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Pierre Gasly stands on his Alpha Tauri racing car after winning the 2020 Italian Grand Prix. So far it is Honda’s second F1 win of the year.
In 1964, Honda’s first F1 experience began with this, the RA271.
Here we see Richie Ginther racing for Honda in the 1965 British Grand Prix.
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Honda partnered with the Williams team from 1983-1987 with a good deal of success—23 wins in 75 races.
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In 1987, the Lotus team secured the use of Honda engines, in part because of the star power of one of its drivers, Ayrton Senna. It won twice in 32 races between 1987-88.
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In 1988, Honda switched from Williams to McLaren (the Lotus deal would continue through this year as well). 1988 was almost a perfect season for McLaren Honda, which scored 15 pole positions and 15 wins from 16 races. Here, Alain Prost celebrates as he wins the Australian Grand Prix.
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In 1989, the regulations changed and Honda swapped its V6 turbo for a naturally aspirated 3.5L V10. The results were 10 wins and 15 pole positions that year. In total, McLaren won 44 times in 80 races during the