Editing Renault in Formula One (section)

=== Renault Sport Formula One Team and Renault F1 Team (2016–2020): The second Enstone era ===
{{Further|2016 Formula One World Championship|2017 Formula One World Championship|2018 Formula One World Championship|2019 Formula One World Championship|2020 Formula One World Championship}}

==== 2016 season: Struggles in first season back ====
[[File:Renault Sport F1 logo as of 2016.png|thumb|right|Renault Sport Formula One Team logo in 2016]]
[[File:Jolyon Palmer 2016 Malaysia FP2 1.jpg|thumb|left|250x250px|[[Jolyon Palmer]] driving for Renault at the [[2016 Malaysian Grand Prix]]]]
On 28 September 2015, Renault Sport F1 announced that a letter of intent between Renault Group and Gravity Motorsports which is owned by [[Genii Capital]] had been signed and over the following weeks a takeover transaction would be discussed for the [[Lotus F1|Lotus F1 Team]] (also known as [[Team Enstone]] which was previously owned by Renault until 2010) in hopes that the team would compete in the {{F1|2016}} season as Renault Sport Formula One Team in response to the collapse of Renault's relationship with [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]].<ref name="Lotus-Renault intent letter">{{cite news|url=http://www.renaultsportf1.com/F1-Signature-of-a-letter-of-intent-between-Renault-Group-and-Gravity.html |archive-date=29 September 2015 |title=Lotus-Renault letter of intent |work=Renault Sport F1 |date=28 September 2015 |access-date=28 September 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929214759/http://www.renaultsportf1.com/F1-Signature-of-a-letter-of-intent-between-Renault-Group-and-Gravity.html }}</ref> It was speculated that F1 veteran [[Alain Prost]], who drove for Renault from 1981 to 1983, could take a senior role in the team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12473/10009528/renault-have-confirmed-they-are-to-take-a-controlling-stake-in-lotus|title=Renault signs a letter of intent to buy a controlling stake in Lotus|website=Sky Sports|access-date=6 September 2020}}</ref>

On 3 December 2015, Renault announced that they had purchased the Lotus F1 Team and were preparing for the 2016 season with further information to be released in early 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lotusf1team.com/news-archive/renault-announces-return-to-formula-1-in-2016|title=Renault Announces Return to Formula 1 in 2016:Lotus F1 Team|date=7 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151207110424/http://www.lotusf1team.com/news-archive/renault-announces-return-to-formula-1-in-2016|archive-date=7 December 2015}}</ref> As Renault returned to Formula One as a full-works constructor team, [[Red Bull Racing]] was officially demoted to Renault's customer team and thus received [[TAG Heuer]] rebadging sponsorship from 2016 to 2018 seasons.

On 3 February 2016, Renault unveiled the testing livery for their 2016 car, the [[Renault R.S.16]], and confirmed [[Kevin Magnussen]] and [[Jolyon Palmer]] as its two race drivers, 2015 GP3 champion [[Esteban Ocon]] as its reserve driver, [[Carmen Jordá]] as its development driver, and that multiple drivers, including 2015 Formula Renault 3.5 champion [[Oliver Rowland]], [[Jack Aitken]], [[Louis Delétraz]] and [[Kevin Jörg]] are a part of its [[Renault Sport Academy|driver academy]]. Additionally, [[Bob Bell (motorsport)|Bob Bell]] (formerly of [[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Mercedes]], [[Marussia F1|Marussia]] and the previous incarnation of Renault) was confirmed as the team's chief technical officer and [[Frédéric Vasseur]] (of [[ART Grand Prix]]) as the new racing director.<ref>{{cite web|title=Renault launch 2016 car with Kevin Magnussen alongside Jolyon Palmer|url=http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12040/10154227/renault-launch-2016-car-with-kevin-magnussen-alongside-jolyon-palmer|publisher=Sky Sports|access-date=7 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207105530/http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12040/10154227/renault-launch-2016-car-with-kevin-magnussen-alongside-jolyon-palmer|archive-date=7 February 2016|date=4 February 2016}}</ref> Renault Sport F1 is mainly partnered with the [[Renault-Nissan Alliance]]. However it also has other sponsorships with partners including Bell & Ross, [[Devialet]], [[EMC Corporation|EMC]], [[Genii Capital]], [[Infiniti]], [[TotalEnergies|Total]], [[CD-adapco]], [[Microsoft]], [[Pirelli]], [[OZ Group|OZ Racing]] and [[Jack & Jones]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Introduction |url=http://renaultsport.com/Introduction.html?lang=fr |publisher=Renault Sport |access-date=7 February 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207105628/http://renaultsport.com/Introduction.html?lang=fr |archive-date=7 February 2016 }}</ref>

The team finished the season in ninth place with 8 points.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/2016.aspx|title=2016|website=www.statsf1.com|access-date=22 January 2019}}</ref>

==== 2017 season: Improved results ====
[[File:Renault Sport Formula One Team logo.svg|thumb|right|250px|The Renault Sport Formula One Team logo (2017–2018)]]
[[File:Nico Hulkenberg 2017 Malaysia FP2 1.jpg|thumb|left|[[Nico Hülkenberg]] driving for Renault at the [[2017 Malaysian Grand Prix]]]]
On 11 January 2017, [[Frédéric Vasseur]] left the team after disagreements with team personnel,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Noble|first1=Jonathan|title=Renault F1 team boss Frederic Vasseur resigns ahead of 2017|url=https://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/127706/vasseur-resigns-from-renault-f1-role|website=Autosport.com|access-date=11 January 2017|date=11 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Chinchero|first1=Roberto|last2=Noble|first2=Jonathan|title=Frederic Vasseur explains decision to leave Renault F1 team|url=https://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/127708/vasseur-explains-decision-to-leave-renault|website=Autosport.com|access-date=11 January 2017|date=11 January 2017}}</ref> therefore the team was managed by president [[Jérôme Stoll]] and managing director [[Cyril Abiteboul]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/38582110|title=Frederic Vasseur: Renault team principal leaves role|date=11 January 2017|newspaper=BBC Sport|access-date=17 February 2017|language=en-GB}}</ref>

On 14 October 2016, it was announced that [[Nico Hülkenberg]] would join the team for the {{F1|2017}} season.<ref name="Hülkenberg">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/37654765 |title=Nico Hulkenberg: Force India driver to join Renault for 2017 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=14 October 2016 |access-date=14 October 2016}}</ref> [[Kevin Magnussen]] later chose to leave the team to join [[Haas F1 Team|Haas]], with [[Jolyon Palmer]] remaining at the team for a second season,<ref name="Palmer">{{cite web |url=http://www.renaultsport.com/Renault-Sport-Formula-One-Team-retains-Jolyon-Palmer-for-2017.html/ |title=Renault Sport Formula One Team retains Jolyon Palmer for 2017 |publisher=Renault Sport F1 Team |date=9 November 2016 |access-date=9 November 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109235017/http://www.renaultsport.com/Renault-Sport-Formula-One-Team-retains-Jolyon-Palmer-for-2017.html |archive-date=9 November 2016 }}</ref> but was replaced by [[Carlos Sainz Jr.]] from the {{F1 GP|2017|United States}} onwards, after only one point scoring finish.<ref name="Sainz">{{cite web|url=https://www.renaultsport.com/renault-sport-formula-one-team-confirm-driver-change.html |title=Renault Sport Formula One Team confirms driver change |publisher=Renault Sport F1 Team |date=7 October 2017 |access-date=8 October 2017}}</ref> Sainz had a good debut at the United States Grand Prix, finishing seventh and out qualifying his teammate who retired from the race.<ref>{{cite web|title=Results|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2017/races/975/united-states/race-result.html|website=Formula1.com|publisher=Formula One World Championship Limited|access-date=28 October 2017}}</ref> The team finished the season in sixth place with 57 points.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/2017.aspx|title=2017|website=www.statsf1.com|access-date=22 January 2019}}</ref>

==== 2018 season: Best result in the Constructors' Championship ====
[[Nico Hülkenberg]] continued to drive for Renault in 2018 as he had signed a multi-year deal the year before.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/24227/10547823/nico-hulkenberg-joins-renault-for-2017-after-leaving-force-ind|title=Nico Hulkenberg joins Renault for 2017 after leaving Force India|work=Sky Sports|access-date=5 November 2017|language=en}}</ref> After joining the team mid-season in 2017, [[Carlos Sainz Jr.]] continued to drive for them in 2018. They finished 4th in the championship with 122 points.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/2018.aspx|title=2018|website=www.statsf1.com|access-date=22 January 2019}}</ref>

==== 2019 season: Ricciardo-era starts ====
[[File:Niko Hülkenberg-Renault-2019 (2).jpg|thumb|left|[[Nico Hülkenberg]] driving for Renault 2019]]
[[File:2019 Japanese Grand Prix Daniel Ricciardo (49028922797).jpg|thumb|right|[[Daniel Ricciardo]] driving for Renault at the [[2019 Japanese Grand Prix]]]]
On 3 August 2018, it was announced that [[Red Bull Racing]] driver [[Daniel Ricciardo]] would be joining the team on a two-year deal to partner Hülkenberg.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.renaultsport.com/daniel-ricciardo-joins-renault-sport-formula-one-team-from-2019.html |title=Daniel Ricciardo joins Renault Sport Formula One Team from 2019 |publisher=Renault Sport |date=3 August 2018 |access-date=3 August 2018}}</ref>

Plagued by reliability issues at the start of the season, and aerodynamic poor performance, the team finished 5th in the Constructors' Championship, failing to escape the midfield. Also of note was the [[2019 Japanese Grand Prix]], which the team was disqualified from as a result of their automatic [[brake balance]] changing system, which was deemed illegal.

At the end of the season, the team announced changes to the aerodynamic department of their team as a result of the [[Renault R.S.19|R.S.19]]'s failures. Chassis Technical Director [[Nick Chester]] would leave the team,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.renaultsport.com/nick-chester-technical-director-chassis-to-leave-renault-f1-team.html|title=Formula 1 – Press release – Nick Chester, Technical Director Chassis, to leave Renault F1 Team |website=Renault Sport|language=en|access-date=23 December 2019}}</ref> with former [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] and [[McLaren]] chassis engineer [[Pat Fry]] and former [[Williams Racing|Williams]] and [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] aerodynamicist [[Dirk de Beer]] to join the team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/146956/renault-signs-exmclaren-and-ferrari-man-fry|title=Renault F1 team signs ex-McLaren and Ferrari man Pat Fry|last=Cooper|first=Adam|website=Autosport.com|date=2 November 2019 |language=en|access-date=23 December 2019}}</ref>

==== 2020 season: Return to podium and final year of Renault F1 Team ====
Former [[Racing Point Force India]] driver and Mercedes reserve driver [[Esteban Ocon]] joined Renault for the 2020 season, on a multiple-year contract, replacing [[Nico Hülkenberg]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.renaultsport.com/esteban-ocon-joins-renault-f1-team.html|title=Formula 1 – Press release – Esteban Ocon joins Renault F1 Team |website=Renault Sport|language=en|access-date=23 December 2019}}</ref> The start of the 2020 season was postponed until July in response to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=F1 confirm 2020 Azerbaijan, Singapore and Japanese Grands Prix have been cancelled {{!}} Formula 1® |url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/f1-confirm-2020-azerbaijan-singapore-and-japanese-grands-prix-have-been.53mR0P305L9eUmDJXYOFoh |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=Formula 1® - The Official F1® Website |language=en}}</ref> In [[2020 Belgian Grand Prix|Belgium]], Renault finished 4th and 5th, scoring 23 points in one single race, their most in any race ever as a constructor and their first fastest lap for a decade.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2020 Belgian Grand Prix Facts & Stats: Renault take their first fastest lap for a decade {{!}} Formula 1®|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.belgian-gp-facts-and-stats-renault-take-home-biggest-ever-points-haul.1R7mU29xSut5FvF2vnOcaN.html|access-date=1 September 2020|website=www.formula1.com|language=en}}</ref> At the [[2020 Eifel Grand Prix|Eifel Grand Prix]] raced on the Nürburgring circuit, Ricciardo scored a third-place finish with his [[Renault R.S.20|R.S.20]], the team's first podium since Malaysia 2011. Ricciardo also scored a third-place finish at the [[2020 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix|Emilia Romagna Grand Prix]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/12101575/lewis-hamilton-equals-michael-schumacher-f1-wins-record-at-eifel-gp |title=Lewis Hamilton equals Michael Schumacher F1 wins record at Eifel GP |work=Sky Sports|last=Morlidge|first=Matt|date=11 October 2020|access-date=11 October 2020}}</ref> Ocon also scored a second-place finish at the [[2020 Sakhir Grand Prix|Sakhir Grand Prix]], his first podium and Renault's third of the season. Ricciardo finished 5th in the World Drivers' Championship standings, while Ocon finished 12th. Renault finished 5th in the World Constructors' Championship standings with 181 points.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-01-28 |title=2020 Classifications |url=https://www.fia.com/events/fia-formula-one-world-championship/season-2020/2020-classifications |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=Federation Internationale de l'Automobile |language=en}}</ref>

Renault was rebranded as [[Alpine F1 Team|Alpine]] for the 2021 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.renault-alpine-f1-team-2021.7eY84dCU9MythQjcYG8T45.html|title=Renault to rebrand as Alpine F1 Team in 2021|website=www.formula1.com|access-date=6 September 2020}}</ref>