Honda RA300
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Shell | |||||||||
Tyres | Firestone | ||||||||
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Competition history | |||||||||
Notable entrants | Honda Racing | ||||||||
Notable drivers | John Surtees | ||||||||
Debut | 1967 Italian Grand Prix | ||||||||
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Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
n.b. Unless otherwise stated, all data refer to Formula One World Championship Grands Prix only. |
The Honda RA300 was a
Broadley's chassis was much lighter and sweeter-handling than the in-house RA273. The car initially performed impressively, winning in its first-ever World Championship race, the
on the final lap, after Clark ran out of fuel and Brabham ran wide. However, the RA300 flattered to deceive, and this would turn out to be the only lap that the car would lead. It remains the only F1 car ever to take its single victory in its first Grand Prix, and on the only lap it would ever lead.Honda continued with the RA300 for the remainder of the 1967 season, Surtees finishing fourth at the final race in Mexico. The car was then raced one last time at the opening race of the 1968 season in South Africa, Surtees finishing eighth, before being superseded by the RA301, a design closely based on the RA300.
The 48-valve V12 engine first appeared in the RA273 at the
Formula One World Championship results
(key) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Engine | Tyres | Driver | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Points | WCC |
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1967 | Honda Racing | Honda V12 | F | RSA | MON | NED | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | CAN | ITA | USA | MEX | 201 | 4th | ||
John Surtees | 1 | Ret | 4 | |||||||||||||||
1968 | Honda Racing | Honda V12 | F | RSA | ESP | MON | BEL | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | ITA | CAN | USA | MEX | 142 | 6th | |
John Surtees | 8 |
1 Includes 8 points scored using the Honda RA273.
2 All 14 points scored using the Honda RA301.
References
- ^ "YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ 1967 Honda RA300 F1 Car - 3.0L V12 Engine Sound!, retrieved 16 June 2020