Renault R23

The Renault R23 is a Formula One car that competed in the 2003 Formula One season. The driver lineup were Jarno Trulli and Fernando Alonso who replaced Jenson Button who left for British American Racing.

The team started at pole at the 2003 Malaysian Grand Prix. Later the team won the 2003 Hungarian Grand Prix, the first time Renault had won a Grand Prix since the 1983 Austrian Grand Prix. Renault was innovative during this period producing non-standard designs such as the 111° 10-cylinder engine for the 2003 RS23 which was designed to effectively lower the center of gravity of the engine and thus improve the car's handling. This eventually proved too unreliable and heavy, so Renault returned to a 72 degree vee angle with the following year's R24.

Eventually the team finished fourth in the constructors' championship with 88 points.

Renault in Formula One
Personnel
1977–1985
Bernard Dudot
Jean Sage
Michel Tétu
2002–2011
James Allison
Bob Bell
Éric Boullier
Flavio Briatore
Jean-François Caubet
Alain Dassas
Tim Densham
Patrick Faure

Mike Gascoyne
Gerard Lopez
Steve Nielsen
Alan Permane
Bernard Rey
Pat Symonds
Dino Toso
Rob White
John Wickham
Notable drivers
1977–1985
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
René Arnoux
Alain Prost
Eddie Cheever
Derek Warwick
Patrick Tambay
2002–2011
Jacques Villeneuve
Heikki Kovalainen
Nick Heidfeld
Jenson Button
Giancarlo Fisichella

Jarno Trulli
Robert Kubica
Vitaly Petrov
Fernando Alonso
Bruno Senna
World Champions
Fernando Alonso
Formula One Cars
Equipe Renault Elf (1977-1985)
RS01
RS10
RE20
RE20B
RE30
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RE40
RE50
RE60
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Renault F1 Team (2002-2010)
R202
R23
R23B
R24
R25
R26
R27
R28
R29
R30
Lotus Renault GP (2011)
R31
Renault
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Renault Sport
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Electric vehicles
  • Twizy
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Concept vehicles
  • Alpine 210 RS
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Commercial vehicles
Former
1 000 kg
Estafette
Express
Fourgonette
Current
Kangoo Express
Master
Trafic
Marques
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Oyak-Renault
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Renault México
Revoz
RCI Banque
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Somaca
Related
  • AvtoVAZ
  • Mahindra Renault
  • Renault-Nissan Alliance
  • Category
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Cars that competed in the 2003 Formula One season
  • Ferrari F2002
  • Ferrari F2003-GA
  • Williams FW25
  • McLaren MP4-17D
  • Renault R23
  • Renault R23B
  • Sauber C22
  • Jordan EJ13
  • Jaguar R4
  • BAR 005
  • Minardi PS03
  • Toyota TF103