Editing Renault in Formula One (section)

==== 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.