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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 McLaren MP4/4, also known as the McLaren-Honda MP4/4, is one of the most successful Formula One car designs of all time. Powered by Honda 's RA168E 1.5-litre V6 - turbo engine and driven by teammates Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna , the car competed during the 1988 Formula One season .
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.
The all-conquering Honda RA168E V6 turbo used in the McLaren MP4/4 and Lotus 100T in 1988 The 1988 McLaren-Honda MP4/4. Honda's supreme year in its days as an engine supplier came with McLaren in 1988. Mated to the Steve Nichols designed McLaren MP4/4 and with then dual World Champion Alain Prost and Brazilian Ayrton Senna as the drivers, the ...
This was the first McLaren to use a semi-automatic transmission; it was a McLaren-designed electro-hydraulic clutch and paddle-shift unit with semi-automatic activation (a semi-automatic transmission had been tested during the previous season with the MP4/6 and was on track during practice for the 1991 Hungarian Grand Prix, but the team elected to retain that car's original manual transaxle ...
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 ...
Honda V8 F1 engine Honda V12 engine (1991) The RA series of 3.5-litre and 3.0-litre, naturally-aspirated , V10 racing engines were made by Honda to compete in Formula One racing ; between 1989 and 1990 , and then again between 2000 and 2005 . [ 2 ]
Braun Tyrrell Honda: Tyrrell 020: RA101E 3.5 V10: P: Satoru Nakajima: 5 Ret Ret Ret 10 12 Ret 8 Ret 15 Ret Ret 13 17 Ret Ret 12 6th Stefano Modena: 4 Ret Ret Ret 2 11 Ret 7 13 12 Ret Ret Ret 16 6 10 1992 Honda Marlboro McLaren: McLaren MP4/6B McLaren MP4/7A: RA122E 3.5 V12 RA122E/B 3.5 V12: G: RSA: MEX: BRA: ESP: SMR: MON: CAN: FRA: GBR: GER ...