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HondaRA271
ProductionUnknown
Recorded originJapan
ClassRacing car
Background
The Honda RA271 was Honda's first Formula One racing car to enter a race. The chief engineer on the project was Yoshio Nakamura, with Tadashi Kume in charge of engine development. It was driven in three races during 1964 by American driver Ronnie Bucknum.
Text adapted from “Honda RA271” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07
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