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The full Passion Parade line-up
Winner of the 1902 Paris-Vienna street race, stretching
1,300km, under the control of Marcel Renault. He averaged
62.5kph on his way to victory, with the lightweight Type K
beating its more-fancied rivals on the steep roads. This led
to high sales of the Type K (10-14 hp models) the year after,
after it had passed this rigorous test of man and machine.
The formidable and reliable 4CV people’s car was developed
into a lighter version, the 1063, and would go on to win some
coveted pieces of silverware. From 1951 to 1954, the 4CV
1063 would win the Coupe de Alpes, the Liege-Rome-Liege,
the Tour de France, the Thousand Miles and the Le Mans 24
Hours in the competitive 750cc class.
The Shooting Star was Renault’s first attempt at the Land
Speed Record and was developed by Fernand Picard,
engine specialist Albert Lory and engineer, turned driver,
Jean Hebert. The gas turbine powered car took to the
Bonneville Salt Flats in the United States on September 5,
1956, breaking the land speed record with a peak speed of
306.9kph over 1km and 308.85kph over 5km.
The Dauphine proved to be a surprise package when
Automobile Club de Monaco made the famous Rallye Monte
Carlo tougher in the late 1950s. But in the snow, ice, rain and
night, the Dauphine, driven by Guy Monraisse, beat its other
302 competitors in the legendary event, making it known to
everyone and adding its place to motorsport fame.
The model on display is the only known survivor of the small
series of the 1,100cc Renault 8 Gordini registered from
5270 RV 75 to 5277 RV 75 and prepared by the competition
department.
The Renault 17 was the first Renault machine to win a race in
the United States at the World Rally Championship, driven by
Jean-Luc Therier in 1974.
Formula Renault was founded in 1968, and provided a
competition platform for aspiring racing drivers.
Renault opened the rules on Formula Renault single-seaters,
creating a 160hp Renault 12 Gordini engine, a strong gearbox
and 8”-10” wheels with racing tyres. Throughout its strong
history, the championship has developed racing legends
René Arnoux, Didier Pironi and Alain Prost, and still goes
strong today with four current Renault Sport Academy drivers
competing in the 2018 series.
The R.S.01 was Renault’s first Formula 1 entry in 1977 and
made its bow at the British Grand Prix. Nicknamed the ‘Yellow
Teapot’, the machine was the first V6 1.5 litre turbocharged
entry in the sport, developed and driven by Jean-Pierre
Jabouille.
A Le Mans 24 Hours winner in 1978, with Didier Pironi and
Jean-Pierre Jaussaud taking the wheel. The preparation for
this historic win began in 1973, when Alpine decided they
would return to high level circuit racing. After taking victory,
Renault announced the end of its Le Mans programme, and
would instead switch its focus to Formula 1.
Took victory in the 1982 Paris-Dakar rally with brothers
Claude and Bernard Marreau.
The RE40 is already familiar to Circuit Paul Ricard, having won
the 1983 French Grand Prix courtesy of Alain Prost. That year,
Renault narrowly missed out on winning the Formula 1 World
Championship with Prost adding a further three victories and
three podiums to his tally.
The original Renault 5 Turbo was launched in 1980, winning
Rallye Monte Carlo a year later with Jean Ragnotti, the first of
his three World Rally Championship victories.
Through further developments, the Tour de Corse model,
named after Ragnotti’s 1982 win, was released, producing
285hp.
One of six rally cars featuring in the parade and was used
extensively in the mid-1980s for Renault Sport’s World Rally
Championship programme.
The Renault 5 Alpine Group 2 was one of the first cars
produced in 1975 by the Renault Sport team and used front
wheel drive and a small, four cylinder, normally aspirated
engine. In the 46th Rallye Monte Carlo, Jean Ragnotti and Guy
Frequelin finished second and third, respectively, competing
with its Lancia, Fiat and Porsche rivals.
The Renault-powered Lotus E20 was the team’s entry for the
2012 Formula 1 season. Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean
would claim 10 podiums that year, with the former sealing a
Grand Prix victory, at Abu Dhabi.
Unveiled in 2014, the Renault Sport R.S.01 is the most
modern of the 17 cars in the parade, boasting a 3.8 litre, V6
twin-turbo engine and 550hp.
The Nervasport shot into the spotlight in 1934 when it
broke nine international records and three world records at
the banked Montlhery race circuit. Driver Lois Wagner drove
8,037km in just over 48 hours, averaging 167.45kph.
Renault Type K
Renault 4CV 1063
Renault Etoile Filante
Renault Dauphine MC
Renault 8 Gordini 1134
Renault 17 Group 5
Formule Renault MK15
Renault R.S.01
Renault A442 B
Renault 20 Dakar
Renault RE40
Renault 5 Turbo
Renault 11 Group A
Renault 5 Alpine Group 2
E20 (Renault V8)
Renault Sport R.S.01
Renault Nervasport
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