Renault Stops F1 but Continues Racing
- Published on 09/12/2025 9:59
- Modified on 09/12/2025 10:02
You will forgive us this easy shortcut because the reality is more nuanced. If Renault is indeed withdrawing from F1, its passion for engines does not fade away.
While Renault F1 engines have had their time, the manufacturer is not turning its back on competition; it is simply changing its playground. The creation and development of Horse Powertrain illustrate this new strategy well: fewer spotlights, but more pragmatism, with a clear focus on low carbon footprint propulsion technologies.
The link between Renault and HORSE is direct. This entity arises from the group’s transformation strategy, with the transfer of a large part of thermal and hybrid engine activities to this specialized structure. It is, therefore, not a break but an industrial continuity. And in this continuity, the historical know-how of the engineers from Viry-Châtillon plays a key role. This site, long the beating heart of competitive engine performance, still nourishes the most advanced projects of HORSE today. Their expertise, forged in Formula 1, now benefits programs aimed at efficient, sustainable solutions suited to global markets.
New playgrounds
It is in this context that HORSE has just announced a partnership with Sports & Racing Brazil (SRB) to develop a competition engine for a new category of pickup trucks engaged in motorsport in Brazil. The project is set to start in 2027, with exhibition races planned as early as 2026. The vehicles will use a standardized chassis and an engine provided by HORSE: the H13.
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This 1.3-liter, four-cylinder turbo block, produced in Curitiba, is designed to operate on flex-fuel, a key point in the Brazilian market. Its technology aims to drastically reduce carbon footprint through the use of ethanol, with a ‘well-to-wheel’ cycle declared to be much more virtuous than fossil fuels. Compact, light, with a Delta-shaped cylinder head and an integrated exhaust manifold, the H13 embodies a new face of performance: efficient, intelligent, and forward-looking.
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This page is translated from the original post "Renault arrête la F1 mais poursuit la course" in French.
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