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| Renault R30 | |
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| Race Car | |
| Category | Formula One |
| Constructor | Renault |
| Chassis | Moulded carbon fibre and aluminium honeycomb composite monocoque, with engine incorporated as a fully-stressed member |
| Suspension (front) | Carbon fibre double wishbone, operating inboard torsion bar and damper units via a pushrod system |
| Suspension (rear) | Same as front |
| Engine | Renault RS27-2010 2,400 cc (146.5 cu in) 90° V8, limited to 18,000 RPM naturally aspirated mid-mounted |
| Power | >750 hp @ 18,000 rpm |
| Transmission | Seven-speed semi-automatic titanium gearbox with reverse gear "Quickshift" system |
| Fuel | Total |
| Tyres | Bridgestone Potenza OZ Wheels (front and rear): 13" |
| Notable entrants | Renault F1 Team |
| Notable drivers | 11. Robert Kubica 12. Vitaly Petrov |
| Debut | 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix |
| Races competed | 19 |
| Race victories | 0 |
| Constructors' Championships | 0 |
| Drivers' Championships | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 2 |
| Designer | Bob Bell (Managing Director) James Allison (Technical Director) Naoki Tokunaga (Deputy Technical Director) Tim Densham (Chief Designer) [1] Martin Tolliday (Project Leader) Robin Tuluie (Head of R&D) Jarrod Murphy (Head of CFD) Dirk de Beer (Head of Aerodynamics)[1] Mike Elliott (Chief Aerodynamicist) Rob White (Engine Technical Director) |
The Renault R30 was a Formula One motor racing car designed and built by Renault for the 2010 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.[2]
Design[]
The chassis was designed by James Allison, Naoki Tokunaga, Tim Densham, Martin Tolliday, Jarrod Murphy, Mike Elliott and Dirk de Beer with Rob White leading the engine design.
At the Belgian Grand Prix, Renault introduced the F-duct on the R30,[3] having been postponed since Silverstone due to inefficiency.[4]
Vitaly Petrov retired from the Malaysian Grand Prix with an engine failure; his third consecutive retirement.
Season summary[]
It was immediately obvious that the R30 was more competitive than the R29. Robert Kubica enjoyed a string of strong finishes early in the year and Renault established themselves as the main rivals of Mercedes for 4th in the Constructor's Championship. However, Renault had to settle for 5th by season's end but Kubica's and Vitaly Petrov's double-points-finish in the final race of the year capped off what was an encouraging season for the team which struggled so sorely in 2009.
Aftermath[]
Pirelli test car[]
2012[]
A complete chassis was leased to Pirelli for the 2012 Formula One season, to be used by the tyre manufacturer as its test car. The car was tested by Jaime Alguersuari and Lucas di Grassi at several European racetracks, including Jerez, Spa, Monza and Barcelona.
2013[]
The chassis continued to be used during the 2013 Formula One season.
Complete Formula One results[]
(key) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Points | WCC |
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| 2010 | Renault F1 Team | Renault RS27 V8 | B | BHR | AUS | MAL | CHN | ESP | MON | TUR | CAN | EUR | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | SIN | JPN | KOR | BRA | ABU | 163 | 5th | |
| Robert Kubica | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 3 | 8 | 7 | Ret | 5 | 9 | 5 | ||||||
| Vitaly Petrov | Ret | Ret | Ret | 7 | 11 | 13† | 15 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 16 | 6 |
† Driver failed to finish the race, but was classified as they had completed >90% of the race distance.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration' not found.
- ↑ Elizalde, Pablo (2010-01-31). "Renault reveals the R30, confirms Petrov". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81147.
- ↑ English, Steven; Noble, Jonathan (2010-08-30). "Renault delighted by F-duct performance". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/86279.
- ↑ "No F-Duct For Renault". PaddockTalk.com (Paddock Talk). 2010-07-08. http://paddocktalk.com/news/html/story-139824.html.
Gallery[]
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