 Jenson Button driving the R202 at the 2002 British Grand Prix | |||||||||
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constructor | Renault | ||||||||
| Designer(s) | Pat Symonds (Executive Engineer) Mike Gascoyne (Technical Director) Bob Bell (Deputy Technical Director) Tim Densham (Chief Designer) Mark Smith (Project Leader) Tad Czapski (Head of R&D) John Iley (Head of Aerodynamics) Bernard Dudot (Engine Technical Director) | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Benetton B201 - Benetton Engineering Renault RE60 - Renault branded | ||||||||
| Successor | Renault R23 | ||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||
| Chassis | Moulded carbon-fibre and aluminium honeycomb composite monocoque | ||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Carbon-fibre top and bottom wishbones operate an inboard titanium rocker via a pushrod system | ||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Carbon-fibre top and bottom wishbones operate an inboard titanium rocker via a pushrod system | ||||||||
| Engine | Renault RS22, Mid-mounted 3.0 litre V10 (111°) | ||||||||
| Transmission | Titanium longitudinal, semi-automatic sequential paddle-shift, 6 speed + 1 reverse | ||||||||
| Power | 820 hp @ 17,500 rpm[1] | ||||||||
| Fuel | Elf | ||||||||
| Tyres | Michelin | ||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable entrants | Mild Seven Renault F1 Team | ||||||||
| Notable drivers | 14.  Jarno Trulli15.  Jenson Button | ||||||||
| Debut | 2002 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||
| Last event | 2002 Japanese Grand Prix | ||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
The Renault R202 was the car with which the Renault team competed in the 2002 Formula One World Championship. It was the first Renault Formula One car following the French manufacturer's rebranding of the Benetton team. The car was driven by Briton Jenson Button, who was retained from 2001, and Italian Jarno Trulli, who joined the team from Jordan.[2][3] The test driver was Spaniard Fernando Alonso, who signed from Minardi.[4]
Keeping the tradition of the chassis naming by Benetton, Renault named the car R202.
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- ^ "Trulli confirmed at Benetton". Crash.net. 23 August 2001. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ "Alonso 'promised Renault drive'". BBC. 23 June 2002. Retrieved 1 June 2022.