Honda RA272

A successor to the Honda RA271, the RA272 was noticeable mainly for its technically advanced (though rather wide and heavy) 48-valve 1,495.28 cc V12 engine (58.1 x 47.0 mm), a water-cooled, transversely mounted unit which reportedly gave 230 bhp (170 kW) at 13,000 rpm.^[1] The engine was safe to 14,000 rpm, which was unusually high for a 1960s engine design. The Honda V12 had staggering acceleration and often led the race into the opening lap after leaving the stationary starting grid. It led the 1965 Mexican Grand Prix from start to finish, driven by Richie Ginther, making it the first Japanese car to win a Formula One Grand Prix.

The RA272 can be seen in the Honda marketing film "The Impossible Dream".

Formula One World Championship results

(key) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Engine	Drivers	Tyres	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	WDC	Pts.
1965	Honda R & D Company	Honda V12		G	RSA	MON	BEL	FRA	GBR	NED	GER	ITA	USA	MEX	11	6th
			Ronnie Bucknum			Ret	Ret	Ret				Ret	13	5
			Richie Ginther			Ret	6	Ret	Ret	6		Ret	7	1

References

↑ Franchitti, Dario (April 2012). "1965 RA 272". Road & Track 63 (8): 76–79. Retrieved April 5, 2012.

Honda in Formula One

Personnel 1963–1968 Soichiro Honda Shoichiro Irimajiri Nobuhiko Kawamoto Yoshio Nakamura Shoichi Sano Yoshitoshi Sakurai 1999 Harvey Postlethwaite Tim Densham 2006–2008 Nick Fry Ross Brawn Yasuhiro Wada Geoff Willis Shuhei Nakamoto Loïc Bigois Notable drivers Rubens Barrichello Ronnie Bucknum Jenson Button Richie Ginther Jo Schlesser John Surtees Formula One cars RA270 RA271 RA272 RA273 RA300 RA301 RA302 RC100 RA099 RA106 RA107 RA108

Honda as an engine manufacturer Drivers' titles 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 Constructors' titles 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991

Cars that competed in the 1965 Formula One season

Brabham BT3 Brabham BT7 Brabham BT10 Brabham BT11 BRM P57 BRM P261 Cooper T55 Cooper T59 Cooper T60 Cooper T73 Cooper T77 De Klerk Alfa Romeo Special Ferrari 158 Ferrari 1512 Honda RA272 LDS Mk1 LDS Mk2 Lotus 18/21 Lotus 20 Lotus 21 Lotus 22 Lotus 24 Lotus 25 Lotus 33

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