Editing Renault in Formula One (section)

==== 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>