Honda

Japanese · raced 1964–2008

88Races

3Winsjoint 24th all-time

9Podiums

2Polesjoint 25th all-time

58Top 10s

9.19Avg Position

11.26Avg Grid Pos

This entry covers Honda's own works team in Formula 1. Honda first raced from 1964 to 1968, winning the 1965 Mexican Grand Prix with Richie Ginther and the 1967 Italian Grand Prix with John Surtees. It returned as a works team from 2006 to 2008 after buying BAR, and Jenson Button won the 2006 Hungarian Grand Prix in the wet. The team started 88 Grands Prix, with 3 wins and 9 podiums, before Honda withdrew at the end of 2008. Its team was then sold and became Brawn.

All-time records

=24th in Most F1 Wins by a Constructor (3 wins)
=25th in Most F1 Poles by a Constructor (2 pole positions)

Top Drivers

Driver	Wins	Pod.Podiums	PtsPoints (as awarded)	Races
Jenson Button	1	3	65	53
Rubens Barrichello	0	1	41	53
John Surtees	1	4	32	21
Richie Ginther	1	1	14	11
Ronnie Bucknum	0	0	2	11
Jo Bonnier	0	0	2	1
Jo Schlesser	0	0	0	1
David Hobbs	0	0	0	1

Top Circuits

Circuit	Wins	Avg ptsAvg Points (as awarded)	Races
Hungaroring	1	5	3
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez	1	4.75	4
Shanghai International Circuit	0	4	3
Autódromo José Carlos Pace	0	2.67	3
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya	0	2.67	3
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	1	2.13	8
Istanbul Park	0	2	3
Sepang International Circuit	0	2	3
Bahrain International Circuit	0	1.67	3
Nürburgring	0	1.4	5

Points are Grand Prix points as awarded at the time (sprints excluded); average points are per race started.

Notable drivers

Most wins for the team, then most races.

J. Button2006–2008 · 1 win
J. Surtees1967–1968 · 1 win
R. Ginther1965–1966 · 1 win
R. Barrichello2006–2008 · 0 wins
R. Bucknum1964–1966 · 0 wins
J. Bonnier1968 · 0 wins

Season by season

Honda season-by-season championship record
Season	Constructors' position	Wins	Points
2008	91 place lower than 2007	0	14
2007	84 places lower than 2006	0	6
2006	4	1	86
1968	62 places lower than 1967	0	14
1967	44 places higher than 1966	1	20
1966	82 places lower than 1965	0	3
1965	6	1	11
1964	—	0	0

Teammate battles

Teammate head-to-head battles at Honda
Season	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
2008	Barrichello vs ButtonRubens Barrichello vs Jenson Button	10–8	8–10	11–3
2007	Barrichello vs ButtonRubens Barrichello vs Jenson Button	7–10	12–5	0–6
2006	Barrichello vs ButtonRubens Barrichello vs Jenson Button	9–9	5–13	30–56
1965	Bucknum vs GintherRonnie Bucknum vs Richie Ginther	2–4	1–5	2–10

Drivers who raced for Honda

Drivers who have raced for Honda
Driver	Seasons	Races	Wins
J. Button	2006–2008	53	1
R. Barrichello	2006–2008	53	0
J. Surtees	1967–1968	21	1
R. Bucknum	1964–1966	11	0
R. Ginther	1965–1966	11	1
D. Hobbs	1968	1	0
J. Bonnier	1968	1	0
J. Schlesser	1968	1	0

Race results

How Honda did in every Grand Prix it started: the best grid slot and finish of its cars, the points it scored and each car’s result. Races in which no car took the start are left out unless the team scored sprint points.

200818 races, 1 podiumConstructors’ P9 · 14 pts▾

Drivers: J. Button, R. Barrichello

Honda race results in 2008
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Result	Cars	Pts	Standing
18	18Brazilian Grand Prix	15	P13	BUT 13 · BAR 15	0	9(14)
17	17Chinese Grand Prix	13	P11	BAR 11 · BUT 16	0	9(14)
16	16Japanese Grand Prix	17	P13	BAR 13 · BUT 14	0	9(14)
15	15Singapore Grand Prix	12	P9	BUT 9 · BAR DNF	0	9(14)
14	14Italian Grand Prix	16	P154 places worse than the team’s season average (P10.9)	BUT 15 · BAR 17	0	9(14)
13	13Belgian Grand Prix	16	P154 places worse than the team’s season average (P10.9)	BUT 15 · BAR DNF	0	9(14)
12	12European Grand Prix	16	P13	BUT 13 · BAR 16	0	8(14)
11	11Hungarian Grand Prix	12	P12	BUT 12 · BAR 16	0	8(14)
10	10German Grand Prix	14	P176 places worse than the team’s season average (P10.9)	BUT 17 · BAR DNF	0	8(14)
9	9British Grand Prix	16	P38 places better than the team’s season average (P10.9)	BAR 3 · BUT DNF	6	8(14)
8	8French Grand Prix	16	P14	BAR 14 · BUT DNF	0	8(8)
7	7Canadian Grand Prix	9	P7	BAR 7 · BUT 11	2	8(8)
6	6Monaco Grand Prix	11	P65 places better than the team’s season average (P10.9)	BAR 6 · BUT 11	3	9(6)
5	5Turkish Grand Prix	12	P11	BUT 11 · BAR 14	0	8(3)
4	4Spanish Grand Prix	11	P65 places better than the team’s season average (P10.9)	BUT 6 · BAR DNF	3	8(3)
3	3Bahrain Grand Prix	9	P11	BAR 11 · BUT DNF	0	9(0)
2	2Malaysian Grand Prix	11	P10	BUT 10 · BAR 13	0	9(0)
1	1Australian Grand Prix	10	DNF	BUT DNF · BAR DSQ	0	—(0)

Earlier seasons1964–2007 (7 seasons)▾

200717 racesConstructors’ P8 · 6 pts▾

Drivers: J. Button, R. Barrichello

Honda race results in 2007
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Result	Cars	Pts	Standing
17	17Brazilian Grand Prix	11	DNF	BAR DNF · BUT DNF	0	8(6)
16	16Chinese Grand Prix	10	P56 places better than the team’s season average (P10.9)	BUT 5 · BAR 15	4	8(6)
15	15Japanese Grand Prix	6	P10	BAR 10 · BUT 11	0	8(2)
14	14Belgian Grand Prix	12	P13	BAR 13 · BUT DNF	0	8(2)
13	13Italian Grand Prix	10	P8	BUT 8 · BAR 10	1	8(2)
12	12Turkish Grand Prix	21	P13	BUT 13 · BAR 17	0	8(1)
11	11Hungarian Grand Prix	17	P187 places worse than the team’s season average (P10.9)	BAR 18 · BUT DNF	0	8(1)
10	10European Grand Prix	14	P11	BAR 11 · BUT DNF	0	8(1)
9	9British Grand Prix	14	P9	BAR 9 · BUT 10	0	8(1)
8	8French Grand Prix	12	P8	BUT 8 · BAR 11	1	8(1)
7	7United States Grand Prix	13	P12	BUT 12 · BAR DNF	0	9(0)
6	6Canadian Grand Prix	13	P12	BAR 12 · BUT DNF	0	9(0)
5	5Monaco Grand Prix	9	P10	BAR 10 · BUT 11	0	9(0)
4	4Spanish Grand Prix	12	P10	BAR 10 · BUT 12	0	8(0)
3	3Bahrain Grand Prix	15	P13	BAR 13 · BUT DNF	0	7(0)
2	2Malaysian Grand Prix	15	P11	BAR 11 · BUT 12	0	7(0)
1	1Australian Grand Prix	14	P11	BAR 11 · BUT 15	0	6(0)

200618 races, 1 win, 3 podiums, 1 poleConstructors’ P4 · 86 pts▾

Drivers: J. Button, R. Barrichello

Honda race results in 2006
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Result	Cars	Pts	Standing
18	18Brazilian Grand Prix	5	P3	BUT 3 · BAR 7	8	4(86)
17	17Japanese Grand Prix	7	P4	BUT 4 · BAR 12	5	4(78)
16	16Chinese Grand Prix	3	P4	BUT 4 · BAR 6	8	4(73)
15	15Italian Grand Prix	5	P5	BUT 5 · BAR 6	7	4(65)
14	14Turkish Grand Prix	6	P4	BUT 4 · BAR 8	6	4(58)
13	13Hungarian Grand Prix	3	P14 places better than the team’s season average (P5.1)	BUT 1 · BAR 4	15	4(52)
12	12German Grand Prix	4	P4	BUT 4 · BAR DNF	5	4(37)
11	11French Grand Prix	13	DNF	BUT DNF · BAR DNF	0	4(32)
10	10United States Grand Prix	4	P6	BAR 6 · BUT DNF	3	4(32)
9	9Canadian Grand Prix	8	P9	BUT 9 · BAR DNF	0	4(29)
8	8British Grand Prix	6	P105 places worse than the team’s season average (P5.1)	BAR 10 · BUT DNF	0	4(29)
7	7Monaco Grand Prix	5	P4	BAR 4 · BUT 11	5	4(29)
6	6Spanish Grand Prix	5	P6	BUT 6 · BAR 7	5	4(24)
5	5European Grand Prix	4	P5	BAR 5 · BUT DNF	4	4(19)
4	4San Marino Grand Prix	2	P7	BUT 7 · BAR 10	2	4(15)
3	3Australian Grand Prix	1★	P7★	BAR 7 · BUT 10	2	4(13)
2	2Malaysian Grand Prix	2	P3	BUT 3 · BAR 10	6	4(11)
1	1Bahrain Grand Prix	3	P4	BUT 4 · BAR 15	5	4(5)

196812 races, 2 podiums, 1 poleConstructors’ P6 · 14 pts▾

Drivers: J. Surtees, D. Hobbs, J. Bonnier, J. Schlesser

Honda race results in 1968
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Result	Cars	Pts	Standing
12	12Mexican Grand Prix	6	P5	Bonnier 5 · Surtees DNF	2	6(14)
11	11United States Grand Prix	9	P3	Surtees 3	4	7(12)
10	10Canadian Grand Prix	7	DNF	Surtees DNF	0	9(8)
9	9Italian Grand Prix	1★	DNF★	Hobbs DNF · Surtees DNF	0	9(8)
8	8German Grand Prix	7	DNF	Surtees DNF	0	8(8)
7	7British Grand Prix	9	P5	Surtees 5	2	7(8)
6	6French Grand Prix	7	P2	Surtees 2 · Schlesser DNF	6	8(6)
5	5Dutch Grand Prix	9	DNF	Surtees DNF	0	—(0)
4	4Belgian Grand Prix	4	DNF	Surtees DNF	0	—(0)
3	3Monaco Grand Prix	4	DNF	Surtees DNF	0	—(0)
2	2Spanish Grand Prix	7	DNF	Surtees DNF	0	—(0)
1	1South African Grand Prix	6	P8	Surtees 8	0	—(0)

19679 races, 1 win, 2 podiumsConstructors’ P4 · 20 pts▾

Drivers: J. Surtees

Honda race results in 1967
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Result	Cars	Pts	Standing
11	11Mexican Grand Prix	7	P4	Surtees 4	3	4(20)
10	10United States Grand Prix	11	DNF	Surtees DNF	0	5(17)
9	9Italian Grand Prix	9	P1	Surtees 1	9	5(17)
7	7German Grand Prix	6	P4	Surtees 4	3	7(8)
6	6British Grand Prix	7	P6	Surtees 6	1	9(5)
4	4Belgian Grand Prix	10	DNF	Surtees DNF	0	9(4)
3	3Dutch Grand Prix	6	DNF	Surtees DNF	0	7(4)
2	2Monaco Grand Prix	3	DNF	Surtees DNF	0	5(4)
1	1South African Grand Prix	6	P3	Surtees 3	4	3(4)

19663 racesConstructors’ P8 · 3 pts▾

Drivers: R. Ginther, R. Bucknum

Honda race results in 1966
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Result	Cars	Pts	Standing
9	9Mexican Grand Prix	3	P4	Ginther 4 · Bucknum 8	3	8(3)
8	8United States Grand Prix	8	DNF	Ginther DNF · Bucknum DNF	0	—(0)
7	7Italian Grand Prix	7	DNF	Ginther DNF	0	—(0)

19658 races, 1 win, 1 podiumConstructors’ P6 · 11 pts▾

Drivers: R. Ginther, R. Bucknum

Honda race results in 1965
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Result	Cars	Pts	Standing
10	10Mexican Grand Prix	3	P16 places better than the team’s season average (P6.8)	Ginther 1 · Bucknum 5	11	6(11)
9	9United States Grand Prix	3	P7	Ginther 7 · Bucknum 13	0	7(2)
8	8Italian Grand Prix	6	P147 places worse than the team’s season average (P6.8)	Ginther 14 · Bucknum DNF	0	7(2)
6	6Dutch Grand Prix	3	P6	Ginther 6	1	7(2)
5	5British Grand Prix	3	DNF	Ginther DNF	0	7(1)
4	4French Grand Prix	7	DNF	Ginther DNF · Bucknum DNF	0	7(1)
3	3Belgian Grand Prix	4	P6	Ginther 6 · Bucknum DNF	1	7(1)
2	2Monaco Grand Prix	15	DNF	Bucknum DNF · Ginther DNF	0	—(0)

19643 races▾

Drivers: R. Bucknum

Honda race results in 1964
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Result	Cars	Standing
9	9United States Grand Prix	14	DNF	Bucknum DNF	—(0)
8	8Italian Grand Prix	10	DNF	Bucknum DNF	—(0)
6	6German Grand Prix	22	P13	Bucknum 13	—(0)