During the season, the car turned out to be slower than the McLaren MP4-20 at numerous points, with the win tally being 8–10. Reliability and consistency prevailed in the end, with Fernando Alonso and Giancarlo Fisichella taking the car to the last win and titles for a V10 powered Formula One car, marking the end of an era.
This car also claimed Michelin's first of only two titles since its return in Formula One, winning the title again with Renault (the R26 2006-spec car) in the 2006 season, the last for the French tyre maker. The R25 was the first Constructors' Championship winning car since 1991 not to have been designed by either Adrian Newey or Rory Byrne.
Over 19 races, it scored 191 points, 8 wins, 15 podiums and was fully out of the points just twice in 18 starts (not counting the United States Grand Prix where both Renault drivers, in common with all their fellow Michelin tyre runners, withdrew prior to starting).[4]
The R25 was also the last Renault Formula One car to use a 6-speed gearbox before the switch to a mandatory 7-speed gearbox in the following season.
Sponsorship and livery
Renault used the 'Mild Seven' logos, except at the countries that had a ban on tobacco advertising. At these races, the team replaced the logos with flowers, tribals and flame graphics as well with the random text "Team Spirit".
Gallery
Fernando Alonso at the 2005 Canadian Grand Prix with the Mild Seven logo replaced with Team Spirit insteadFront view of Fernando Alonso's Renault R25 at Museo Fernando Alonso
On 11 December 2020 Alonso drove the car for the first time in 15 years, hours before the start of the first practice session shown on Sky Sports,[6] and after the qualifying session for the 2020 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The car used Pirelli demo slick tyres, rather than the original Michelin grooved tyres.
Complete Formula One results
(key) (results in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest laps)
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