1985 Renault RE60
Team - Equipe Renault Elf
Pilot - Patrick Tambay
Constructor - Renault
Designer(s) -Bernard Dudot, Jean-Claude Migeot
Predecessor - RE50
Technical specifications:
Chassis -Carbon fibre monocoque
Suspension (front) -Forks / springs
Suspension (rear) -Forks / springs
Axle track
Front: 1,800 mm (71 in)
Rear: 1,650 mm (65 in)
Wheelbase - 2,800 mm (110 in)
Engine -Renault Gordini EF4B / EF15, 1,494 cc (91.2 cu in), 90° V6, turbocharger, mid-engine, longitudinally mounted
Transmission -Hewland with Renault casing, 5-speed manual
Weight - 540 kg (1,190 lb)
Fuel - Elf
Tyres -Goodyear
The Renault RE60 was a Formula One car designed by Bernard Dudot and Jean-Claude Migeot and was raced by the Renault team in the 1985 season. A modified version of the car, RE60B, was introduced at the French Grand Prix but this failed to generate any better results. The cars were driven by Patrick Tambay and Derek Warwick who had also driven for the team in 1984. The best results were 2 third places for Tambay in Portugal and San Marino, the 2nd and 3rd races of the season. Renault had decided that funding a Formula One team was not worth attempts developing technology for their road cars and the bad PR generated by their continuous failures to be competitive had been the final straw.
The car was an evolution of the RE50 raced by the team in the 1984 but proved less successful than its predecessor with Tambay scoring the last two podium finishes for the team that pioneered the turbo engine in Formula One back in 1977. While the team and the Renault turbo engine had ultimately been successful in winning races they had never won either the constructors nor drivers' championships in F1.
Pilot - Patrick Tambay
Constructor - Renault
Designer(s) -Bernard Dudot, Jean-Claude Migeot
Predecessor - RE50
Technical specifications:
Chassis -Carbon fibre monocoque
Suspension (front) -Forks / springs
Suspension (rear) -Forks / springs
Axle track
Front: 1,800 mm (71 in)
Rear: 1,650 mm (65 in)
Wheelbase - 2,800 mm (110 in)
Engine -Renault Gordini EF4B / EF15, 1,494 cc (91.2 cu in), 90° V6, turbocharger, mid-engine, longitudinally mounted
Transmission -Hewland with Renault casing, 5-speed manual
Weight - 540 kg (1,190 lb)
Fuel - Elf
Tyres -Goodyear
The Renault RE60 was a Formula One car designed by Bernard Dudot and Jean-Claude Migeot and was raced by the Renault team in the 1985 season. A modified version of the car, RE60B, was introduced at the French Grand Prix but this failed to generate any better results. The cars were driven by Patrick Tambay and Derek Warwick who had also driven for the team in 1984. The best results were 2 third places for Tambay in Portugal and San Marino, the 2nd and 3rd races of the season. Renault had decided that funding a Formula One team was not worth attempts developing technology for their road cars and the bad PR generated by their continuous failures to be competitive had been the final straw.
The car was an evolution of the RE50 raced by the team in the 1984 but proved less successful than its predecessor with Tambay scoring the last two podium finishes for the team that pioneered the turbo engine in Formula One back in 1977. While the team and the Renault turbo engine had ultimately been successful in winning races they had never won either the constructors nor drivers' championships in F1.
