Renault 1977
1977 Renault RS01 Formula One
The Renault RS01 put a turbocharged 1.5-litre engine onto the Formula One grid in 1977. Its importance comes from the risk Renault took and the engineering path it opened. This profile covers…
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These are existing vehicle profiles grouped by their recorded classification. Read each profile for its own source notes, image context and production scope. A shared collection does not establish that different editions or chassis are the same identity.
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Renault 1977
The Renault RS01 put a turbocharged 1.5-litre engine onto the Formula One grid in 1977. Its importance comes from the risk Renault took and the engineering path it opened. This profile covers…
Renault 1980
The Renault RE20 represents the moment Renault’s turbo Formula One experiment began producing repeat victories. It belongs to the 1980 works campaign, with Jean-Pierre Jabouille and René Arnoux, and deserves a programme…
Renault 1981
The Renault RE30 helped turn Alain Prost’s early promise into Grand Prix victories. Its history is also a useful lesson in racing-car identification: the 1981 design, the RE30B and the RE30C belong…
Renault 1983
The Renault RE40 brought the works team close to the 1983 world title. Its composite construction and turbocharged performance make it an important historical programme; the surviving cars also show why restored…
Renault 2002
The Renault R202 marked Renault’s return as a complete Formula One team in 2002. Behind its blue-and-yellow bodywork lay a distinctive wide-angle V10 programme and the beginnings of the organisation that would…
Renault 2005
The Renault R25 delivered Renault’s first drivers’ and constructors’ world championships as a team in its own right. Its 2005 identity belongs to the final V10 title-winning season, with Fernando Alonso and…
Renault 2006
The Renault R26 repeated the works team’s championship double while adapting to the new 2.4-litre V8 rules. It is a programme defined by successful change rather than a simple continuation of the…
Renault 2010
The Renault R30 introduced a new driver pairing and a revised Formula One architecture for 2010. Its yellow-and-black appearance recalled Renault’s earlier works cars, while the refuelling ban demanded changes beneath the…
Renault 2016
The Renault R.S.16 marked the return of a full Renault works team to Formula One in 2016. It is a transitional car with two well-documented public colour schemes and a name also…
Renault 2020
The Renault R.S.20 carried Daniel Ricciardo and Esteban Ocon through the 2020 Formula One campaign. Its introduction is especially useful for verification: the Paris season event showed renderings, while the physical car…
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