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| 2025 | Renault concludes its long-standing involvement as an engine supplier in Formula One, ending a 42-year period of participation in the sport. |
| September 29 2024 | Renault announced the end of its works engine programme, ceasing engine supply for Alpine after 2025 due to financial reasons and poor performance. |
| 2021 | The team was re-branded as Alpine, with Renault remaining as the engine manufacturer. |
| 2021 | Renault engines secured their final win with Alpine at the Hungarian Grand Prix. |
| 2020 | The team concluded their period as a full factory works team, with plans to transition and rebrand, signaling the end of this specific era of Renault in Formula One. |
| 2020 | Renault finished 5th in the World Constructors' Championship with 181 points. |
| 2020 | Daniel Ricciardo finished 5th in the World Drivers' Championship standings. |
| 2020 | Esteban Ocon finished 12th in the World Drivers' Championship standings. |
| 2020 | Esteban Ocon joins Renault on a multiple-year contract, replacing Nico Hülkenberg. |
| 2020 | At the Belgian Grand Prix, Renault finished 4th and 5th, scoring 23 points in a single race - their most ever as a constructor and their first fastest lap in a decade. |
| 2020 | Esteban Ocon secured a second-place finish at the Sakhir Grand Prix, his first podium and Renault's third of the season. |
| October 2020 | At the Eifel Grand Prix on the Nürburgring circuit, Daniel Ricciardo scored a third-place finish, marking Renault's first podium since Malaysia 2011. |
| July 2020 | Season start postponed until July due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2019 | Renault F1 Team finished 5th in the Constructors' Championship, struggling with reliability issues and aerodynamic performance. |
| 2019 | Renault was disqualified from the Japanese Grand Prix due to an illegal automatic brake balance changing system. |
| 2019 | Chassis Technical Director Nick Chester left the team, with Pat Fry and Dirk de Beer joining to address aerodynamic and technical challenges. |
| 2019 | Renault further refined their car design and team strategy, with Daniel Ricciardo joining the team to provide additional expertise and racing potential. |
| 2018 | The team continued to develop and showed gradual improvements in their overall performance, with drivers Nico Hülkenberg and Carlos Sainz Jr. helping to establish the team's competitiveness. |
| August 3 2018 | Daniel Ricciardo announced as joining Renault F1 Team on a two-year deal, partnering with Nico Hülkenberg for the upcoming seasons. |
| June 2018 | Red Bull announced they would switch to full-works Honda engines from 2019 onwards. |
| 2017 | Renault F1 Team finished the season in sixth place, scoring a total of 57 points. |
| 2017 | Carlos Sainz Jr. replaced Jolyon Palmer in the team, making his debut at the United States Grand Prix and finishing seventh while out-qualifying his teammate. |
| 2017 | Renault made significant investments in improving their team infrastructure and car performance, bringing in key technical personnel to rebuild their Formula One competitive capabilities. |
| September 2017 | Renault and McLaren announced McLaren would use customer Renault engines from 2018 to 2020. |
| January 11 2017 | Frédéric Vasseur left the Renault F1 Team following disagreements with team personnel, leading to management by president Jérôme Stoll and managing director Cyril Abiteboul. |
| 2016 | Renault bought back the Enstone-based team and re-branded it as Renault Formula One team. |
| 2016 | Renault power units used by Red Bull were badged as TAG Heuer. Red Bull GmbH renewed their contract for two more years, and Scuderia Toro Rosso returned to Renault power from 2017. |
| 2016 | Renault completes its first season back in Formula One, finishing ninth in the championship with 8 points. |
| October 14 2016 | Announcement that Nico Hülkenberg would join the Renault F1 Team for the upcoming season. |
| February 3 2016 | Renault unveils the R.S.16 testing livery and confirms its driver lineup: Kevin Magnussen and Jolyon Palmer as race drivers, Esteban Ocon as reserve driver, and Carmen Jordá as development driver. |
| 2015 | Red Bull unilaterally terminated their contract with Renault for 2016, citing poor performance of the Energy F1-2015 engine, but later renegotiated the agreement. |
| December 3 2015 | Renault officially purchases the Lotus F1 Team and confirms preparations for the 2016 Formula One season. |
| September 28 2015 | Renault Sport F1 announces a letter of intent to take over the Lotus F1 Team, signaling its return to Formula One as a full constructor team. |
| 2014 | Renault introduced the new 1.6-litre V6 turbocharged engine Energy F1-2014, facing significant problems with turbo unit and energy recovery systems during early tests. |
| 2014 | Renault engines won their last victory with Red Bull Racing at the Belgian Grand Prix. |
| June 21 2013 | Renault unveiled its new Energy F1 engine at the Paris Air Show, named after Renault's road car engines. |
| 2012 | Renault engines achieved wins at the Spanish Grand Prix and wins with Lotus at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. |
| 2011 | Renault sold its shares in the Enstone-based team but continued to use the Renault chassis name. |
| 2010 | Renault began a successful period as an engine manufacturer with Red Bull Racing, winning drivers' and constructors' titles. |
| 2010 | Renault sells its majority stake in the Formula One team to Lotus Group, transitioning to a primarily engine supplier role. |
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