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There was a test mule during the 1990 season created by McLaren called MP4/5C for Honda's new V12 engine that was to be used by the Woking outfit for the following two seasons. This car, driven by the team's test driver Allan McNish , made its public on-track debut at a 3-day test session held at Silverstone the week before the 1990 French ...
The MP4/6 was the first McLaren to be powered by a Honda V12 engine, which Honda quote at 735 PS (725 bhp; 541 kW) at 13,500rpm. [3] The car was tested by Berger in the off-season, but he was unimpressed with the initial version of the new engine, feeling it was underpowered compared to the 690 bhp (515 kW; 700 PS) V10 engine used in the 1990 car, the MP4/5B.
Also, in 1991, while McLaren had the latest RA121E V12, Tyrrell were only given the RA100E V10s that McLaren had used in 1990. McLaren had direct Honda factory support, with engines coming straight from the Japanese company's racing division in Japan; while Tyrrell had to make do with the previous RA100E model (renamed to RA101E) that were ...
Honda Marlboro McLaren McLaren-Honda: MP4/5B: Honda RA109E 3.5 V10: G: 27 Ayrton Senna: All 28 Gerhard Berger: All ESPO Larrousse F1 Lola-Lamborghini: LC89B LC90: Lamborghini 3512 3.5 V12: G: 29 Éric Bernard: All 30 Aguri Suzuki: All Subaru Coloni Racing Coloni Racing Subaru Coloni: C3B: Subaru 1235 3.5 F12: G: 31 Bertrand Gachot: 1–8 Coloni ...
McLaren-Honda, who scored a then-record 199 points in the Constructors Championship, wrapped up the Constructors title with a 1-2 finish in Belgium for Round 11 of the 16 race season, it was the team's eighth 1-2 finish of the season (Senna and Prost would finish 1-2 twice more, in Japan and Australia). The team finished the season a massive ...
1990 Honda Marlboro McLaren: McLaren MP4/5B: ... Super Aguri F1 Team: Super Aguri SA07: RA807E ... McLaren Honda: McLaren MCL32: RA617H
It was the last drivers' title won using a Honda-powered car until Max Verstappen in 2021 and the last constructors' title won by a Honda-powered car until the Red Bull Racing RB19 in 2023. This season was the last time an F1 car with a manual gearbox won the championship, and the only V12 -powered car to do so. [ 2 ]
The 1990 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Spa-Francorchamps on 26 August ... McLaren-Honda: 44 1:26:31.997 1 9: 2 1 Alain Prost: Ferrari: 44 ...