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This year, Honda celebrates its 60th anniversary of its first victory in the FIA Formula One World Championship™ (F1®). As part of its commemorative activities, during the F1 MEXICAN GRAND PRIX on October 26, Honda participated in a showrun with the Honda RA272—the car that delivered Honda’s first victory—driven by Oracle Red Bull Racing driver Yuki Tsunoda.
On October 24, 1965, at the F1 MEXICAN GRAND PRIX, Honda achieved victory in the world’s pinnacle motorsports category for the first time as a Japanese automaker, with driver Richie Ginther at the wheel of the RA272.
The RA272 was Honda’s F1® car in its second year as a full constructor. Powered by a 1.5-liter V12 engine and carrying the Japanese flag on its white livery, the RA272 became a symbol that marked the beginning of Japan’s motorsport history.
For the showrun, Honda Racing Corporation engineers performed special maintenance on the RA272 housed at the Honda Collection Hall. At the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, where Honda achieved its first F1® victory, Japanese F1® driver Tsunoda took the wheel of the RA272 as a representative Honda driver.
“It is an honor to drive the RA272 at the special place where Honda achieved its first F1Ⓡ victory. Driving on the track where the RA272 pioneered Japanese motorsports history 60 years ago is a particularly special and deeply moving experience. With Honda’s history of challenges in my heart, I want to give fans a drive that conveys dreams and passion.”