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The 13 Best Renault Formula 1 Drivers of All Time

By YPB Team

Turbo pioneers, title winners and comeback heroes across every era of the French marque's grand prix adventures. Who is the finest to wear the yellow and black?

  1. Fernando Alonso — ranked #11
    Fernando Alonso
    Won back-to-back world titles for Renault in 2005 and 2006.
    1000pts
  2. Nelson Piquet Jr. — ranked #22
    Nelson Piquet Jr.
    Race-winning pace tainted by the 2008 Singapore team-orders scandal.
    787pts
  3. Robert Kubica — ranked #33
    Robert Kubica
    Scored Renault's standout 2010 podiums before his rally accident.
    621pts
  4. Heikki Kovalainen — ranked #44
    Heikki Kovalainen
    Podium-scoring rookie in Renault's 2007 line-up.
    621pts
  5. Giancarlo Fisichella — ranked #55
    Giancarlo Fisichella
    Alonso's title-winning team-mate and a Renault race winner.
    621pts
  6. Vitaly Petrov — ranked #66
    Vitaly Petrov
    Russia's first F1 driver, a Renault podium finisher in 2011.
    538pts
  7. Rene Arnoux — ranked #77
    Rene Arnoux
    Fiery French charger who won races in Renault's pioneering turbo era.
    440pts
  8. Jarno Trulli — ranked #88
    Jarno Trulli
    Qualifying specialist who won a memorable Monaco race in 2004.
    440pts
  9. Alain Prost — ranked #99
    Alain Prost
    Took Renault's turbo car to multiple wins in the early 1980s.
    440pts
  10. Daniel Ricciardo — ranked #1010
    Daniel Ricciardo
    Brought Renault back to the podium in 2020 before leaving for McLaren.
    323pts
  11. Esteban Ocon — ranked #1111
    Esteban Ocon
    Returned strongly with Renault in 2020 before the Alpine rebrand.
    323pts
  12. Nico Hulkenberg — ranked #1212
    Nico Hulkenberg
    Reliable points-scorer through Renault's mid-2010s rebuild.
    323pts
  13. Jean-Pierre Jabouille — ranked #1313
    Jean-Pierre Jabouille
    Delivered Renault's first ever grand prix win at home in 1979.
    179pts

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Prost took nine wins in three Renault seasons and no title, so two championships in 2005 and 2006 settle this one quickly: https://youpick.best/articles/how-many-ways-to-rank-fernando-alonso

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