Honda RA272
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The Honda RA272 was a Formula One racing car designed by Yoshio Nakamura and Shoichi Sano for the 1965 Formula One season. It was the first Japanese car to win in Formula One, achieving victory at the
Honda RA272
Ginther leading the Dutch Grand Prix
The RA272 on display at the Honda Collection Hall
Rear-left view of the RA272
Honda RA271
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The Honda RA271 was Honda's first Formula One racing car to enter a race. The chief engineer on the project was Yoshio Nakamura, with Tadashi Kume in charge of engine development. It was driven in thr
Honda RA272
…and was the first of 89 victories for Honda-powered Formula One cars. An evolution of the company's first car to enter Formula One, the previous year's RA271, the RA272 was noted for its technically advanced 1.5-litre V12 engine, designated the RA272E, which was the most powerful engine in the sport at the…
The RA271 on display at the 2015 Montreal International Auto Show
Engine and transaxle
Circuit Park Zandvoort, July 21 1964, Ron Bucknum and his Honda (1964)