Renault are to stop producing Formula One engines from 2026, ending almost half a century of use in Formula One, the French manufacturer's Alpine team announced on Monday.

Renault will cease Formula One engine production at its Viry-Chatillon factory following the 2025 season, with the Alpine team poised to compete

Renault entered F1 in 1977, introducing the turbo engine to motor racing’s flagship sport and winning five drivers’ titles and six constructors’ crowns.

Alpine F1 will continue — but not with Renault power. The automaker says it will no longer build its own engines for Formula 1, starting in 2026.

Struggling Formula 1 team Alpine confirmed it will no longer use its homemade Renault engines in 2026. Alpine said in a statement on Monday that its F1 engine factory at Viry-Chatillon on the outskirts of Paris would become an engineering center called Hypertech Alpine, starting from the end of this year.

Renault will close its independent Formula 1 engine program after the 2025 season, marking the end of an operation that has built championship-winning engines on and off since the 1970s. The Alpine Formula 1 team will continue, the team says, but with a customer engine deal when a new generation of series regulations begin in 2026.

Renault has finally confirmed that it will stop its F1 engine operation with the change coming into effect for the 2026 season and beyond. This comes after months of speculation surrounding the future of the French engine manufacturer,

Renault’s decision to halt production of Formula 1 engines at its Viry-Chatillon facility by the end of 2025 has sparked outrage among the workforce. The move, confirmed after months of internal debate,

Renault's Alpine engine staff at the Viry-Châtillon factory targeted the company in a bold statement after it decided to exit Formula 1 as a works outfit.