Renault sold Gordini-badged performance versions of models including the Renault 5, the Renault 8 the Renault 12 and the Renault 17. The Gordini company name became wholly owned by Renault in 1977. On 1 January 1976, René Vuaillat became director of Gordini. Renault-Gordini was moved to Viry-Châtillon in 1969 and became a sport division of Renault, before being merged with Alpine to form Renault Sport in 1976. At the end of 1968, Amédée Gordini retired and sold a 70% majority stake from his firm to Renault. In 1963, the Gordini company planned to move its headquarters to Noisy-le-Roi. Gordini-tuned Renault cars also won various rallies during the 1950s and 1960s. In 1957, Gordini and Renault manufactured the Dauphine Gordini, a modified version of the Renault Dauphine which was a sales success. It also tuned engines for Alpine, a rival sports car manufacturer also associated with Renault. Īfter its Formula One program ended, Gordini worked with Renault as an engine tuner, entering Renault-Gordini cars at the 24 Hours of Le Mans between 19. Gordini competed in Formula One from 1950 to 1956 (with a brief return in 1957 with an eight cylinder engine), although it achieved a major success in Formula Two during that period. Gordini and Simca started to diverge in 1951 because of political conflicts. In the late 1940s, the company opened a workshop at the Boulevard Victor in Paris, entering sports car and Grand Prix races.
In 1946, Gordini introduced the first cars bearing his name, Fiat-engined single-seaters raced by him and José Scaron, achieving several victories.
Their association continued after World War II. His results prompted Simca (the French assembler of Fiat) to hire him for its motorsport program and to develop road cars. Renault Twingo RS Gordini Clio Gordini Renault 12 GordiniĪmédée Gordini tuned cars and competed in motor races since the 1930s.
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