 Nelson Piquet Jr. testing the R28 at Silverstone Circuit | |||||||||||
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||||
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| Constructor | Renault | ||||||||||
| Designer(s) | Pat Symonds (Executive Engineer) Bob Bell (Technical Director) James Allison (Deputy Technical Director) Tim Densham (Chief Designer) Martin Tolliday (Project Leader) Tad Czapski (Technology Director) Robin Tuluie (Head of R&D) Dino Toso (Head of Aerodynamics) Rob White (Engine Technical Director) | ||||||||||
| Predecessor | R27 | ||||||||||
| Successor | R29 | ||||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||||
| Chassis | Carbon-fibre and aluminium honeycomb composite monocoque, designed for maximum strength and stiffness with minimum weight | ||||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Carbon-fibre double wishbone, with pushrod and rocker operated inboard torsion bar/damper units, Zero-keel design for front suspension mounting in order to optimise front end aerodynamic performance. | ||||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Carbon-fibre double wishbone with gearbox-mounted vertical torsion bars and horizontally mounted damper units mounted on the top of the gearbox casing. | ||||||||||
| Engine | Renault RS27-2008 2400cc 90-degree V8, naturally aspirated, mid-engine, longitudinally mounted, 19,000 RPM Limited | ||||||||||
| Transmission | Renault Seven-speed semi-automatic titanium gearbox with one reverse gear. "Quickshift" system in operation to maximise speed of gearshifts. | ||||||||||
| Power | >750 hp @ 19,000 rpm | ||||||||||
| Fuel | Elf | ||||||||||
| Tyres | Bridgestone Potenza | ||||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||||
| Notable entrants | ING Renault F1 Team | ||||||||||
| Notable drivers | 5.  Fernando Alonso6.  Nelson Piquet Jr. | ||||||||||
| Debut | 2008 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| First win | 2008 Singapore Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| Last win | 2008 Japanese Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| Last event | 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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The Renault R28 is a Formula One racing car, with which Renault F1 contested the 2008 Formula One season. The chassis was designed by Bob Bell, James Allison, Tim Densham and Dino Toso with Pat Symonds overseeing the design and production of the car as Executive Director of Engineering and Rob White leading the engine design. The car was driven by Fernando Alonso and Nelson Piquet Jr.