Honda

Honda was a former Formula One constructor who competed from to and again from to . Since , they returned to the sport as an engine supplier, currently supplying Red Bull and Alpha Tauri. They were initially going to supply for , but the Sauber team abandoned those plans on 27 July 2017. On 15 September 2017, Honda and McLaren announced their plans to split at the end of the 2017 season, but that Honda will still play a part in 2018, supplying engines to . Honda has announced that they will pull out of F1 after the 2021 season.
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==History==
Honda were set to make their début at the 1964 Belgian Grand Prix, but the team's car, the Honda RA271, was not ready to make it in time. The car eventually went ready for the 1964 German Grand Prix, with Ronnie Bucknum entering it. He finished 13th in the first race for Honda.
At the end of , Honda withdrew from the sport due to the fatal crash of Jo Schlesser at the 1968 French Grand Prix.
Honda returned to F1 in as an engine supplier for the Spirit Racing team. The RA163E turbo engine was unreliable, retiring from three races. At the end of the season at the 1983 South African Grand Prix, the team supplied Honda engines. Keke Rosberg finished fifth, meanwhile Jacques Laffite retired after spinning off.
Honda supplied Williams from to , from to and from to , winning a total of six constructor titles.
Honda dropped out from the sport again at the end of .
In 1998, Honda announced their return to Formula One after 5 years of absence. Honda considered an entry as a constructor on their return, but the project was abandoned in following the death of Harvey Postlethwaite.
Honda returned as an engine supplier in , supplying the team. The following year, they supplied until . Honda decided that they want to focus on their partnership with BAR from to , until Honda completely took over the team in .
Due to the global economic crisis, Honda quit from Formula One at the end of the season, and the team was sold and formed as Brawn GP.
In 2013, Honda announced that they will return to Formula One, and they also announced that from they will supply McLaren. The 2015 season was a miserable year for the team, as the RA615H engine was very slow and unreliable compared to all other teams, leaving them ninth in the Constructors' Championship.
The season was a major improvement for the team, with the RA616H engine being far better than its predecessor. But again in the Honda engine was again slow and unreliable as it was in 2015.
==Key Personnel==
===Team Principals===
*Soichiro Honda (1964–1968)
*Gil de Ferran (2006–2007)
*Ross Brawn (2008)
===Technical Directors===
*Yoshio Nakumara (1964–1968)
*Shoichi Sano (1964–1968)
*Geoff Willis (2006)
*Shuhei Nakamoto (2006–2008)
===CEO===
*Nick Fry (2006–2008)
===Chief Aerodynamicist===
*Geoff Willis (2006)
*Loïc Bigois (2007–2008)
==Entrant Names==
Years	Name
– 	Honda R&D Company
– 	Honda Racing
 	Honda France*
 	Lucky Strike Honda Racing F1 Team
– 	Honda Racing F1 Team
** Used by Jo Schlesser in the 1968 French Grand Prix.
==Formula One Record==
===As Constructor===
====As Works====
Year 	Chassis 	Engine 	Tyre 	No. 	Drivers 	Rounds 	WCC Points 	WCC Pos. 	Report
 	RA271 	RA271E 1.5 V12 	 	 	Ronnie Bucknum 	6, 8–9 	0 	— 	Report
 	RA272 	RA272E 1.5 V12 	 	 	Ronnie Bucknum 	2–4, 8–10 	11 	6th 	Report
 	RA272 	RA272E 1.5 V12 	 	 	Richie Ginther 	2–6, 8–10 	11 	6th 	Report
 	RA273 	RA273E 3.0 V12 	 	 	Richie Ginther 	7–9 	3 	8th 	Report
 	RA273 	RA273E 3.0 V12 	 	 	Ronnie Bucknum 	8–9 	3 	8th 	Report
 	RA273RA300 	RA273E 3.0 V12 	 	 	John Surtees 	1–4, 6–7, 9–11 	20 	4th 	Report
 	RA300RA301RA302 	RA273E 3.0 V12RA301E 3.0 V12RA302E 3.0 V8	 	 	John Surtees 	All 	14 	6th 	Report
 	RA300RA301RA302 	RA273E 3.0 V12RA301E 3.0 V12RA302E 3.0 V8	 	 	Jo Schlesser 	6 	14 	6th 	Report
 	RA300RA301RA302 	RA273E 3.0 V12RA301E 3.0 V12RA302E 3.0 V8	 	 	David Hobbs 	9 	14 	6th 	Report
–: Did not compete	–: Did not compete	–: Did not compete 	–: Did not compete	–: Did not compete	–: Did not compete	–: Did not compete	–: Did not compete	–: Did not compete	–: Did not compete
 	RA106 	RA806E 2.4 V8 	 	11 	Rubens Barrichello	All 	86 	4th 	Report
 	RA106 	RA806E 2.4 V8 	 	12 	Jenson Button 	All 	86 	4th 	Report
 	RA107 	RA807E 2.4 V8 	 	7 	Jenson Button 	All 	6 	8th 	Report
 	RA107 	RA807E 2.4 V8 	 	8 	Rubens Barrichello	All 	6 	8th 	Report
 	RA108 	RA808E 2.4 V8 	 	16 	Jenson Button 	All 	14 	9th 	Report
 	RA108 	RA808E 2.4 V8 	 	17 	Rubens Barrichello	All 	14 	9th 	Report
====As Privateer====
Year	Entrant 	Chassis	Engine 	Tyre	Drivers 	Rounds
 	Joakim Bonnier Racing Team	RA301 	RA301E 3.0 V12	 	Jo Bonnier	12
===As Engine Supplier===
====Honda====
Year 	Entrant 	Chassis 	Engine 	Tyre 	No. 	Drivers 	Rounds 	WCC Points 	WCC Pos. 	Report
 	TAG Williams Racing Team 	FW09 	RA163E 1.5 V6t 	 	1 	Keke Rosberg 	15 	2 	11th 	Report
 	TAG Williams Racing Team 	FW09 	RA163E 1.5 V6t 	 	2 	Jacques Laffite 	15 	2 	11th 	Report
 	Spirit Racing 	201 201C 	RA163E 1.5 V6t 	 	40 	Stefan Johansson 	9–14 	0 	— 	Report
 	Williams Grand Prix Engineering	FW09 FW09B 	RA163E 1.5 V6tRA164E 1.5 V6t	 	5 	Jacques Laffite 	All 	25.5 	6th 	Report
 	Williams Grand Prix Engineering	FW09 FW09B 	RA163E 1.5 V6tRA164E 1.5 V6t	 	6 	Keke Rosberg 	All 	25.5 	6th 	Report
 	Canon Williams Honda Team 	FW10 	RA164E 1.5 V6tRA165E 1.5 V6t	 	5 	Nigel Mansell 	All 	71 	rowspan=2 align=center	Report
 	Canon Williams Honda Team 	FW10 	RA164E 1.5 V6tRA165E 1.5 V6t	 	6 	Keke Rosberg 	All 	71 	 	Report
 	Canon Williams Honda Team 	FW11 	RA166E 1.5 V6t 	 	5 	Nigel Mansell 	All 	141 	rowspan=2 align=center	Report
 	Canon Williams Honda Team 	FW11 	RA166E 1.5 V6t 	 	6 	Nelson Piquet 	All 	141 	 	Report
 	Canon Williams Honda Team 	FW11B 	RA167E 1.5 V6t 	 	5 	Nigel Mansell 	1–15 	137 	rowspan=3 align=center	Report
 	Canon Williams Honda Team 	FW11B 	RA167E 1.5 V6t 	 	5 	Riccardo Patrese 	16 	137 	 	Report
 	Canon Williams Honda Team 	FW11B 	RA167E 1.5 V6t 	 	6 	Nelson Piquet 	All 	137 	 	Report
 	Camel Team Lotus Honda 	99T 	RA167E 1.5 V6t 	 	11 	Satoru Nakajima 	All 	64 	rowspan=2 align=center	Report
 	Camel Team Lotus Honda 	99T 	RA167E 1.5 V6t 	 	12 	Ayrton Senna 	All 	64 	 	Report
 	Camel Team Lotus Honda 	100T 	RA168E 1.5 V6t 	 	1 	Nelson Piquet 	All 	23 	4th 	Report
 	Camel Team Lotus Honda 	100T 	RA168E 1.5 V6t 	 	2 	Satoru Nakajima 	All 	23 	4th 	Report
 	Honda Marlboro McLaren 	MP4/4 	RA168E 1.5 V6t 	 	11 	Alain Prost 	All 	199 	rowspan=2 align=center	Report
 	Honda Marlboro McLaren 	MP4/4 	RA168E 1.5 V6t 	 	12 	Ayrton Senna 	All 	199 	 	Report
 	Honda Marlboro McLaren 	MP4/5 	RA109A 3.5 V10 	 	1 	Ayrton Senna 	All 	129 (141) 	rowspan=2 align=center	Report
 	Honda Marlboro McLaren 	MP4/5 	RA109A 3.5 V10 	 	2 	Alain Prost 	All 	129 (141) 	 	Report
 	Honda Marlboro McLaren 	MP4/5B 	RA109E 3.5 V10 	 	27 	Ayrton Senna 	All 	121 	rowspan=2 align=center	Report
 	Honda Marlboro McLaren 	MP4/5B 	RA109E 3.5 V10 	 	28 	Gerhard Berger 	All 	121 	 	Report
 	Honda Marlboro McLaren 	MP4/6 	RA121E 3.5 V12 	 	1 	Ayrton Senna 	All 	139 	rowspan=2 align=center	Report
 	Honda Marlboro McLaren 	MP4/6 	RA121E 3.5 V12 	 	2 	Gerhard Berger 	All 	139 	 	Report
 	Braun Tyrrell Honda 	020 	RA101E 3.5 V10 	 	3 	Satoru Nakajima 	All 	12 	6th 	Report
 	Braun Tyrrell Honda 	020 	RA101E 3.5 V10 	 	4 	Stefano Modena 	All 	12 	6th 	Report
 	Honda Marlboro McLaren 	MP4/6B MP4/7A 	RA121E 3.5 V12RA122E 3.5 V12	 	1 	Ayrton Senna 	All 	99 	rowspan=2 align=center	Report
 	Honda Marlboro McLaren 	MP4/6B MP4/7A 	RA121E 3.5 V12RA122E 3.5 V12	 	2 	Gerhard Berger 	All 	99 	 	Report
–: Did not compete	–: Did not compete 	–: Did not compete	–: Did not compete 	–: Did not compete	–: Did not compete	–: Did not compete 	–: Did not compete	–: Did not compete	–: Did not compete 	–: Did not compete
 	Lucky Strike Reynard BAR Honda 	002 	RA000E 3.0 V10 	 	22 	Jacques Villeneuve 	All 	20 	5th 	Report
 	Lucky Strike Reynard BAR Honda 	002 	RA000E 3.0 V10 	 	23 	Ricardo Zonta 	All 	20 	5th 	Report
 	Lucky Strike BAR Honda 	003 	RA001E 3.0 V10 	 	9 	Olivier Panis 	All 	17 	6th 	Report
 	Lucky Strike BAR Honda 	003 	RA001E 3.0 V10 	 	10 	Jacques Villeneuve 	All 	17 	6th 	Report
 	Benson & Hedges Jordan Honda 	EJ11 	RA001E 3.0 V10 	 	11 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	1–11 	19 	5th 	Report
 	Benson & Hedges Jordan Honda 	EJ11 	RA001E 3.0 V10 	 	11 	Ricardo Zonta 	8, 12 	19 	5th 	Report
 	Benson & Hedges Jordan Honda 	EJ11 	RA001E 3.0 V10 	 	11 	Jarno Trulli 	13–17 	19 	5th 	Report
 	Benson & Hedges Jordan Honda 	EJ11 	RA001E 3.0 V10 	 	12 	Jarno Trulli 	1–12 	19 	5th 	Report
 	Benson & Hedges Jordan Honda 	EJ11 	RA001E 3.0 V10 	 	12 	Jean Alesi 	13–17 	19 	5th 	Report
 	DHL Jordan Honda 	EJ12 	RA002E 3.0 V10 	 	9 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	All 	9 	6th 	Report
 	DHL Jordan Honda 	EJ12 	RA002E 3.0 V10 	 	10 	Takuma Sato 	All 	9 	6th 	Report
 	Lucky Strike BAR Honda 	004 	RA002E 3.0 V10 	 	11 	Jacques Villeneuve 	All 	7 	8th 	Report
 	Lucky Strike BAR Honda 	004 	RA002E 3.0 V10 	 	12 	Olivier Panis 	All 	7 	8th 	Report
 	Lucky Strike BAR Honda 	005 	RA003E 3.0 V10 	 	16 	Jacques Villeneuve 	1–15 	26 	5th 	Report
 	Lucky Strike BAR Honda 	005 	RA003E 3.0 V10 	 	16 	Takuma Sato 	16 	26 	5th 	Report
 	Lucky Strike BAR Honda 	005 	RA003E 3.0 V10 	 	17 	Jenson Button 	All 	26 	5th 	Report
 	Lucky Strike BAR Honda 	006 	RA004E 3.0 V10 	 	9 	Jenson Button 	All 	119 	rowspan=2 align=center	Report
 	Lucky Strike BAR Honda 	006 	RA004E 3.0 V10 	 	10 	Takuma Sato 	All 	119 	 	Report
 	Lucky Strike BAR Honda 	007 	RA005E 3.0 V10 	 	3 	Jenson Button 	1–4, 7–19 	38 	6th 	Report
 	Lucky Strike BAR Honda 	007 	RA005E 3.0 V10 	 	4 	Takuma Sato 	1–4, 7–19 	38 	6th 	Report
 	Lucky Strike BAR Honda 	007 	RA005E 3.0 V10 	 	4 	Anthony Davidson 	2 	38 	6th 	Report
 	Super Aguri F1 Team 	SA05 SA06 	RA806E 2.4 V8 	 	22 	Takuma Sato 	All 	0 	11th 	Report
 	Super Aguri F1 Team 	SA05 SA06 	RA806E 2.4 V8 	 	23 	Yuji Ide 	1–4 	0 	11th 	Report
 	Super Aguri F1 Team 	SA05 SA06 	RA806E 2.4 V8 	 	23 	Franck Montagny 	5–11 	0 	11th 	Report
 	Super Aguri F1 Team 	SA05 SA06 	RA806E 2.4 V8 	 	23 	Sakon Yamamoto 	12–18 	0 	11th 	Report
 	Super Aguri F1 Team 	SA07 	RA807E 2.4 V8 	 	22 	Takuma Sato 	All 	4 	9th 	Report
 	Super Aguri F1 Team 	SA07 	RA807E 2.4 V8 	 	23 	Anthony Davidson 	All 	4 	9th 	Report
 	Super Aguri F1 Team 	SA08 	RA808E 2.4 V8 	 	18 	Takuma Sato 	1–4 	0 	11th 	Report
 	Super Aguri F1 Team 	SA08 	RA808E 2.4 V8 	 	19 	Anthony Davidson 	1–4 	0 	11th 	Report
–: Did not compete	–: Did not compete 	–: Did not compete	–: Did not compete 	–: Did not compete	–: Did not compete	–: Did not compete 	–: Did not compete	–: Did not compete	–: Did not compete 	–: Did not compete
 	McLaren Honda 	MP4-30 	RA615H 1.6 V6t 	 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	1 	29 	9th 	Report
 	McLaren Honda 	MP4-30 	RA615H 1.6 V6t 	 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	2–19 	29 	9th 	Report
 	McLaren Honda 	MP4-30 	RA615H 1.6 V6t 	 	22 	Jenson Button 	All 	29 	9th 	Report
 	McLaren Honda 	MP4-31 	RA616H 1.6 V6t 	 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	1, 3–21 	76 	6th 	Report
 	McLaren Honda 	MP4-31 	RA616H 1.6 V6t 	 	47 	Stoffel Vandoorne 	2 	76 	6th 	Report
 	McLaren Honda 	MP4-31 	RA616H 1.6 V6t 	 	22 	Jenson Button 	All 	76 	6th 	Report
 	McLaren Honda 	MCL32 	RA617H 1.6 V6t 	 	2 	Stoffel Vandoorne 	All 	30 	9th 	Report
 	McLaren Honda 	MCL32 	RA617H 1.6 V6t 	 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	1–5, 7–20 	30 	9th 	Report
 	McLaren Honda 	MCL32 	RA617H 1.6 V6t 	 	22 	Jenson Button 	6 	30 	9th 	Report
 	Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda 	STR13 	RA618H 1.6 V6t 	 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	All 	33 	9th 	Report
 	Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda 	STR13 	RA618H 1.6 V6t 	 	28 	Brendon Hartley 	All 	33 	9th 	Report
 	Aston Martin Red Bull Racing 	RB15 	RA619H 1.6 V6t 	 	33 	Max Verstappen 	All 	417 	rowspan=3 align=center	Report
 	Aston Martin Red Bull Racing 	RB15 	RA619H 1.6 V6t 	 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	1–12 	417 	 	Report
 	Aston Martin Red Bull Racing 	RB15 	RA619H 1.6 V6t 	 	23 	Alexander Albon 	13–21 	417 	 	Report
 	Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda 	STR14 	RA619H 1.6 V6t 	 	23 	Alexander Albon 	1–12 	85 	6th 	Report
 	Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda 	STR14 	RA619H 1.6 V6t 	 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	13–21 	85 	6th 	Report
 	Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda 	STR14 	RA619H 1.6 V6t 	 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	All 	85 	6th 	Report
 	Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda 	AT01 	RA620H 1.6 V6t 	 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	All 	107 	7th 	Report
 	Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda 	AT01 	RA620H 1.6 V6t 	 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	All 	107 	7th 	Report
 	Aston Martin Red Bull Racing 	RB16 	RA620H 1.6 V6t 	 	23 	Alexander Albon 	All 	319 	rowspan=2 align=center	Report
 	Aston Martin Red Bull Racing 	RB16 	RA620H 1.6 V6t 	 	33 	Max Verstappen 	All 	319 	 	Report
 	Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda 	AT02 	RA621H 1.6L V6t 	 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	All 	142 	6th 	Report
 	Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda 	AT02 	RA621H 1.6L V6t 	 	22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	All 	142 	6th 	Report
 	Red Bull Racing Honda 	RB16B 	RA621H 1.6L V6t 	 	33 	Max Verstappen 	All 	585.5 	rowspan=2 align=center	Report
 	Red Bull Racing Honda 	RB16B 	RA621H 1.6L V6t 	 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	All 	585.5 	 	Report
====Honda RBPT====
Year	Entrant 	Chassis	Engine 	Tyre	No.	Drivers 	Rounds 	WCC Points	WCC Pos. 	Report
 	Scuderia AlphaTauri 	AT04 	Honda RBPTH001<BR>1.6L V6t	 	22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	1– 	 	 	Report
 	Scuderia AlphaTauri 	AT04 	Honda RBPTH001<BR>1.6L V6t	 	21 	Nyck de Vries 	1–11 	 	 	Report
 	Scuderia AlphaTauri 	AT04 	Honda RBPTH001<BR>1.6L V6t	 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo	12–14, 19-	 	 	Report
 	Scuderia AlphaTauri 	AT04 	Honda RBPTH001<BR>1.6L V6t	 	40 	Liam Lawson 	14–18 	 	 	Report
 	Oracle Red Bull Racing	RB19 	Honda RBPTH001<BR>1.6L V6t	 	1 	Max Verstappen 	1– 	 	rowspan=2 align=center	Report
 	Oracle Red Bull Racing	RB19 	Honda RBPTH001<BR>1.6L V6t	 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	1– 	 	 	Report
 	Racing Bulls 	VCARB01	Honda RBPTH002<BR>1.6L V6t	 	22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	1– 	 	 	Report
 	Racing Bulls 	VCARB01	Honda RBPTH002<BR>1.6L V6t	 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo	1– 	 	 	Report
 	Oracle Red Bull Racing	RB20 	Honda RBPTH002<BR>1.6L V6t	 	1 	Max Verstappen 	1– 	 	rowspan=2 align=center	Report
 	Oracle Red Bull Racing	RB20 	Honda RBPTH002<BR>1.6L V6t	 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	1– 	 	 	Report
==Wins==
To see full list of wins, see /Wins.
==Complete Formula One Results==
==Notes==
==Quotes==
"The latest Marlboro McLaren-Honda V10 is probably the most powerful car on the track. But a V12 engine is on the way, still definately the team to beat." - Andrew Marriott. Eurosport. 1990 San Marino Grand Prix Build-Up.
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