Reverse: The entire background shows a checkered flag. Along the rim, on top, “Liberty Equality Fraternity”. In the center, “RF” for “French Republic”, and a racing car. At the bottom, the face value and year of issue.

Obverse: Along the rim, “Renault Winner of the 2005 Formula 1 World Championship”. In the center, a racing car surrounded by a crown of laurels, a victory symbol.

Fernando Alonso, member of the Renault F1 Team and 2005 F1 World Champion, established the record for the youngest Formula 1 World Champion Pilot. He was 24 years (and 58 days) old when he won the Brazilian GP in 2005. The first organized Grand Prix was run from Paris to Rouen in 1894 over a distance of 126 km. The winning "horseless carriage" had to be "safe, easily controllable and reasonably economical to run."