Renault Sport

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A Renault MéganeTC2000 touring car.
A Renault MéganeTC2000 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.

Actual Renault's Formula One team, Renault F1 in the 2000s, is not a part of Renault Sport though active in Formula One until the 1990s.

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[edit] Organisation

  • 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.
  • Equal shareholder in SMA; 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.
Renault Sport articulated lorrys with extended tents, representing Renault at Silverstone for the Renault World Series.

[edit] Championships

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

[edit] Renault in motorsport

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

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ TC2000 Historia tc2000.com.ar
  2. ^ Springbok Series classicscars.com
  3. ^ 24 Hours of Le Mans classicscars.com
  4. ^ [1] wikipedia.org

[edit] External links