Editing Renault (section)

===Formula One===
{{Main|Renault in Formula One}}
Renault introduced the [[turbocharger|turbo]] engine to Formula One when they debuted their first car, the [[Renault RS01]] at [[Silverstone Circuit|Silverstone]] in 1977. The Renault team continued until 1986. From 1989 Renault supplied engines for the successful [[Williams-Renault]] car.

Renault took over the [[Benetton Formula]] team in 2000<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2003/mar/03/formulaone.formulaone20033?INTCMP=SRCH |title=The Guardian 3 March 2003 |work=The Guardian|location=UK |access-date=6 January 2011 |date=3 March 2003}}</ref> for the [[F1 2001|2001]] season and renamed it [[Renault F1]] in [[F1 2002|2002]]. In [[2005 Formula One season|2005]] and [[2006 Formula One Season|2006]] the team won the Constructors' and Drivers' titles (with Fernando Alonso).<ref>{{cite news|last=Garside |first=Kevin |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/columnists/kevingarside/2370086/Question-mark-over-Renault.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/columnists/kevingarside/2370086/Question-mark-over-Renault.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=The Telegraph 21 December 2005 |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=UK |date=21 December 2005 |access-date=6 January 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref> At the [[2005 French Grand Prix]] [[Carlos Ghosn]] set out his policy regarding the company's involvement in motorsport:
: "We are not in Formula One out of habit or tradition. We're here to show our talent and that we can do it properly&nbsp;... Formula One is a cost if you don't get the results. Formula One is an investment if you do have them and know how to exploit them."

Renault powered the winning 2010 [[Red Bull Racing]] team, and took a similar role with its old team in December 2010, when it sold its final stake to the investment group [[Genii Capital]], the main stakeholder<ref>{{cite web|title=Renault F1 team to be renamed Lotus Renault GP in 2011 |url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/9267715.stm |first=Andrew |last=Benson |website=news.bbc.co.uk |date=8 December 2010 |access-date=11 September 2011}}</ref> since December 2009,<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.speed-magazin.de/index.php?topic=news/story&ID=19425&serie=formula1|title=Formula 1: Renault sells 75 percent to Genii Capital but stays in F1 as Renault|work=SpeedMagazin|access-date=20 January 2022|archive-date=20 June 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170620073524/http://www.speed-magazin.de/index.php?topic=news%2Fstory&ID=19425&serie=formula1|url-status=dead}}</ref> ending Renault's direct role in running a F1 team for the second time.<ref>{{cite news|last=Cary |first=Tom |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/8190138/Formula-one-rivals-Team-Lotus-and-Group-Lotus-square-up-in-escalating-war-of-words.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/8190138/Formula-one-rivals-Team-Lotus-and-Group-Lotus-square-up-in-escalating-war-of-words.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=', The Telegraph', 8 December 2010 |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=UK |date=8 December 2010 |access-date=6 January 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Renault bought the Enstone-based team for the 2016 season, rebranding it Renault.<ref name="RSPRRSPC">{{cite web|url=http://www.renaultsport.com/Renault-launches-comprehensive-Motorsport-programme.html|title=Renault launches comprehensive Motorsport programme|publisher=Renault Sport|date=3 February 2016|access-date=2 March 2016|archive-date=5 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405191553/http://www.renaultsport.com/Renault-launches-comprehensive-Motorsport-programme.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="F1RTN">{{cite web|url=http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/first-points-for-renault-team-after-f1-return-732684 |title=First points for Renault team after F1 return |publisher=Motorsport.com |date=1 May 2016 |access-date=30 August 2016}}</ref> In 2021, the team was renamed [[Alpine F1 Team]] and became part of the new Alpine business unit, with Renault retained as the engine nameplate. Renault will stop manufacturing F1 engines at [[Viry-Châtillon]] after the {{F1|2025}} season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Renault veut abandonner la Formule 1 : surprise et colère à Viry-Châtillon |url=https://nvo.fr/renault-veut-abandonner-la-formule-1-surprise-et-colere-a-viry-chatillon/#:~:text=L'annonce%20surprise%20de%20l,provoque%20aussi%20une%20forte%20indignation. |website=La vie ouvrière| date=6 August 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=MENACE DE GRÉVE A l'USINE ALPINE RENAULT F1 DE VIRY CHATILLON APRÉS L'ANNONCE DE L'ARRÊT DES MOTEUIRS F1 POUR… MERCEDES |url=http://www.autonewsinfo.com/2024/07/30/menace-de-greve-a-lusine-alpine-renault-f1-de-viry-chatillon-473055.html |website=auto news info}}</ref>