11 Facts About Gordini

Gordini is a division of Renault Sport Technologies.

Gordini became a division of Renault in 1968 and of Renault Sport in 1976.

Amedee Gordini tuned cars and competed in motor races since the 1930s.

Gordini's results prompted Simca to hire him for its motorsport program and to develop road cars.

In 1946, Gordini introduced the first cars bearing his name, Fiat-engined single-seaters raced by him and Jose Scaron, achieving several victories.

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Gordini competed in Formula One from 1950 to 1956, although it achieved a major success in Formula Two during that period.

In 1957, Gordini and Renault manufactured the Dauphine Gordini, a modified version of the Renault Dauphine which was a sales success.

Gordini-tuned Renault cars won various rallies during the 1950s and 1960s.

In 1963, the Gordini company planned to move its headquarters to Noisy-le-Roi.

Renault-Gordini was moved to Viry-Chatillon in 1969 and became a sport division of Renault, before being merged with Alpine to form Renault Sport in 1976.

Since its early Renault models the most characteristic colour scheme of Gordini cars has been bleu de France with white stripes, although different combinations have been used over the years.