Honda in Formula One
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| Full name | Honda Racing F1 Team (2006–2008) Honda R & D Company (1964–1968) |
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| Base |
Tokyo, Japan (1964) Amsterdam, Netherlands (1965–1966) Slough, UK (1967–1968) Brackley, UK and , Japan (2006–2008) |
| Noted staff |
Ross Brawn Nick Fry |
| Noted drivers |
 Ronnie Bucknum Richie Ginther Jo Schlesser John Surtees Jenson Button Rubens Barrichello
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| Previous name | British American Racing |
| Next name | Brawn GP Formula One Team |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| First entry | 1964 German Grand Prix |
| Races entered | 88 |
| Engines | Honda |
| Constructors' Championships |
0 |
| Drivers' Championships |
0 |
| Race victories | 3 |
| Podiums | 9 |
| Points | 154 |
| Pole positions | 2 |
| Fastest laps | 2 |
| Final entry | 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix |
Honda has participated in Formula One, as an entrant, constructor and engine supplier, for various periods since 1964. Honda's involvement in Formula One began with the 1964 season; their withdrawal in 1968 was precipitated by the death of Honda driver Jo Schlesser during the 1968 French Grand Prix. They returned in 1983 as an engine supplier, a role that ended in 1992. They returned again in 2000, providing engines for British American Racing (BAR). By the end of 2005 they had bought out the BAR team, based at Brackley, United Kingdom, and renamed their new subsidiary Honda Racing.
It was announced on 5 December 2008 that Honda would be exiting Formula One with immediate effect due to the global financial crisis and were looking to sell their team. On 27 February 2009 it was announced that team principal Ross Brawn had led a management buyout of the Brackley team. The team raced successfully as Brawn GP in 2009, and was subsequently sold to Daimler AG and renamed Mercedes GP for the 2010 season.
On 17 May 2013, Honda announced their intention to return to the sport in the 2015 season under a works agreement with McLaren to supply V6 engines and kinetic energy recovery system (KERS) units.
Honda entered Formula One Grand Prix racing in 1964, just four years after producing their first road car. They began development of the RA271 in 1962 and startled the European-dominated Formula One garages with their all-Japanese factory team (except for American drivers Ronnie Bucknum and Richie Ginther). More startling was the fact that Honda built their own engine and chassis, something only Ferrari and BRM – of the other teams still running in 1962 – had previously done.
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