Renault Sport

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Renault Sport SAS
Type Subsidiary
Industry Automotive
Founded 1976[1]
Headquarters Les Ulis, France[2][3]
Key people Patrice Ratti
(CEO)[4]
Parent Renault
A Renault Mégane TC2000 touring car.

Renault Sport Technologies (commonly known as Renault Sport, Renaultsport or RST) is the France motorsport division of Renault. 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.

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History [edit]

Rallying [edit]

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,[5][6] just outside Paris.[5][6][7] The company centered principally in developing a car for Formula One. In the World Rally Championship, Renault have some success with cars such as the R5 Turbo and the R12 Gordini until it left the international rally in late 1994[8] (although it continued competing in national and promotional rally series).

On 21 February 2013, Renault Sport Technologies announced its official return to the international rallying in the European Rally Championship.[9][10]

Formula One [edit]

Main article: Renault in Formula One

Renault Sport F1 is the current incarnation of Renault's involvement in Formula One, headquartered in Viry-Châtillon, which functions as a semi-independent operation.[11][12][13] As of 2013 its CEO is Jean-Michel Jalinier.[11]

Car manufacturing [edit]

In 1994, Renault discontinued the Alpine marque, badging since then its sport cars manufactured at the Dieppe factory as Renault Sport.[14]

Organisation [edit]

  • Manufacturer of limited edition sports models (with Alpine) e.g. the Mégane Renault Sport and Renaultsport Clio 197.
  • Competitor in motorsport events (excluding Formula One), e.g.
    • 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.
  • Former shareholder in SMA Engines; an aircraft engine manufacturer, an alliance of RST, EADS and SAFRAN.
Renault Sport articulated lorrys with extended tents, representing Renault at Silverstone for the Renault World Series.

International [edit]

Many international subsidiaries of Renault have their own Renault Sport division, including Renault UK,[15] Renault Argentina,[16] Renault Spain and Renault Italy,[17] among others.

Championships [edit]

Renault Sport organizes several national and international One-make racing championships.

Renault in motorsport [edit]

Renault is also involved in other racing series but not as Renault Sport.

See also [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ "Jean Redele". Grandprix.com. August 15, 2007. Retrieved 22 February 2013. 
  2. ^ "RENAULT WIND A COMPACT, INVENTIVE, FUN TO DRIVE COUPE-ROADSTER". Conceptcarz.co.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2013. 
  3. ^ "Renault Wind: Manufacturer's latest creation is a sub-B-segment roadster with a rotating roof". Ae-plus.com. 31 October 2010. Retrieved 23 February 2013. 
  4. ^ "Renaultsport Announces UK Twingo R1 and R2 Trophies from 2012". Autoevolution.com. Retrieved 23 February 2013. 
  5. ^ a b "CONSTRUCTORS: RENAULT F1". Grandprix.com. Retrieved 17 October 2011. 
  6. ^ a b "Jean Redele". Grandprix.com. August 15, 2007. Retrieved 17 October 2011. 
  7. ^ "Viry-Châtillon: 30 years of innovation and expertise". Pitpass.com. December 12, 2006. Retrieved 17 October 2011. 
  8. ^ "Renault Manufacturer Profile & Rally History". Rallye-info.com. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2013. 
  9. ^ "Renault Sport signs up for the FIA European Rally Championship". Renault Group motorsport website. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2013. 
  10. ^ "Renault seals ERC partnership with Michelin and Elf". Renault Group motorsport website. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2013. 
  11. ^ a b "Jean-Michel Jalinier will replace Bernard Rey as Renault Sport F1 president". autosport.com (Autosport). November 8, 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2011. 
  12. ^ "Renault launches Renault Sport F1. Genii Capital and Group Lotus join forces in Lotus Renault GP". International press website of the Renault Group. Retrieved 7 October 2011. 
  13. ^ "RENAULT MAINTAINS ITS COMMITMENT TO F1 AND ANNOUNCES THE CREATION OF RENAULT SPORT F1". Renault. December 8, 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2011. 
  14. ^ "Sport Divisions in the Spotlight - Renault Sport". Autoevolution.com. Archived from the original on 24 February 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2013. 
  15. ^ "Renault Sport UK Race Calendar Finalised". Renault Sport UK. 12 November 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2013. 
  16. ^ a b "Renault Sport presentó su equipo de Super TC2000. Ahora se viene el de Rally?" (in Spanish). Rallynoticias.com. 16 January 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2013. 
  17. ^ "About". Renault Sport Italia. Retrieved 23 February 2013. 
  18. ^ TC2000 Historia tc2000.com.ar
  19. ^ Springbok Series classicscars.com
  20. ^ 24 Hours of Le Mans classicscars.com
  21. ^ Alpine (car) wikipedia.org

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