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1962 - Igniting the desire
The legendary Honda RA271. It was the first Japanese car to race in Formula 1 and was powered by a 1.5 litre V12 engine. We were one of only a few teams that built both the Power Unit and chassis. It was a purebred Honda through and through.

1965 - Passion burns
It burns within everyone involved in racing and the hours of preparation make all the difference. What our teams learned in those early years eventually brought us our first victory in 1965 at the Mexican Grand Prix.

1967 - The heat of competition
John Surtees helped develop the iconic RA300. It had a 48-valve, V12 motor and he raced it in 1967 – powering his way to take the flag for our second Formula 1 win at Monza. After this great success, we had to stop in 1968 and focus on our road cars, but we returned in 1983.

1983 - The flame never dies
Watching the calendar pages turn wasn’t easy and 15 years later we were back; returning as an engine supplier to Spirit Racing, with the electronically-controlled, programmed fuel injection – PGMFi – 1.5 litre V6 turbo RA163E. It felt good to be back.

1984 - Burning brighter
In 1984 our persistence, perseverance and willingness to take chances was beginning to pay off and Keke Rosberg won the Dallas Grand Prix in the USA in a Honda-poweerd Williams car – we were back! However, as before we weren’t satisfied with a win.

1986 - Turning up the heat
Our RA166E V6 turbo engine was dominant and the Williams-Honda FW11 was considered one of the most powerful cars of the 1986 season. We missed the Drivers’ win by only two points, but with Nigel Mansell, we nabbed the Constructors’ Championship and it marked the beginning of a golden era.
The next level
Increasing the pace.
In 2000 we returned, supplying engines to BAR and in 2004 we were runners-up. In 2006 the team, now renamed Honda F1 Racing, won the Hungarian Grand Prix – the race that Jenson Button claimed his first victory in Formula One. The ‘Earth Dreams’ engine program started in 2007, but we had to pull out due to the global financial crash. However, in 2009 the renamed Brawn GP team finished developing the car and together with Jenson Button, they won six of the first seven races and went on to clinch the driver’s and constructor’s title.
2020 TEAMS, AT A GLANCE
RB16 Race Car
Max Verstappen and Alexander Albon
3 wins: Austria, Germany and Brazil
Lap record-Verstappen
Hungaroring 1:14.572
AT01 Race Car
Pierre Gasly and Danil Kvyat
P2: Brazil
Fastest lap-Gasly
Shanghai International Circuit 1:34.547

The Honda Range
Racing DNA can be found in all our cars, take a look and see.