DAY ONE 12th JULY
Good morning from the Honda team. It’s not coming home and we’re all gutted about England losing last night, but Gareth Southgate’s boys still did us proud. The sun is shining and the 2018 Goodwood Festival of Speed is under way with a four-day celebration of motorsport to look forward to.
We are are proud to be back at Goodwood as the Festival of Speed celebrates its Silver Jubilee. We’ll be making our contribution throughout the four days and here’s our incredible new stand.
Come and see us at our usual location over the bridge from the main house. We’re reflecting the anniversary theme this year with a stand inspired by our proud racing heritage featuring a starting grid, pit lane garages and a grandstand. We’d love to see you and have some other surprises in store for visitors! All are welcome!
NSX-gt3
“Just look at it! This thing will cut the air like a Hattori Hanzo blade, no doubt about it”
- Engine: 3.5 litre, twin turbocharged V-6
- Gearbox: Six speed sequential shift
- Weight: 1240 kgs
- Manufacture: Marysville, Ohio
- Price: Approx £416,000 (available for race teams only)
Jenson Button is showing no signs of slowing up as he enters his 39th year. In fact, he has the best of many motor racing worlds, keeping a competitive foot in Formula 1 while testing himself in other racing formats.
He has had a long and happy relationship with Honda and last year made his Super GT debut in the Honda NSX-GT for Team Mugen in the gruelling Suzuka 1000km race, overcoming two punctures and a penalty to finish 12th with team mates Daisuke Nakajima and Hideki Mutoh in the 46th and final event. Bertrand Baguette and Kosuke Matsuura won the race for Nakajima Honda.
His appetite for Super GT was whetted after he drove an NSX Concept-GT at a Honda racing day the previous year and now he’s hooked.
The Suzuka event was only the second time Button had raced competitively since the last race of the 2016 F1 season in Abu Dhabi.
He currently competes for Team Kunimitsu in the Japanese Super GT.
His long and successful career started with karting aged 8 and he cites the “incredible” support of his father John, who died in 2014, as a major factor behind his success.
It is for Formula 1 that he is best known of course and after making his debut in 2000 he is second only to the great Michael Schumacher in the all-time list of race starts, racing for Williams, Benetton and Honda until their withdrawal from the sport in 2008 and subsequently Brawn and McLaren.
“My time at Honda was amazing, some of my best times in Formula 1.” -Jenson Button
