Renault Sport News
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Fernando Alonso to return to F1 with Renault
25 August 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
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
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
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
