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{{Short description|2018 Formula One racing car}}
{{Racing car
{{Racing car
| Car_name = Renault R.S.18
| Car_name = Renault R.S.18
| Image = [[File:FIA F1 Austria 2018 Nr. 27 Hülkenberg.jpg|270px]]
| Image = FIA F1 Austria 2018 Nr. 27 Hülkenberg.jpg
|Image_size=270px
| Caption = The R.S.18, driven by [[Nico Hülkenberg]], during the [[2018 Austrian Grand Prix]].
| Caption = The R.S.18, driven by [[Nico Hülkenberg]], during the {{F1 GP|2018|Austrian}}
| Category = [[Formula One]]
| Category = [[Formula One]]
| Constructor = [[Renault in Formula One|Renault]]
| Constructor = [[Renault in Formula One|Renault]]
| Designer = {{ubl
| Designer = [[Bob Bell (motorsport)|Bob Bell]] {{smaller|(Chief Technical Officer)}}<br />[[Nick Chester]] {{smaller|(Chassis Technical Director)}}<br /> [[Naoki Tokunaga]] {{smaller|(Chief Transformation Officer)}}<br /> [[Chris Cooney]] {{smaller|(Engineering Director)}}<br /> [[Martin Tolliday]] {{smaller|(Chief Designer)}}<br>[[Simon Virrill]] {{smaller|(Project Leader)}}<br>[[Nicolas Hennel]] {{smaller|(Head of Aerodynamics)}}<br /> [[Pete Machin]] {{smaller|(Chief Aerodynamicist)}}
|[[Bob Bell (motorsport)|Bob Bell]] {{smaller|(Chief Technical Officer)}}
|[[Nick Chester]] {{smaller|(Chassis Technical Director)}}
|[[Naoki Tokunaga]] {{smaller|(Chief Transformation Officer)}}
|[[Chris Cooney]] {{smaller|(Engineering Director)}}
|[[Martin Tolliday]] {{smaller|(Chief Designer)}}
|[[Simon Virrill]] {{smaller|(Project Leader)}}
|[[Pete Machin]] {{smaller|(Head of Aerodynamics)}}
}}
| Predecessor = [[Renault R.S.17]]
| Predecessor = [[Renault R.S.17]]
| Successor = [[Renault R.S.19]]
| Successor = [[Renault R.S.19]]
| Team = [[Renault in Formula One|Renault Sport F1 Team]]
| Team = [[Renault in Formula One|Renault Sport F1 Team]]
| Technical ref = <ref name="Renault R.S.18">{{cite web|url=https://www.renaultsport.com/-formula-1-car-.html|title=New season for Renault Sport Formula One team with the Renault R.S.18|work=renaultsport.com|publisher= [[Renault Sport]]|date=20 February 2018|access-date=20 February 2018}}</ref><ref name="Renault RE18">{{cite web|url=https://www.renaultsport.com/renault-sport-formula-one-team-reveals-2018-challenger.html|title=Formula 1 - Press release - Renault Sport Formula One Team reveals 2018 challenger - renaultsport.com|work=renaultsport.com|publisher= [[Renault Sport]]|date=20 February 2018|access-date=20 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/132981/pirelli-to-introduce-new-softest-tyre-in-2018|title=Pirelli to introduce new softest-compound pink-walled F1 tyre in '18|last=Mitchell|first=Scott|date=12 November 2017|work=[[Autosport]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113112906/https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/132981/pirelli-to-introduce-new-softest-tyre-in-2018|archive-date=13 November 2017|url-status=dead|publisher=[[Motorsport Network]]}}</ref>
| Technical ref = <ref name="Renault R.S.18">{{cite web|url=https://www.renaultsport.com/-formula-1-car-.html|title=New season for Renault Sport Formula One team with the Renault R.S.18|work=renaultsport.com|publisher= [[Renault Sport]]|date=20 February 2018|access-date=20 February 2018}}</ref><ref name="Renault RE18">{{cite web|url=https://www.renaultsport.com/renault-sport-formula-one-team-reveals-2018-challenger.html|title=Formula 1 - Press release - Renault Sport Formula One Team reveals 2018 challenger - renaultsport.com|work=renaultsport.com|publisher=[[Renault Sport]]|date=20 February 2018|access-date=20 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/132981/pirelli-to-introduce-new-softest-tyre-in-2018|title=Pirelli to introduce new softest-compound pink-walled F1 tyre in '18|last=Mitchell|first=Scott|date=12 November 2017|work=[[Autosport]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113112906/https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/132981/pirelli-to-introduce-new-softest-tyre-in-2018|archive-date=13 November 2017|url-status=dead|publisher=[[Motorsport Network]]}}</ref>
| Chassis = Moulded carbon fibre and aluminium honeycomb composite monocoque
| Chassis = Moulded carbon fibre and aluminium honeycomb composite monocoque
| Front suspension = Carbon fibre top and bottom wishbones operate an inboard rocker via a pushrod system
| Front suspension = Carbon fibre top and bottom wishbones operate an inboard rocker via a pushrod system
| Rear suspension = Carbon fibre top and bottom wishbones with pull rod operated torsion bars
| Rear suspension = Carbon fibre top and bottom wishbones with pull rod operated torsion bars
| Engine name = Renault R.E.18 {{convert|1.6|L|cuin|0|abbr=on}}
| Engine name = [[Mecachrome]]-built and assembled Renault R.E.18 {{cvt|1.6|L|cuin|0}}
| Configuration = direct injection [[V6 engine|V6]] [[turbocharger|turbocharged]] engine limited to 15,000 [[Revolutions per minute|RPM]]
| Configuration = direct injection [[V6 engine|V6]] [[turbocharger|turbocharged]] engine limited to 15,000 [[Revolutions per minute|RPM]]
| Engine position = in a [[Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout|mid-mounted, rear-wheel drive layout]]
| Engine position = in a [[Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout|mid-mounted, rear-wheel drive layout]]
| Electric motor = Renault [[Kinetic energy recovery system|kinetic]] and [[Waste heat recovery unit|thermal]] energy recovery systems
| Electric motor = Renault [[Kinetic energy recovery system|kinetic]] and [[Waste heat recovery unit|thermal]] energy recovery systems
| Gears = Eight-speed [[semi-automatic transmission|semi-automatic]] [[sequential manual transmission|sequential]] titanium gearbox + 1 reverse gear
| Gears = [[Renault F1|Renault]] eight-speed [[semi-automatic transmission|semi-automatic]] [[sequential manual transmission|sequential]] titanium gearbox + 1 reverse gear
| Power =
| Power =
| Battery =
| Battery = [[Infiniti]] lithium-ion
| Length = {{convert|5480|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| Length = {{cvt|5480|mm|in|1}}
| Width = {{convert|2000|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| Width = {{cvt|2000|mm|in|1}}
| Height = {{convert|950|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| Height = {{cvt|950|mm|in|1}}
| Weight = {{convert|733|kg|lb|1|abbr=on}}
| Weight = {{cvt|733|kg|lb|1}}
| Track = {{ubl
| Track = Front: {{convert|1600 |mm|in|1|abbr=on}}<br>Rear: {{convert|1550|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
|Front: {{cvt|1600|mm|in|1}}
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| Tyres = [[Pirelli]] P Zero (dry) <br> Pirelli Cinturato (wet) <br> [[OZ Group|OZ]] [[Magnesium wheels#Forged Magnesium Wheels|forged magnesium wheels]]: 13"
|Rear: {{cvt|1550|mm|in|1}}
}}
| Tyres = {{ubl
|[[Pirelli]] P Zero (dry)
|Pirelli Cinturato (intermediate and wet)
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|[[OZ Group|OZ]] [[Magnesium wheels#Forged magnesium wheels|forged magnesium wheels]]: 13"
}}
|Clutch = [[AP Racing]] electro-hydraulically operated, carbon multi-plate
| Brakes = Carbon discs and pads with [[Brembo]] calipers and AP Racing cylinders
| Brakes = Carbon discs and pads with [[Brembo]] calipers and AP Racing cylinders
| Fuel = [[BP]]
| Fuel = [[BP]] Ultimate
| Lubricants = [[Castrol|Castrol EDGE]]
| Lubricants = [[Castrol]] Edge
| Drivers = 27. {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Nico Hülkenberg]]<br/>55. {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Carlos Sainz Jr.]]
| Drivers = {{ubl
|27. {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Nico Hülkenberg]]
|55. {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Carlos Sainz Jr.]]
}}
| Debut = [[2018 Australian Grand Prix]]
| Debut = [[2018 Australian Grand Prix]]
| Last_event = [[2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix]]
| Last_event = [[2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix]]
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The '''Renault R.S.18''' is a [[Formula One car|Formula One racing car]] designed and constructed by the [[Renault in Formula One|Renault Sport Formula One Team]] to compete during the [[2018 FIA Formula One World Championship]]. The chassis was designed by [[Nick Chester]], Chris Cooney, Martin Tolliday, and Pete Machin with [[Bob Bell (motorsport)|Bob Bell]] overseeing the design and production of the car as a chief technical officer and Rémi Taffin leading the powertrain design. The car was driven by [[Nico Hülkenberg]] and [[Carlos Sainz Jr.]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.fia.com/events/fia-formula-one-world-championship/season-2018/2018-f1-entry-list|title=2018 F1 Entry List|date=1 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201202904/https://www.fia.com/events/fia-formula-one-world-championship/season-2018/2018-f1-entry-list|archive-date=1 February 2018|url-status=dead|publisher=[[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile]]}}</ref> The car made its competitive debut at the [[2018 Australian Grand Prix]].
The '''Renault R.S.18''' is a [[Formula One car|Formula One racing car]] designed and constructed by the [[Renault in Formula One|Renault Sport Formula One Team]] to compete during the [[2018 FIA Formula One World Championship]]. The chassis was designed by [[Nick Chester]], Chris Cooney, Martin Tolliday, and Pete Machin with [[Bob Bell (motorsport)|Bob Bell]] overseeing the design and production of the car as a chief technical officer and [[Rémi Taffin]] leading the powertrain design. The car was driven by [[Nico Hülkenberg]] and [[Carlos Sainz Jr.]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.fia.com/events/fia-formula-one-world-championship/season-2018/2018-f1-entry-list|title=2018 F1 Entry List|date=1 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201202904/https://www.fia.com/events/fia-formula-one-world-championship/season-2018/2018-f1-entry-list|archive-date=1 February 2018|url-status=dead|publisher=[[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile]]}}</ref> The car made its competitive debut at the [[2018 Australian Grand Prix]].


==Design and development==
==Design and development==
Following Renault's return to the sport as a constructor in {{F1|2016}}, the team underwent a recruitment drive and began investing in its [[Enstone]] facilities. With the development of the R.S.18, the Enstone factory was expanded to accommodate the team's operations.<ref>{{cite news|title=Renault ‘almost 10 years’ behind on F1 return|url=https://www.speedcafe.com/2018/01/20/renault-almost-10-years-behind-f1-return/|work=[[Speedcafe]]|date=20 January 2018|access-date=17 February 2018}}</ref>
Following Renault's return to the sport as a constructor in {{F1|2016}}, the team underwent a recruitment drive and began investing in its [[Enstone]] facilities. With the development of the R.S.18, the Enstone factory was expanded to accommodate the team's operations.<ref>{{cite news|title=Renault 'almost 10 years' behind on F1 return|url=https://www.speedcafe.com/2018/01/20/renault-almost-10-years-behind-f1-return/|work=[[Speedcafe]]|date=20 January 2018|access-date=17 February 2018}}{{dead link|date=May 2024}}</ref>

== Competition history ==
[[File:2018 Spanish Grand Prix Sainz (6).jpg|thumb|left|Sainz racing in front of the home crowd at the {{F1 GP|2018|Spanish}}, he would go on to finish seventh]]
{{Main|2018 Formula One World Championship}}
The R.S.18 proved to be a vast improvement compared to its predecessor. By the end of the season, Renault finished 4th in the constructors' championship as "the best of the rest" with 122 points.

Hülkenberg's best result was fifth place in his [[2018 German Grand Prix|home race]], while Sainz's best was also fifth, which he achieved in the {{F1 GP|2018|Azerbaijan}}.

==Sponsorship and livery==
The R.S.18 sported a black and yellow livery, the yellow tone was brighter than the previous year. Sainz' personal sponsor, [[Estrella Galicia]] was present on the sidepods. The team also sponsored by [[La Liga]] football league.

At the [[2018 British Grand Prix|British Grand Prix]], the car ran with a special livery to promote the new film, ''[[Incredibles 2]]''. The red and yellow stripes were decorated across the fin.

==Later use==
In 2021, [[Fernando Alonso]] drove the R.S.18 in [[Alpine A521]] livery at the [[Circuit de la Sarthe]]. Later in the same year, a modified R.S.18 was used during testing of the 2022 tyre compounds after the [[2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix|Abu Dhabi Grand Prix]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Somerfield|first=Matthew|date=2021-12-15|title=The technology on show in Abu Dhabi F1 testing ahead of new-look 2022|url=https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/test-f1-testing-photos-2022/6885090/|access-date=2021-12-16|website=[[Motorsport.com]]|publisher=[[Motorsport Network]]|language=en}}</ref>


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==Complete Formula One results==
==Complete Formula One results==
([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]]) (results in '''bold''' indicate pole position; results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]]) (results in '''bold''' indicate pole position; results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
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Latest revision as of 01:21, 25 November 2024

Renault R.S.18
The R.S.18, driven by Nico Hülkenberg, during the Austrian Grand Prix
CategoryFormula One
ConstructorRenault
Designer(s)
PredecessorRenault R.S.17
SuccessorRenault R.S.19
Technical specifications[1][2][3]
ChassisMoulded carbon fibre and aluminium honeycomb composite monocoque
Suspension (front)Carbon fibre top and bottom wishbones operate an inboard rocker via a pushrod system
Suspension (rear)Carbon fibre top and bottom wishbones with pull rod operated torsion bars
Length5,480 mm (215.7 in)
Width2,000 mm (78.7 in)
Height950 mm (37.4 in)
Axle track
  • Front: 1,600 mm (63.0 in)
  • Rear: 1,550 mm (61.0 in)
EngineMecachrome-built and assembled Renault R.E.18 1.6 L (98 cu in) direct injection V6 turbocharged engine limited to 15,000 RPM in a mid-mounted, rear-wheel drive layout
Electric motorRenault kinetic and thermal energy recovery systems
TransmissionRenault eight-speed semi-automatic sequential titanium gearbox + 1 reverse gear
BatteryInfiniti lithium-ion
Weight733 kg (1,616.0 lb)
FuelBP Ultimate
LubricantsCastrol Edge
BrakesCarbon discs and pads with Brembo calipers and AP Racing cylinders
Tyres
ClutchAP Racing electro-hydraulically operated, carbon multi-plate
Competition history
Notable entrantsRenault Sport F1 Team
Notable drivers
Debut2018 Australian Grand Prix
Last event2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
RacesWinsPodiumsPolesF/Laps
210000

The Renault R.S.18 is a Formula One racing car designed and constructed by the Renault Sport Formula One Team to compete during the 2018 FIA Formula One World Championship. The chassis was designed by Nick Chester, Chris Cooney, Martin Tolliday, and Pete Machin with Bob Bell overseeing the design and production of the car as a chief technical officer and Rémi Taffin leading the powertrain design. The car was driven by Nico Hülkenberg and Carlos Sainz Jr.[4] The car made its competitive debut at the 2018 Australian Grand Prix.

Design and development

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Following Renault's return to the sport as a constructor in 2016, the team underwent a recruitment drive and began investing in its Enstone facilities. With the development of the R.S.18, the Enstone factory was expanded to accommodate the team's operations.[5]

Competition history

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Sainz racing in front of the home crowd at the Spanish Grand Prix, he would go on to finish seventh
Main article: 2018 Formula One World Championship

The R.S.18 proved to be a vast improvement compared to its predecessor. By the end of the season, Renault finished 4th in the constructors' championship as "the best of the rest" with 122 points.

Hülkenberg's best result was fifth place in his home race, while Sainz's best was also fifth, which he achieved in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Sponsorship and livery

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The R.S.18 sported a black and yellow livery, the yellow tone was brighter than the previous year. Sainz' personal sponsor, Estrella Galicia was present on the sidepods. The team also sponsored by La Liga football league.

At the British Grand Prix, the car ran with a special livery to promote the new film, Incredibles 2. The red and yellow stripes were decorated across the fin.

Later use

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In 2021, Fernando Alonso drove the R.S.18 in Alpine A521 livery at the Circuit de la Sarthe. Later in the same year, a modified R.S.18 was used during testing of the 2022 tyre compounds after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.[6]

Complete Formula One results

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(key) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Engine Tyres Drivers Grands Prix Points WCC
AUS BHR CHN AZE ESP MON CAN FRA AUT GBR GER HUN BEL ITA SIN RUS JPN USA MEX BRA ABU
2018 Renault Sport Formula One Team Renault R.E.18 P Hülkenberg 7 6 6 Ret Ret 8 7 9 Ret 6 5 12 Ret 13 10 12 Ret 6 6 Ret Ret 122 4th
Sainz 10 11 9 5 7 10 8 8 12 Ret 12 9 11 8 8 17 10 7 Ret 12 6

References

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  1. ^ "New season for Renault Sport Formula One team with the Renault R.S.18". renaultsport.com. Renault Sport. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Formula 1 - Press release - Renault Sport Formula One Team reveals 2018 challenger - renaultsport.com". renaultsport.com. Renault Sport. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  3. ^ Mitchell, Scott (12 November 2017). "Pirelli to introduce new softest-compound pink-walled F1 tyre in '18". Autosport. Motorsport Network. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017.
  4. ^ "2018 F1 Entry List". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 1 February 2018. Archived from the original on 1 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Renault 'almost 10 years' behind on F1 return". Speedcafe. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.[dead link‍]
  6. ^ Somerfield, Matthew (2021-12-15). "The technology on show in Abu Dhabi F1 testing ahead of new-look 2022". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 2021-12-16.


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