Editing Renault in Formula One (section)

=== Return to naturally aspirated engines (1989–2013) ===
{{See also|Renault RS engine}}

==== Success with Williams and Benetton (1989–1997) ====
[[File:Williams FW14B (35029084126) (cropped).jpg|thumb|Renault secured its first titles in {{F1|1992}} with the [[Williams Racing|Williams]]-Renault FW14B.]]

Renault returned as a Formula One engine supplier in 1989 with the banning of turbocharged engines, in partnership with the [[Williams Racing|Williams]] team. The Viry factory produced the first [[Pneumatic valve springs|pneumatic valved]] 3.5 [[V10 engine]], the RS1, while other engine manufacturers supplied [[V8 engine|V8]] ([[Ford Motor Company|Ford]], [[Judd (engine)#Formula One|Judd]] and [[Yamaha Motor Company#Formula One|Yamaha]]), V10 ([[Honda in Formula One|Honda]]), or [[V12 engine|V12]] ([[Ferrari V12 F1 engine|Ferrari]] and [[Lamborghini V12#Formula One|Lamborghini]]) engines.<ref name=RS4 /> The Williams-Renault combination scored its first victory at the wet [[1989 Canadian Grand Prix]], with [[Thierry Boutsen]], and finished their initial season together with Boutsen winning the very wet [[1989 Australian Grand Prix]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.f1network.net/main/s107/st4064.php |title= Williams Team History 1989–1996 |publisher=F1network.net |access-date=1 December 2011}}</ref>

Williams had signs of promise for the next two years and by {{F1|1992}}, with the aid of [[active suspension]] and better engines, the Williams-Renault was a World Championship-winning car, winning over half of the races during the season, as its driver [[Nigel Mansell]] won the drivers' title.<ref name=RS4 /> Former customer team Ligier also resumed using the same works Renault engines as Williams in 1992.<ref name=RS4 /> The championship was won again by Williams in {{F1|1993}}, using the technologically advanced [[Williams FW15C]] car – the team had developed technology such as [[anti-lock brakes]], [[traction control]] and [[power steering]], along with using the RS5 engine with a redesigned intake and combustion.<ref name=RS4 /> [[Alain Prost]] won the Drivers' Championship after winning 7 of the 16 rounds, and his teammate [[Damon Hill]] won another three Grands Prix.

[[File:Michael Schumacher - Benetton B195 at the 1995 British Grand Prix, Silverstone (49704066181).jpg|left|thumb|[[Michael Schumacher]] driving a [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]]-Renault B195 at the [[1995 British Grand Prix]]]]

{{F1|1994}} saw Williams driver [[Ayrton Senna]] killed at the [[1994 San Marino Grand Prix]], which left the Brazilian's inexperienced teammate [[Damon Hill]] as team leader. Hill was 37 points behind Championship leader [[Michael Schumacher]] by the [[1994 French Grand Prix|French Grand Prix]], but had managed to close the gap down to 1 point before the last race in [[1994 Australian Grand Prix|Adelaide]]. The two drivers collided controversially and retired from the race, making Schumacher the Drivers' Champion while Williams retained the Constructors' Championship.

[[File:Jacques Villeneuve 1996.jpg|thumb|right|[[Jacques Villeneuve]]'s Williams-Renault in {{F1|1996}}. He would win the {{F1|1997}} title using a Renault-powered car.]]

In 1995 engine regulations reduced maximum engine displacement to three litres, with Renault adapting the RS7, making it lighter and featuring a fly-by-wire throttle. [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]] acquired Ligier's Renault engines for {{F1|1995}} and their driver, Michael Schumacher, managed to successfully defend his drivers' title by 33 points from his nearest rival, Damon Hill. Benetton won the constructors' title by 29 points, winning 11 races during the season. Williams won the next two seasons in both the drivers' and Constructors' Championship with Damon Hill winning the title in {{F1|1996}} and [[Jacques Villeneuve]] in {{F1|1997}}. Schumacher and other Benetton staff left for Ferrari in 1996, and the team finished in the third position for both years.

==== Initial end of factory Renault engines, Mecachrome and Supertec (1998–2000) ====
{{See also|Mecachrome|Supertec}}
Renault left the F1 again at the end of 1997, and evolutions of its last engine, the RS9, were still used by many teams during the following seasons.<ref name=RS4 /> Renault continued working with [[Mecachrome]], which paid for development of the engines,<ref name=Mec /> and supplied them to Williams under the Mecachrome name.<ref name="RS5">{{cite web|url= http://www.statsf1.com/en/moteur-mecachrome.aspx |title= Engine Mecachrome |publisher=STATSF1.com |access-date=17 October 2011}}</ref> Benetton continued to use the engines under the [[Playlife]] brand until 2000, although only achieved several podiums during this time. [[Flavio Briatore]]'s company [[Supertec]] distributed the engines from 1999,<ref name="St">{{cite web|title=Supertec|url=http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/eng-super.html|work=Grandprix.com|publisher=Inside F1|access-date=4 February 2012}}</ref> with Williams and [[British American Racing|BAR]] using them under the Supertec name that year, and the [[Arrows F1|Arrows]] cars using them in 2000, while Benetton used them under the Playlife name in 1999 and 2000.<ref name=RS6 /> Although on a few occasions points were scored, ultimately the engines were not successful under Supertec's control, subsequently all but one team moved to another supplier after one season.<ref name=St /><ref name="RS6">{{cite web|url=http://www.statsf1.com/en/moteur-supertec.aspx |title= Engine Supertec |publisher=STATSF1.com |access-date=17 October 2011}}</ref>

==== Return to customer supply with Red Bull Racing yields title success (2007–2010) ====
After Renault purchased the Benetton team, they did not supply customer engines until {{F1|2007}}, when they signed an agreement with [[Red Bull Racing]] on 15 September 2006. Red Bull were a midfield team during the first two years of the partnership, before a change in regulations for the {{F1|2009}} season allowed Red Bull to claim their first victory at the {{F1 GP|2009|Chinese}}.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2009/04/19/vettel-leads-webber-in-red-bull-one-two-chinese-grand-prix/ |title=Vettel leads Webber in Red Bull one-two (Chinese Grand Prix review) |publisher=F1fanatic.co.uk|date=19 April 2009 |access-date=1 December 2011}}</ref> Drivers [[Sebastian Vettel]] and [[Mark Webber (racing driver)|Mark Webber]] took five further victories that year to allow the team to finish second in the Constructors' Championship. In 2010, Vettel and Red Bull won both championships, making it the ninth title for a Renault engine, and the first for the RS27.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.media.renault.com/download/media/specialfile/12375_1_5.aspx |title=Renault Engines Secure Ninth F1 Constructors' Title |publisher=Renault |date=8 November 2010 |access-date=1 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406065838/http://www.media.renault.com/download/media/specialfile/12375_1_5.aspx |archive-date=6 April 2012 }}</ref>

==== Further title successes as an engine supplier with Red Bull Racing (2011–2013) ====
[[File:F1 2013 Jerez test - Red Bull 3.jpg|thumb|right|In {{F1|2013}}, [[Sebastian Vettel]] won his fourth title in the Renault-powered [[Red Bull RB9]].]]
[[File:Logo Renault Sport F1.png|thumb|right|The logo used by Renault Sport F1, the official supplier of Renault Formula One engines, between 2011 and 2015]]
At the end of 2010, when Renault sold their remaining stake in the Enstone-based Formula One team, the engine operations at [[Viry-Châtillon]] were formed into a subsidiary known as Renault Sport F1.<ref name="RS7">{{cite web|url=http://www.renault.com/SiteCollectionDocuments/Communiqu%C3%A9%20de%20presse/en-EN/Pieces%20jointes/24182_20101208_CP_F1_GBdef_EB14F39F.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111193610/http://www.renault.com/SiteCollectionDocuments/Communiqu%C3%A9%20de%20presse/en-EN/Pieces%20jointes/24182_20101208_CP_F1_GBdef_EB14F39F.pdf|archive-date=11 November 2013 |title=Renault maintains its commitment to F1 and announces the creation of Renault Sport F1|publisher=Renault|date=8 December 2010 |access-date=17 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.renaultsportf1.com/Nouvelle-traduction-Histoire.html |title=Renanult History |access-date=3 October 2011 |publisher=Renault Sport F1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228091419/http://www.renaultsportf1.com/Nouvelle-traduction-Histoire.html |archive-date=28 December 2013 }}</ref> Renault Sport F1 continued to supply engines to their former works team and Red Bull, and expanded their customers to [[Team Lotus (2010–2011)|Lotus Racing]] at the end of 2010.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.lotusracing.my/news/renault-engine-partnership.aspx |title=Renault Engine Partnership |date=5 November 2010 |access-date=16 November 2010 |work=lotusracing.my |publisher=[[Team Lotus (2010–11)|Lotus Racing]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Lotus confirms 2011 Renault engines |url=http://www.f1technical.net/news/15631 |work=F1 Technical |date=5 November 2010 |access-date=4 February 2012}}</ref> As a result of Renault's full-constructor team being rebranded to Lotus Renault GP, Red Bull Racing was officially promoted to Renault's full-works partnership team and thus received free engines from Renault and thanks to [[Infiniti]] sponsorship.<ref>{{cite web|title=Red Bull get budget boost through Infiniti link-up|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/9409120.stm|work=bbc.co.uk|publisher=BBC Sport|date=1 March 2011|accessdate=1 March 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Red Bull now Renault's works team – Horner|url=http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-red-bull-now-renault-s-works-team-horner/411557/|work=motorsport.com|date=15 September 2011|accessdate=15 September 2011}}</ref> Red Bull again won both titles in {{F1|2011}}, the [[Red Bull RB7]] being unmatched by their opponents, and gained 18 pole positions throughout the season. Vettel held the championship lead from the first race in [[2011 Australian Grand Prix|Australia]], and finished in first or second position in each Grand Prix until his home race at Germany, where he ended in fourth. He then resumed his podium run, with the exception of one retirement, until the end of the season, while Webber finished behind until the final two races.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/oct/09/sebastian-vettel-wins-world-title|title=Sebastian Vettel secures back-to-back F1 world titles in Japan|date=9 October 2011|work=[[The Guardian]]|first=Giles|last=Richards|access-date=10 October 2011}}</ref> In 2012, the Red Bull team<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/104394 |title=US GP: Third title a dream come true for Red Bull |last=Noble |first=Jonathan |work=Autosport.com|publisher=Haymarket Media |date=19 November 2012 |access-date=25 November 2012}}</ref> and Sebastian Vettel<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/104571 |title=Brazilian GP: Vettel is champion as Button wins thrilling race |last=Beer |first=Matt |work=Autosport.com |publisher=Haymarket Media |date=25 November 2012 |access-date=25 November 2012}}</ref> were able to achieve both championships for a third time, despite the fact the [[Red Bull RB8|RB8]] car did not enjoy the dominance of the previous season and suffered some reliability problems related to the RS27's [[Alternator (auto)|alternator]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/104395 |title=US GP: Christian Horner concedes alternator problems are a worry |last=Noble |first=Jonathan |work=Autosport.com |publisher=Haymarket Media |date=19 November 2012 |access-date=25 November 2012}}</ref> That year, Williams returned to its association with Renault, signing a deal to receive the RS27 engines until the end of 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/92843|title=Williams to run Renault engines again|first=Matt|last=Beer|work=Autosport.com|publisher=Haymarket Media|date=4 July 2011|access-date=6 February 2012}}</ref> Red Bull came back to a dominant pace in the 2013 season and both the team and Sebastian Vettel secured their fourth consecutive title at the [[2013 Indian Grand Prix]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/24691160 |last=Benson |first=Andrew |title=Sebastian Vettel wins fourth F1 world title at the Indian GP |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=27 October 2013 |access-date=11 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111105349/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/24691160 |archive-date=11 November 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2013/10/27/red-bull-are-constructors-champions-for-fourth-time/ |last=Collantine |first=Keith |title=Red Bull win constructors' title for fourth time |publisher=F1fanatic.co.uk |date=27 October 2013 |access-date=11 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030040515/http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2013/10/27/red-bull-are-constructors-champions-for-fourth-time/ |archive-date=30 October 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>