The RS series is a family of naturally-aspirated Grand Prix racing engines, designed, developed and manufactured jointly by

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for use in

Formula One Formula One (also known as Formula 1 or F1) is the highest class of international racing for open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The World Drivers' Championship, ...

, and used by Arrows,

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, Williams,

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, Lotus,

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, Benetton,

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, and

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, from until . The engines came in both the original

V10 A V10 engine is a ten-cylinder piston engine where two banks of five cylinders are arranged in a V configuration around a common crankshaft. V10 engines are much less common than V8 and V12 engines. Several V10 diesel engines have been pr ...

, and later V8

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s, and engine displacement ranged from to over the years. Power figures varied; from @ 12,500 rpm, to later over @ 19,000 rpm. The 2.4-litre ''RS26'' V8 engine, used in 2006, is one of the highest revving Formula One engines in history, at 20,500 rpm. Between and , the ''RS9'' engines were badged as

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Formula One engine specifications

Paris - Retromobile 2012 - Renault moteur F1 V10 - 001

Renault RS3 1994 Autosport International

Renault RS7 rear Donington Grand Prix Collection

Naturally-aspirated V10 engines

Naturally-aspirated V8 engines

Applications

* Williams FW12C * Williams FW13 *

Williams FW14 The Williams FW14 is a Formula One car designed by Adrian Newey, used by the Williams team during the 1991 and 1992 Formula One seasons. Overview The car was born out of necessity, as the 1989 and 1990 seasons had proven competitive for Willi ...

Williams FW14B The Williams FW14 is a Formula One car designed by Adrian Newey, used by the Williams team during the 1991 and 1992 Formula One seasons. Overview The car was born out of necessity, as the 1989 and 1990 seasons had proven competitive for Willi ...

Williams FW15C The Williams FW15C is a Formula One car designed by Adrian Newey and built by Williams Grand Prix Engineering for use in the 1993 Formula One World Championship. It was powered by a Renault V10 engine and driven by Frenchman Alain Prost and Bri ...

Williams FW16 The Williams FW16 is a Formula One car designed by Adrian Newey for the British Williams team. The FW16 competed in the 1994 Formula One season, with Williams winning the Constructor's Championship, and British driver Damon Hill finishing ru ...

Williams FW17 The Williams FW17 is a Formula One racing car designed by Adrian Newey, with which the Williams team competed in the 1995 Formula One World Championship. It was driven by Damon Hill, who was in his third year with the team, and David Coulthard, ...

Williams FW18 The Williams FW18, also known as the Williams-Renault FW18, is one of the most successful Formula One car designs of all time. It was designed by Adrian Newey and Patrick Head for the Williams F1 team for the 1996 Formula One season. The FW18s w ...

Williams FW19 The Williams FW19 was the car with which the Williams team competed in the 1997 Formula One World Championship. It was driven by Jacques Villeneuve, in his second year with the team, and Heinz-Harald Frentzen, who moved from Sauber to replace t ...

* Williams FW20 *

Williams FW21 The Williams FW21 was the car the Williams Formula One team used to compete in the 1999 Formula One season. It was driven by Ralf Schumacher, who had swapped from Jordan with Heinz-Harald Frentzen, and Alessandro Zanardi who had last raced in For ...

Benetton B195 The Benetton B195 is a Formula One racing car designed by Rory Byrne and Ross Brawn for use by the Benetton team in the 1995 Formula One World Championship. Overview On 23 August 1994, Renault announced they would be a works engine supplier to ...

Benetton B196 The Benetton B196 is a Formula One racing car with which the Benetton team competed in the 1996 Formula One World Championship. It was driven by the experienced pairing of Jean Alesi and Gerhard Berger, who both moved from Ferrari to replace dep ...

Benetton B197 The Benetton B197 is a Formula One racing car with which the Benetton team competed in the 1997 Formula One World Championship. There it was driven by Frenchman Jean Alesi and Austrian Gerhard Berger, who were both in their second season with th ...

Benetton B198 The Benetton B198 is a Formula One racing car with which the Benetton Formula One team competed in the 1998 Formula One season. It was driven by Giancarlo Fisichella, who had moved from Jordan, and Alexander Wurz, who was in his first full se ...

Benetton B199 The Benetton B199 is a Formula One racing car with which the Benetton team competed in the 1999 Formula One season. It was driven by Giancarlo Fisichella and Alexander Wurz, who were both in their second full seasons with the team. Laurent Red ...

Benetton B200 The Benetton B200 was the car with which the Benetton Formula One team competed in the 2000 Formula One season. It was driven by Giancarlo Fisichella and Alexander Wurz, both in their third season with the team. Hidetoshi Mitsusada was appointe ...

Benetton B201 The Benetton B201 was the car with which the Benetton Formula, Benetton team competed in the 2001 Formula One World Championship. It was driven by Italian Giancarlo Fisichella, who was in his fourth year with the team, and Briton Jenson Button, wh ...

* Renault R202 *

Renault R23 The Renault R23 is a Formula One car that competed in the 2003 Formula One season. The driver lineup were Jarno Trulli and Fernando Alonso who replaced Jenson Button who left for British American Racing. Design and development The chassis w ...

* Renault R24 *

Renault R25 The Renault R25 was the Formula One car entered by Renault in the 2005 season. The chassis was designed by Bob Bell, James Allison, Tim Densham and Dino Toso with Pat Symonds overseeing the design and production of the car as executive direct ...

Renault R26 The Renault R26 is a Formula One racing car, used by the Renault F1 team in the 2006 Formula One season. The chassis was designed by Bob Bell, James Allison, Tim Densham and Dino Toso with Pat Symonds overseeing the design and production of th ...

Renault R27 The Renault R27 is a Formula One racing car designed and produced by Renault for the 2007 Formula One season. The chassis was designed by Bob Bell, James Allison, Tim Densham and Dino Toso with Pat Symonds overseeing the design and production ...

Renault R28 The Renault R28 is a Formula One racing car, with which Renault F1 contested the 2008 Formula One season. The chassis was designed by Bob Bell, James Allison, Tim Densham and Dino Toso with Pat Symonds overseeing the design and production of ...

Renault R29 The Renault R29 is a Formula One racing car designed by the Renault F1 Team, with which they contested the 2009 Formula One World Championship (originally as ING Renault F1 Team, then, following loss of title sponsorship from the ING Group after " ...

Renault R30 The Renault R30 was a Formula One motor racing car designed and built by Renault for the season. The car was driven by Robert Kubica and rookie Vitaly Petrov. It was unveiled on January 31, 2010, at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia. Desig ...

Renault R31 The Renault R31 was a Formula One racing car designed by Lotus Renault GP for the 2011 Formula One season. The chassis was designed by James Allison (motorsport), James Allison, Naoki Tokunaga, Tim Densham and Dirk de Beer with Rob White (Formula O ...

* Lotus T128 *

Lotus E20 The Lotus E20 is a Formula One racing car designed and produced by the Enstone-based Lotus F1 Team for the 2012 Formula One season. The chassis was designed by James Allison, Naoki Tokunaga, Martin Tolliday and Dirk de Beer with Renault continu ...

* Lotus E21 *

Red Bull RB3 The Red Bull Racing RB3 is a Formula One racing car produced by Red Bull Racing for the 2007 season. It was the team's first Adrian Newey-designed car and used customer Renault RS27 engines, after the team's contract with Ferrari was transferred ...

Red Bull RB4 The Red Bull RB4 is a Formula One racing car with which the Red Bull Racing team competed in the 2008 Formula One season. Launch The RB4 is the team's second Adrian Newey-designed car; this car has had the help of Geoff Willis whom the team had ...

Red Bull RB5 The Red Bull RB5 is a Formula One racing car designed by the Red Bull Racing team for the 2009 Formula One season. It was driven by Sebastian Vettel, who drove for Red Bull's sister team Toro Rosso in the 2008 season, and Mark Webber. The car w ...

Red Bull RB6 The Red Bull RB6 is a Formula One motor racing car designed by Red Bull Racing for the campaign. It was driven by World Champion Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber and was launched on February 10 at Jerez. Vettel, who (since joining Scuderia To ...

Red Bull RB7 The Red Bull RB7 is a Formula One racing car designed by the Red Bull Racing team for the 2011 Formula One season. It was driven by defending champion Sebastian Vettel and Australian driver Mark Webber. The car was launched at the Circuit Rica ...

Red Bull RB8 The Red Bull RB8 is a Formula One racing car designed by Red Bull Racing which competed in the 2012 Formula One season. The car was driven by reigning World Drivers' Champion Sebastian Vettel, and Mark Webber, with former Scuderia Toro Rosso dri ...

* Red Bull RB9 *

Ligier JS37 The Ligier JS37 was a Formula One car designed by Frank Dernie and Gérard Ducarouge and built by the Ligier team for the 1992 Formula One season. The car was powered by the Renault in Formula One, Renault RS3 V10 engine and ran on Goodyear Tire ...

* Ligier JS39 *

Arrows A21 The Arrows A21 was the car with which the Arrows Grand Prix International, Arrows Formula One team competed in the 2000 Formula One World Championship. It was driven by Spaniard Pedro de la Rosa, in his second year with the team, and experienced ...

BAR 01 The BAR 01 (also known as BAR PR01) was the car with which the British American Racing Formula One team competed in the 1999 Formula One season, its inaugural year in the series after purchasing Tyrrell. It was driven by Jacques Villeneuve, the ...

Caterham CT01 The Caterham CT01 is a Formula One racing car produced by the British-based Caterham F1 Team which competed in the 2012 Formula One season. The car, designed under the leadership of the team's technical director Mike Gascoyne, chief designer Lew ...

Caterham CT03 The Caterham CT03 is a Formula One racing car designed by Mark Smith and Lewis Butler for the Caterham F1 team. It was used during the 2013 Formula One season, where it was driven by Charles Pic and Giedo van der Garde. The car was unveiled o ...

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, and

-badged engines.''

Renault RS Formula One engine World Championship results

*12 World Constructors' Championships. *11 World Drivers' Championships. *149 race wins. *160

pole positions In a motorsports race, the pole position is usually the best and "statistically the most advantageous" starting position on the track. The pole position is usually earned by the driver with the best qualifying times in the trials before the rac ...

. *409 podium finishes.

References

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