When Carlos Sainz made his Rallye Monte-Carlo debut

Renault Sport Formula One Team driver Carlos Sainz made his World Rally Championship debut in the final stage of the 2018 Rallye Monte-Carlo.

GCK at Speedmachine

Round 4 of the FIA World Rallycross Championship at Silverstone race circuit in England saw GC KOMPETITION introduce its two GCK Mégane R.S. RX to the 27,000-strong British crowd at the inaugural Speedmachine festival with Jérôme Grosset-Janin finishing in 4th in the semi-finals whilst Guerlain Chicherit missed out on the semi-finals finishing in 15th overall, having struggled with the launch set-up for all 4 qualifiers.

Renault Clio Williams back at F1 HQ

One of the finest hot hatches of the 1990s is one of the shrewdest buys of 2018. We take a Renault Clio Williams back to the f1 team's HQ to show you why it's such a clever money car!

It’s in a particularly challenging series of S-bends where the Renault Clio Williams stakes its claim as the bestever hot hatch. The corners, wellsighted and open, are a third-gear delight – where much of the mid-curve fine adjustment is done using the throttle, its 16-valve four-pot singing between 4000 and 6000rpm. Steering, suspension and engine synchronise wonderfully; the Clio taking on the form of a balletic Sports Blue stimulation machine.

25 years of the Renault Clio Williams

Renault originally launched the Clio Williams back in 1993 in a limited-edition run of 3800 cars, but such was the popularity of the car that it ended up building another 1000 or so more. The car was named to celebrate Renault's partnership with the Williams F1 team and featured a 2.0-litre petrol engine with 150bhp. Such was the model's popularity that it has secured a place in the hot hatchback history books.

Renault 5 Alpine and Maxi Turbo – driving the rally legends

Renault 5 Alpine and Maxi Turbo

Renault’s fire-breathing 5 Alpine and Maxi Turbo rallying superstars couldn’t be further from their shopping car roots. Octane gets strapped in for a wild ride.

In 1972 Renault introduced a chic new supermini that changed the way the world viewed mainstream motoring. It was called simply the 5 – but this unimaginative name belied an exciting twist on the typical French small car. Its clean, modernist lines epitomised the 1970s and made a great stylistic leap from the Renault 4, while its innovative packaging, spacious interior and practical hatchback exposed the limitations of the brilliant but flawed Mini.

G-FORS shows grit at Mettet RX

Last weekend saw G-FORS conclude round 2 of the European Rallycross Championship at Jules Tacheny circuit, in Mettet, Belgium, in front of 27,000 spectators.

GCK fights against the odds at Mettet RX

Round 3 of the FIA World Rallycross Championship at Jules Tacheny circuit in Mettet was an emotional weekend for GC-Kompetition as both GCK Megane R.S. RX were introduced to the 27,000-strong Belgian crowd in quickly changing conditions with Guerlain Chicherit finishing in 5th in the sem-finals and Jerome Grosset-Janin just missing out on the semi-finals as he ended up on his roof having been pushed into the inside barrier in Q4.