Renault EF-Type engine
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{{Infobox automobile engine
|name= EF-Type engine
|image=Renault F1 turbo engine in a Lotus 95T John Player Special.jpg
|caption=Renault EF4
|configuration=90° V-6
|manufacturer={{flagicon|France}} Renault Sport
|designer=Bernard Dudot
François Castaing (base design)
|production=1977–1986
|predecessor=CH
|successor=RS
|fueltype=Gasoline
|fuelsystem=Electronic fuel injection
|coolingsystem=Water-cooled
|compression=7.0:1-7.5:1
|displacement={{cvt|1492|cc|L|1|order=flip}}
{{cvt|1494|cc|L|1|order=flip}}
|bore={{cvt|86|mm|in|2}}
{{cvt|80.1|mm|in|2}}
|stroke={{cvt|42.8|mm|in|2}}
{{cvt|49.4|mm|in|2}}
|weight={{cvt|179|kg|lb|1}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/moteur-renault.aspx|title = Engine Renault | work = Stats F1}}
|power={{cvt|510-1320|bhp|kW PS|0}}
|torque={{cvt|290-660|lbft|Nm|0}}{{Cite web|url=https://spicerparts.com/calculators/horsepower-torque-calculator|title = Spicer Horsepower and Torque Calculator}}
}}
The EF-Type was a Turbocharged 90° V6 racing engine developed by Renault Sport, the engine was used by Equipe Renault Elf in Formula One from 1977 to 1985. It was developed by Bernard Dudot from the earlier, 2-litre CH-series V6 engine designed by François Castaing.{{cite web | url = https://cdn.group.renault.com/ren/master/renault-classic/tools-and-services/LaSagaGORDINI.pdf | title = la Passion de la Compétition/Passion for Motorsport | work = Renault Gordini: Les Cahiers Histoire et Passions | language = en, fr | page = 12 | publisher = Renault Histoire et Collection | date = September 2009 }}
Formula One World Championship results
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! Year ! Entrants ! Chassis ! Tyres ! Drivers ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! Points ! WCC |
| rowspan="2"| {{F1|1977}}
| rowspan="2"| Equipe Renault Elf | rowspan="2"| Renault RS01 | rowspan="2"| {{Michelin}} | | ARG | BRA | RSA | USW | ESP | MON | BEL | SWE | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | USA | CAN | JPN | rowspan="2"|0 | rowspan="2"|- |
|---|
| Jean-Pierre Jabouille
| | | | | | | | | | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | | | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ | |
| rowspan="2"| {{F1|1978}}
| rowspan="2"| Equipe Renault Elf | rowspan="2"| Renault RS01 | rowspan="2"| {{Michelin}} | | ARG | BRA | RSA | USW | MON | BEL | ESP | SWE | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | USA | CAN | | rowspan="2"|3 | rowspan="2"|12th |
| Jean-Pierre Jabouille
| | | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 10 | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NC | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 13 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 12 | |
| rowspan="3"| {{F1|1979}}
| rowspan="3"| Equipe Renault Elf | rowspan="3"| Renault RS01 | rowspan="3"| {{Michelin}} | | ARG | BRA | RSA | USW | ESP | BEL | MON | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | CAN | USA | | | rowspan="3"| 26 | rowspan="3"| 6th |
| Jean-Pierre Jabouille
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 10 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | style="background:#FFFFFF;"| DNS | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 8 | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 14 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | | |
| René Arnoux
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | style="background:#FFFFFF;"| DNS | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 9 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3 | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 6 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2 | | |
| rowspan="3"| {{F1|1980}}
| rowspan="3"| Equipe Renault Elf | rowspan="3"| Renault RE20 | rowspan="3"| {{Michelin}} | | ARG | BRA | RSA | USW | BEL | MON | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | CAN | USA | | | | rowspan="3"| 38 | rowspan="3"| 4th |
| Jean-Pierre Jabouille
| style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10 | style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 | style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | | | |
| René Arnoux
| style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| {{F1 race position|1|f}} | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| {{F1 race position|1|f}} | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 9 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4 | style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5 | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NC | style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| {{F1 race position|9|p|f}} | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| {{F1 race position|2|p|f}} | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| {{F1 race position|10|p}} | style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 7 | | | |
| rowspan="3"| {{F1|1981}}
| rowspan="3"| Equipe Renault Elf | rowspan="3"| {{Michelin}} | | USW | BRA | ARG | SMR | BEL | MON | ESP | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | CAN | CPL | | | rowspan="3" style="background:#FFDF9F;"|54 | rowspan="3" style="background:#FFDF9F;"|3rd |
| Alain Prost
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| {{F1 race position|1|f}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| {{F1 race position|2|p}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| {{F1 race position|1|p}} | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2 | | |
| René Arnoux
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 8 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5 | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 8 | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 9 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| {{F1 race position|4|p}} | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| {{F1 race position|9|p|f}} | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 13 | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| {{F1 race position|2|p}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| {{F1 race position|Ret|p}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | | |
| rowspan="3"| {{F1|1982}}
| rowspan="3"| Equipe Renault Elf | rowspan="3"| RE30B | rowspan="3"| {{Michelin}} | | RSA | BRA | USW | SMR | BEL | MON | DET | CAN | NED | GBR | FRA | GER | AUT | SUI | ITA | CPL | | rowspan="3" style="background:#FFDF9F;"|62 | rowspan="3" style="background:#FFDF9F;"|3rd |
| Alain Prost
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| {{F1 race position|1|f}} | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| {{F1 race position|1|p|f}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| {{F1 race position|Ret|p}} | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 7 | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| {{F1 race position|NC|p|f}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 6 | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 8 | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| {{F1 race position|2|p|f}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| {{F1 race position|4|p}} | |
| René Arnoux
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| {{F1 race position|3|p}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| {{F1 race position|Ret|p}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| {{F1 race position|Ret|p}} | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 10 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| {{F1 race position|Ret|p}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| {{F1 race position|1|p}} | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 16 | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| {{F1 race position|1|f}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | |
| rowspan="3"| {{F1|1983}}
| rowspan="3"| Equipe Renault Elf | rowspan="3"| {{Michelin}} | | BRA | USW | FRA | SMR | MON | BEL | DET | CAN | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | EUR | RSA | | | rowspan="3" style="background:#DFDFDF;"|79 | rowspan="3" style="background:#DFDFDF;"|2nd |
| Alain Prost
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 7 | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 11 | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| {{F1 race position|1|p|f}} | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2 | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| {{F1 race position|3|p}} | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| {{F1 race position|1|p}} | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 8 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5 | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| {{F1 race position|1|f}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4 | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| {{F1 race position|1|f}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | | |
| Eddie Cheever
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 13 | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3 | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 10 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 6 | | |
| rowspan="4"| {{F1|1984}}
| rowspan="4"| Equipe Renault Elf | rowspan="4"| RE50 | rowspan="4"| {{Michelin}} | || BRA || RSA || BEL || SMR || FRA || MON || CAN || DET || DAL || GBR || GER || AUT || NED || ITA || EUR || POR || !rowspan="4"| 34 !rowspan="4"| 5th |
| Patrick Tambay
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| {{F1 race position|Ret|f}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 7 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| {{F1 race position|2|p}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | WD |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 8 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 6 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 7 | |
| Derek Warwick
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| {{F1 race position|Ret|f}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 11 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | |
| Philippe Streiff
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | |
| rowspan="4"| {{F1|1985}}
| rowspan="4"| Equipe Renault Elf |rowspan="4"| {{Goodyear}} | || BRA || POR || SMR || MON || CAN || DET || FRA || GBR || GER || AUT || NED || ITA || BEL || EUR || RSA || AUS || !rowspan="4"| 16 !rowspan="4"| 7th |
| Patrick Tambay
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 7 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 6 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 10 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 7 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 12 | |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | |
| Derek Warwick
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 10 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 7 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 10 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 7 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 6 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | |
| François Hesnault
| | | | | | | | |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | | | | | | | | |