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HondaRA272
Production1965
Recorded originJapan
ClassRacing car
Background
The Honda RA272 was a Formula One racing car designed by Yoshio Nakamura and Shoichi Sano for the 1965 Formula One season. It was the first Japanese car to win in Formula One, achieving victory at the 1965 Mexican Grand Prix after leading every lap with driver Richie Ginther. The win came just two years after Honda started producing road cars, and was the first of 89 victories for Honda-powered Formula One cars.
Text adapted from “Honda RA272” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07
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