The Renault RS10 was a Formula One car developed for the 1979 season, and it became the first turbocharged car to win a Grand Prix. François Castaing, Michel Têtu and Marcel Hubert designed it, building on the much-maligned RS01, and it used a Renault Gordini twin-turbo 1.5 litre V6, a 6-speed transmission and a completely new ground effect chassis. It was introduced a third of the way through the 1979 season at the Spanish Grand Prix, with one car for Jean-Pierre Jabouille, and a second car for René Arnoux arrived at Monaco, where twin turbochargers were used for the first time. Despite frequent reliability problems it took five pole positions in the last eight races of the season, and Jabouille won the French Grand Prix at Dijon-Prenois, its only victory. Its success pushed other teams towards turbocharged engines in the 1980s.
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The RS10 was finally built in 1979 as a serious contender with a Renault Gordini twin-turbo 1.5-litre V6.
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The Renault RS10 was a Formula 1 car developed to compete in the 1979 Formula One season
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The RS10 was finally built in 1979 as a serious contender with a Renault Gordini twin-turbo 1.5-litre V6.
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