Competition car
Unregistered Chassis no.

RE 50-01
Engine no.



- One of the five RE 50s still in existence
- Important test car in the development of the model
- Known history, has remained with the constructor throughout its life
- Driven by Tambay, Warwick and Jaussaud in extensive testing


When Renault Sport presented the new RE 50 to the press at the end of 1983, its director Gérard Larrousse emphasised how bitter the competition was between the leading teams in Formula 1, especially with the arrival of newcomers like Honda and Porsche.

“Formula 1 has become a national issue”, he explained, insisting on the change in dimension in the sport, in the space of just ten years.
To respond to the slowdown at the end of the 1983 season, Renault Sport was restructured and the RE 50 received a completely redesigned engine, the EF4, which gave up the KKK turbochargers in favour of Garrett units offering better performance.

This engine, which was also fitted to the Lotus and Ligier single...