Renault Sport

Renault Sport is the sporting branch of the French automobile mark Renault. It prepares all the sporting models of the mark like its Formule 1, until in 2002. This F1 branch will then be managed by Renault F1 TEAM.

Formulate 1

From 1984 to 1986, then of 1989 to 1997, Renault of engine to stables of Formula 1.
  • 1992 was supplier: World champion of the manufacturers with Williams
  • 1993: World champion of the manufacturers with Williams
  • 1994: World champion of the manufacturers with Williams
  • 1995: World champion of the manufacturers with Benetton
  • 1996: World champion of the manufacturers with Williams
  • 1997: World champion of the manufacturers with Williams
  • 2005: World champion of the manufacturers with Renault
  • 2006: World champion of the manufacturers with Renault

From 1998 to 2000, the Renault engines were rebadgés Mecachrome then Supertec.

Rally

Cars

The sporting variations of maque Renault carry initials RS (for Renault Sport), like the Clio RS or the Mégane RS. Since 2005, and the first title of Renault as a world champion of Formula 1, this denomination changed to become " Renault F1 Team". However, the design is always entrusted to Renault Sport.

Notable models

  • 1973 : Alpine Renault A110
  • 1993: Maximum Renault Clio
  • 1996: Renault Megane Maximum
  • 2001: Renault Clio V6
  • 2002: Super Renault Clio 1600

Titles

  • 1973 : world champion of the rallys manufacturer (with Alpine)
  • 2003: Clio S1600 champion JWRC with Brice Tiribassi
  • 2006: Clio S1600 champion JWRC with Patrik Sandell

Dakar

The Marreau brothers

1979: take part with a Renault 4 and finish 5e
1980: finish 3rd, always with Renault 4
1982: take part with a prototype of Renault 20 (with turbo engine and 4 driving wheels) and gain the race

Schlesser

In 1999 and 2000, Renault Sport was motor mechanic of the Schlesser stable. It provided for this reason engines for its buggies, as well as a platform of Renault Kangoo. Jean-Louis Schlesser gained the race there these two years.

Mans

Renault took part in the Mans in the Seventies. Alpine Renault A443 reached 380 km/h in 1978, which makes the fastest Renault of it to date.

Other competitions

Mass-production cars

  • 1995-1997 : Spider Renault Sport
  • 2000-2005: Clio Renault Sport
  • 2000-2006: Clio V6 Renault Sport

  • 2004-…: Megane Renault Sport

  • 2006-…: Clio Renault Sport

Trivia

Renault Sport markets bicycles under this mark.

See too

Related articles

External bonds

  1. Official site

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