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Honda’s motorsports activities have continuously taken on challenges
at the highest level of global competition.
Centered on the history of Honda F1,
feature articles explore technologies refined on the front lines of Formula 1,
legendary battles, and the ongoing evolution of Honda motorsports.
With F1 facts, trivia, and the latest highlights,
it presents a comprehensive view of the past, present, and future of Honda × F1.

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Honda F1 History

Explore Honda’s six decades of history since it first participated in the 1964 German GP.

60th Anniversary of
Honda’s First F1 Victory

In the 1965 Mexican Grand Prix, the Honda RA272 became the first Japanese car to win an F1 race, marking the beginning of Honda’s F1 challenge. This is where Honda’s motorsports story began.

Eight Years of Red Bull and Honda

Victory and frustration, glory and agony, etched into eight years of intensity. This is not the story of a simple partnership, but but the chronicle of battles woven with passion and trust.

The Three Years of Mansell and Honda

The union of Mansell and Honda was, in terms of F1 history, inevitable.

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Honda’s Passion
for Motorsports

Challenging the pinnacle of world-class racing

“I pledge with you all to strive with all my soul and ingenuity to enter and win the TT Race.”
In March 1954, Soichiro Honda announced his intention to enter the Isle of Man TT Races, a world championship motorcycle road race. This was only 7 years after the company launched its first product, the A-Type auxiliary bicycle engine. Although Honda had already expanded its motorcycle product line with the Dream, Benly, and Juno, it was considered reckless for the company to suddenly take on the world’s most prestigious race. However, Honda had a culture of taking on seemingly impossible challenges from its earliest days.

Honda F1 site

Honda’s official F1 website, including the history of Honda F1, which celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2025, the story of Honda’s engines/PUs and cars, and a tribute to Ayrton Senna.