The Renault corporation was founded on December 24, 1898 as Société Renault Frères (Renault Brothers Society) by Louis Renault and his brothers Marcel and Fernand. Louis was a brilliant young engineer who had already designed and built several prototypes before joining his brothers, who had honed their skills working for their father's textile company. While Louis took care of design and production, while Marcel and Fernand managed the business. The first car was the Renault Voiturette 1CV, sold to a friend of Louis' father after giving it a test drive on December 24, 1898. In 1903, Renault began manufacturing its own engines. Until then, I had bought them from De Dion-Bouton. The first large-volume sale occurred in 1905, when the Société des Automobiles de Place purchased Renault AG1 automobiles to establish a fleet of taxis. These vehicles were later used by the French military to transport troops during World War I, earning them the nickname "Taxi de la Marne." By 1907, a significant percentage of London and Paris taxis had been built by Renault. The manufacturer was also the best-selling foreign brand in New York between 1907 and 1908. In 1908, the company produced 3,575 units, becoming the largest automobile manufacturer in the country.
Renault is a French manufacturer of automobiles, commercial and racing vehicles. It is the founding brand of Groupe Renault, a conglomerate of automotive companies that also includes in its shareholding the brands Alpine (100%), Dacia (99.43%) and Samsung (52%), while being a majority member of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi global alliance (44%). In 1986, the French government considered privatizing it and in 1996 Renault was already partially privatized. In January 2001, the manufacturer sold its industrial division Renault Véhicules Industriels to AB Volvo (no longer related to Volvo Cars, now owned by Geely), which renamed it Renault Trucks (Renault trucks) in 2002, becoming its majority shareholder. , until the sale of its share package in 2010. He has been recognized with numerous awards for his vehicles: once Motor Trend Car of the Year in the United States, six times Car of the Year in Europe, nine times Car of the Year in Spain, three times Autobest Car of the Year in Russia, Poland, Turkey or twice Car of the Year in Ireland and Denmark. He has competed on countless occasions as a constructor in Formula 1 from 1977 to 1985, a period in which he developed and introduced engines equipped with turbochargers in said discipline and, again, from 2002 to the present. During the years in which Renault did not compete as a manufacturer, it has dedicated itself to supplying engines to various teams, achieving notable successes with Benetton and Williams Racing, achieving the title as supplier between 1992 and 1997. In 2005 and 2006 it won the constructors' world championship.
Renault in Formula 1 1995 Formula 1 engine He has participated on several occasions in Formula 1. His first team was born in 1977 and dissolved in 1985. Equipe Renault Elf was what it was called in that first period and returned with the traditional name of Renault F1 Team from 2002, after acquiring to Benetton Formula, which in turn bought the Toleman team in 1986. This period was the most successful, since Renault won both the Drivers' Championship and the Constructors' Championship with Fernando Alonso in 2005 and 2006. On the other hand, it did not participate as a team between 1986-2001 and 2012-2015, but it has supplied engines to other constructors, achieving several championships. It has always competed as a French team, except in 2011, when it did so under the British flag. In 2010 he sold 75% of the team to Genii Capital, making it participate in 2011 under the commercial name of Lotus Renault GP and announcing the creation of Renault Sport F1 for the supply of engines and technology, which continued to control 25% of the team. . In 2012, Genii Capital requested the name change of the team on the entry list, after Proton Holdings Berhad, owner of the Lotus brand, took control of the team in 2012, renaming it Lotus F1 Team. In 2016, Renault would once again have its own team under the name of Renault Sport Formula One Team. Since the 2021 season, the team competes under the name Alpine F1 Team and with Renault supplying engines only to this team.
