Honda RA271
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| Category | Formula One | ||||||||
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| Constructor | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | ||||||||
| Designer(s) | Yoshio Nakamura Shoichi Sano |
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| Technical Specifications[1] | |||||||||
| Chassis | Aluminium monocoque with tubular rear subframe. | ||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Double wishbone, with inboard coilover spring/damper units. | ||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | As front. | ||||||||
| Track-width | F: 1300 mm (51 in) R: 1350 mm (53 in) |
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| Wheelbase | 2300 mm (91 in) | ||||||||
| Engine | Honda 1495 cc (91.2 cu in) 60° V12, naturally-aspirated. Transverse, mid-mounted. | ||||||||
| Transmission | Honda 6-speed manual transmission. | ||||||||
| Weight | 525 kg (1157 lb) | ||||||||
| Fuel | BP | ||||||||
| Tyres | Dunlop | ||||||||
| Competition History | |||||||||
| Notable entrants | Honda R&D Co. | ||||||||
| Notable drivers |  Ronnie Bucknum |
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| Debut | 1964 German Grand Prix | ||||||||
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| n.b. Unless otherwise stated, all data refer to Formula One World Championship Grands Prix only. |
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The Honda RA271 was Honda's second Formula One racing car, and its first to actually enter a race.
The car was developed from the company's 1963 prototype, retrospectively designated RA270. The RA271 made its race debut during the 1964 Formula One season, just one year after Honda started producing road cars, and was the first Japanese-built car ever to enter a round of the FIA Formula One World Championship.
Although RA271s only contested three Grands Prix, driven on each occasion by American sports car racing-specialist Ronnie Bucknum, its innovative, transversely-mounted, 1.5 L (92 cu in) V12 engine – sometimes cited as "the strongest engine of F1's 1.5-litre era"[2] – formed the basis of Honda's race-winning RA272 of 1965.
[edit] References
- ^ 240 Landmarks of Japanese Automotive Technology - Honda RA271. Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan. Retrieved on 2008-04-11.
- ^ Figa, T (2000-11-18). Honda: How It All Started. 8W. Retrieved on 2008-04-11.
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