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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 .
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 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 ...
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 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 and Gordon Murray designed McLaren MP4/4 and with then dual World Champion Alain Prost and Brazilian Ayrton Senna as the drivers, the McLaren-Honda duo had an almost perfect season. Unlike most, Honda built ...
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 ]
The system would, however, be used on the MP4/7A's replacement, 1993's MP4/8. With Honda pulling out of Formula One at the end of the 1992 season (after 69 wins as an engine supplier since 1983, 44 of them with McLaren), the team would be forced to use customer Ford V8 engines in 1993, thus the MP4/7A was the last McLaren to use the Japanese ...
Honda Marlboro McLaren McLaren-Honda: MP4/5B: Honda RA100E 3.5 V10: G: 27 Ayrton Senna: All 28 Gerhard Berger: All ESPO Larrousse F1 Lola-Lamborghini: LC89B LC90: Lamborghini LE3512 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 ...