01, completed in five months,[4] is similar to that of a GT race car, with a low-slung aerodynamic design and imbalanced overhangs due to the vehicle's architecture and weight distribution.

01 is powered by a 3.8-liter VR38DETT twin-turbocharged 24-valve V6 engine sourced from the Nissan GT-R and tuned by Nismo and Gibson Technology, which has been modified to include dry sump lubrication and to allow for a longitudinal mid-engined configuration.

This power runs through a 7-speed sequential transmission manufactured by Sadev, with long-lasting, anti-stall functioning clutch plates from ZF, coupled to a limited-slip differential.

[10] The chassis is a Dallara carbon fiber monocoque with a steel roll cage and crash boxes that conforms to FIA LMP1 regulations from 2014, allowing the car to weigh 1,145 kg (2,524 lb).

[11] The car's carbon brake discs, measuring 380 mm (15 in) in diameter and paired with 6-piston calipers, are supplied by PFC (Performance Friction Corporation), with an ABS system from Bosch.

Double wishbone pushrod suspension, with two-way adjustable dampers from Öhlins, is used in both the front and rear.

[12] Renault entered GT3 racing in 2015 with the R.S.01 after being granted homologation by the FFSA,[13] and to comply with the category regulations, they detuned the car and added weight.

The engine's power was decreased to 500 hp (373 kW; 507 PS), but the torque remained the same.

In 2017, Equipe Verschuur and AFK Motorsport entered the 2017 GT & Prototype Challenge with R.S.

01 was granted homologation by the Fédération Française du Sport Automobile through the SRO Motorsports Group and officially debuted at Circuit Paul Ricard in the season finale of the 2015 FFSA GT Championship.

[20] Monlau Competición also ran a car in the 2015 Supercar Challenge where it competed in three rounds, scoring a win at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.

[21][22][23] Monlau Competición also competed in the Supercar Challenge again for 2016, where the team won two out of the four races it participated in on the two Belgian rounds at Spa and Circuit Zolder.

01 in the 24H Series dropped from four to one in the 2017 season, where the car would continue racing with Emirati team GP Extreme, entering in both A6-Pro and A6-Am classifications.

01 GT3, as series founder Eric van de Vyver joined forces with French team AB Sport Auto to race during the 2017 season.

01 would continue to make one-off appearances in the next few seasons with Equipe Verschuur in the 24H Series.

In the 2017 and 2018 editions of the 24 Hours of Nürburgring, German team mcchip-dkr.com entered the endurance event under the SP-X class with a Renault Sport R.S.

01 in action with WRC racing veteran Jean Ragnotti behind the wheel, chasing a speeding motorcycle along a highway before arresting the rider.