Renault ~ FORPAL Community

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Test Drivers

Chassis
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World Championships
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Lotus Renault GP
Enstone, UK
Eric Boullier
James Allison
N Heidfeld
V Petrov
R Grosjean
B Senna
R31
Renault
Pirelli
1977
2
1 (x35)
51
31

	2011 Renault sell final shares in team to Genii Capital, but continue engine supply and technical support. Group Lotus become title sponsors. Star driver Robert Kubica misses start of season after rally crash. Replaced by F1 veteran Nick Heidfeld.
	2010 After indifferent pace in pre-season testing, R30 quickly emerges as podium contender in hands of Robert Kubica. Team mate Vitaly Petrov, Russia's first F1 driver, puts in some stirring early performances, but lacks Kubica's speed and consistency. Team finish fifth overall.
	2009 Lose late '08 momentum. Even Alonso struggles to convert occasional strong grid slots into results. Piquet dropped in August, replaced by reserve Grosjean. Flavio Briatore & Pat Symonds leave over conspiracy to cause deliberate crash in '08 Singapore race.
	2008 Fernando Alonso returns to partner rookie Nelson Piquet. Helps transform R28 from lacklustre performer into a race winner, with back-to-back victories in Singapore and Japan, boosting the resurgent team to fourth in the standings with 80 points.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	2002 Enjoy a strong debut season with a run of points finishes giving them fourth place in the constructors' championship.
	2000 Benetton team announce they will become the official Renault works squad from 2002.
	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.
	1992 - 1997 Renault engines dominate the championships of the mid 1990s, powering Williams and Benetton to all constructors' championships between 1992 and 1997.
	1989 Renault return as an engine supplier with the Williams team.
	1986 Renault withdraw fully from Formula One racing.
	1985 The team withdraw from the sport as a manufacturer, but still supply engines to Lotus.
	1983 Alain Prost takes four wins and the team finish second in the constructors' championship.
	1982 Renault hire Alain Prost to drive for the team.
	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.
	1978 Jabouille manages fourth place in the US Grand Prix at Watkins Glen, giving the team their only points of the season.
	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.