for 2011.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2011/2/11750.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110217125013/http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2011/2/11750.html |archive-date=17 February 2011 |work=formula1.com |publisher=[[Formula One Group|Formula One Administration]] |date=16 February 2011 |access-date=16 February 2011 |title=Renault confirm Heidfeld as Kubica stand-in}}</ref>
[[File:Renault R31 nose logo 2011 Malaysia.jpg|thumb|right|Despite 0% Renault ownership the team continued using the Renault name until the end of the {{F1|2011}} season. The team also used a British licence.]]
At the {{F1 GP|2011|Australian}}, Petrov took his first and only podium in Formula One, finishing third, and Heidfeld finished twelfth with a damaged car.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/9437744.stm |title=Vitaly Petrov boosted by Renault podium at Aussie GP |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=27 March 2011 |access-date=28 April 2011 |first=Sarah |last=Holt}}</ref> Heidfeld finished third in the next race in [[2011 Malaysian Grand Prix|Malaysia]], while Petrov retired late on; he hit a bump caused by a drainage gully which launched his car into the air and broke the car's steering column on landing.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/9453282.stm |title=Sebastian Vettel beats Jenson Button in Malaysian Grand Prix |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=10 April 2011 |access-date=28 April 2011 |first=Sarah |last=Holt}}</ref> In the [[2011 Chinese Grand Prix|Chinese Grand Prix]], Petrov finished ninth having started tenth after a mechanical problem in qualifying, with Heidfeld finishing twelfth.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/9460612.stm |title=Lewis Hamilton storms to China victory over Red Bulls |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=17 April 2011 |access-date=28 April 2011 |first=Sarah |last=Holt}}</ref> Heidfeld and Petrov finished seventh and eighth in [[2011 Turkish Grand Prix|Turkey]], as the team's early-season performance began to fade. Heidfeld finished ninth in [[2011 Spanish Grand Prix|Spain]] after missing qualifying due to a fire in practice, while Petrov finished just outside the points in eleventh place. Heidfeld scored more points in [[2011 Monaco Grand Prix|Monaco]] with eighth place, while Petrov retired after being caught up in an accident involving several other cars. Petrov finished fifth in the rain-affected {{F1 GP|2011|Canadian}}, with Heidfeld retiring after damaging his car's front wing in a collision with [[Kamui Kobayashi]]. The team endured a difficult weekend in Valencia, as Heidfeld scored a single point for tenth place and Petrov finished 15th.
New restrictions over the use of off-throttle blown diffusers were introduced for the {{F1 GP|2011|British}}, and the team was badly affected having designed their car around the system. Heidfeld managed 8th place in the race, with Petrov 12th. Heidfeld was replaced by [[Bruno Senna]] for the {{F1 GP|2011|Belgian}} in August.<ref name="Senna">{{cite news |url=http://www.lotusrenaultgp.com/6308-Bruno-Senna-to-race-for-Lotus.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920071356/http://www.lotusrenaultgp.com/6308-Bruno-Senna-to-race-for-Lotus.html |archive-date=20 September 2011 |title=Bruno Senna to race for Lotus Renault GP |work=Lotus Renault GP |publisher=Renault F1 |date=24 August 2011 |access-date=24 August 2011}}</ref>
On 29 November 2011, the team confirmed that they had hired [[Kimi Räikkönen]] to drive full-time in 2012. On 9 December 2011, the team also confirmed that [[Romain Grosjean]] would join Räikkönen in 2012. During the 2012 season, the team would be known as the [[
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==== 2016 season ====
[[File:Jolyon Palmer 2016 Malaysia FP2 1.jpg|thumb|250x250px|[[Jolyon Palmer]] driving for Renault '''Malaysia GP 2016''']]
{{Further|2016 Formula One World Championship}}
On 28 September 2015, Renault Sport F1 announced that a letter of intent between Renault Group and Gravity Motorsports which is owned by [[Genii Capital]] had been signed and over the following weeks a takeover transaction would be discussed for the [[
On 3 December 2015, Renault announced that they had purchased the Lotus F1 Team and were preparing for the 2016 season with further information to be released in early 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lotusf1team.com/news-archive/renault-announces-return-to-formula-1-in-2016|title=Renault Announces Return to Formula 1 in 2016 : Lotus F1 Team|date=7 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151207110424/http://www.lotusf1team.com/news-archive/renault-announces-return-to-formula-1-in-2016|archive-date=7 December 2015}}</ref> As Renault returned to Formula One as a full-works constructor team, [[Red Bull Racing]] was officially demoted to Renault's customer team and thus received [[TAG Heuer]] rebadging sponsorship from 2016 to 2018 seasons.
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The team finished the season in ninth place with 8 points.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/2016.aspx|title=2016|website=www.statsf1.com|access-date=22 January 2019}}</ref>
==== 2017 season ====
{{Further|2017 Formula One World Championship}}
[[File:Renault Sport Formula One Team logo.svg|thumb|right|250px|The Renault Sport Formula One team logo (2017–2018)]]
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Plagued by reliability issues at the start of the season, and aerodynamic poor performance, the team finished 5th in the Constructors' Championship, failing to escape the midfield. Also of note was the [[2019 Japanese Grand Prix]], which the team was disqualified from as a result of their automatic [[brake balance]] changing system, which was deemed illegal.
At the end of the season, the team announced changes to the aerodynamic department of their team as a result of the [[Renault R.S.19|R.S.19]]'s failures. Chassis Technical Director Nick Chester would leave the team,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.renaultsport.com/nick-chester-technical-director-chassis-to-leave-renault-f1-team.html|title=Formula 1 – Press release – Nick Chester, Technical Director Chassis, to leave Renault F1 Team |website=Renault Sport|language=en|access-date=23 December 2019}}</ref> with former [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] and [[McLaren]] chassis engineer [[Pat Fry]] and former [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]] and [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] aerodynamicist [[Dirk de Beer]] to join the team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/146956/renault-signs-exmclaren-and-ferrari-man-fry|title=Renault F1 team signs ex-McLaren and Ferrari man Pat Fry|last=Cooper|first=Adam|website=Autosport.com|date=2 November 2019 |language=en|access-date=23 December 2019}}</ref>
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Renault was rebranded as [[Alpine in Formula One|Alpine]] for the 2021 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.renault-alpine-f1-team-2021.7eY84dCU9MythQjcYG8T45.html|title=Renault to rebrand as Alpine F1 Team in 2021|website=www.formula1.com|access-date=6 September 2020}}</ref>
== Engine supplier ==
{{
=== Original turbo era (1980s) ===
[[File:Logo Renault Sport F1.png|thumb|right|The logo
[[File:Williams FW14B (35029084126).jpg|thumb|A 1992 [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]]-Renault FW14B]]
Renault began [[Formula One French engine manufacturers|manufacturing engines]] at the Viry-Châtillon factory in 1976, after closing the former [[Alpine (car maker)|Alpine]] competition department,<ref name="RS2">{{cite web|url=http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns19525.html |title=Jean Redele |work=Grandprix.com|publisher=Inside F1|date=15 August 2007 |access-date=17 October 2011}}</ref><ref name="RS3">{{cite web|url=http://www.pitpass.com/30067/Viry-Chtillon-30-years-of-innovation-and-expertise |title=Viry-Châtillon: 30 years of innovation and expertise |work=Pitpass.com |date=12 December 2006 |access-date=17 October 2011}}</ref> which was run in conjunction with the Formula One team under the [[Renault Sport]] division.<ref name=RS2 /><ref name=RS3 /> It manufactured the first [[turbocharged]] engine seen on the category,<ref name="RS4">{{cite web |url=http://www.renault.com/en/PassionSport/sport-automobile/Documents_Without_Moderation/saga-f1-en.pdf |title=Renault and F1 |publisher=Renault |access-date=17 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120106012633/http://www.renault.com/en/PassionSport/sport-automobile/Documents_Without_Moderation/saga-f1-en.pdf |archive-date=6 January 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> the [[Renault EF-Type engine|Renault-Gordini EF1]] 1.5 litres [[V6 engine|V6]],<ref name=RS4 /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.renault.com/en/passionsport/les-vehicules-historiques/pages/formule-1-rs-01.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130529142847/http://www.renault.com/en/PassionSport/les-vehicules-historiques/Pages/formule-1-rs-01.aspx|archive-date=29 May 2013 |title= RS01 |publisher=Renault |access-date=17 October 2011}}</ref> at a time where the naturally aspirated 3-litre engines were predominant.<ref name=RS4 /> Initially only supplying engines to the works team, Renault began a customer programme in 1983 when it became [[Team Lotus]]' engine supplier.<ref name="RS1">{{cite web|url=http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/con-renau.html|title=Constructors: Renault F1|work=Grandprix.com|publisher=Inside F1|access-date=17 October 2011}}</ref> [[Mecachrome]], a precision engineering company, prepared the engines for the customer teams.<ref name="Mec">{{cite web|title=Mecachrome|url=http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/eng-mecac.html|work=Grandprix.com|publisher=Inside F1|access-date=3 February 2012}}</ref>
Though not competitive initially, with the recruitment of designer [[Gérard Ducarouge]] the marque gained competitiveness towards the later part of the 1983 season into 1984, with [[Nigel Mansell]] and [[Elio de Angelis]] scoring regular podiums. That year, Renault also began supplying engines to the [[Ligier]] team,<ref name="LP">{{cite web|title=Ligier Profile|url=http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/con-ligie.html|work=Grandprix.com|publisher=Inside F1|access-date=3 February 2012}}</ref> which scored three points in 1984, an improvement over not being classified in the 1983 championship. [[Ayrton Senna]] joined [[Team Lotus]] in 1985 and the combination of his talent and the fast, but fuel-inefficient [[Lotus 97T]] gained eight pole positions and three wins (two to Senna, one to de Angelis), but unreliability prevented a sustained attempt at either title. The Tyrrell team started using the Renault engine from the seventh Grand Prix of the year, while Ligier gained three podiums in the [[Ligier JS25]]. In 1986, [[Aristocracy (class)|aristocrat]] [[John Crichton-Stuart, 7th Marquess of Bute|Johnny Dumfries]] was chosen to be Senna's new partner at Lotus after Senna vetoed the original choice of [[Derek Warwick]]. More pole positions and two wins for the Brazilian followed with the [[Lotus 98T]], but the car followed similar problems as its predecessor with reliability problems and poor fuel consumption. This saw to it that Lotus could not sustain a season-long challenge to leading teams [[McLaren]] and [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]].
After the 1985 season, the Renault works team ended participation in Formula One but continued as an engine supplier for [[Equipe Ligier|Ligier]], [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]] and Lotus. 1986 saw the introduction of the EF15B engine, which included several innovations, like static ignition and pneumatic valve return. Renault Sport stopped its engine program at the end of the year, having scored 19 pole positions and 5 Grand Prix victories with customer teams.<ref name=RS4 />
=== Naturally aspirated engines (1990s and 2000s) ===
[[File:Michael Schumacher - Benetton B195 at the 1995 British Grand Prix, Silverstone (49704066181).jpg|left|thumb|Michael Schumacher driving a Renault-powered Benetton B195 at the 1995 British Grand Prix
Renault returned as a Formula One engine supplier in 1989 with the banning of turbocharged engines, in partnership with the [[Williams F1|Williams]] team. The Viry factory produced the first [[Pneumatic valve springs|pneumatic valved]] 3.5 [[V10 engine]], the RS1, while other engine manufacturers supplied V8 ([[Ford Motor Company|Ford]], [[Judd (engine)|Judd]] and [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]), V10 ([[Honda F1|Honda]]), or [[V12 engine|V12]] (Ferrari and [[Lamborghini V12|Lamborghini]]) engines.<ref name=RS4 /> The Williams-Renault combination scored its first victory at the wet [[1989 Canadian Grand Prix]], with [[Thierry Boutsen]], and finished their initial season together with Boutsen winning the very wet [[1989 Australian Grand Prix]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.f1network.net/main/s107/st4064.php |title= Williams Team History 1989–1996 |publisher=F1network.net |access-date=1 December 2011}}</ref>
Williams had signs of promise for the next 2 years and by {{F1|1992}}, with the aid of [[active suspension]] and better engines, the Williams-Renault was a World Championship-winning car, winning over half of the races during the season, as its driver [[Nigel Mansell]] won the drivers' title.<ref name=RS4 /> Former customer team Ligier also resumed using the same works Renault engines as Williams in 1992.<ref name=RS4 /> The championship was won again by Williams in {{F1|1993}}, using the technologically advanced [[Williams FW15C]] car – the team had developed technology such as [[anti-lock brakes]], [[traction control]] and [[power steering]], along with using the RS5 engine with a redesigned intake and combustion.<ref name=RS4 /> [[Alain Prost]] won the Drivers' Championship after winning 7 of the 16 rounds, and his teammate [[Damon Hill]] won another three Grands Prix.
{{F1|1994}} saw Williams driver [[Ayrton Senna]] killed at the [[1994 San Marino Grand Prix]], which left the Brazilian's inexperienced teammate [[Damon Hill]] as team leader. Hill was 37 points behind Championship leader [[Michael Schumacher]] by the [[1994 French Grand Prix|French Grand Prix]], but had managed to close the gap down to 1 point before the last race in [[1994 Australian Grand Prix|Adelaide]]. The two drivers collided controversially and retired from the race, making Schumacher the Drivers' Champion while Williams retained the Constructors' Championship.
In 1995 engine regulations reduced maximum engine displacement to three litres, with Renault adapting the RS7, making it lighter and featuring a fly-by-wire throttle. [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]] acquired Ligier's Renault engines for {{F1|1995}} and their driver, Michael Schumacher, managed to successfully defend his drivers' title by 33 points from his nearest rival, Damon Hill. Benetton won the constructors' title by 29 points, winning 11 races during the season. Williams won the next two seasons in both the drivers' and Constructors' Championship with Damon Hill winning the title in {{F1|1996}} and [[Jacques Villeneuve]] in {{F1|1997}}. Schumacher and other Benetton staff left for Ferrari in 1996, and the team finished in the third position for both years.
[[File:Jacques Villeneuve 1996.jpg|thumb|right|[[Jacques Villeneuve]]'s [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]]-Renault during the [[1996 Canadian Grand Prix]]. Villeneuve would win the {{F1|1997}} title using a Renault-powered car.]]
Renault left the F1 again at the end of 1997, and evolutions of its last engine, the RS9, were still used by many teams during the following seasons.<ref name=RS4 /> Renault continued working with [[Mecachrome]], which paid for development of the engines,<ref name=Mec /> and supplied them to Williams under the Mecachrome name.<ref name="RS5">{{cite web|url= http://www.statsf1.com/en/moteur-mecachrome.aspx |title= Engine Mecachrome |publisher=STATSF1.com |access-date=17 October 2011}}</ref> Benetton continued to use the engines under the [[Playlife]] brand until 2000, although only achieved several podiums during this time. [[Flavio Briatore]]'s company [[Supertec]] distributed the engines from 1999,<ref name="St">{{cite web|title=Supertec|url=http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/eng-super.html|work=Grandprix.com|publisher=Inside F1|access-date=4 February 2012}}</ref> with Williams and [[British American Racing|BAR]] using them under the Supertec name that year, and the [[Arrows F1|Arrows]] cars using them in 2000, while Benetton used them under the Playlife name in 1999 and 2000.<ref name=RS6 /> Although on a few occasions points were scored, ultimately the engines were not successful under Supertec's control, subsequently
After Renault purchased the Benetton team, they did not supply customer engines until {{F1|2007}}, when they signed an agreement with [[Red Bull Racing]] on 15 September 2006. Red Bull were a midfield team during the first two years of the partnership, before a change in regulations for the {{F1|2009}} season allowed Red Bull to claim their first victory at the {{F1 GP|2009|Chinese}}.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2009/04/19/vettel-leads-webber-in-red-bull-one-two-chinese-grand-prix/ |title=Vettel leads Webber in Red Bull one-two (Chinese Grand Prix review) |publisher=F1fanatic.co.uk|date=19 April 2009 |access-date=1 December 2011}}</ref> Drivers [[Sebastian Vettel]] and [[Mark Webber (racing driver)|Mark Webber]] won another five victories to allow the team to finish second in the Constructors' Championship. In 2010, Vettel and Red Bull won both championships, making it the ninth title for a Renault engine, and the first for the RS27.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.media.renault.com/download/media/specialfile/12375_1_5.aspx |title=Renault Engines Secure Ninth F1 Constructors' Title |publisher=Renault |date=8 November 2010 |access-date=1 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406065838/http://www.media.renault.com/download/media/specialfile/12375_1_5.aspx |archive-date=6 April 2012 }}</ref>
=== Modern era and return of turbos (2010s) ===
[[File:Renault Sport F1 logo as of 2016.png|thumb|Renault Sport F1 logo as of 2016]]
At the end of 2010, when Renault sold their remaining stake in the Enstone-based Formula One team, the engine operations at [[Viry-Châtillon]] were formed into a subsidiary known as Renault Sport F1.<ref name="RS7">{{cite web|url=http://www.renault.com/SiteCollectionDocuments/Communiqu%C3%A9%20de%20presse/en-EN/Pieces%20jointes/24182_20101208_CP_F1_GBdef_EB14F39F.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111193610/http://www.renault.com/SiteCollectionDocuments/Communiqu%C3%A9%20de%20presse/en-EN/Pieces%20jointes/24182_20101208_CP_F1_GBdef_EB14F39F.pdf|archive-date=11 November 2013 |title=Renault maintains its commitment to F1 and announces the creation of Renault Sport F1|publisher=Renault|date=8 December 2010 |access-date=17 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.renaultsportf1.com/Nouvelle-traduction-Histoire.html |title=Renanult History |access-date=3 October 2011 |publisher=Renault Sport F1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228091419/http://www.renaultsportf1.com/Nouvelle-traduction-Histoire.html |archive-date=28 December 2013 }}</ref> Renault Sport F1 continued to supply engines to their former works team and Red Bull, and expanded their customers to [[Team Lotus (2010–11)|Lotus Racing]] at the end of 2010.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.lotusracing.my/news/renault-engine-partnership.aspx |title=Renault Engine Partnership |date=5 November 2010 |access-date=16 November 2010 |work=lotusracing.my |publisher=[[Team Lotus (2010–11)|Lotus Racing]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Lotus confirms 2011 Renault engines |url=http://www.f1technical.net/news/15631 |work=F1 Technical |date=5 November 2010 |access-date=4 February 2012}}</ref> As a result of Renault's full-constructor team being rebranded to Lotus Renault GP, Red Bull Racing was officially promoted to Renault's full-works partnership team and thus received free engines from Renault and thanks to [[Infiniti]] sponsorship.<ref>{{cite web|title=Red Bull get budget boost through Infiniti link-up|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/9409120.stm|work=bbc.co.uk|publisher=BBC Sport|date=1 March 2011|accessdate=1 March 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Red Bull now Renault's works team
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Renault developed a new 1.6-litre [[V6 engine|V6]] [[Turbocharger|turbocharged]] engine, the Renault Energy F1-2014, in line with the new regulations for {{F1|2014}} with APC Pankl Turbosystems GmbH supplying hybrid turbocharger kits for Renault Formula One engines from 2014 until 2020 and [[BorgWarner]] supplying them from 2021 onwards.<ref name="rs13">{{cite web |url=http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-renault-to-fire-up-first-v6-engine-in-2012/ |title=F1: Renault to fire up first V6 engine in 2012 |date=20 December 2011 |access-date=1 January 2012 |publisher=Motorsport.com |archive-date=28 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121028101041/http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-renault-to-fire-up-first-v6-engine-in-2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Honda F1 to use Merc-linked turbos|url=http://www.news24.com/wheels/honda-f1-to-use-merc-linked-turbos-20140711|work=news24.com|publisher=News 24|date=11 July 2014|access-date=11 July 2014}}</ref> On 21 June 2013, Renault unveiled its new engine at the [[Paris Air Show]]. It was named Energy F1 after the [[Renault E-Type engine|Renault's road car engines]].<ref name="ENEF1">{{cite web |url=http://www.renaultsport.com/RENAULT-REVEALS-RACE-INTENT-2014.html |title=Renault reveals race intent 2014 |date=21 June 2013 |access-date=27 August 2013 |publisher=Renault Group's Motorsport website}}</ref> Red Bull<ref name="RS8">{{cite web |title=Red Bull Racing and Renault |url=http://www.renaultsportf1.com/RED-BULL-RACING-AND-RENAULT.html |work=Renault Sport F1 |access-date=7 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405150350/http://www.renaultsportf1.com/RED-BULL-RACING-AND-RENAULT.html |archive-date=5 April 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and Caterham<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-motor-racing-prix-caterham-engine-idUSBRE98L06G20130922 |title=Caterham extend engine deal with Renault |work=reuters.com |publisher=Reuters |date=22 September 2013 |access-date=11 November 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131111193810/http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/22/us-motor-racing-prix-caterham-engine-idUSBRE98L06G20130922 |archive-date=11 November 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> (formerly Lotus Racing/Team Lotus) had deals to use Renault engines until 2016. At the [[2013 Monaco Grand Prix]], [[Scuderia Toro Rosso]] announced a customer engine supply contract with Renault for the original period 2014–2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/22673069 |title=Monaco GP: Red Bull's sister team Toro Rosso make engine switch |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=26 May 2013 |access-date=11 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130823200459/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/22673069 |archive-date=23 August 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>
During the early 2014 tests in [[Circuito de Jerez|Jerez]] the new Renault engines showed problems with both the turbo unit and the energy recovery systems.<ref>{{cite news|title=No full fix for Renault's problems before Bahrain Formula 1 test|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/112368|first=Jonathan|last=Noble|work=Autosport.com|publisher=[[Haymarket Media Group|Haymarket Publications]]|date=30 January 2014|access-date=31 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.renaultsportf1.com/Q-A-with-Rob-White-deputy-managing.html?lang=en |title=Q&A WITH ROB WHITE, DEPUTY MANAGING DIRECTOR (TECHNICAL), RENAULT SPORT F1 |work=Renault Sport F1 |publisher=Renault Group Motorsport website |access-date=12 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222002039/http://www.renaultsportf1.com/Q-A-with-Rob-White-deputy-managing.html?lang=en |archive-date=22 February 2014 }}</ref> Partial fixes were introduced for the last pre-season tests in [[Bahrain International Circuit|Bahrain]], especially software upgrades.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.renaultsportf1.com/Testing-update.html |title=Testing update |work=Renault Sport F1 |publisher=Renault Group Motorsport website |date=5 March 2014 |access-date=14 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140315073044/http://www.renaultsportf1.com/Testing-update.html |archive-date=15 March 2014 }}</ref> In the early part of the season, the Energy F1-2014 was the subject of various criticisms for its poor reliability and lack of top speed,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/formula-1-renault-melbourne-problems-resolved-145007905--f1.html |title=Formula 1 – Renault: Most of Melbourne problems are resolved |work=uk.eurosport.com |publisher=Eurosport |access-date=10 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017142356/https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/formula-1-renault-melbourne-problems-resolved-145007905--f1.html |archive-date=17 October 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/113219 |title= Red Bull says F1 title hopes rest on Renault engine's progress |first=Jonathan |last=Noble |work=Autosport.com |publisher=[[Haymarket Media Group|Haymarket Publications]] |date=1 April 2014 |access-date=10 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.crash.net/f1/news/201928/1/grosjean-renault-problems-not-acceptable.html |title=Grosjean: Renault Sport F1 problems "not acceptable" |publisher=Crash.net |date=9 April 2014 |access-date=24 June 2014}}</ref> including one by Red Bull's boss [[Christian Horner]] which described the performance as "unacceptable" after an unsuccessful team's home race in [[2014 Austrian Grand Prix|Austria]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/114598 |title=Red Bull: Renault form is unacceptable |work=Autosport.com |publisher=[[Haymarket Media Group|Haymarket Publications]] |author=Noble, Jonathan |date=22 June 2014 |access-date=24 June 2014}}</ref> Renault introduced revised components and more software upgrades trying to reduce the gap with rivals.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/motor-sport/formula-one/renault-promising-f1-engine-upgrades-for-canada-to-improve-reliability-and-driveability/story-e6frf3zl-1226942652838 |title= Renault promising F1 engine upgrades for Canada to improve reliability and driveability |work=foxsports.com.au |first=William |last=Dale |publisher=Fox Sports Australia |date=4 June 2014 |access-date=10 June 2014}}</ref>
In 2015, Red Bull unilaterally terminated their contract for 2016 with Renault, alleging a lack of performance from the Renault Energy F1-2015 compared to rivals.<ref name="divorce">{{cite news|url=http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12475/9996039/red-bull-will-quit-f1-if-they-dont-get-a-competitive-engine-in-2016|title=Red Bull will quit F1 if they don't get a competitive engine in 2016|publisher=[[Sky Sports]]|date=18 September 2015|access-date=18 February 2015}}</ref> However, they later renegotiated their agreement, as plans from Red Bull to get a more competitive power unit failed. In 2016, the Renault power units used by Red Bull would be badged as [[TAG Heuer]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Barretto|first1=Lawrence|title=Red Bull announces it will have TAG Heuer-branded F1 engine in 2016|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/122128|website=autosport.com|access-date=4 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151204100446/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/122128|archive-date=4 December 2015|date=4 December 2015}}</ref> Renault then terminated their 2016 engine supply agreement with Scuderia Toro Rosso, and the team returned to their former supplier Ferrari.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scuderiatororosso.com/en_IT/article/2016-engine-and-drivers|title=2016: Engine and Drivers|date=4 December 2015|archive-date=4 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151204162026/http://www.scuderiatororosso.com/en_IT/article/2016-engine-and-drivers|publisher=Scuderia Toro Rosso}}</ref> During 2016, [[Red Bull GmbH]] renewed their contract for a further two years for Red Bull Racing. They also announced that Scuderia Toro Rosso would also return to Renault power from 2017. However, the contract still gave Red Bull the option to badge their engines as they wish, with Christian Horner stating that Red Bull Racing would continue with the TAG Heuer badging despite without Renault works support.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/10298019/red-bull-extend-renault-deal-and-toro-rosso-return|title=Sky Sports F1 – Red Bull extend deal, Toro Rosso return.|date=29 May 2016|website
In September 2017, Renault and McLaren announced the latter would use customer Renault engines from 2018 to 2020 in order to aid the competitiveness of the Renault works team. Toro Rosso in turn switched to full-works Honda engines, terminating their 2018 customer deal with Renault.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/headlines/2017/9/renault-power-for-2018-mclaren--honda-switch-to-toro-rosso.html|title=Renault power for 2018 McLaren, Honda switch to Toro Rosso|date=15 September 2017|website=formula1.com |publisher=Formula One World Championship Limited |access-date=10 November 2017}}</ref> In June 2018, Red Bull announced they would also use full-works Honda engines from 2019 onwards.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/headlines/2018/6/red-bull-and-honda-agree-two-year-engine-deal-.html|title=Red Bull and Honda agree two-year engine deal|website=formula1.com|access-date=19 June 2018}}</ref> As [[McLaren]] lost its Renault customer partnership due to switch to [[Mercedes-AMG High Performance Powertrains]] power units from 2021 season, Renault returned to single-team engine supply for the first time since [[2006 Formula One season|2006 season]].
The Enstone-based team was rebranded to [[Alpine F1 Team|Alpine]] from the 2021 season onwards while Renault was retained as the engine make,
=== Formula One engine supplier results ===
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<nowiki>*</nowiki> Excludes factory team.
== Alpine
{{
As part of the company's return to Formula One, it set up a young driver academy,
== Formula One results ==
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As a constructor, Renault have achieved the following statistics:
* Constructors' Championships winning percentage: {{Percentage|2|25|1}}<!-- 2/25 [1977–2020] -->
* Drivers' Championships winning percentage: {{Percentage|2|25|1}}<!-- 2/25 [1977–2020] -->
* Winning percentage: {{Percentage|
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
|-
Line 393 ⟶ 396:
! {{F1|1979}}
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Équipe Renault Elf
|align="left"| [[Renault RS01|RS01]]<br />[[Renault RS10|RS10]]
|align="left"| EF1 1.5 [[V6 engine|V6]] [[Turbocharger|t]]
| {{Michelin}}
|15.<br />16.
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean-Pierre Jabouille]]<br />{{flagicon|FRA}} [[René Arnoux]]
| 26
| 6th
Line 406 ⟶ 409:
|align="left"| EF1 1.5 [[V6 engine|V6]] [[Turbocharger|t]]
| {{Michelin}}
|15.<br />16.
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean-Pierre Jabouille]]<br />{{flagicon|FRA}} [[René Arnoux]]
| 38
| 4th
Line 413 ⟶ 416:
! {{F1|1981}}
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Équipe Renault Elf
|align="left"| [[Renault RE20|RE20B]]<br />[[Renault RE30|RE30]]
|align="left"| EF1 1.5 [[V6 engine|V6]] [[Turbocharger|t]]
| {{Michelin}}
|15.<br />16.
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Alain Prost]]<br />{{flagicon|FRA}} [[René Arnoux]]
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 54
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd
Line 426 ⟶ 429:
|align="left"| EF1 1.5 [[V6 engine|V6]] [[Turbocharger|t]]
| {{Michelin}}
|15.<br />16.
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Alain Prost]]<br />{{flagicon|FRA}} [[René Arnoux]]
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 62
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd
Line 433 ⟶ 436:
! {{F1|1983}}
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Équipe Renault Elf
|align="left"| [[Renault RE30|RE30C]]<br />[[Renault RE40|RE40]]
|align="left"| EF1 1.5 [[V6 engine|V6]] [[Turbocharger|t]]
| {{Michelin}}
|15.<br />16.
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Alain Prost]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Eddie Cheever]]
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 79
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd
Line 446 ⟶ 449:
|align="left"| EF4 1.5 [[V6 engine|V6]] [[Turbocharger|t]]
| {{Michelin}}
|15.<br />16.<br />33.
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Patrick Tambay]]<br />{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Derek Warwick]]<br />{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Philippe Streiff]]
| 34
| 5th
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! {{F1|1985}}
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Équipe Renault Elf
|align="left"| [[Renault RE60|RE60]]<br />[[Renault RE60|RE60B]]
|align="left"| EF4B 1.5 [[V6 engine|V6]] [[Turbocharger|t]]<br />EF15 1.5 [[V6 engine|V6]] [[Turbocharger|t]]
| {{Goodyear}}
|14.<br />15.<br />16.
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[François Hesnault]]<br />{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Patrick Tambay]]<br />{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Derek Warwick]]
| 16
| 7th
Line 468 ⟶ 471:
|align="left"| RS22 3.0 [[V10 engine|V10]]
| {{Michelin}}
|14.<br />15.
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Jarno Trulli]]<br />{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Jenson Button]]
| 23
| 4th
Line 478 ⟶ 481:
|align="left"| RS23 3.0 [[V10 engine|V10]]
| {{Michelin}}
|7.<br />8.
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Jarno Trulli]]<br />{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Fernando Alonso]]
| 88
| 4th
Line 488 ⟶ 491:
|align="left"| RS24 3.0 [[V10 engine|V10]]
| {{Michelin}}
|7.<br />7.<br />8.
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Jarno Trulli]]<br />{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Jacques Villeneuve]]<br />{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Fernando Alonso]]
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 105
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd
Line 498 ⟶ 501:
|align="left"| RS25 3.0 [[V10 engine|V10]]
| {{Michelin}}
|5.<br />6.
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[Fernando Alonso]]'''<br />{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giancarlo Fisichella]]
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''191'''
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1st'''
Line 508 ⟶ 511:
|align="left"| RS26 2.4 [[V8 engine|V8]]
| {{Michelin}}
|1.<br />2.
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[Fernando Alonso]]'''<br />{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giancarlo Fisichella]]
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''206'''
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1st'''
Line 518 ⟶ 521:
|align="left"| RS27 2.4 [[V8 engine|V8]]
| {{Bridgestone}}
|3.<br />4.
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giancarlo Fisichella]]<br />{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Heikki Kovalainen]]
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 51
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd
Line 528 ⟶ 531:
|align="left"| RS27 2.4 [[V8 engine|V8]]
| {{Bridgestone}}
|5.<br />6.
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Fernando Alonso]]<br />{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Nelson Piquet Jr.]]
| 80
| 4th
|-
! {{F1|2009}}
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} ING Renault F1 Team<br />{{flagicon|FRA}} Renault F1 Team{{refn|group=N|[[ING Group]] pulled its title sponsorship mid-season due to the "[[Renault Formula One crash controversy|crashgate]]" controversy.}}
|align="left"| [[Renault R29|R29]]
|align="left"| RS27 2.4 [[V8 engine|V8]]
| {{Bridgestone}}
|7.<br />8.<br />8.
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Fernando Alonso]]<br />{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Nelson Piquet Jr.]]<br />{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Romain Grosjean]]
| 26
| 8th
Line 548 ⟶ 551:
|align="left"| RS27-2010 2.4 [[V8 engine|V8]]
| {{Bridgestone}}
|11.<br />12.
|align="left"| {{flagicon|POL}} [[Robert Kubica]]<br />{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Vitaly Petrov]]
| 163
| 5th
Line 558 ⟶ 561:
|align="left"| RS27-2011 2.4 [[V8 engine|V8]]
| {{Pirelli}}
|9.<br />9.<br />10.
|align="left"| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Nick Heidfeld]]<br />{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Bruno Senna]]<br />{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Vitaly Petrov]]
| 73
| 5th
Line 568 ⟶ 571:
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Renault Sport F1 Team
|align="left"| [[Renault R.S.16|R.S.16]]
|align="left"| [[Renault V6 hybrid Formula One power unit (2014–2025)|R.E.16]] 1.6 [[V6 engine|V6]] [[Turbocharger|t]]
| {{Pirelli}}
|20.<br />30.
|align="left"| {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Kevin Magnussen]]<br />{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Jolyon Palmer]]
| 8
| 9th
Line 578 ⟶ 581:
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Renault Sport F1 Team
|align="left"| [[Renault R.S.17|R.S.17]]
|align="left"| [[Renault V6 hybrid Formula One power unit (2014–2025)|R.E.17]] 1.6 [[V6 engine|V6]] [[Turbocharger|t]]
| {{Pirelli}}
|27.<br />30.<br />55.
|align="left"| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Nico Hülkenberg]]<br />{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Jolyon Palmer]]<br />{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Carlos Sainz Jr.]]
| 57
| 6th
Line 588 ⟶ 591:
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Renault Sport F1 Team
|align="left"| [[Renault R.S.18|R.S.18]]
|align="left"| [[Renault V6 hybrid Formula One power unit (2014–2025)|R.E.18]] 1.6 [[V6 engine|V6]] [[Turbocharger|t]]
| {{Pirelli}}
|27.<br />55.
|align="left"| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Nico Hülkenberg]]<br />{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Carlos Sainz Jr.]]
| 122
| 4th
Line 598 ⟶ 601:
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Renault F1 Team
|align="left"| [[Renault R.S.19|R.S.19]]
|align="left"| [[Renault V6 hybrid Formula One power unit (2014–2025)|E-Tech 19]] 1.6 [[V6 engine|V6]] [[Turbocharger|t]]
| {{Pirelli}}
|3.<br />27.
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Daniel Ricciardo]]<br />{{flagicon|DEU}} [[Nico Hülkenberg]]
| 91
| 5th
Line 608 ⟶ 611:
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Renault DP World F1 Team
|align="left"| [[Renault R.S.20|R.S.20]]
|align="left"| [[Renault V6 hybrid Formula One power unit (2014–2025)|E-Tech 20]] 1.6 [[V6 engine|V6]] [[Turbocharger|t]]
| {{Pirelli}}
|3.<br />31.
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Daniel Ricciardo]]<br />{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Esteban Ocon]]
| 181
| 5th
|}
== Footnotes ==
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== References ==
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* {{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8266090.stm |title=Renault handed suspended F1 ban |publisher=BBC |date=21 September 2009 |access-date=21 January 2012}}
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