In 2014, Renault announced its intention to create a new one-make sports car championship.

The company unveiled the racecar for the series, called Renault Sport RS 01, at the 2014 Moscow Motor Show.

There are separate qualifying sessions for Elite and Prestige to determine the grid order in the short races, and the endurance grid order is determined by a system that uses a mix of Elite and Prestige qualifying results.

[5] As of 2016[update] the Renault Sport Trophy Elite-class champion is given a development programme and the chance to participate at a Nismo's Super GT test.

The Prestige-class driver can opt between a €140,000 award to step up into the Elite class or a LMP2 entry at the Le Mans 24 Hours.