Renault RE30

The Renault RE30 was a Formula One car designed by Bernard Dudot and Michel Têtu for the Renault team in the 1981 season, with the updated RE30B used in 1982 and the RE30C at the start of 1983. It used carbon fibre in parts of its construction and had distinctive aerodynamic kick-ups ahead of the rear wheels, and its turbocharged engine produced around 540 bhp with twin KKK turbochargers. It made its debut at the Monaco Grand Prix after the RE20 was used for the first five races of 1981. René Arnoux put it on pole position at the French Grand Prix, where Alain Prost took his first Grand Prix victory. With seven wins and sixteen pole positions, it was Renault's most successful car until Fernando Alonso's world championships of 2005 and 2006.