Renault R30


The Renault R30 was a Formula One motor racing car designed and built by Renault for the season. The chassis was designed by James Allison, Tim Densham and Dirk de Beer with Rob White leading the engine design. The car was driven by Robert Kubica and rookie Vitaly Petrov. It was unveiled on January 31, 2010 at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia.
At the, Renault introduced the F-duct on the R30, having been postponed since Silverstone due to inefficiency.
retired from the with an engine failure; his third consecutive retirement.

2010 Season

It was immediately obvious that the R30 was more competitive than the R29. Robert Kubica enjoyed a string of strong finishes early in the year and Renault established themselves as the main rivals of Mercedes for 4th in the Constructor's Championship. However, Renault had to settle for 5th by season's end but Kubica's and Vitaly Petrov's double-points-finish in the final race of the year capped off what was an encouraging season for the team which struggled so sorely in 2009.

Pirelli Test Car

A complete chassis was leased to Pirelli for the 2012 Formula One season, to be used by the tyre manufacturer as its test car. The car was tested by Jaime Alguersuari and Lucas di Grassi at several European racetracks, including Jerez, Spa, Monza and Barcelona.
The chassis continued to be used during the 2013 Formula One season.

Complete Formula One results

YearEntrantEngineTyresDrivers12345678910111213141516171819PointsWCC
Renault F1 TeamRenault RS27 V8BHRAUSMALCHNESPMONTURCANEURGBRGERHUNBELITASINJPNKORBRAABU1635th
Renault F1 TeamRenault RS27 V8Robert Kubica1124583675Ret7Ret387Ret5951635th
Renault F1 TeamRenault RS27 V8Vitaly PetrovRetRetRet711131517141310591311RetRet1661635th

Driver failed to finish the race, but was classified as they had completed >90% of the race distance.