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The all-conquering Honda RA168E V6 turbo used in the McLaren MP4/4 and Lotus 100T in 1988. Honda returned to Formula One in 1983 as an engine supplier for Spirit and stayed in the sport for a decade, at various times teaming with Williams (1983–87), Lotus (1987–88), McLaren (1988–92) and finally Tyrrell (1991). Though they often supplied ...
The Honda RA168E V6 turbo used in the MP4/4. The situation improved immensely when Ayrton Senna was signed to partner Alain Prost (at Prost's suggestion) on a three-year contract. The McLaren chassis, the Senna and Prost pairing, and finally the new Honda RA168E engines with 685 bhp (511 kW; 695 PS), looked like a formidable combination. [8]
The Japanese automobile manufacturer Honda has participated in Formula One, as an engine manufacturer and team owner, for various periods since 1964.They are currently active participants in the form of engine manufacturers since 2015, producing the RA Series Hybrid power units currently powering the Red Bull Racing Formula One team and the Visa Cash App RB Formula One team.
The Honda RA168E engine powered Senna to his first world championship. One notable incident of the year was at the Monaco Grand Prix , where Senna out-qualified Prost by 1.4 seconds and led for most of the race before crashing on lap 67. [ 68 ]
A 1988 Honda RA168E turbocharged V6 engine. The rest of the grid was powered by the Ford GBA V6 turbo in Benetton, with the only naturally-aspirated engine, the DFV-derived Ford-Cosworth DFZ 3.5 L V8 outputting 575 hp (429 kW) in Tyrrell, Lola, AGS, March and Coloni. [29]
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Honda Marlboro McLaren: McLaren MP4/4: RA168E ... 2009 – 2014: Honda did not supply engines to other teams. Source: [4] 2015–2021 Year