Renault Sport
Subsidiary | |
Industry | Automotive |
Founded | 1976 (as Renault Sport)[3] 2 April 2002 (as Renault Sport Technologies)[4] |
Headquarters | Les Ulis, France[4][5][6] |
Key people
|
Patrice Ratti (CEO)[4][7] |
Revenue | €70.3 million (2013)[4][8] |
€-4.8 million (2013)[8] | |
Profit | €5.5 million (2013)[8] |
Number of employees
|
185 (2013) [8] |
Parent | Renault |
Divisions | Gordini Renault Tech |
Website | www.renaultsport.com |
Renault Sport Technologies, commonly known as Renault Sport[1] (French pronunciation: [ʁəno spɔʁ]), Renaultsport or RST, is the motorsport, performance and special vehicles division of Renault. It was officially established in 1976 as a merger between the Alpine and Gordini competition departments.[9] RST organises many Renault-backed one-make championships worldwide and is in charge of Renault group's official involvement in motor racing, except for Formula One.[10]
Contents
History
Renault Sport was created at the end of 1976, when Renault closed down the Alpine competition department (at that time, its main motorsport division), located at Dieppe, and moved all the racing activities to the Gordini factory at Viry-Châtillon,[11][12] just outside Paris.[10][12][13] The Dieppe-based Alpine department specialised in the construction of race car chassis while the Viry-Châtillon-based Gordini focussed on engines. However, several conflicts emerged between them, and Renault took the decision to unify both departments into a single location in order to achieve a greater integration and harmony.[9] The company concentrated principally on developing a car for Formula One, although it also participated in other series.
In 2002, the Viry-Châtillon factory became the engine department of the Renault F1 team and Renault Sport was moved to Les Ulis and renamed Renault Sport Technologies.[14]
Rallying
Gordini-tuned Renault cars won many rallies during the 1950s and 1960s, and Alpine, being a subsidiary of Renault, won the first World Rally Championship (WRC) in 1973. In the WRC, Renault had some success with cars such as the R5 Turbo and the R17 Gordini until it left international rallying in late 1994[15] (although it continued competing in national and promotional rally series).
The European Rally Championship was won three times by a Renault car (1999, 2004, 2005).[citation needed]
On 21 February 2013, Renault Sport Technologies announced its official return to international rallying in the European Rally Championship.[16][17]
Renault's WRC summary
Season | Victories | WMC | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1974† | Press-on-Regardless Rally: Jean-Luc Thérier (Renault 17 Gordini) | 10th | 23 |
1975† | - | 15th | 8 |
1976 | - | 14th | 6 |
1977 | - | 11th | 18 |
1978 | - | 9th | 33 |
1979 | - | 7th | 41 |
1980 | - | 13th | 12 |
1981 | Monte Carlo Rally: Jean Ragnotti (Renault 5 Turbo) | 7th | 61 |
1982 | Tour de Corse: Jean Ragnotti (Renault 5 Turbo) | 6th | 34 |
1983 | - | 5th | 27 |
1984 | - | 5th | 55 |
1985 | Tour de Corse: Jean Ragnotti (Renault R5 Maxi Turbo) | 6th | 38 |
1986 | Rally of Portugal: Joaquim Moutinho (Renault 5 Turbo) | 7th | 14 |
1987 | - | 3rd | 71 |
1988 | - | 6th | 32 |
1989 | Rallye Côte d'Ivoire: Alain Oreille (Renault 5 GT Turbo) | 7th | 30 |
1990 | - | 6th | 24 |
1991 | - | 9th | 4 |
1992 | - | 8th | 9 |
1993 | - | NC | - |
1994 | - | NC | - |
Source: [18] |
† Without Renault Sport assistance.
JWRC
Year | Entrant | Car | No | Driver | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | JWRC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2003 | Renault Sport | Renault Clio S1600 | 61 | Brice Tirabassi | MON 1 |
TUR Ret |
GRE 1 |
FIN 2 |
ITA Ret |
ESP 1 |
GBR Ret |
1st | 38 | ||
2004 | Renault Sport | Renault Clio S1600 | 39 | Nicolas Bernardi | MON 1 |
GRE 2 |
TUR Ret |
FIN 3 |
GBR Ret |
ITA 6 |
ESP 1 |
2nd | 37 | ||
51 | Larry Cols | MON 5 |
GRE 4 |
TUR Ret |
FIN 6 |
GBR Ret |
ITA 4 |
ESP 5 |
6th | 21 | |||||
2006 | Renault Sport | Renault Clio S1600 | 41 | Patrik Sandell | SWE 2 |
ESP | FRA | ARG 2 |
ITA 1 |
GER | FIN 7 |
TUR 11 |
GBR 6 |
1st | 32 |
51 | Fatih Kara | SWE | ESP 7 |
FRA 6 |
ARG | ITA Ret |
GER 7 |
FIN | TUR 9 |
GBR Ret |
16th | 7 | |||
52 | Bernd Casier | SWE | ESP 2 |
FRA 10 |
ARG | ITA Ret |
GER 2 |
FIN | TUR 8 |
GBR Ret |
11th | 17 | |||
2007 | Renault Sport | Renault Clio R3 | 31 | Patrik Sandell | NOR 2 |
POR 15 |
ITA 8 |
FIN 1 |
GER EX |
ESP | FRA | 6th | 19 | ||
48 | Kalle Pinomäki | NOR 10 |
POR 9 |
ITA Ret |
FIN 2 |
GER 9 |
ESP Ret |
FRA | 11th | 8 |
Off-roading
In 1979, the Marreau brothers finished in second place in the cars category at the Rally Dakar driving a Sinpar-prepared 4L 4x4. They won the 1982 edition with a Renault Sport backed Renault 20 Turbo 4x4.[19] Later, Renault Sport powered and sponsored the Schlesser-Renault Elf buggies which won the 1999[20] and 2000 editions.[21] The 1999 car was the first two-wheel drive Dakar winner.[22]
Formula E
Renault was one of the first car manufacturers involved in the Formula E (FE) championship.[23] For the inaugural season, Renault Sport became a technical partner of the series,[24] also agreeing a title sponsorship deal with the e.dams team[25] which achieved the first FE teams' championship.[23] Before the 2015–16 season, following the introduction of new rules allowing the development of the electric powertrains used in the FE's Spark chassis, Renault announced it would entry as a supplier for e.dams.[23] The new powertrain manufactured by Renault Sport was named Renault ZE 15.[26]
Results of Renault Sport as a powertrain supplier
(key) (results in bold indicate pole position, results in italics indicate fastest lap)
Season | Entrant | Chassis | Powertrain | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Points | TC |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015–16 | Renault e.dams | Spark | Renault ZE 15 | M | TBA | 36 | 2nd | |||||||||||
Sebastian Buemi | 1 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
Nicolas Prost | Ret | 10 |
Formula One
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From 1977 to 1986 and again between 1989 and 1997, Renault Sport was in charge of Renault's Formula One programme.[27] Renault Sport F1, created at the end of 2010, is the current incarnation of Renault's involvement in Formula One and is headquartered in Viry-Châtillon, which functions as a semi-independent operation.[28][29][30] As of 2015[update] its CEO is Jérôme Stoll.[28] He reports directly to Renault's CEO.
Formula Two
Alpine constructed various chassis and prepared engines for Formula Two (F2). In 1973, Renault-Gordini (later Renault Sport) introduced a two-litre V6 engine for F2, the CH, which was the basis of its future Le Mans and F1 engines.[31] Jean-Pierre Jabouille and René Arnoux won the 1976 and 1977 European Formula Two Championships with Renault-powered cars.[32]
Results of Renault Sport as an engine supplier
1976
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Entrant | Chassis | Engine | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Driver's Championship | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Écurie Elf | Martini 16/19 | Renault-Gordini CH1 | |||||||||||||||
Patrick Tambay | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 3 | Ret | Ret | 1 | Ret | 3rd | 39 | |||
René Arnoux | 2 | 7 | Ret | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 3 | 2nd | 52 | |||
Equipe Elf Switzerland | Jabouille 2J | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Ret | 14 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 1st | 53 | |
Michel Leclère | Ret | Ret | 4 | 1 | Ret | 2 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4th | 33 |
1977
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Entrant | Chassis | Engine | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Driver's Championship | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Écurie Renault Elf | Martini 22 | Renault-Gordini CH1 | ||||||||||||||||
René Arnoux | 1 | Ret | 2 | 5 | Ret | 1 | 16 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1st | 52 | |||
Didier Pironi | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3rd | 38 | |||
Willi Kauhsen Renault Elf Racing Team | Kauhsen (Jabouille 2J) | Michel Leclère | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | Ret | Ret | DNS | DNQ | 15 | DNQ | 10 | — | 0 | |||
Klaus Ludwig | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8 | DSQ | 7 | — | 0 | ||||||||||
José Dolhem | Ret | — | 0 | |||||||||||||||
Alain Prost | 10 | Ret | — | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Vittorio Brambilla | Ret | — | 0 | |||||||||||||||
Mario da Silva | DNQ | — | 0 |
Note: During this season Scuderia Everest also entered Renault-powered cars, although those were not supplied by Renault Sport.
Formula Three
Gordini and Alpine-tuned Renault engines were used in various Formula Three (F3) series since the 1960s. Alpine (a partially owned subsidiary of Renault since 1973) also developed cars for the category.[31] In 1979, Alain Prost won the FIA European Formula Three Championship with a Renault engine prepared by Oreca. The last victory of a Renault engine before its withdrawal from the formula at the end of 2003 was in the 2003 Macau Grand Prix with a Sodemo-tuned unit from a Signature Team's Dallara car driven by Nicolas Lapierre.[33][34]
Renault Sport Technologies announced its return to F3 as an engine supplier with Oreca again as engine tuner for the 2014 FIA European Formula Three Championship.[35] However, this was indefinitely halted because of the lack of power of the Oreca-tuned engine compared to rivals.[36]
Sportscars
Renault Sport was responsible for Renault's sports car racing entries during the 1970s, including their win at the 1978 24 Hours of Le Mans race with the Renault Alpine A442.[37]
Hillclimbing
In 2011, a Dacia Duster car prepared for Renault Sport Technologies, Sodemo and Tork Engineering and fitted with a Nissan GT-R engine participated at the Pike's Peak hillclimbing.[38]
Car manufacturing
In 1994, Renault discontinued the Alpine marque, badging since then its sport cars manufactured at the Dieppe factory as Renault Sport.[39] Renault Sport models are also produced at Renault Spain's Palencia factory (Mégane Renault Sport)[40] and, since 2012, at Renault Argentina's Santa Isabel (Fluence GT).[41]
Current models
- Clio GT
- Clio Renault Sport
- Megane GT/GT Line
- Megane Renault Sport
- Twingo Renault Sport
- Fluence GT (only South America)
- Sandero R.S.(only South America)
Divisions
RST is in charge of the conception and manufacturing of the Gordini-badged sport cars[42] and also of modifying cars and vans for special purposes (transporting people with reduced mobility, driving school cars, business fleets) through its division Renault Tech.[43][44]
Sites
- Les Ulis (headquarters, marketing, development)
- Dieppe (car manufacturing)
- Heudebouville (special purpose vehicles manufacturing) [14]
Activities
- Manufacturer of limited edition sport and special purpose models
- Competitor in motorsport events (excluding Formula One), for example:
- Rally and track cars
- Organisation of single-model vehicle championships
- Organiser or/and sponsor of the Formula Renault national championships.
- Organiser of the World Series by Renault: World Series Formula Renault 3.5, Eurocup Mégane Trophy and Eurocup Formula Renault
- Renault Merchandising - For the sale of Renault sport related merchandise.[10]
- Former shareholder in SMA Engines; an aircraft engine manufacturer, an alliance of RST, EADS and SAFRAN.
Championships
Renault Sport organises several national and international one-make racing championships.
- Formula Renault 3.5L, 2.0L and 1.6L
- Renault Clio Cup and Renault Eurocup
- Renault Maxi
- Dacia Logan Cup
International
Many international subsidiaries of Renault have their own Renault Sport division, including Renault UK,[45] Renault Argentina,[46] Renault Spain and Renault Italy,[47] among others.
Renault in motorsport
Renault is also involved in other racing series but not as Renault Sport.
- Renault Clio
- French Super Production Championship
- Belgian Procar Championship
- BTCC with Renault Laguna Williams
- Endurance Touring Car Series
- Renault Mégane/Renault Fluence
- Renault Spider :
- Spanish GT Championship (1999?-2000?)
- Renault 8 Gordini :
- Springbok Series (1966–1971)[49]
- Renault 4CV
- 24 hours of Le Mans (1949–1954)[50]
- Renault Alpine A110 In 1971 Alpine achieved a 1-2-3 finish in the Monte Carlo rally, using cars with engines derived from the Renault 16. In 1973, they repeated the 1-2-3 Monte Carlo result and went on to win the World Rally championship outright[51]
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