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{{Infobox F1 team
| Short_name         = Renault
| Long_name          = Renault Formula 1 Team
| Logo               = [[File:Renault F1 Team logo 2019.svg|frameless|class=skin-invert]]
| Previous name      = [[Benetton Formula]]<br />(1986–2001)<br />[[Lotus F1 Team]]<br />(2012–2015)
| 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 />[[Cyril Abiteboul]]<br />[[Nick Chester]]<br />[[Pat Fry]]
| Drivers            = <!-- Only drivers who have won races for Renault should be listed here -->{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Fernando Alonso]]<br />{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Alain Prost]]<br />
{{flagicon|FRA}} [[René Arnoux]]<br />{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giancarlo Fisichella]]<br />{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean-Pierre Jabouille]]<br />{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Jarno Trulli]]<!-- Only drivers who have won races for Renault should be listed here -->
| 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]]
| Races              = 403 (400 starts) <!-- the 3 non-starts are 1977 Canada, 1979 USA West and 2005 USA -->
| Engines            = Renault
| Cons_champ         = 2 ({{F1|2005}}, {{F1|2006}})
| Drivers_champ      = 2 ({{F1|2005}}, {{F1|2006}})
| Wins               = 35
| Podiums            = 103
| Points             = 1777
| Poles              = 51
| Fastest_laps       = 33
| last_season        = 
| last_position      = 
| next_name          = [[Alpine F1 Team]]}}
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| name          = Renault
| logo          =
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| debut         = [[1977 British Grand Prix]]
| final_race    = {{Latest F1GP}}
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| chassis       = Renault, [[Team Lotus|Lotus (1983–1986)]], [[Équipe Ligier|Ligier]], [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]], [[Williams Racing|Williams]], [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]], [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]], [[Team Lotus (2010–2011)|Lotus (2011)]], [[Lotus F1|Lotus (2012–2014)]], [[Caterham F1|Caterham]], [[Scuderia Toro Rosso|Toro Rosso]], [[McLaren]], [[Alpine F1 Team|Alpine]]
| cons_champ    = 12 ({{F1|1992}}, {{F1|1993}}, {{F1|1994}}, {{F1|1995}}, {{F1|1996}}, {{F1|1997}}, {{F1|2005}}, {{F1|2006}}, {{F1|2010}}, {{F1|2011}}, {{F1|2012}}, {{F1|2013}}){{refn|group=N|All Constructors' Championships achieved by [[Mecachrome]]-assembled engines.}}
| drivers_champ = 11 ({{F1|1992}}, {{F1|1993}}, {{F1|1995}}, {{F1|1996}}, {{F1|1997}}, {{F1|2005}}, {{F1|2006}}, {{F1|2010}}, {{F1|2011}}, {{F1|2012}}, {{F1|2013}}){{refn|group=N|All Drivers' Championships achieved by [[Mecachrome]]-assembled engines.}}
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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> It currently fields a [[factory-backed]] team, [[Alpine F1 Team|Alpine]], which previously competed under the Renault name.

In 1977, the company entered Formula One as a constructor, introducing the [[Turbocharger|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.|access-date=10 September 2021|website=Sidepodcast|language=en}}</ref> Renault engines continued to be raced until 1986. 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 Racing|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-based]] [[Benetton Formula]] team (formerly [[Toleman]]).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Benetton Group – Corporate Website|url=http://www.benettongroup.com/media-press/press-releases-and-statements/benetton-passes-its-formula-1-team-to-renault/|access-date=10 September 2021|website=www.benettongroup.com|language=en-US}}</ref> Renault became a works engine manufacturer again in 2001, and in 2002 the Enstone-based team was re-branded as Renault. The team won the drivers' and constructors' championships in [[2005 Formula One World Championship|2005]] and [[2006 Formula One World Championship|2006]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Renault F1 team – history, information and links|url=https://www.racefans.net/f1-information/f1-teams/renault/#:~:text=the%20team%20won%20the%20constructors%E2%80%99%20championship%20in%202005%20and%202006%2C%20with%20Fernando%20Alonso%20claiming%20both%20drivers%E2%80%99%20trophies.|access-date=10 September 2021|website=RaceFans|language=en-GB}}</ref>

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]] between 2010 and 2013.

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 did not win in the following five seasons and was re-branded as [[Alpine F1 Team|Alpine]] in 2021 with the Renault marque remaining as engine manufacturer.<ref>{{Cite web|date=6 September 2020|title=What Alpine rebrand means for Renault and F1 – our verdict|url=https://the-race.com/formula-1/what-alpine-rebrand-means-for-renault-and-f1-our-verdict/|access-date=10 September 2021|website=The Race|language=en-GB}}</ref>

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 ==

=== Équipe Renault (1977–1985) ===
{{Further|1977 Formula One season|1978 Formula One season|1979 Formula One season|1980 Formula One season|1981 Formula One World Championship|1982 Formula One World Championship|1983 Formula One World Championship|1984 Formula One World Championship|1985 Formula One World Championship}}

==== 1977–1978: Laying a foundation for turbo revolution ====
[[File:Renault F1 turbo engine in a Lotus 95T John Player Special.jpg|thumb|upright|Renault 1.5-litre turbo engine]]
Renault's first involvement in Formula One was made by the [[Renault Sport]] subsidiary. Renault entered the last five races of {{F1|1977}} with [[Jean-Pierre Jabouille]] in its only car. The [[Renault RS01]] was well known for its Renault-[[Gordini]] V6 1.5 [[litre|L]] [[turbocharger|turbocharged]] [[internal combustion engine|engine]], the first regularly used turbo engine in Formula One history. Jabouille's car and engine proved highly unreliable and became something of a joke during its first races, earning the nickname of "Yellow Teapot" and failing to finish any of its races despite being comparatively powerful.

The first race the team, under the name Équipe Renault Elf, entered was the [[1977 French Grand Prix]], the ninth round of the season, but the car was not yet ready. The team's début was delayed until the following round, the {{F1 GP|1977|British}}. The car's first qualifying session was not a success, and Jabouille qualified 21st out of the 30 runners and 26 starters, 1.62 seconds behind pole sitter [[James Hunt]] in the [[McLaren]]. Jabouille ran well in the race, running as high as 16th before the car's turbo failed on lap 17. The team missed the [[1977 German Grand Prix|German]] and [[1977 Austrian Grand Prix|Austrian]] Grands Prix as the car was being improved after its British disappointment. They returned for the {{F1 GP|1977|Dutch}}, and the qualifying performance was much improved as Jabouille qualified tenth. He had a poor start but ran as high as sixth before the suspension failed on lap 40.

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.

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.

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: Win breakthrough on home soil ====
[[File:Renault RS10 1979.jpg|thumb|left|In 1979, the Renault RS10 became the first [[Turbocharger|turbocharged]] car to win a Grand Prix.]]
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.

==== 1980–1983 seasons: Becoming an established frontrunner ====
[[File:Rétromobile 2016 - Renault F1 RE 40 - 1983 - 003.jpg|thumb|[[Alain Prost]] finished second in the 1983 championship with the Renault RE40.]]
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]]-[[BMW in Formula One|BMW]]) at the last race of the season in [[1983 South African Grand Prix|South Africa]]. After the end of the season, a rival fuel company said that the fuel used by the Brabham-BMWs in South Africa had exceeded the maximum [[Research Octane Number]] of 102 permitted under the Formula One regulations. BMW said that this was incorrect and FISA released a dossier supporting their stance. No action was taken.<ref>{{Cite book | last = Henry | first = Alan | title = Brabham, the Grand Prix Cars | publisher=Osprey |year=1985 | isbn = 0-905138-36-8}} pp.267–269</ref>

==== 1984–1985 seasons: Post-Prost decline and works team exit ====
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 [[Équipe 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 (the last race on which a team entered three cars for a race). 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.

=== Renault F1 Team and Lotus Renault GP (2002–2011): The rise and fall of the first Enstone era ===
{{Further|2002 Formula One World Championship|2003 Formula One World Championship|2004 Formula One World Championship|2005 Formula One World Championship|2006 Formula One World Championship|2007 Formula One World Championship|2008 Formula One World Championship|2009 Formula One World Championship|2010 Formula One World Championship|2011 Formula One World Championship}}

==== Purchase of and transition from Benetton Formula (2000–2001) ====
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><ref>{{Cite web | title=Renault buys Benetton | url=https://www.grandprix.com/news/renault-buys-benetton.html | access-date=2025-08-04 | website=www.grandprix.com}}</ref> The history of the team acquired by Renault started in 1981 as the [[Toleman]] Motorsport team, based in [[Witney]], Oxfordshire, England. In 1986, the team was renamed to [[Benetton Formula]], following its purchase in 1985 by the [[Benetton family]]. In 1992/3 the team moved a few miles to a new base in [[Enstone]]. Renault continued to use the Benetton constructor name for the {{F1|2000}} and the {{F1|2001}} seasons, with the Renault name returning in 2001 as an engine brand.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Benetton|url=https://www.racing-statistics.com/en/constructors/benetton|access-date=10 September 2021|website=Formula 1 Statistics|language=en}}</ref> When reporting the purchase the ''[[International Herald Tribune]]'' commented that "the team will not race under the Renault name until it is ready to win and reap the marketing benefits".<ref>{{cite news|first = Brad|last = Spurgeon|title = Teams Rev Up for Battle in the Brand-Name Game|work=International Herald Tribune|page = 24|date = 24 March 2000}}</ref> It was not until 2002 that this name change occurred.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Renault R202 – F1technical.net|url=https://www.f1technical.net/f1db/cars/859/renault-r202|access-date=10 September 2021|website=www.f1technical.net}}</ref>

==== A promising first year under a new name (2002) ====
[[File:Button Silverstone 2002.jpg|thumb|left|[[Jenson Button]] at the [[2002 British Grand Prix]]]]
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 – Motor Sport Magazine|language=en-GB}}</ref> As a result of rebranding, Renault received a [[France|French]] nationality license instead of [[Italy|Italian]].

==== Emerging frontrunner (2003) ====
[[File:Jarno Trulli 2003.jpg|thumb|[[Jarno Trulli]] driving for Renault at the [[2003 United States Grand Prix]].]]
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=https://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 – Alonso sweeps the field.|url=https://www.crash.net/f1/race-report/46853/1/hungarian-gp-2003-alonso-sweeps-the-field|access-date=10 September 2021|website=Crash|language=en}}</ref> Renault was innovative during this period producing non-standard designs such as the 111° 10-cylinder engine for the 2003 RS23 which was designed to effectively lower the centre of gravity of the engine and thus improve the car's handling. This eventually proved too unreliable and heavy, so Renault returned to a more conventional development route.

==== Monaco glory and third in Constructors' Championship (2004) ====
[[File:Fernando Alonso 2004 USA.jpg|thumbnail|left|[[Fernando Alonso]] driving for Renault at the [[2004 United States Grand Prix]].]]
In {{F1|2004}}, the team were contenders for second place in the Constructors' Championship. Trulli won the [[2004 Monaco Grand Prix|Monaco Grand Prix]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Petric|first=Darjan|date=23 May 2021|title=2004 Monaco GP – Trulli wins to stop Schumacher's winning streak|url=https://maxf1.net/en/2004-monaco-gp-trulli-wins-to-stop-schumachers-winning-streak/|access-date=10 September 2021|website=MAXF1net|language=en-US}}</ref> but his relationship with Renault (particularly with team principal and Trulli's ex-manager [[Flavio Briatore]]) deteriorated after he was consistently off the pace in the latter half of the year, and made claims of favouritism in the team towards Alonso (though the two teammates themselves remained friendly).

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>

==== Back to back double championship success (2005–2006) ====
[[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>

[[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.]]
[[File:2006 Malaysian Grand Prix.jpg|thumb|left|[[Giancarlo Fisichella]] won the [[2006 Malaysian Grand Prix]] for Renault.]]
[[Fernando Alonso]] and [[Giancarlo Fisichella]] were retained for 2006, while test driver [[Franck Montagny]] was replaced by [[Heikki Kovalainen]]. The team's 2006 contender, the R26 – featuring a seven-speed gearbox made of [[titanium]], was unveiled at a launch event on 31 January.

Alonso won the opening [[2006 Bahrain Grand Prix|Bahrain Grand Prix]] as well as the [[2006 Australian Grand Prix|Australian Grand Prix]] and finished second in [[2006 Malaysian Grand Prix|Malaysia]] behind teammate Fisichella to claim Renault's first one-two finish since [[René Arnoux]] and [[Alain Prost]] in 1982. Alonso took two more second places, and then wins at his home Grand Prix in [[2006 Spanish Grand Prix|Spain]], and at the [[2006 Monaco Grand Prix|Monaco Grand Prix]]. Fisichella took 8th, 6th and 3rd-place finishes in the [[2006 San Marino Grand Prix|San Marino Grand Prix]], [[2006 European Grand Prix|European Grand Prix]] and the [[2006 Spanish Grand Prix|Spanish Grand Prix]].

The team celebrated its 200th Grand Prix at Silverstone, which was won by Alonso. As the season progressed to its North American stint, Alonso won the [[2006 Canadian Grand Prix|Canadian Grand Prix]] in Montreal, Canada. At the [[2006 United States Grand Prix|U.S Grand Prix]], Ferrari had a distinct performance advantage over the whole weekend. However, Renault were the fastest of all the [[Michelin]] runners. Fisichella finished 3rd, while Alonso finished 5th.

[[File:Fernando Alonso 2006 Canada.jpg|thumb|left|[[Fernando Alonso]] on his way to victory at the [[2006 Canadian Grand Prix]].]]

At the [[2006 French Grand Prix|French Grand Prix]], Renault was expected to be faster than Ferrari, but Ferrari again had the advantage. Alonso ran third for most of the race, unable to challenge the Ferraris of Schumacher and Massa. However, a tactical switch to a two-stop strategy enabled him to pass Massa and finish second.

On 21 July 2006, the FIA banned the use of [[Tuned mass damper|mass damper]] systems, developed and first used by Renault and subsequently used by 7 other teams, including Ferrari. Flavio Briatore claimed that [[McLaren]] had raised the issue of the system's legality with the FIA.<ref>{{cite journal | last = Bishop | first = Matt | year = 2006 | title = The Long Interview: Flavio Briatore | journal=F1 Racing | issue = October | pages = 66–76}}</ref> The system used a spring-mounted mass in the nose cone to reduce the sensitivity of the car to vibration. This was particularly effective in corners and over kerbs to keep the tyres in closer contact to the track surface than they would otherwise be.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.pitpass.com/public/article.php?fes_art_id=28765|title=FIA bans controversial damper system|work=pitpass.com|publisher=Pitpass|date=21 July 2006|access-date=1 October 2010}}</ref> However race stewards at the [[2006 German Grand Prix|German Grand Prix]] deemed the system legal. The FIA announced its intention to appeal that decision and Renault announced they would not race with the system for fear of retrospective punishment if the appeal was upheld. Renault's performance at the German Grand Prix was one of their worst of the season; however, the team blamed blistering of their Michelin tyres rather than the loss of the mass damper system. The FIA International Court of Appeal met in Paris on 22 August 2006, to examine the appeal made by the FIA against the decision of the German Grand Prix stewards. The Court ruled that the use of the device known as a Tuned Mass Damper is an infringement of Article 3.15 of the Formula One Technical Regulations.

Points scored in the [[2006 Brazilian Grand Prix|Brazilian Grand Prix]] secured the Constructors' Championship for Renault in 2006.

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>

==== Decline in fortunes without Alonso (2007) ====
[[File:Giancarlo Fisichella 2007 (crop).jpg|thumb|256x256px|[[Giancarlo Fisichella]] driving for Renault at the [[2007 Malaysian Grand Prix]].]]
Renault confirmed [[Giancarlo Fisichella]] and [[Heikki Kovalainen]] as their race drivers for 2007 with [[Nelson Piquet Jr.]] and [[Ricardo Zonta]] as test drivers. The car for 2007, the [[Renault R27|R27]], was unveiled on 24 January 2007 in Amsterdam and bore a new yellow, blue, orange and white livery in deference to the corporate colours of ING, the Dutch financial group based in Amsterdam. Renault engines were also supplied to the [[Red Bull Racing]] team for the 2007 season.

Renault struggled in comparison to their form in previous seasons in [[2007 Australian Grand Prix|Australia]], with [[Giancarlo Fisichella]] finishing the race in 5th place. Rookie [[Heikki Kovalainen]] struggled even more than the Italian, spinning his car as he chased [[Toyota Racing (Formula One team)|Toyota's]] [[Ralf Schumacher]] and ending up in 10th place. Results did not improve until the start of the European season, although both drivers finished in the points in the next race at [[2007 Malaysian Grand Prix|Malaysia]]. Heikki Kovalainen struggled in [[2007 Bahrain Grand Prix|Bahrain]] too, although the gap between himself and Fisichella at the end of the race was not as great as was seen at Melbourne, with Fisichella finishing only 8th. The team's pace began to pick up in Barcelona, with both drivers making it into Q3, setting competitive lap times in the race (4th fastest lap for Kovalainen) and looking set for 5th and 8th, only to be hampered by an identical problem on both fuel rigs, forcing both drivers to make extra pitstops which dropped them back to 7th and 9th. This glimmer of hope proved a false dawn and the Renault team never posed a serious threat to the dominant [[ Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] and [[McLaren]] teams for the remainder of the  2007 season and were also often outclassed by the much improved [[BMW Sauber]] team. In contrast to the back to back drivers and constructors championship wins of the previous two seasons, 2007 would see the Renault team score just one podium all season courtesy of rookie Kovalainen who finished in second place behind fellow rookie [[Lewis Hamilton]] at the rain soaked [[ 2007 Japanese Grand Prix|Japanese Grand Prix]] at [[Fuji Speedway]].<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/7020434.stm</ref> The team would place  a distant third in the 2007 constructors standings with 51 points well behind Ferrari and BMW Sauber in terms of points scored whilst also benefitting from McLaren's expulsion from the constructors standings due to the [[2007 Formula One espionage controversy|Formula One espionage controversy]].<ref>https://www.statsf1.com/en/2007.aspx</ref>

On 8 November 2007, the [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|FIA]] accused Renault F1 of having [[McLaren]] F1 technical information in their possession.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160105090505/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.

==== A season of mixed form (2008) ====
[[File:Singapore grand prix 2008 alonso win.jpg|thumb|237x237px|[[Fernando Alonso]] cruising to victory at the [[2008 Singapore Grand Prix]].]]
It was announced on 10 December 2007 that [[Fernando Alonso]] would rejoin with Renault F1 for {{F1|2008}}. Alonso drove alongside promoted test driver [[Nelson Piquet Jr.]] and was believed to have secured number one status within the team. The team similarly started in 2008 as the year before; Fernando Alonso managed to garner fourth at the opening [[2008 Australian Grand Prix|Australian Grand Prix]] as a result of a mistake from a previous Renault employee Heikki Kovalainen. However, the form was still short of 2006 by a large degree over the first half of the 2008 season. The team brought new parts to the [[2008 Spanish Grand Prix|Spanish Grand Prix]], including a new engine-cover, dubbed the "Shark-fin", similar to the one introduced by Red Bull on their [[Red Bull RB4|RB4]]. Alonso managed to qualify on the front row for that race on a light fuel-load, yet retired with an engine failure halfway through. Alonso's front row qualifying performance in Spain was a rare moment of achievement from the former World Champion. Both cars retired at the [[2008 Canadian Grand Prix|Canadian Grand Prix]] and [[Nelsinho Piquet|Nelson Piquet Jr.]], who retired from six of the first nine races, failed to score until the [[2008 French Grand Prix|French Grand Prix]].

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}}

==== A season of on-track mediocrity and off track scandal (2009) ====
[[File:Renault R29 left 2017 Museo Fernando Alonso.jpg|thumb|left|232x232px|Renault R29 left 2017 Museo Fernando Alonso]]
[[File:Romain Grosjean 2009 Japan 1st Qualify.jpg|thumb|right|Then rookie [[Romain Grosjean]] driving for Renault at the [[2009 Japanese Grand Prix]].]]
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.
Renault had been suspended for one race (the 2009 European Grand Prix) due to the incident involving [[Fernando Alonso]]'s wheel not being fitted properly in the [[2009 Hungarian Grand Prix]], however, this has been overturned on appeal following a decision from the FIA on 17 August 2009.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090819102635/http://www.fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/pressreleases/ica/2009/Pages/ica_170809a.aspx International Court of Appeal – Decision]. Retrieved 17 August 2009. {{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8169649.stm Renault suspended from next race]. Retrieved 26 July 2009.</ref>

On 4 August, [[Nelson Piquet Jr.]] was told by Renault he would not continue driving for them for the rest of the season. "I have received notice from Renault of its intention to stop me from driving for them in the current F1 season", read a statement on Piquet's website. Piquet had described the {{F1|2009}} season as "the worst period of my career" and had criticised team boss [[Flavio Briatore]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8166688.stm|title=Piquet Jr dropped by Renault team |date=4 August 2009|work=BBC Sport |access-date=4 August 2009}}</ref> He was replaced by test driver [[Romain Grosjean]] as of the {{F1 GP|2009|European}}.<ref>{{cite news|last=English|first=Steven|title=Renault confirms Grosjean in, Piquet out|publisher=[[Haymarket Group|Haymarket Publications]]|work=autosport.com|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/77740|date=18 August 2009|access-date=18 August 2009}}</ref>

After his first podium of the year in Singapore, [[Fernando Alonso]] confirmed that he would be leaving Renault, moving to [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] in 2010.

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During the 2009 season, the actions of Renault F1 during the 2008 season were examined over alleged race-fixing. The issue surrounded [[Nelson Piquet Jr.]]'s crash during the [[2008 Singapore Grand Prix]] which Renault teammate [[Fernando Alonso]] went on to win. At the time, Piquet Jr. had characterised the incident as a simple mistake. After Piquet Jr. left the Renault team in August 2009, allegations surfaced that this crash had been deliberate, to give an advantage to Alonso. Following a [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile]] (FIA) investigation in which Piquet Jr. stated he had been asked by Renault team principal [[Flavio Briatore]] and engineer [[Pat Symonds]] to stage the crash, on 4 September 2009 Renault were charged with conspiracy and race-fixing and were due to face the [[FIA World Motor Sport Council]] in Paris on 21 September 2009. Initially, Renault and Briatore stated they would take legal action against Piquet Jr. for making false allegations, however, before the meeting, Renault announced they would not contest the charges, and that Briatore and Symonds had left the team.<ref name="Telegraph17Sep09QnA">{{cite news
|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/lotus/6199480/Q-and-A-why-Renault-face-race-fixing-allegations-and-other-questions.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/lotus/6199480/Q-and-A-why-Renault-face-race-fixing-allegations-and-other-questions.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live
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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.

==== Team sale amid Kubica promise (2010) ====
[[File:Kubica Malaysian GP 2010 (cropped).jpg|thumb|231x231px|[[Robert Kubica]] driving for Renault at the [[2010 Malaysian Grand Prix]].]]
In 2010, Renault sold a majority stake in the team to [[Genii Capital]], a [[Luxembourg]] based investment company.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ausmotive.com/2009/12/16/renault-stay-in-f1-kind-of.html|title=Renault stay in F1, kind of|work=AUSMotive|publisher=[[WordPress]]|date=16 December 2009|access-date=1 October 2010}}</ref> However Renault still retained a 25% share in the team and continued as an engine supplier. [[Red Bull Racing]] confirmed they would be using Renault engines for {{F1|2010}}. [[Robert Kubica]] was signed as Alonso's replacement on 7 October 2009,<ref>{{cite news|title=Kubica to race for Renault in 2010|url=http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/10/10065.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091009233241/http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/10/10065.html|archive-date=9 October 2009|date=7 October 2009}}</ref> but following the shareholding deal, Kubica and his manager Daniel Morelli asked for clarification on the management structure before committing to the outfit.<ref>{{cite news|title=Robert Kubica not sure to stay at new-look Renault|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8416180.stm|date=16 December 2009 |work=BBC News }}</ref> However, in the new year, clarification was sought and Kubica was ready to commit to the outfit.<ref>{{cite news|title=Robert Kubica will stay with Renault Formula 1 team|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8439373.stm|date=4 January 2010 |work=BBC News }}</ref> On 31 January, [[Vitaly Petrov]] was signed to be Kubica's teammate, becoming [[Russia]]'s first Formula One driver.

On 5 January, [[Éric Boullier]] was announced as the new team principal at Renault, replacing [[Bob Bell (motorsport)|Bob Bell]], who would return to his former role as Technical Director.<ref name="boullier">{{cite news|title=Boullier joins Renault as team principal|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80738|last=Noble|first=Jonathan|work=autosport.com|publisher=Haymarket Media|date=5 January 2010|access-date=5 January 2010}}</ref>
[[File:Vitaly Petrov in the Senna corner.jpg|left|thumb|[[Vitaly Petrov]] in the Senna corner at the [[2010 Canadian Grand Prix]].]]
At the opening round in [[2010 Bahrain Grand Prix|Bahrain]], Petrov retired with broken suspension while in the pit lane on lap 14, and Kubica finished in eleventh place.

Kubica took his first podium with the team, with a second-place finish in [[2010 Australian Grand Prix|Australia]]. Petrov retired from the race, after spinning off the circuit.

Kubica finished the next 3 races in the points, a 4th place in [[2010 Malaysian Grand Prix|Malaysia]], 5th place in [[2010 Chinese Grand Prix|Shanghai]], and 8th place in [[2010 Spanish Grand Prix|Barcelona]]. Petrov meanwhile scored his first points in Formula 1 in China with his 7th place, it could have been more, but he spun off whilst in fourth, yet he still recovered to bring some points home.

After setting fast times on Thursday and the fastest time in Saturday's practice session, followed by 2nd place in qualifying, Kubica finished in 3rd place in [[2010 Monaco Grand Prix|Monaco]], just 1.6 seconds behind the winner. Petrov retired in the closing laps of the race but was still classified 13th.

[[Vitaly Petrov]] was out-qualified and out-raced by [[Robert Kubica]] at almost every race. However, Petrov did find considerable form at the {{F1 GP|2010|Hungarian}} when he out-qualified Kubica for the first time and finished the race 5th. However, in [[2010 Belgian Grand Prix|Belgium]], Petrov made a mistake that ended with a crash in the first session of qualifying when he explored the kerbs at Liege corner, claiming he was testing to see how wet they were and if they were usable on his flying lap. His failure to set a time placed him 24th on the grid, though a gearbox penalty to Sauber's [[Pedro de la Rosa]] promoted him to 23rd. However, he went on to finish ninth, resulting in three consecutive points finishes in a row. In [[2010 Singapore Grand Prix|Singapore]], Petrov was running seventh before being pushed off by [[Nico Hülkenberg]], whilst Kubica was forced to make an unscheduled stop late in the race with a puncture, before going on to recover almost every place he had lost.

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>

==== Lotus Renault GP: Renault steps back (2011) ====
[[File:Renault and Lotus 2011 Malaysia.jpg|thumb|left|[[Nick Heidfeld]] leads [[Heikki Kovalainen]] ([[Team Lotus (2010–2011)|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.]]
On 5 November 2010, [[Autosport]] reported that Renault was poised to scale back its involvement in 2011 and become only an engine supplier, with the team closing in on a tie-up with [[Lotus Cars]] to buy its 25% stake in the team.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/87936 |title=Renault team set for Lotus Cars tie-up |first=Jonathan |last=Noble |work=autosport.com |publisher=[[Haymarket Group|Haymarket Publishing]] |date=5 November 2010 |access-date=6 November 2010}}</ref> The deal was finalised in early December 2010, with the team to be renamed Lotus Renault GP for 2011, under a sponsorship deal signed with Lotus Cars until 2017.<ref name="LotusRenaultGP">{{cite news|date=8 December 2010|title=Renault F1 team to be renamed Lotus Renault GP in 2011|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/9267715.stm|access-date=8 December 2010}}</ref> Renault continued to support the team by supplying engines and its expertise and thus [[Red Bull Racing]] was promoted to Renault's full-works partnership team. The Renault chassis name continued to be used, with Renault branding featuring in the new black and gold livery that was last used when Renault and Lotus joined forces in the 1980s, harking back to the John Player Special livery of the time. Despite being rebranded to Lotus, Renault still supplied free engines for the Lotus team until 2014.

During 2011, the team raced against another team that was using the Lotus name. The team which raced in the 2010 season as [[Team Lotus (2010–2011)|Lotus Racing]] (using a licence from Group Lotus which was later terminated by Group Lotus) rebranded itself as "Team Lotus" for the 2011 season after purchasing the privately owned rights to the historic name.<ref>{{cite news |last=Beer |first=Matt |title=Team Lotus still bullish over name |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/88623 |work=autosport.com |publisher=[[Haymarket Group|Haymarket Publications]] |date=8 December 2010 |access-date=10 December 2010}}</ref>

In January 2011, team principal [[Éric Boullier]] announced that the team would race under a [[List of Formula One constructors#Team's nationality|British licence]] in {{F1|2011}}, having raced as a French outfit since Renault took over in {{F1|2002}}.<ref>{{cite news|last=Noble|first=Jonathan|title=Renault to switch to British licence|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/88902|work=[[Autosport]]|publisher=[[Haymarket Group|Haymarket Publications]]|date=13 January 2011|access-date=15 January 2011}}</ref> This left the sport without any team racing under a French licence for the first time since the {{F1|1975}} season. Group Lotus had yet to purchase a stake in the team, but had an option to do so by the end of {{F1|2012}}.<ref>{{cite news |last=Noble |first=Jonathan |title=Renault frustrated by Lotus name row |publisher=[[Haymarket Group|Haymarket Publications]] |work=autosport.com |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/89176 |date=31 January 2011 |access-date=1 February 2011}}</ref> Along with the launch of their new car, Lotus Renault GP announced that they had hired [[Jean Alesi]] as an ambassador for the team and test driver for the T125 single-seater project.

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 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110206170350/http://edition.cnn.com/2011/SPORT/motorsport/02/06/f1.crash/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 February 2011 |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 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023163406/http://edition.cnn.com/2011/SPORT/motorsport/02/07/motorsport.f1.crash.kubica/index.html?iref=NS1 |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 October 2012 |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=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/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=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/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=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/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 |url-status=usurped |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 [[Lotus F1|Lotus F1 Team]].

=== Renault Sport Formula One Team and Renault F1 Team (2016–2020): The second Enstone era ===
{{Further|2016 Formula One World Championship|2017 Formula One World Championship|2018 Formula One World Championship|2019 Formula One World Championship|2020 Formula One World Championship}}

==== 2016 season: Struggles in first season back ====
[[File:Renault Sport F1 logo as of 2016.png|thumb|right|Renault Sport Formula One Team logo in 2016]]
[[File:Jolyon Palmer 2016 Malaysia FP2 1.jpg|thumb|left|250x250px|[[Jolyon Palmer]] driving for Renault at the [[2016 Malaysian Grand Prix]]]]
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 [[Lotus F1|Lotus F1 Team]] (also known as [[Team Enstone]] which was previously owned by Renault until 2010) in hopes that the team would compete in the {{F1|2016}} season as Renault Sport Formula One Team in response to the collapse of Renault's relationship with [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]].<ref name="Lotus-Renault intent letter">{{cite news|url=http://www.renaultsportf1.com/F1-Signature-of-a-letter-of-intent-between-Renault-Group-and-Gravity.html |archive-date=29 September 2015 |title=Lotus-Renault letter of intent |work=Renault Sport F1 |date=28 September 2015 |access-date=28 September 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929214759/http://www.renaultsportf1.com/F1-Signature-of-a-letter-of-intent-between-Renault-Group-and-Gravity.html }}</ref> It was speculated that F1 veteran [[Alain Prost]], who drove for Renault from 1981 to 1983, could take a senior role in the team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12473/10009528/renault-have-confirmed-they-are-to-take-a-controlling-stake-in-lotus|title=Renault signs a letter of intent to buy a controlling stake in Lotus|website=Sky Sports|access-date=6 September 2020}}</ref>

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.

On 3 February 2016, Renault unveiled the testing livery for their 2016 car, the [[Renault R.S.16]], and confirmed [[Kevin Magnussen]] and [[Jolyon Palmer]] as its two race drivers, 2015 GP3 champion [[Esteban Ocon]] as its reserve driver, [[Carmen Jordá]] as its development driver, and that multiple drivers, including 2015 Formula Renault 3.5 champion [[Oliver Rowland]], [[Jack Aitken]], [[Louis Delétraz]] and [[Kevin Jörg]] are a part of its [[Renault Sport Academy|driver academy]]. Additionally, [[Bob Bell (motorsport)|Bob Bell]] (formerly of [[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Mercedes]], [[Marussia F1|Marussia]] and the previous incarnation of Renault) was confirmed as the team's chief technical officer and [[Frédéric Vasseur]] (of [[ART Grand Prix]]) as the new racing director.<ref>{{cite web|title=Renault launch 2016 car with Kevin Magnussen alongside Jolyon Palmer|url=http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12040/10154227/renault-launch-2016-car-with-kevin-magnussen-alongside-jolyon-palmer|publisher=Sky Sports|access-date=7 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207105530/http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12040/10154227/renault-launch-2016-car-with-kevin-magnussen-alongside-jolyon-palmer|archive-date=7 February 2016|date=4 February 2016}}</ref> Renault Sport F1 is mainly partnered with the [[Renault-Nissan Alliance]]. However it also has other sponsorships with partners including Bell & Ross, [[Devialet]], [[EMC Corporation|EMC]], [[Genii Capital]], [[Infiniti]], [[TotalEnergies|Total]], [[CD-adapco]], [[Microsoft]], [[Pirelli]], [[OZ Group|OZ Racing]] and [[Jack & Jones]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Introduction |url=http://renaultsport.com/Introduction.html?lang=fr |publisher=Renault Sport |access-date=7 February 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207105628/http://renaultsport.com/Introduction.html?lang=fr |archive-date=7 February 2016 }}</ref>

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: Improved results ====
[[File:Renault Sport Formula One Team logo.svg|thumb|right|250px|The Renault Sport Formula One Team logo (2017–2018)]]
[[File:Nico Hulkenberg 2017 Malaysia FP2 1.jpg|thumb|left|[[Nico Hülkenberg]] driving for Renault at the [[2017 Malaysian Grand Prix]]]]
On 11 January 2017, [[Frédéric Vasseur]] left the team after disagreements with team personnel,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Noble|first1=Jonathan|title=Renault F1 team boss Frederic Vasseur resigns ahead of 2017|url=https://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/127706/vasseur-resigns-from-renault-f1-role|website=Autosport.com|access-date=11 January 2017|date=11 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Chinchero|first1=Roberto|last2=Noble|first2=Jonathan|title=Frederic Vasseur explains decision to leave Renault F1 team|url=https://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/127708/vasseur-explains-decision-to-leave-renault|website=Autosport.com|access-date=11 January 2017|date=11 January 2017}}</ref> therefore the team was managed by president [[Jérôme Stoll]] and managing director [[Cyril Abiteboul]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/38582110|title=Frederic Vasseur: Renault team principal leaves role|date=11 January 2017|newspaper=BBC Sport|access-date=17 February 2017|language=en-GB}}</ref>

On 14 October 2016, it was announced that [[Nico Hülkenberg]] would join the team for the {{F1|2017}} season.<ref name="Hülkenberg">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/37654765 |title=Nico Hulkenberg: Force India driver to join Renault for 2017 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=14 October 2016 |access-date=14 October 2016}}</ref> [[Kevin Magnussen]] later chose to leave the team to join [[Haas F1 Team|Haas]], with [[Jolyon Palmer]] remaining at the team for a second season,<ref name="Palmer">{{cite web |url=http://www.renaultsport.com/Renault-Sport-Formula-One-Team-retains-Jolyon-Palmer-for-2017.html/ |title=Renault Sport Formula One Team retains Jolyon Palmer for 2017 |publisher=Renault Sport F1 Team |date=9 November 2016 |access-date=9 November 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109235017/http://www.renaultsport.com/Renault-Sport-Formula-One-Team-retains-Jolyon-Palmer-for-2017.html |archive-date=9 November 2016 }}</ref> but was replaced by [[Carlos Sainz Jr.]] from the {{F1 GP|2017|United States}} onwards, after only one point scoring finish.<ref name="Sainz">{{cite web |url=https://www.renaultsport.com/renault-sport-formula-one-team-confirm-driver-change.html |title=Renault Sport Formula One Team confirms driver change |publisher=Renault Sport F1 Team |date=7 October 2017 |access-date=8 October 2017 |archive-date=8 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008013757/https://www.renaultsport.com/renault-sport-formula-one-team-confirm-driver-change.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Sainz had a good debut at the United States Grand Prix, finishing seventh and out qualifying his teammate who retired from the race.<ref>{{cite web|title=Results|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2017/races/975/united-states/race-result.html|website=Formula1.com|publisher=Formula One World Championship Limited|access-date=28 October 2017}}</ref> The team finished the season in sixth place with 57 points.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/2017.aspx|title=2017|website=www.statsf1.com|access-date=22 January 2019}}</ref>

==== 2018 season: Best result in the Constructors' Championship ====
[[Nico Hülkenberg]] continued to drive for Renault in 2018 as he had signed a multi-year deal the year before.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/24227/10547823/nico-hulkenberg-joins-renault-for-2017-after-leaving-force-ind|title=Nico Hulkenberg joins Renault for 2017 after leaving Force India|work=Sky Sports|access-date=5 November 2017|language=en}}</ref> After joining the team mid-season in 2017, [[Carlos Sainz Jr.]] continued to drive for them in 2018. They finished 4th in the championship with 122 points.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/2018.aspx|title=2018|website=www.statsf1.com|access-date=22 January 2019}}</ref>

==== 2019 season: Ricciardo-era starts ====
[[File:Niko Hülkenberg-Renault-2019 (2).jpg|thumb|left|[[Nico Hülkenberg]] driving for Renault 2019]]
[[File:2019 Japanese Grand Prix Daniel Ricciardo (49028922797).jpg|thumb|right|[[Daniel Ricciardo]] driving for Renault at the [[2019 Japanese Grand Prix]]]]
On 3 August 2018, it was announced that [[Red Bull Racing]] driver [[Daniel Ricciardo]] would be joining the team on a two-year deal to partner Hülkenberg.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.renaultsport.com/daniel-ricciardo-joins-renault-sport-formula-one-team-from-2019.html |title=Daniel Ricciardo joins Renault Sport Formula One Team from 2019 |publisher=Renault Sport |date=3 August 2018 |access-date=3 August 2018 |archive-date=3 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803163743/https://www.renaultsport.com/daniel-ricciardo-joins-renault-sport-formula-one-team-from-2019.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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|archive-date=23 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191223121033/https://www.renaultsport.com/nick-chester-technical-director-chassis-to-leave-renault-f1-team.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> with former [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] and [[McLaren]] chassis engineer [[Pat Fry]] and former [[Williams Racing|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>

==== 2020 season: Return to podium and final year of Renault F1 Team ====
Former [[Racing Point Force India]] driver and Mercedes reserve driver [[Esteban Ocon]] joined Renault for the 2020 season, on a multiple-year contract, replacing [[Nico Hülkenberg]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.renaultsport.com/esteban-ocon-joins-renault-f1-team.html|title=Formula 1 – Press release – Esteban Ocon joins Renault F1 Team|website=Renault Sport|language=en|access-date=23 December 2019|archive-date=29 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829121216/https://www.renaultsport.com/esteban-ocon-joins-renault-f1-team.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The start of the 2020 season was postponed until July in response to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=F1 confirm 2020 Azerbaijan, Singapore and Japanese Grands Prix have been cancelled {{!}} Formula 1® |url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/f1-confirm-2020-azerbaijan-singapore-and-japanese-grands-prix-have-been.53mR0P305L9eUmDJXYOFoh |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=Formula 1® - The Official F1® Website |language=en}}</ref> In [[2020 Belgian Grand Prix|Belgium]], Renault finished 4th and 5th, scoring 23 points in one single race, their most in any race ever as a constructor and their first fastest lap for a decade.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2020 Belgian Grand Prix Facts & Stats: Renault take their first fastest lap for a decade {{!}} Formula 1®|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.belgian-gp-facts-and-stats-renault-take-home-biggest-ever-points-haul.1R7mU29xSut5FvF2vnOcaN.html|access-date=1 September 2020|website=www.formula1.com|language=en}}</ref> At the [[2020 Eifel Grand Prix|Eifel Grand Prix]] raced on the Nürburgring circuit, Ricciardo scored a third-place finish with his [[Renault R.S.20|R.S.20]], the team's first podium since Malaysia 2011. Ricciardo also scored a third-place finish at the [[2020 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix|Emilia Romagna Grand Prix]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/12101575/lewis-hamilton-equals-michael-schumacher-f1-wins-record-at-eifel-gp |title=Lewis Hamilton equals Michael Schumacher F1 wins record at Eifel GP |work=Sky Sports|last=Morlidge|first=Matt|date=11 October 2020|access-date=11 October 2020}}</ref> Ocon also scored a second-place finish at the [[2020 Sakhir Grand Prix|Sakhir Grand Prix]], his first podium and Renault's third of the season. Ricciardo finished 5th in the World Drivers' Championship standings, while Ocon finished 12th. Renault finished 5th in the World Constructors' Championship standings with 181 points.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-01-28 |title=2020 Classifications |url=https://www.fia.com/events/fia-formula-one-world-championship/season-2020/2020-classifications |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=Federation Internationale de l'Automobile |language=en}}</ref>

Renault was rebranded as [[Alpine F1 Team|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 (1983–2025) ==

=== Original turbo era (1983–1986) ===
{{See also|Renault EF-Type engine}}
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 when 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 [[Équipe Ligier|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 Racing|Williams]].

After the 1985 season, the Renault works team ended participation in Formula One but continued as an engine supplier for [[Équipe 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 />

=== Return to naturally aspirated engines (1989–2013) ===
{{See also|Renault RS engine}}

==== Success with Williams and Benetton (1989–1997) ====
[[File:Williams FW14B (35029084126) (cropped).jpg|thumb|Renault secured its first titles in {{F1|1992}} with the [[Williams Racing|Williams]]-Renault FW14B.]]

Renault returned as a Formula One engine supplier in 1989 with the banning of turbocharged engines, in partnership with the [[Williams Racing|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 engine|V8]] ([[Ford Motor Company|Ford]], [[Judd (engine)#Formula One|Judd]] and [[Yamaha Motor Company#Formula One|Yamaha]]), V10 ([[Honda in Formula One|Honda]]), or [[V12 engine|V12]] ([[Ferrari V12 F1 engine|Ferrari]] and [[Lamborghini V12#Formula One|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 two 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.

[[File:Michael Schumacher - Benetton B195 at the 1995 British Grand Prix, Silverstone (49704066181).jpg|left|thumb|[[Michael Schumacher]] driving a [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]]-Renault B195 at the [[1995 British Grand 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.

[[File:Jacques Villeneuve 1996.jpg|thumb|right|[[Jacques Villeneuve]]'s Williams-Renault in {{F1|1996}}. He would win the {{F1|1997}} title using a Renault-powered car.]]

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 both the drivers' and constructors' titles in each of the next two seasons, 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 third position for both years scoring just two pole positions and one victory across 1996 and 1997 with [[Gerhard Berger]] scoring pole and victory at [[1997 German Grand Prix]] with his team mate [[Jean Alesi]] taking pole at the [[1997 Italian Grand Prix]].

==== Initial end of factory Renault engines, Mecachrome and Supertec (1998–2000) ====
{{See also|Mecachrome|Supertec}}
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 all but one team moved to another supplier after one season.<ref name=St /><ref name="RS6">{{cite web|url=http://www.statsf1.com/en/moteur-supertec.aspx |title= Engine Supertec |publisher=STATSF1.com |access-date=17 October 2011}}</ref>

==== Return to customer supply with Red Bull Racing yields title success (2007–2010) ====
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]] took five further victories that year 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>

==== Further title successes as an engine supplier with Red Bull Racing (2011–2013) ====
[[File:F1 2013 Jerez test - Red Bull 3.jpg|thumb|right|In {{F1|2013}}, [[Sebastian Vettel]] won his fourth title in the Renault-powered [[Red Bull RB9]].]]
[[File:Logo Renault Sport F1.png|thumb|right|The logo used by Renault Sport F1, the official supplier of Renault Formula One engines, between 2011 and 2015]]
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 (2010–2011)|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=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/9409120.stm|work=bbc.co.uk|publisher=BBC Sport|date=1 March 2011|access-date=1 March 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Red Bull now Renault's works team – Horner|url=http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-red-bull-now-renault-s-works-team-horner/411557/|work=motorsport.com|date=15 September 2011|accessdate=15 September 2011|archive-date=16 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230216153547/https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-red-bull-now-renault-s-works-team-horner/411557/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Red Bull again won both titles in {{F1|2011}}, the [[Red Bull RB7]] being unmatched by their opponents, and gained 18 pole positions throughout the season. Vettel held the championship lead from the first race in [[2011 Australian Grand Prix|Australia]], and finished in first or second position in each Grand Prix until his home race at Germany, where he ended in fourth. He then resumed his podium run, with the exception of one retirement, until the end of the season, while Webber finished behind until the final two races.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/oct/09/sebastian-vettel-wins-world-title|title=Sebastian Vettel secures back-to-back F1 world titles in Japan|date=9 October 2011|work=[[The Guardian]]|first=Giles|last=Richards|access-date=10 October 2011}}</ref> In 2012, the Red Bull team<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/104394 |title=US GP: Third title a dream come true for Red Bull |last=Noble |first=Jonathan |work=Autosport.com|publisher=Haymarket Media |date=19 November 2012 |access-date=25 November 2012}}</ref> and Sebastian Vettel<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/104571 |title=Brazilian GP: Vettel is champion as Button wins thrilling race |last=Beer |first=Matt |work=Autosport.com |publisher=Haymarket Media |date=25 November 2012 |access-date=25 November 2012}}</ref> were able to achieve both championships for a third time, despite the fact the [[Red Bull RB8|RB8]] car did not enjoy the dominance of the previous season and suffered some reliability problems related to the RS27's [[Alternator (auto)|alternator]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/104395 |title=US GP: Christian Horner concedes alternator problems are a worry |last=Noble |first=Jonathan |work=Autosport.com |publisher=Haymarket Media |date=19 November 2012 |access-date=25 November 2012}}</ref> That year, Williams returned to its association with Renault, signing a deal to receive the RS27 engines until the end of 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/92843|title=Williams to run Renault engines again|first=Matt|last=Beer|work=Autosport.com|publisher=Haymarket Media|date=4 July 2011|access-date=6 February 2012}}</ref> Red Bull came back to a dominant pace in the 2013 season and both the team and Sebastian Vettel secured their fourth consecutive title at the [[2013 Indian Grand Prix]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/24691160 |last=Benson |first=Andrew |title=Sebastian Vettel wins fourth F1 world title at the Indian GP |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=27 October 2013 |access-date=11 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111105349/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/24691160 |archive-date=11 November 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2013/10/27/red-bull-are-constructors-champions-for-fourth-time/ |last=Collantine |first=Keith |title=Red Bull win constructors' title for fourth time |publisher=F1fanatic.co.uk |date=27 October 2013 |access-date=11 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030040515/http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2013/10/27/red-bull-are-constructors-champions-for-fourth-time/ |archive-date=30 October 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Struggles in the V6 turbo-hybrid era and the end of engine supply (2014–2025) ===
{{See also|Renault V6 hybrid Formula One power unit}}
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 Energy 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 |archive-date=23 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023070545/http://renaultsport.com/RENAULT-REVEALS-RACE-INTENT-2014.html |url-status=dead }}</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 F1|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/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 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=Sky Sports|access-date=30 May 2016}}</ref>

[[File:2018 Chinese Grand Prix FP3 Daniel Ricciardo.jpg|thumb|right|Renault struggled with reliability throughout the hybrid era.]]

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|archive-date=10 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110225102/https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/headlines/2017/9/renault-power-for-2018-mclaren--honda-switch-to-toro-rosso.html|url-status=dead}}</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]] ended its Renault customer partnership due to switching to [[Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains|Mercedes]] power units from 2021 season, Renault returned to single-team engine supply for the first time since the [[2006 Formula One World Championship|2006 season]]. This remained the case until Renault ceased its engine development and supply at the end of the 2025 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, marking the first time since 2015 that the Renault brand would be in Formula One solely as an engine supplier.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.f1head.nl/teams/renault/|title=Renault Formule 1 team|date=16 September 2023|website=f1head.nl |publisher=F1Head |access-date=16 September 2023}}</ref>

However, despite the rebranding of the Enstone team and a win for Alpine driver [[Esteban Ocon]] at the [[2021 Hungarian Grand Prix]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-08-01 |title=Ocon fights off Vettel to take shock Hungarian GP win |url=https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/ocon-fights-off-vettel-to-take-shock-hungarian-gp-win/ |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=The Race |language=en}}</ref> the Renault power unit still continued to struggle overall relative to the competition from Honda, Ferrari and Mercedes. During 2023, Alpine – whose [[Alpine A523|A523]] car was on average 0.9 seconds slower than the pacesetting Honda-powered [[Red Bull Racing RB19|Red Bull RB19]] – claimed their car had been cost half a second of performance versus its competitors purely because of the lacklustre Renault power unit. With a power unit more on par with its rivals, Alpine claimed the A523 would have been in performance terms about on par with the [[Mercedes W14]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-02 |title=F1's worst works team is stuck with its laptime-killing problem |url=https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/alpine-f1-team-engine-deficit-worst-works-team/ |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=The Race |language=en}}</ref>

Due to the lack of success and unreliability of their engines since the beginning of the V6 turbo-hybrid era in [[2014 Formula One World Championship|2014]], on 29 September 2024, Renault announced that it would be ending its works engine programme and would therefore cease to provide engines for Alpine after 2025, when revised engine regulations are set to be introduced in [[2026 Formula One World Championship|2026]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alpine to close works engine programme at the end of 2025 |url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/alpine-confirm-they-are-to-shut-down-works-engine-programme-at-the-end-of.2Bcubn03U8oaIOMFVggZDl |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=Formula 1® - The Official F1® Website |language=en}}</ref> [[Groupe Renault]] CEO [[Luca de Meo]] has stated financial reasons as the main reason behind ending the programme, claiming that it would be cheaper to purchase a power unit from another manufacturer than continue to develop one in-house.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Noble |first=Jonathan |title=What we learned about Renault's F1 engine shutdown |url=https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/what-we-learned-about-renaults-f1-engine-shutdown/10661130/ |website=Motorsport.com}}</ref> Said manufacturer would be revealed by Alpine to be [[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Mercedes]], becoming a customer team by utilising their [[Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains|engines]] and gearboxes from the 2026 season onward.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-12 |title=Alpine to use Mercedes power units and gearboxes from 2026 |url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/alpine-to-use-mercedes-power-units-and-gearbox-from-2026.5jzzbQeHx7aPT3hoP5hRtc |language=en-US}}</ref>

Following the [[2025 Japanese Grand Prix]], held at the [[Suzuka Circuit]], an article by journalist Scott Mitchell-Malm for motorsport website ''The Race'' revealed that during qualifying for that event, Alpine and their Renault power units were particularly slow in the second sector of the lap on that track, which contains two long straights; the Alpines lost 0.6 seconds in that sector, further emphasising Renault's horsepower issues in the hybrid era with Mitchell-Malm saying such data vindicated Renault's decision to end its engine supply and development at end of 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-04-09 |title=A controversial F1 decision is proving a no-brainer |url=https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/whats-proving-alpines-most-controversial-f1-decision-right/ |access-date=2025-04-24 |website=The Race |language=en}}</ref>

=== Formula One engine supplier results (excludes factory team under Renault name) ===
{{Further|Renault engine customers' Grand Prix results}}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Constructor !! Season(s) !! Total wins !! First win !! Last win !! Pole positions !! First pole !! Last pole
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| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] || {{F1|1983}}–{{F1|1986}} || 5 || [[1985 Portuguese Grand Prix]] || [[1986 Detroit Grand Prix]] || 19 || [[1983 European Grand Prix]] || [[1986 Mexican Grand Prix]]
|-
| {{flagicon|FRA|variant=1974}} [[Équipe Ligier|Ligier]] || {{F1|1984}}–{{F1|1986}}, {{F1|1992}}–{{F1|1994}} || 0 || – || – || 0 || – || –
|-
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]] || {{F1|1985}}–{{F1|1986}} || 0 || – || – || 0 || – || –
|-
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Williams Racing|Williams]] || {{F1|1989}}–{{F1|1997}}, {{F1|2012}}–{{F1|2013}} || 64 || [[1989 Canadian Grand Prix]] || [[2012 Spanish Grand Prix]] || 80 || [[1989 Hungarian Grand Prix]] || [[2012 Spanish Grand Prix]]
|-
| {{flagicon|GBR}}/{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]] || {{F1|1995}}–{{F1|1997}}, {{F1|2001}} || 12 || [[1995 Brazilian Grand Prix]] || [[1997 German Grand Prix]] || 6 || [[1995 San Marino Grand Prix]] || [[1997 Italian Grand Prix]]
|-
| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]] || {{F1|2007}}–{{F1|2015}}<!-- Please do not change this to {{F1|2018}} – by [[WP:F1]] convention, Red Bull's 2016, 2017 and 2018 TAG Heuer engines are not considered to be "Renaults" --> || 50 || [[2009 Chinese Grand Prix]] || [[2014 Belgian Grand Prix]]<!-- Please do not change this to [[2018 Chinese Grand Prix]] – by [[WP:F1]] convention, Red Bull's 2016, 2017 and 2018 TAG Heuer engines are not considered to be "Renaults" --> || 53 || [[2009 Chinese Grand Prix]] || [[2013 Brazilian Grand Prix]]
|-
| {{flagicon|Malaysia}} [[Team Lotus (2010–2011)|Lotus]] || {{F1|2011}} || 0 || – || – || 0 || – || –
|-
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Lotus F1|Lotus]] || {{F1|2012}}–{{F1|2014}} || 2 || [[2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix]] || [[2013 Australian Grand Prix]] || 0 || – || –
|-
| {{flagicon|Malaysia}} [[Caterham F1|Caterham]] || {{F1|2012}}–{{F1|2014}} || 0 || – || – || 0 || – || –
|-
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Scuderia Toro Rosso|Toro Rosso]] || {{F1|2014}}–{{F1|2015}}<!-- Please do not add {{F1|2017}} – by [[WP:F1]] convention, Toro Rosso's 2017 Toro Rosso engines are not considered to be "Renaults" --> || 0 || – || – || 0 || – || –
|-
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[McLaren]] || {{F1|2018}}–{{F1|2020}} || 0 || – || – || 0 || – || –
|-
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Alpine F1 Team|Alpine]] || {{F1|2021}}–{{F1|2025}} || 1 || [[2021 Hungarian Grand Prix]] || [[2021 Hungarian Grand Prix]] || 0 || – || –
|-
! Total || {{F1|1983}}–{{F1|2025}}|| 134 || [[1985 Portuguese Grand Prix]] || [[2021 Hungarian Grand Prix]] || 158 || [[1983 European Grand Prix]] || [[2013 Brazilian Grand Prix]]
|}

== Renault/Alpine Academy ==
{{Main|Alpine Academy}}

As part of the company's return to Formula One, it set up a young driver academy, tasked with finding future Formula 1 World Champions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.renaultsport.com/formula-1-team-renault-sport-academy-introduction.html|title=Introduction|work=renaultsport.com|access-date=1 January 2017|archive-date=24 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224203354/https://www.renaultsport.com/formula-1-team-renault-sport-academy-introduction.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The academy was rebranded as Alpine Academy following the rebranding of Renault F1 Team to [[Alpine F1 Team]] in [[2021 Formula One World Championship|2021]].

== Formula One results ==
{{Main|Renault Grand Prix results}}

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|35|403|1}}
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
|-
!colspan="9"| Formula One results
|-
|colspan="9"| ('''Bold''' indicates championships won.)
|-
! Year
! Name
! Car
! Engine
! Tyres
! No.
! Drivers
! Points
! WCC
|-
! {{F1|1977}}
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Équipe Renault Elf
|align="left"| [[Renault RS01|RS01]]
|align="left"| EF1 1.5 [[V6 engine|V6]] [[Turbocharger|t]]
| {{Michelin}}
|15.
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean-Pierre Jabouille]]
| 0
| NC
|-
! {{F1|1978}}
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Équipe Renault Elf
|align="left"| [[Renault RS01|RS01]]
|align="left"| EF1 1.5 [[V6 engine|V6]] [[Turbocharger|t]]
| {{Michelin}}
|15.
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean-Pierre Jabouille]]
| 3
| 12th
|-
! {{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
|-
! {{F1|1980}}
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Équipe Renault Elf
|align="left"| [[Renault RE20|RE20]]
|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
|-
! {{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
|-
! {{F1|1982}}
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Équipe Renault Elf
|align="left"| [[Renault RE30|RE30B]]
|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
|-
! {{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
|-
! {{F1|1984}}
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Équipe Renault Elf
|align="left"| [[Renault RE50|RE50]]
|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
|-
! {{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
|-
! colspan="9" style="text-align:center;"| {{F1|1986}}–{{F1|2001}}: Renault did not compete as a constructor
|-
! {{F1|2002}}
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Mild Seven Renault F1 Team
|align="left"| [[Renault R202|R202]]
|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
|-
! {{F1|2003}}
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Mild Seven Renault F1 Team
|align="left"| [[Renault R23|R23]]<br />[[Renault R23|R23B]]
|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
|-
! {{F1|2004}}
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Mild Seven Renault F1 Team
|align="left"| [[Renault R24|R24]]
|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
|-
! {{F1|2005}}
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Mild Seven Renault F1 Team
|align="left"| [[Renault R25|R25]]
|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'''
|-
! {{F1|2006}}
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Mild Seven Renault F1 Team
|align="left"| [[Renault R26|R26]]
|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'''
|-
! {{F1|2007}}
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} ING Renault F1 Team
|align="left"| [[Renault R27|R27]]
|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
|-
! {{F1|2008}}
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} ING Renault F1 Team
|align="left"| [[Renault R28|R28]]
|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
|-
! {{F1|2010}}
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Renault F1 Team
|align="left"| [[Renault R30|R30]]
|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
|-
! {{F1|2011}}
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Lotus Renault GP
|align="left"| [[Renault R31|R31]]
|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
|-
! colspan="9" style="text-align:center;"| {{F1|2012}}–{{F1|2015}}: Renault did not compete as a constructor
|-
! {{F1|2016}}
|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
|-
! {{F1|2017}}
|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
|-
! {{F1|2018}}
|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
|-
! {{F1|2019}}
|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
|-
! {{F1|2020}}
|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
|}

==Esports==
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Name
! No.
! Drivers
! Points
! WCC
|-
! [[2018 Formula One Esports Series|2018]]
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Renault Sport Team Vitality
|4.<br />99.<br />21.
| {{flagicon|GBR}} James Doherty<br />{{flagicon|DEU}} Sven Zürner<br /> {{flagicon|SWE}} Kimmy Larsson
|align="center" style="background: #;" | 23
|align="center" style="background: #;" | 9th
|-
! [[2019 Formula One Esports Series|2019]]
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Renault Sport Team Vitality
|2.<br />34.<br />30.
| {{flagicon|NLD}} [[Jarno Opmeer]]<br />{{flagicon|DEU}} Cedric Thomé<br />{{flagicon|DEU}} Simon Weigang
|align="center" style="background: #;" | 172
|align="center" style="background: #;" | 4th
|-
! [[2020 Formula One Esports Series|2020]]
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Renault Vitality
|40.<br />27.<br />N.A.
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Nicolas Longuet<br />{{flagicon|CHI}} Fabrizio Donoso Delgado<br />{{flagicon|NLD}} Casper Jansen
|align="center" style="background: #FFDF9F;" | '''136'''
|align="center" style="background: #FFDF9F;" | '''3rd'''
|-
!colspan="9"| Source:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.renault.co.uk/motorsport/esports.html |title=Renault eSports|publisher= Renault|access-date=20 January 2025}}</ref>
|}

=== Complete F1 Esports Series results ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
!Year
!Chassis
!Drivers
!1
!2
!3
!4
!5
!6
!7
!8
!9
!10
!11
!12
![[List of Formula One World Championship points scoring systems|Points]]
!WCC
|-
! rowspan="4" |[[2018 Formula One Esports Series|2018]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Renault R.S.18]]
|
|[[Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit|AUS]]
|[[Shanghai International Circuit|CHN]]
|[[Baku City Circuit|AZE]]
|[[Circuit Paul Ricard|FRA]]
|[[Silverstone Circuit|GBR]]
|[[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|BEL]]
|[[Hockenheimring|GER]]
|[[Marina Bay Street Circuit|SIN]]
|[[Circuit of the Americas|USA]]
|[[Yas Marina Circuit|ABU]]
|
|
! rowspan="4" style="background: #;" | 23
! rowspan="4" style="background: #;" | 9th
|-
| align="left" |{{flagicon|GBR}} James Doherty
| style="background: #DFFFDF" | 5
| style="background: #CFCFFF" | 14
| style="background: #DFFFDF" | 8
| style="background: #CFCFFF" | 15
| style="background: #CFCFFF" | 17
| style="background: #CFCFFF" | 13
| style="background: #" | 
| style="background: #" | 
| style="background: #" | 
| style="background: #" | 
| 
| 
|-
| align="left" |{{flagicon|DEU}} Sven Zümer
| style="background: #CFCFFF" | 18
| style="background: #CFCFFF" | 11
| style="background: #CFCFFF" | 15
| style="background: #" | 
| style="background: #" | 
| style="background: #" | 
| style="background: #CFCFFF" | 16
| style="background: #CFCFFF" | 11
| style="background: #DFFFDF" | 6
| style="background: #CFCFFF" | 15
| 
| 
|-
| align="left" |{{flagicon|SWE}} Kimmy Larsson
| style="background: #" | 
| style="background: #" | 
| style="background: #" | 
| style="background: #CFCFFF" | 14
| style="background: #CFCFFF" | 15
| style="background: #CFCFFF" | 16
| style="background: #CFCFFF" | 14
| style="background: #DFFFDF" | 10
| style="background: #CFCFFF" | 12
| style="background: #CFCFFF" | 13
| 
|
|-
! rowspan="4" |[[2019 Formula One eSports Series|2019]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Renault R.S.19]]
|
|[[Bahrain International Circuit|BHR]]
|[[Shanghai International Circuit|CHN]]
|[[Baku City Circuit|AZE]]
|[[Circuit Gilles Villeneuve|CAN]]
|[[Red Bull Ring|RBR]]
|[[Silverstone Circuit|GBR]]
|[[Hockenheimring|GER]]
|[[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|BEL]]
|[[Autodromo Nazionale di Monza|ITA]]
|[[Suzuka International Racing Course|JPN]]
|[[Circuit of the Americas|USA]]
|[[Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace|BRA]]
! rowspan="4" style="background: #;" | 172
! rowspan="4" style="background: #;" | 4th
|-
| align="left" |{{flagicon|NLD}} [[Jarno Opmeer]]
| style="background: #DFDFDF" | 2
| style="background: #DFFFDF" | 5
| style="background: #CFCFFF" | 14
| style="background: #FFDF9F" | 3
| style="background: #FFDF9F" | 3
| style="background: #DFFFDF" | 10
| style="background: #FFFFBF" | '''1'''
| style="background: #FFDF9F" | 3
| style="background: #DFFFDF" | 8
| style="background: #DFFFDF" | 6
| style="background: #DFFFDF" | 4
| style="background: #CFCFFF" | 12
|-
| align="left" |{{flagicon|DEU}} Cedric Thomé
| style="background: #CFCFFF" | 11
| style="background: #CFCFFF" | 18
| style="background: #DFFFDF" | 10
| style="background: #FFFFBF" | 1
| style="background: #DFFFDF" | 4
| style="background: #" | 
| style="background: #CFCFFF" | 13
| style="background: #CFCFFF" | 12
| style="background: #CFCFFF" | 14
| style="background: #" | 
| style="background: #" | 
| style="background: #" | 
|-
| align="left" |{{flagicon|DEU}} Simon Weigang
| style="background: #" | 
| style="background: #" | 
| style="background: #" | 
| style="background: #" | 
| style="background: #" | 
| style="background: #DFFFDF" | 8
| style="background: #" | 
| style="background: #" | 
| style="background: #" | 
| style="background: #DFFFDF" | 10
| style="background: #CFCFFF" | 14
| style="background: #DFFFDF" | 7
|-
! rowspan="4" |[[2020 Formula One eSports Series|2020]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Renault R.S.20]]
|
|[[Bahrain International Circuit|BHR]]
|[[Hanoi Street Circuit|VIE]]
|[[Shanghai International Circuit|CHN]]
|[[Circuit Zandvoort|NED]]
|[[Circuit Gilles Villeneuve|CAN]]
|[[Red Bull Ring|RBR]]
|[[Silverstone Circuit|GBR]]
|[[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|BEL]]
|[[Autodromo Nazionale di Monza|ITA]]
|[[Suzuka International Racing Course|JPN]]
|[[Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez|MEX]]
|[[Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace|BRA]]
! rowspan="4" style="background: #FFDF9F" | 136
! rowspan="4" style="background: #FFDF9F" | 3rd
|-
| align="left" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Nicolas Longuet
| style="background: #DFFFDF" | '''5'''
| style="background: #DFDFDF" | 2
| style="background: #CFCFFF" | ''15''
| style="background: #DFFFDF" | 5
| style="background: #DFFFDF" | 4
| style="background: #DFFFDF" | 5
| style="background: #FFFFBF" | 1
| style="background: #DFFFDF" | 9
| style="background: #DFFFDF'' | 10
| style="background: #DFDFDF" | 2
| style="background: #CFCFFF" | ''13''
| style="background: #FFFFBF" | '''1'''
|-
| align="left" |{{flagicon|CHI}} Fabrizio Donoso Delgado
| style="background: #CFCFFF" | 19
| style="background: #DFFFDF" | 8
| style="background: #DFFFDF" | 10
| style="background: #CFCFFF" | 13
| style="background: #CFCFFF" | 12
| style="background: #CFCFFF" | 17
| style="background: #CFCFFF" | 18
| style="background: #CFCFFF" | 12
| style="background: #CFCFFF" | 17
| style="background: #CFCFFF" | 16
| style="background: #" | 
| style="background: #CFCFFF" | 18
|-
| align="left" |{{flagicon|NLD}} Casper Jansen
| style="background: #" | 
| style="background: #" | 
| style="background: #" | 
| style="background: #" | 
| style="background: #" | 
| style="background: #" | 
| style="background: #" | 
| style="background: #" | 
| style="background: #" | 
| style="background: #" | 
| style="background: #EFCFFF" | Ret
| style="background: #" | 
|}

== Footnotes ==
{{reflist|group=N}}

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}
* {{cite news |url=https://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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* {{Official website|https://www.renaultsport.com}} {{in lang|en|fr}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070312125346/http://www.ina.fr/archivespourtous/index.php?vue=notice&from=themes&cs_page=3&cs_order=0&code=C0524222302&num_notice=23&total_notices=31 French Grand Prix 1979, INA archives video (French soundtrack)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110219233037/http://www.f1-corner.com/f1-team_Renault.aspx Renault's Statistics in F1]

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