The team earned their first points at the 1978 United States Grand Prix, with Jabouille finishing fourth after starting 9th on the grid.įor the 1979 season, Renault signed René Arnoux to partner with Jabouille. The Renault RS01 failed to finish all of the races and even failed to qualify for the Canadian Grand Prix. Renault's first Formula One season began in 1977, entering in the last five races of the season with Jean-Pierre Jabouille being the sole driver. History 1977-1985: The beginnings of Renault 3 Renault Driver Development (2002 - 2011).Before then, the Caterham team ran under the Lotus name.įrom 2021 onwards, the team will be known as Alpine. They competed as Lotus from 2012 to 2015. The team also currently supplies engines for McLaren starting from 2018. Although they supplied engines to Red Bull in 2016, they show the TAG Heuer brand, and despite supplying engines to Toro Rosso in 2017, the constructor was not labeled with Renault's name. From 2007 to 2015, they supplied engines to various teams.
They left Formula One again at the end of 1997 and returned again in 2001. They stopped after 1986, but returned again in 1989. The team has competed in 304 races, winning 35, and winning two Constructors' titles, taking the title in 20, with driver Fernando Alonso winning the Drivers' title in both seasons.Īfter the 1985 season, they continued as an engine supplier. Renault Sport F1 Team ( REN-oh) is a Formula One constructor that previously raced in two periods in the sport, from 1977 to 1985, and from 2002 to 2011 before purchasing the Lotus F1 Team in 2016.
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