Renault celebrated its four decades associated with Formula 1, with Alain Prost and Jean-Pierre Jabouille completing a demonstration run on Friday lunchtime at the Monaco Grand Prix.
Jabouille got behind the wheel of the Renault RS01, which launched Renault’s Formula 1 journey at the 1977 British Grand Prix.
Prost, meanwhile, sampled the RE40, in which he won four races in 1983, narrowly missing out on that year’s championship.
“Monaco is an iconic venue infused with Formula 1 history, what better place to start our celebrations of forty years than here?,” said Renault’s Cyril Abiteboul.
“Formula 1 is a technological and human adventure to which Renault brings tremendous passion.
“Over the past forty years we have used Formula 1 as a laboratory for testing new technical innovations, such as the introduction of the turbo-charger to the sport with our very first Formula 1 car, the RS01.
“We are proud to reunite Jean-Pierre Jabouille once more with his RS01 as well as Alain Prost, who drives his RE 40, in which he came so close to claiming the 1983 World Championship."
Renault returned to Formula 1 full-time in 2016, having acted as an engine supplier during the early stages of the current decade.
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