The five-year ban imposed on Renault's former engineering director Pat Symonds has also been reactivated.

BBC: FIA challenges decision to reverse Flavio Briatore ban

Former Renault chief engineer Pat Symonds also asked the Paris court to quash his five-year suspension from the sport.

BBC: Briatore attempts to overturn lifetime F1 ban

Along with Renault's suspended ban, former team boss Flavio Briatore was effectively banned for life, while their ex-engineering director Pat Symonds was excluded for five years.

BBC: F1 returns to scene of the crime

As a result, former team boss Flavio Briatore was banned from FIA-sanctioned events for an unlimited period, while ex-engineering director Pat Symonds was excluded from the sport for five years.

CNN: Renault escapes with suspended ban after race-fixing hearing