Honda Reaches Milestone of 500 F1™ Races

Honda will reach the milestone of 500 Formula 1® races, since its debut in 1964, at the FIA Formula One World Championship™ United States Grand Prix, to be held at Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas, from October 23 (Friday) to 25 (Sunday), 2026 (local time). To commemorate the occasion, the F1 cars of Aston Martin Aramco Formula One™ Team (AMAF1), the AMR26, will race with a special Honda500 commemorative logo. Honda will also offer commemorative merchandise in Japan and undertake other initiatives to mark the milestone.

Key milestones in Honda’s F1 history

1964–1968	Competed as an all-Honda factory team, developing both engines and chassis.
1965	Achieved its first F1 victory with the RA272 at the Mexican Grand Prix.
1983–1992	Competed as an engine supplier.
1986	Won the Constructors’ Championship with Williams Honda.
1987	Won both the Drivers’ and Constructors’ Championships with Williams Honda.
1988–1991	Won both the Drivers’ and Constructors’ Championships for four consecutive years with McLaren Honda.
2000–2005	Competed with BAR Honda, supplying engines and jointly developing chassis.
2006–2008	Competed as an all-Honda factory team, developing both engines and chassis.
2015–2017	Returned as a power unit supplier, supplying power units to McLaren Racing.
2018	Began supplying power units to Scuderia Toro Rosso.
2019	Began supplying power units to Red Bull Racing.
2021	Won the Drivers’ Championship with Red Bull Racing Honda. Concluded its F1 participation at the end of the 2021 season.
2022–2025	HRC provided technical support to Red Bull Powertrains.
2022–2023	Red Bull Racing won both the Drivers’ and Constructors’ Championships for two consecutive years.
2024	Max Verstappen secured his fourth consecutive Drivers’ Championship.
2026	Began supplying power units to Aston Martin Aramco Formula One™ Team.