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Renault

Base: Enstone, UK
Drivers: F Alonso
  N Piquet
Test Drivers: L di Grassi, R Grosjean, S Yamamoto
Chassis: R28
Engine: Renault RS27
Tyres: Bridgestone Potenza
First Season: 1977
World Championships: 2
Highest race finish: 1 (x33)
Pole Positions: 50
Fastest Laps: 27
Renault
Heikki Kovalainen (FIN) Renault R27. Formula One World Championship, Rd 6, Canadian Grand Prix, Qualifying Day, Montreal, Canada, Saturday, 9 June 2007

2007

Departure of Fernando Alonso accompanied by marked decline in team's fortunes, finishing third overall, with 150 points less than in '06. After shaky start, rookie Kovalainen overshadows veteran Fisichella and scores team's only podium in Japan.

Championship winner Fernando Alonso (ESP) Renault R26. Formula One World Championship, Rd 18, Brazilian Grand Prix, Race, Interlagos, Brazil, 22 October 2006

2006

Win seven of first nine races, then lose ground to Ferrari in second half of season after controversial mass-damper system declared illegal. Nevertheless hold on to retain both drivers' and constructors' titles, before Fernando Alonso departs for McLaren.

(L to R): Fernando Alonso (ESP) Renault R25 and Flavio Briatore (ITA) Renault Team Principal on the podium. Formula One World Championship, Rd19, Chinese Grand Prix, Race, Shanghai, China, 16 October 2005

2005

Dominate early part of season and go on to win both titles, despite superior pace of McLaren in later races. Fernando Alonso crowned youngest-ever champion, while Renault become first mainstream automaker to take constructors' honours.

Jarno Trulli (ITA) Renault R24. Formula One World Championship, Rd 6, Monaco Grand Prix, Qualifying Day, Monte Carlo, 22 May 2004

2004

Win the Monaco Grand Prix with Jarno Trulli, but then part company with the Italian with three races to go after a run of poor performances. Draft in Jacques Villeneuve as his replacement. Not enough to prevent BAR edging them for second in the championship.

Jarno Trulli (ITA) Renault R23 runs wide. Formula One World Championship, Rd4, San Marino Grand Prix, Race Day, Imola, Italy, 20 April 2003

2003

Emerge as a regular, if not quite constant, threat to the big three teams. Fernando Alonso takes two pole positions, plus victory in Hungary. Finish a lonely fourth in the constructors' championship.

Fourth placed finisher Jenson Button (GBR) Renault R202 lost his first podium finish on the final lap with an anti- roll bar malady. Malaysian Grand Prix, Sepang Circuit, Kuala Lumpur, 17 March 2002

2002

Enjoy a strong debut season with a run of points finishes giving them fourth place in the constructors' championship.

L to R, Giancarlo Fisichella(ITA) Benetton Playlife B200, Flavio Briatore(ITA) Benetton team Boss, and Alexander Wurz(AUT) Benetton Playlife B200 Brazilian GP, Interlagos, 26 March 2000. World © Sutton

2000

Benetton team announce they will become the official Renault works squad from 2002.

Jacques Villeneuve (CDN) Williams Renault FW18. Monaco Grand Prix, Monte Carlo, Monaco, 19 May 1996. World © Sutton

1996

After success as an engine supplier, Renault decide to withdraw from the sport again, although the company begins negotiations to buy-out an existing team.

Race winner Nigel Mansell (GBR) Williams celebrate on the podium. Formula One World Championship, Rd9, British Grand Prix, Silverstone, 12 July 1992. World © Sutton

1992 - 1997

Renault engines dominate the championships of the mid 1990s, powering Williams and Benetton to all constructors' championships between 1992 and 1997.

Thierry Boutsen (BEL) Williams FW12C mastered the wet conditions to claim his first Grand Prix victory. Canadian Grand Prix, Montreal, 18th June 1989. World © Sutton

1989

Renault returns as an engine supplier with the Williams team.

The podium to what at the time was the closest race finish ever (L to R): Nigel Mansell (GBR) Williams second; Ayrton Senna (BRA) Lotus winner; Alain Prost (FRA) McLaren third. Spanish Grand Prix, Jerez, 13 April 1986. World © Sutton

1986

Renault withdraw fully from Formula One racing.

Winner Alain Prost (FRA) (C), 2nd placed Elio De Angelis (ITA) (R), and 3rd placed Thierry Boutsen (BEL) (R). San Marino Grand Prix, Imola, 5 May 1985. Prost was subsequently disqualified, handing de Angelis victory. World © SUTTON

1985

The team withdraw from the sport as a manufacturer, but still supply engines to Lotus.

Winner Alain Prost(FRA), Renault RE40 French GP - Paul Ricard, 17 April 1983. World © Phipps/Sutton

1983

Alain Prost takes four wins and the team finish second in the constructors' championship.

Alain Prost (GBR) Renault RE30B inherited victory when both Nelson Piquet (BRA) Brabham and Keke Rosberg (FIN) Williams were controversially disqualified for being underweight at the finish. Brazilian Grand Prix, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 21 March 1982. World © Phipps/Sutton.

1982

Renault hire Alain Prost to drive for the team.

Rene Arnoux (FRA) Renault RS12, who scored his first ever F1 points with a memorable third place podium finish, leads seventh placed Jody Scheckter (RSA) Ferrari 312T4. French Grand Prix, Rd 8, Dijon-Prenois, France, 1 July 1979. World © Phipps/Sutton.

1979

Jean Pierre Jabouille scores Renault's - and the turbocharger's - first win at the French Grand Prix, and team mate Rene Arnoux finishes third. Team finish the season sixth in the constructors' championship.

Jean-Pierre Jabouille (FRA) Renault RS01 scored his and the team's first ever GP points when he finished in fourth position. It also marked the first ever points finish for a car powered by a turbocharged engine. United States Grand Prix (East), Rd 15, Watkins Glen, USA, 1 October 1978. World © Phipps/Sutton

1978

Jabouille manages fourth place in the US Grand Prix at Watkins Glen, giving the team their only points of the season.

Jean-Pierre Jabouille (FRA) debuted the Renault RS01, qualifying twenty-fourth and retiring on Lap 16 with a blown turbo. It was the debut appearance in F1 for Renault, a turbocharged engine (a Gordini 1.5 litre V6) and for tyre manufacturer Michelin. British Grand Prix, Rd 9, Silverstone, England, 16 July 1977. World © Phipps/Sutton

1977

Renault make their debut at the British Grand Prix, entering a single car driven by Jean Pierre Jabouille. The team enter another four Grands Prix that season, but score no points.

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