Benetton

Benetton Formula 1 Racing Team, often refered to as simply Benetton, was a constructor in Formula One from 1986 to 2001. The team was purchased by Renault in 2000, and fully taken over and subsequently rebranded for the 2002 Formula One season.
Despite winning only one World Constructors' Championship in 2000, the team came close several times from 1991 to their championship season in 2000.
== History ==
=== Origins ===
The Benetton Group entered Formula One as a sponsor company for constructor Tyrrell in 1983, then Alfa Romeo from 1984. Alfa Romeo had struggled in 1985, missing all but four races of that season and being forced to only enter one car for the following their first race race, as a result of a dispute with tyre suppliers. The team would score no points during the season, with poor reliability causing a Alfa Romeo car to see the chequered flag only twice out of 6 total entries. Benetton Formula Ltd. was formed at the end of 1985 when the Alfa Romeo team was sold to the Benetton family.
=== Formula One ===
==== The beginning (1986-1990) ====
==== Timo Pakkinen's Benetton and the "nearly" years (1991-1999) ====
==== All-Rookie lineup and Renault purchase (2000-2001) ====
== Racing Record ==