Honda RA099

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Honda RA099

BBS Wheels
Competition history
Notable drivers	Jos Verstappen
Debut	N/A (completed in 1999)
Entries Races Wins Podiums 0 0 0 0 Poles F/Laps 0 0
Constructors' Championships	0
Drivers' Championships	0

The Honda RA099 was a prototype Formula One racecar, commissioned by Honda, designed by ex-Ferrari and Tyrrell designer Harvey Postlethwaite and built by Dallara in 1999. Its purpose was similar to the one surrounding the Toyota TF101 of 2001, in that it was supposed to be a working test car used in preparation for a full-scale assault on Grand Prix racing in the following years.

History

Honda Racing and engine suppliers

Honda themselves moved back into supplying engines in 2000 with the BAR and Jordan teams, continuing with the former with some success into the middle of the decade. As the partnership grew, the input Honda had with BAR increased and eventually in the wake of the ban on tobacco advertising in Formula One, Honda purchased the BAR team outright and they finally became a constructor again until 2008; Honda withdrew from the sport at the end of the season until they returned as an engine supplier in 2015.

Of the six Dallara RA099 tubs, only four ever saw a race circuit. Currently the whereabouts of only one of those tubs is known, and it is the third one (RA099 3), which is on display at the Honda Collection Hall at Twin Ring Motegi.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Honda RA099.

• YouTube video of RA099 chassis at Motegi
• TenTenths motorsport, tub locations