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1964 — 1968
Honda R&D
Own chassis and engines; wins in Mexico 1965 and Italy 1967.
Honda R&D (1960s works team)F1 team history & lineage
Honda's first grand prix team built its own chassis and engines, won in Mexico twice, then became the sport's most successful engine supplier instead.
- Base
- Tochigi, Japan
- Founded
- 1964 as Honda's own grand prix entry
- Constructors' titles
- 0
- Drivers' titles
- 0
- Race wins
- 2
- Identities
- 1
Lineage
The Long Version
Honda entered in 1964 with a transverse V12 of its own design, barely two years after its first car.
Richie Ginther won the 1965 Mexican Grand Prix, the last race of the 1.5-litre formula.
John Surtees won at Monza in 1967 in the lightweight RA300 built with Lola.
Honda withdrew after a fatal accident in 1968 and returned as an engine supplier in 1983.
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Sources & citations
Reference material used to compile and verify the Honda R&D (1960s works team) lineage data on this page. GridXTrax is an independent fan archive; follow the links to check any figure at source.
- Wikipedia — Honda R&D (1960s works team)(opens in a new tab)
Team history and the takeovers or rebrands that shaped this lineage.
- Wikipedia — List of Formula One constructors(opens in a new tab)
Used to confirm each constructor entity in the lineage and its active seasons.
- StatsF1 — Honda R&D (1960s works team) lineage(opens in a new tab)
Season records for the predecessor and successor entries in this lineage.
- Ergast / Jolpica Formula One results archive(opens in a new tab)
Primary dataset for race results, starts, wins, podiums, poles and points from 1950 onwards.
- FIA — Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile(opens in a new tab)
Governing body: official regulations, entry lists and classifications.
- Formula1.com results archive(opens in a new tab)
Official championship results and standings by season.
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