| History |
| 1977 |
Renault
debut in F1 |
| 1978 |
Miss
first 2 races of season |
| 1979 |
At
a disadvantage, after rules change, stating that the teams must
run 2 cars. They have to run last years car. |
| 1980 |
Wins
some races, a title contender |
| 1982 |
Alain
Prost drives for the team |
| 1983 |
Prost
wins four races and finishes second in Championship |
| 1984 |
Loose
star driver to McLaren |
| 1985 |
Withdraw
as a manufacturer after a poor season |
| 1986 |
Supply
engines to Lotus, but withdraw altogether |
| 1989 |
Renault
return as an engine supplier, to Williams. over the next 8 years
they take five championships with Williams and one with Benneton. |
| 1996 |
Renault
announce that they are leaving F1 in 1997 |
| 2000 |
Benneton
announce that they have been taken over by Renault, and will bow
out after the 2001 season |
| 2001 |
Renault
has first season back with its new engine. Its revolutionary,
and starts poorly, but progresses towards the end of the
season. |
|
|
2001
Review |
| As
the season started it was clear that Renault had a way to go before
they equaled the success that they achieved in the mid 90s with
Williams.
The engine was revolutionary
and was still un-tested. However they chose to stick with it,
and towards the end of the 2001 season they were qualifying in the
top 10.
After the poor
showing in Melbourne many said that they would be battling with Minardi
for last place. But they surprised the pack by pulling 10
points out of the bag, putting the wind up Jaguar. |
