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
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- 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
- RE30B
- RE30C
- RE40
- RE50
- RE60
- RE60B
- Renault F1 Team (2002-2010)
- R202
- R23
- R23B
- R24
- R25
- R26
- R27
- R28
- R29
- R30
- Lotus Renault GP (2011)
- R31
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Cars that competed in the 2003 Formula One season
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- 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
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