F1 Team Facts and Figures: Renault

LONDON (Reuters) -- Following are facts and figures about the Renault team ahead of the 2002 Formula One season:

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     Based: Enstone, England, and Viry-Chatillon, France.
     Team principal: Flavio Briatore, 51 (Born April 12 1950).
     Drivers:
     Jarno Trulli (Italy) 27 (July 13 1974)
     Jenson Button (Britain) 22 (January 19 1980)
     Test driver: Fernando Alonso (Spain) 20 (July 29 1981)
     Car: Renault R202, powered by 111 degree Renault V10.
     Tyres: Michelin.
     Technical director: Mike Gascoyne.
     Formula One record (As Renault from 1977 to 1985):
     Starts 123, wins 15, poles 31, fastest laps 18, points 312
     First GP entered: British, 1977
     First GP win: France, 1979, Jean-Pierre Jabouille (France).
     2001 season - raced as Benetton
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     Team history:
     1975 - Renault Sport established
     1977 - Formula One debut at Silverstone.
     1979 - First win at Dijon circuit in France.
     1983 - Renault and Alain Prost finish season as runner-up.
     1985 - Quit Formula One
     1989 - Return as engine supplier to Williams.
     1992 - Partner Williams to constructors' title/Nigel Mansell
to drivers' title.
     1993 - Williams constructors' title/Prost drivers' title.
     1994 - Williams constructors' title.
     1995 - Benetton constructors' title/Michael Schumacher
drivers' title.
     1996 - Williams constructors' title/Damon Hill drivers'
title.
     1997 - Williams constructors' title/Jacques Villeneuve
drivers'
          - Quit F1 as engine supplier.
     2000 - Bought Benetton team in March.
     2001 - Team competes as Benetton for final season.
     2002 - Returns to F1.
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     Season by season (year, standing, points, wins, drivers):
     1977 - no points (Jabouille)
     1978 - 12th, three (Jabouille)
     1979 - sixth, 26 (Jabouille/Rene Arnoux)
     1980 - fourth, 38 (Jabouille/Arnoux)
     1981 - third, 54 (Prost/Arnoux)
     1982 - third, 62 (Prost/Arnoux)
     1983 - second, 79 (Prost/Eddie Cheever)
     1984 - fifth, 34 (Patrick Tambay/Derek Warwick/Philippe
Streiff)
     1985 - seventh, 16 (Tambay/Warwick)

 

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