The Renault RE40 was a Formula One racing car designed by Michel Têtu under the direction of Bernard Dudot, with aerodynamics by Jean-Claude Migeot, as Renault's car for the 1983 Formula One season. Ground effect had been banned, so it was built around a flat bottom with enlarged wings, and it was the first Formula One car with exhaust routing that increased the downforce created by the diffuser. It was also the first Renault chassis built entirely of carbon fibre, outsourced to Hurel-Dubois, and it housed the Renault Gordini EF1 turbocharged 1.5-litre V6, which produced a claimed 750 bhp in qualifying trim. Alain Prost took four wins and the car three poles, but turbocharger failures, including in the final round in South Africa, cost him the title to Nelson Piquet by two points. The Renault RE50 replaced the car in 1984.
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It was designed by Michel Têtu, under the direction of Bernard Dudot, and with aerodynamics by Jean-Claude Migeot, as Renault's car for the 1983 Formula One season.
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The Renault RE40 is a Formula One racing car.
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The RE40 was replaced by the first round of 1984 by the RE50.
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