Renault RS16

Renault RS16

Palmer in the RS16 in Bahrain
Constructor:	Renault
Designer:	Nick Chester
Predecessor:	Lotus E23 Hybrid
Successor:	Renault RS17
Technical specifications
Weight:	702 kg (including driver)
Tires:	Pirelli
statistics
Driver:	Kevin Magnussen Jolyon Palmer
First start:	2016 Australian Grand Prix
Last start:	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2016
Starts Victories Poles SR 21st - - -
World Cup points:	8th
Podiums:	-
Leadership laps:	-

The Renault RS16 is the Formula 1 - racing cars of the Renault F1 Team for the Formula 1 World Championship 2016 . It is the 21st Formula 1 racing car from Renault. The car was presented to the public on February 22nd, 2016 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya .

Technology and development

The RS16 is the successor of the Lotus E23 Hybrid and is powered by a 1.6-liter V6 engine from Renault with a turbocharger . Visually, the car hardly differs from the previous model, the biggest differences are the larger side boxes, which are necessary because of the greater cooling requirements of the Renault engine compared to the Mercedes engine of the E23 Hybrid.

Painting and sponsorship

The RS16 was painted in black during the presentation and the test drives before the season, with smaller yellow accents. In addition to large sponsor stickers from Renault, there were white lettering from Infiniti , Microsoft Dynamics , Jack & Jones , Total and EMC Corporation on the vehicle. In addition, Genii Capital , the previous owner and now shareholder of the team, advertises with its lettering on the upper strut of the front suspension and the engine cover.

Renault unveiled the final color design shortly before the Australian Grand Prix . Based on the Renault RS01 , the vehicle is painted yellow, the front and rear wings are black.

driver

Renault competes in 2016 with the driver duo Kevin Magnussen and Jolyon Palmer . Pastor Maldonado , who was originally confirmed as a regular pilot, lost his cockpit shortly before the start of the season because his sponsor Petróleos de Venezuela had got into economic difficulties due to the drop in oil prices.

2016 season

The vehicle suffered greatly from the fact that Renault had only taken over the previous Lotus team at a very late point in time, and the development of the car, which was supposed to have a Mercedes engine, was therefore well advanced.

The drivers were mostly in the lower midfield and only achieved three points. This put Renault in ninth place in the constructors' championship at the end of the season.

Results

driver	No.	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th	15th	16	17th	18th	19th	20th	21st	Points	rank
Formula 1 World Championship 2016																							8th	9.
K. Magnussen	20th	12	11	17th	7th	15th	DNF	16	14th	14th	17 *	15th	16	DNF	17th	10	DNF	14th	12	17th	14th	DNF
J. Palmer	30th	11	DNS	22nd	13	13	DNF	DNF	15th	12	DNF	12	19th	15th	DNF	15th	10	12	13	14th	DNF	17th

Legend
colour	abbreviation	meaning
gold	-	victory
silver	-	2nd place
bronze	-	3rd place
green	-	Placement in the points
blue	-	Classified outside the point ranks
violet	DNF	Race not finished (did not finish)
	NC	not classified
red	DNQ	did not qualify
	DNPQ	failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify)
black	DSQ	disqualified
White	DNS	not at the start (did not start)
	WD	withdrawn
Light Blue	PO	only participated in the training (practiced only)
	TD	Friday test driver
without	DNP	did not participate in the training (did not practice)
	INJ	injured or sick
	EX	excluded
	DNA	did not arrive
	C.	Race canceled
		no participation in the World Cup
other	P / bold	Pole position
	SR / italic	Fastest race lap
	*	not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered
	()	Streak results
	underlined	Leader in the overall standings

Web links

Commons : Renault RS16  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Dominik Sharaf: Formula 1 Cars 2016: Renault rolls out the RS16. Motorsport-Total.com, February 22, 2016, accessed on February 22, 2016 . 
2. ↑ Dieter Rencken, Heiko Stritzke: Formula 1 2016: Renault presents the final color scheme. Motorsport-Total.com, March 16, 2016, accessed March 16, 2016 .