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Renault celebrates F1 podium return
21 October 2020
STOP PRESS: Alonso drives F1 R.S.20!
As we went to press Fernando Alonso had just completed his first laps in a Renault F1 car for the first time in nine years.
21 October 2020
Fernando is in the Building!
Fernando Alonso has set foot back inside Renault’s Formula 1 factory at Enstone, UK for the first time in a decade as he begins preparing to for his 2022 return to the sport with the team.
21 October 2020
Mégane R.S. ‘TC4’ track car announced
Vuković Motorsport, the business behind the World Touring Car racing-spec Mégane R.S., has developed an outrageous looking ‘track day’ version of the car for customers in partnership with Renault Sport Cars.
21 October 2020
Renault Sport memories: 1990 San Marino Grand Prix
As the Imola circuit in Italy prepares to welcome back F1, we recall a very popular victory there 30 years ago – that of Riccardo Patrese, with Renault power.
21 October 2020
Christmas comes early for UK Renault Sport enthusiasts
The R.S. 300 and R.S. Trophy versions of the New Mégane are both now available to order in the UK.
21 October 2020
News in brief… October 2020
A glimpse at other Renault Sport news from both the UK and elsewhere around the world…
21 October 2020
Renault F1 team becomes Alpine for 2021
Renault’s Formula 1 team will switch to the Alpine name as of next year, still using Renault’s E-TECH hybrid engine.
28 September 2020
Clio Cup race debut
The first races for Renault Sport Racing’s New CLIO Cup race car have taken place, in France.
28 September 2020
Renault very close to first F1 podium since return
Renault’s fourth place in the latest Formula 1 Grand Prix of 2020 was the closest it has come yet to a podium result since returning to the sport.
28 September 2020
New CLIO Rally car gets European competition debut
An impressive 37 of Renault Sport Racing’s New CLIO Rally cars contested the opening round of 2020’s Clio Trophy championship in France.
28 September 2020
World TCR Mégane R.S. for Clio Champ Young
Two specially converted NEW Mégane R.S. machines competed in the opening rounds of this year’s World Touring Car series – one with 2019 Clio Cup UK Champion Jack Young at the wheel.
28 September 2020
Outrageous R.S. models in World RX action
No fewer than five independently run Renault Sport models – modified to 600bhp – are competing in 2020’s World Rallycross (WRX) Championship that finally got under way in August.
28 September 2020
News in brief… September 2020
A glimpse at other Renault Sport news from both the UK and elsewhere around the world…
28 September 2020
New Clio Cup UK postponed until 2021
Renault Sport Racing has confirmed that it has postponed its new CLIO Cup UK championship until 2021.
25 August 2020
Strong result for Renault in British F1 Grand Prix
Renault recently enjoyed one of its best results in Formula 1 in the five years since it returned to the sport with 4th and 6th place finishes for its drivers Daniel Ricciardo and Esteban Ocon.
25 August 2020
Fernando Alonso to return to F1 with Renault
Renault has caused major excitement in global sport by announcing its former double World Champion Fernando Alonso will make his return to Formula 1 with its team in 2021.
25 August 2020
Updates for New MEGANE R.S. 300 & Trophy variants
The record-breaking New MEGANE R.S. models have received an update with key specification changes across both New MEGANE R.S. 300 and New MEGANE R.S. Trophy variants.
25 August 2020
Renault F1 engineering used to design new medical device
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) techniques used to design the Renault R.S.20 F1 car have contributed to the development of an innovate new aerosol shield which protects hospital clinicians treating COVID-19 patients.
25 August 2020
Renault Sport launches new ‘Le Club R.S.’ on-line community
Renault Sport has launched a new dedicated online community for enthusiasts and owners of its cars and brand – Le Club R.S.
25 August 2020
UK enthusiasts invited to join in R.S. Days France celebrations
UK Renault Sport owners are urged to book now if they want to participate in an official R.S. Days event at the Paul Ricard circuit in France later this year.
25 August 2020
Ricciardo leaves Renault
The Renault DP World F1 Team will have a new driver in 2021 after Daniel Ricciardo announced he would be leaving the team at the end of 2020 season.
22 June 2020
Clio Cup UK publishes revised calendar
The new-look Clio Cup UK Championship has published a provisional, revised 2020 calendar to include seven events – five with the British GT Championship and two still overseas.
22 June 2020
Fans vote for Formula Renault’s greatest name
Renault Sport has asked fans to decide who the greatest driver ever is to have come out of its Formula Renault single-seater racing categories.
22 June 2020
F1 retro: Ayrton Senna’s first win with Renault
Astonishingly for many, it is 35 years ago, in pouring rain, since Ayrton Senna achieved his first Formula 1 grand prix victory – and he did it using Renault power.
22 June 2020
“There was a bullet in the tyre”
We are saddened to report that John Price, winner of numerous UK rallying titles in evocative Renault 5 Turbos, passed away recently aged 75. His son, Steve, recalls some fond memories.
22 June 2020
News in brief
A glimpse at other Renault Sport news from both the UK and elsewhere around the world…
22 June 2020
New European race & rally dates
Revised calendars for France’s Clio Trophy (rally) and Clio Cup (race) and the Formula Renault single-seater championships have been published.
22 June 2020
Ocon set to join elite club
When F1 eventually gets underway in 2020, Esteban Ocon will become the first French driver in 35 years to start a season as a full-time Renault driver and he has big boots to fill…
11 May 2020
40 years ago: it’s 2 for Arnoux!
The opening months of 2020 mark 40 years – yes, four decades – since Renault first led the Formula 1 championship standings thanks to back-to-back wins for its rising star Rene Arnoux.
11 May 2020
Click, watch, enjoy!
Daniel Ricciardo is always up for a fun challenge so watch him here ride a motorbike through his front door, make a pizza and then try to answer some fans’ questions.
11 May 2020
Kimi Raikkonen 2000
Unbelievably, it’s 20 years since Kimi Raikkonen won the Formula Renault UK title and then made history by taking an unprecedented leap straight into Formula 1.
11 May 2020
Latest video shows build of New CLIO competition car
Renault Sport has released a new video showing the build of its New CLIO competition car designated for use in racing, rallying and rallycross.
11 May 2020
News in brief
A glimpse at other Renault Sport news from both the UK and elsewhere around the world…
11 May 2020
What we found on the internet...
Punch the words ‘Renault Sport’ into your search engine and all sorts of wondrous things come up – here are a few of our favourites this past month.
11 May 2020
The Dutch Grand Prix going virtual
Renault DP World F1 Team will field an all Scandinavian driver line-up for the Virtual Dutch Grand Prix on Sunday 3 May with Renault Sport Academy Driver Christian Lundgaard partnered by 2003 World Rally Champion and Castrol ambassador Petter Solberg.
30 April 2020
Esteban Ocon presented with the new Megane R.S. Trophy-R
New Renault F1® Team Driver Esteban Ocon was welcomed to the team ahead of the 2020 Formula 1 World Championship season with an all-new Megane R.S. Trophy-R in a ceremony at L’Atelier Renault on Paris’s Champs-Elysées Paris in December.
2 April 2020
Covid-19: 2020 R.S. Days put on hold
Renault Sport regretfully announces that the 2020 R.S. Days programme is to be suspended until further notice due to the worldwide outbreak of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.
18 March 2020
New Clio Rally makes successful debut
After nine months of development and more than 10,000 kilometres of testing, New Clio Rally made its competitive debut with five cars in action at Rally Guanajuato Mexico.
16 March 2020
Caio Collet takes over in Valencia
2019 Formula Renault Eurocup rookie winner Caio Collet (R-ace GP) was quickest over the two days of pre-season collective tests at Circuit Ricardo Tormo. The Renault Sport Academy driver set the best time of 1:29.063s ahead of Michael Belov (M2 Competition) and Victor Martins (ART Grand Prix).
12 March 2020
Renault Sport Team Vitality blasts into Rocket League Championship Final, 2019
In retrospect, the Season 8 World Final of Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) was always going to come down to a shoot-out between Renault Sport Team Vitality and American juggernaut NRG Esports.
18 December 2019
From racetrack to road
