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Honda V10 engine
Overview
Manufacturer	Honda (1989-1990, 2000-2005) Mugen (1992-2000)
Designer	Osamu Goto [ja] (Chief designer) (1989-1990)
Production	1989–1990, 2000–2005
Layout
Configuration	72°-80°-90° V10
Displacement	3.5 L (3,496 cc) 3.5 L (3,493 cc) 3.0 L (2,994 cc)
Cylinder bore	89 mm (3.5 in) (72°) 92 mm (3.6 in) 95 mm (3.7 in) (80°) 97 mm (3.8 in) (90°)
Piston stroke	56.2 mm (2.2 in) 52.55 mm (2.1 in) 42.24 mm (1.7 in) 40.52 mm (1.6 in)
Combustion
Fuel system	Electronic fuel injection
Fuel type	Gasoline
Cooling system	Water-cooled
Output
Power output	675–1,000 hp (503–746 kW; 684–1,014 PS)
Torque output	265–315 lb⋅ft (359–427 N⋅m)
Dimensions
Dry weight	89–160 kg (196.2–352.7 lb)
Chronology
Predecessor	Honda RA16 engine
Successor	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. Between 1992 and 2000, the engines were also made by Mugen Honda. The customer engines were used by McLaren, Arrows, Lotus, Ligier, Tyrrell, Prost, and Jordan.

Background

1989 was the first year where naturally aspirated engines were compulsory for all teams after the banning of the turbocharged units at the end of the previous season. To this end, Honda built a 3.5-litre V10 engine, developed throughout most of the latter half of 1987 and through 1988.

1989 was McLaren's 4th Constructors' Championship of the 1980s following on from 1984, 1985 and 1988, making the team the equal leading constructor of the decade with Williams who won in 1980, 1981, 1986 and 1987. It was also Honda's 4th consecutive Constructors' Championship as an engine manufacturer, and McLaren's 5th Championship overall having won their first in 1974.

The engine for 1990 was tweaked and Senna did much development work to ensure he would have better reliability in the new season. He and Gerhard Berger took the fight to Prost and Ferrari in 1990, winning another six races and winning the Constructors' Championship.

In 1991 Mugen prepared Honda V10 engines for Tyrrell (based on engines used by McLaren in 1989 and 1990), but the following year these engines were renamed Mugen MF351H and were transferred to the Footwork team, with drivers Aguri Suzuki and Michele Alboreto. Although Honda withdrew from the sport at the end of 1992 season, Mugen remained affiliated with Footwork in 1993 and created a B version of the MF351H, used by Aguri Suzuki and Derek Warwick.

At the end of the year, Mugen switched to Team Lotus with plans for a new Lotus 109. The team - with drivers Johnny Herbert and Pedro Lamy (later replaced by Alessandro Zanardi) - was underfunded and the 109 chassis was late arriving. The Mugen engine, codenamed MF351HC (also known as ZA5C), was not able to show its full potential and failed to score a single World Championship point during 1994 despite coming close on 3 occasions. This was the only season in which Mugen engines (and Lotus) did not score a World Championship point during their time in Formula One.

After Lotus closed at the end of the year, Mugen switched to the Ligier team, which was then being run for Flavio Briatore by Tom Walkinshaw, with drivers Olivier Panis, Martin Brundle and Aguri Suzuki, although it was initially planned for the Minardi team. The 3.0 L engine, conforming to the new regulations, was codenamed MF301H. The 1995 season was promising with points being scored at nine races and the team securing two podiums, one courtesy of Brundle finishing third at the Belgian Grand Prix and the other by Panis finishing second at the Australian Grand Prix. The team secured 24 points and finished a respectable 5th in the Constructors Championship. The following season with Ligier resulted in Mugen's first Formula One victory as well as Ligier's last Formula One victory at the 1996 Monaco Grand Prix with Panis at the wheel. Despite this unexpected success, the Mugen powered Ligier car only scored three more points finishes during the rest of the season two 6th-place finishes from Diniz and one 5th-place finish from Panis; the team suffered 17 retirements during 1996.

Ligier was taken over by Alain Prost in 1997, and the newly named Prost Grand Prix ran MF301HB engines with Jarno Trulli leading the Austrian Grand Prix before suffering an engine failure. The Prost team managed two podium finishes during the 1997 season at Brazil and Spain, scoring points in 8 races over the season securing a final total of 21 points and a 6th-place finish in the Constructors Championship.

With Prost establishing a relationship with Peugeot and switching to them from 1998 onwards, Mugen looked for a new partner and reached a two-year agreement with Jordan Grand Prix for which Mugen produced the MF301HC engine. The first half of the 1998 season was an absolute disaster; it was so bad that at one point Mugen officials met with Eddie Jordan and his team during the 1998 Monaco Grand Prix to find out why up until then the team had failed to score a single World Championship point. The relationship continued at Silverstone where the team scored their first World Championship point of the season courtesy of a 6th-place finish from Ralf Schumacher, followed by points finishes at the next 3 races. It was not until Spa-Francorchamps, when Jordan's fortunes changed for the better with drivers Damon Hill and Ralf Schumacher scored a 1-2 finish securing Jordan's first ever Formula One victory and their only 1-2 finish during their existence after a crash-marred start. The team would score points on two further occasions with Ralf achieving a 3rd-place finish at the Italian Grand Prix. Gary Anderson would later reveal that, by that season, Honda's headquarters had increased their involvement in developing the engines that otherwise still carry Mugen branding.

The 1999 season resulted in further success with Heinz-Harald Frentzen winning twice in France and Italy and even challenging for the title, although he failed in doing so due to better performance from McLaren and Ferrari. After Honda returned to the sport from 2000 with British American Racing, Mugen left Formula One after another year of having both Honda and Mugen engines racing together, leaving Honda to supply the engines to Jordan as well in 2001 and 2002. Mugen-built engines were also used for the RC101B/RC-F1 2.0X, a car built by the Honda R&D Center without direct support from Honda headquarters (previous cars built by the R&D Center used older Honda engines when they supplied engines for McLaren) and for the Honda RA099, an official Honda test car to prepare for Honda's factory engine supply operation.

Honda returned as an engine supplier in 2000, as the sole engine supplier for British American Racing. They debuted with the 3.0-litre RA000E, in a partnership that would last six years, until they were bought out by Honda in 2006. Their best finish on return as an engine supplier was second in the Constructors' Championship in 2004.

Applications

• McLaren MP4/5
• McLaren MP4/5B
• Tyrrell 020
• BAR 002
• BAR 003
• BAR 004
• BAR 005
• BAR 006
• BAR 007
• Jordan 198
• Jordan 199
• Jordan EJ10
• Jordan EJ11
• Jordan EJ12
• Footwork FA13
• Footwork FA14
• Ligier JS41
• Ligier JS43
• Prost JS45
• Lotus 107C
• Lotus 109

Grand Prix engine results

• 2 World Constructors' Championships.
• 2 World Drivers' Championships.
• 20 race wins.
• 30 pole positions.
• 66 podium finishes.

See also

• Renault RS engine
• Ferrari V10 engine
• Mercedes-Benz FO engine
• Cosworth TJ / CA engine
• Toyota RVX engine
• BMW E41 / P80 engine
• Peugeot V10

References

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2. "Engine Honda • STATS F1".
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7. Straw, Edd (29 January 2021). "The F1 engine projects Red Bull must surpass". The Race. Retrieved 21 August 2021.

v t e Honda in Formula One
Notable personnel (2015-2021) Yasuhisa Arai Yasuaki Asaki [ja] Yusuke Hasegawa Toyoharu Tanabe [ja] Masashi Yamamoto [ja] (2000-2008) Mariano Alperin [ja] Loïc Bigois Ross Brawn Jock Clear Gil de Ferran Jacky Eeckelaert Mark Ellis Nick Fry Takeo Fukui Takeo Kiuchi Simon Lacey Ron Meadows Shuhei Nakamoto John Owen Nicolò Petrucci Andrew Shovlin Otmar Szafnauer James Vowles Yasuhiro Wada Graham Watson Geoff Willis Craig Wilson [ja] Ian Wright Jörg Zander (1998-1999) Ben Agathangelou Tim Densham Harvey Postlethwaite Jos Verstappen (1983-1992) Osamu Goto [ja] Nobuhiko Kawamoto Yoshitoshi Sakurai [ja] (1964-1968) Soichiro Honda Shoichiro Irimajiri Nobuhiko Kawamoto Yoshio Nakamura [ja] Notable drivers Rubens Barrichello Ronnie Bucknum Jenson Button Richie Ginther Jo Schlesser John Surtees Cars RA270 RA271 RA272 RA273 RA300 RA301 RA302 RC100 RA099 RA106 RA107 RA108 RA109K [ja]
As an engine manufacturer World Champions Nelson Piquet Ayrton Senna Alain Prost Max Verstappen Constructors' titles 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 Drivers' titles 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 2021

v t e McLaren Racing
Personnel Founder Bruce McLaren Ambassador Mika Häkkinen Current Zak Brown (Chief Executive Officer) Andrea Stella (Team Principal) Rob Marshall Neil Oatley Peter Prodromou Tom Stallard Former Ben Agathangelou Giorgio Ascanelli John Barnard Bob Bell Matt Bishop Éric Boullier Marcin Budkowski Adrian Burgess Alastair Caldwell Jost Capito Bernadette Collins Gordon Coppuck Mike Coughlan Peter Crolla Gil de Ferran Luca Furbatto Ron Dennis Henri Durand Mike Elliott Pat Fry Tim Goss Mark Gillan [ja] Steve Hallam Norbert Haug Robin Herd Jürgen Hubbert John Iley James Key Simon Lacey Werner Laurenz Paddy Lowe Neil Martin Teddy Mayer Sam Michael Paul Monaghan Matt Morris Gordon Murray Jonathan Neale Adrian Newey Steve Nichols Mansour Ojjeh Ciaron Pilbeam Mark Preston Phil Prew [ja] Jo Ramírez Dave Redding Simon Roberts Dave Ryan David Sanchez Wolfgang Schattling Andreas Seidl Mark Slade Rob Taylor Nikolas Tombazis Hans-Ulrich Maik Joan Villadelprat Mark Williams Martin Whitmarsh
Drivers Current drivers 4. Lando Norris 81. Oscar Piastri Reserve drivers Pato O'Ward Ryō Hirakawa Test and development drivers Oliver Turvey Will Stevens Driver Development Programme Pato O'Ward Ryō Hirakawa Gabriel Bortoleto Bianca Bustamante Ugo Ugochukwu Alex Dunne Martinius Stenshorne Dries Van Langendonck Brando Badoer Ella Lloyd F1 World Champions Emerson Fittipaldi Lewis Hamilton James Hunt Mika Häkkinen Niki Lauda Alain Prost Ayrton Senna Race winners Bruce McLaren Denny Hulme Peter Revson Emerson Fittipaldi Jochen Mass James Hunt John Watson Niki Lauda Alain Prost Ayrton Senna Gerhard Berger David Coulthard Mika Häkkinen Kimi Räikkönen Juan Pablo Montoya Fernando Alonso Lewis Hamilton Heikki Kovalainen Jenson Button Daniel Ricciardo Lando Norris Oscar Piastri Former drivers See category
Formula One titles Drivers' titles 1974 1976 1984 1985 1986 1988 1989 1990 1991 1998 1999 2008 Constructors' titles 1974 1984 1985 1988 1989 1990 1991 1998 2024
Cars Formula One M2B M4B M5A M7A M7B M7C M7D M9A M14A M14D M19A M19C M23 M26 M28 M29 M29B M29C M29F M30 MP4 (MP4/1) MP4B (MP4/1B) MP4/1C MP4/1E MP4/2 MP4/2B MP4/2C MP4/3 MP4/4 MP4/5 MP4/5B MP4/6 MP4/6B MP4/7A MP4/8 MP4/9 MP4/10 MP4/10B MP4/10C MP4/11 MP4/11B MP4/12 MP4/13 MP4/14 MP4/15 MP4-16 MP4-17 MP4-17D MP4-19 MP4-19B MP4-20 MP4-21 MP4-22 MP4-23 MP4-24 MP4-25 MP4-26 MP4-27 MP4-28 MP4-29 MP4-30 MP4-31 MCL32 MCL33 MCL34 MCL35 MCL35M MCL36 MCL60 MCL38 Formula Two M4A M21 Sports cars Zerex Special M1A M1B M1C M6A M6B M6GT M8A M8B M8C M8D M8E M8F M8FP M12 M20 F1 GTR 12C GT3 650S GT3 P1 GTR USAC/IndyCar M15 M16A M16B M16C M16C/D M16E M24 F5000/Libre M3 M10A M10B M18 M22 M25 Development cars M2A MP4-18 MP4-29H/1X1
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v t e British American Racing

Founder Craig Pollock Former Staff Mariano Alperin [ja] Jock Clear Gil de Ferran Mark Ellis Nick Fry Luca Furbatto Andrew Green Ayao Komatsu Simon Lacey Ron Meadows Malcolm Oastler Adrian Reynard David Richards Andrew Shovlin Otmar Szafnauer Willem Toet James Vowles Graham Watson Geoff Willis Craig Wilson [ja] Ian Wright Jörg Zander Drivers Jacques Villeneuve Jenson Button Takuma Sato Olivier Panis Ricardo Zonta Mika Salo Anthony Davidson Formula One cars 01 002 003 004 005 006 007

v t e Jordan Grand Prix

Founder Eddie Jordan Notable staff Gary Anderson Bob Bell Adrian Burgess Trevor Carlin Henri Durand Jacky Eeckelaert Mark Gallagher Mike Gascoyne Andrew Green Akio Haga [ja] Eghbal Hamidy John Iley James Key Gianpiero Lambiase John McQuilliam Sam Michael Paul Monaghan Dave O'Neill [pt] Nicolò Petrucci Iñaki Rueda Alex Shnaider Rob Smedley Mark Smith Andy Stevenson Dino Toso Jon Tomlinson John Walton Notable drivers Jean Alesi Rubens Barrichello Andrea de Cesaris Giancarlo Fisichella Heinz-Harald Frentzen Damon Hill Eddie Irvine Michael Schumacher Ralf Schumacher Jarno Trulli Formula One cars 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 EJ10 EJ10B EJ11 EJ12 EJ13 EJ14 EJ15 EJ15B

v t e Arrows
Arrows Grand Prix International (1978–1990) Notable personnel Franco Ambrosio Alan Rees Jackie Oliver Tony Southgate David Wass Notable drivers  ITA Mauro Baldi  Austria Gerhard Berger  BEL Thierry Boutsen  ITA Alex Caffi  USA Eddie Cheever  FRG Christian Danner  GBR Martin Donnelly  GBR Brian Henton  Australia Alan Jones  FRG Jochen Mass  ITA Riccardo Patrese  FRG Bernd Schneider  BRA Chico Serra  ITA Siegfried Stohr   SWI Marc Surer  FRG Rolf Stommelen  New Zealand Mike Thackwell  CAN Jacques Villeneuve Sr.  GBR Derek Warwick  FRG Manfred Winkelhock Cars FA1 A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A10 A10B A11 A11B
Japan Footwork Arrows (1991–1996) Notable personnel Alan Jenkins Wataru Ohashi Jackie Oliver Mark Preston Notable drivers  ITA Michele Alboreto  ITA Alex Caffi  BRA Christian Fittipaldi  JPN Taki Inoue  ITA Gianni Morbidelli  ITA Max Papis  BRA Ricardo Rosset  JPN Aguri Suzuki  Netherlands Jos Verstappen  GBR Derek Warwick Cars A11C FA12 FA12C FA13 FA13B FA14 FA15 FA16 FA17
TWR Arrows (1997–2002) Notable personnel Nick Chester Mike Coughlan Chris Dyer Eghbal Hamidy Laurent Mekies Steve Nielsen Ossi Oikarinen Nicolò Petrucci Mark Preston Sergio Rinland Rob Taylor Tom Walkinshaw John Walton Notable drivers  BRA Enrique Bernoldi  SPA Pedro de la Rosa  BRA Pedro Diniz  GBR Damon Hill  GER Heinz-Harald Frentzen  FIN Mika Salo  Japan Toranosuke Takagi  Netherlands Jos Verstappen Cars A18 A19 A20 A21 A22 A23

v t e Prost Grand Prix
Founder Alain Prost Notable personnel John Barnard Loïc Bigois Marcin Budkowski Bernard Dudot Henri Durand Jacky Eeckelaert Jean-Paul Gousset Alan Jenkins George Ryton Joan Villadelprat John Walton Drivers Olivier Panis Jarno Trulli Nick Heidfeld Jean Alesi Heinz-Harald Frentzen Gastón Mazzacane Luciano Burti Tomáš Enge Shinji Nakano Formula One cars JS45 AP01 AP02 AP03 AP04 AP05

v t e Ligier

Founder Guy Ligier Designer Gérard Ducarouge Notable drivers René Arnoux Patrick Depailler Jacques Laffite Didier Pironi Andrea de Cesaris Thierry Boutsen Olivier Panis Martin Brundle Microcars 162/Ambra Be Two Be Up JS4 JS6 JS8 Nova Optima/Prima Série 5 Série 7 X-TOO X-TOO Max Sports cars JS1 JS2 JS2 R JS3 JS49 JS51 JS53 JS55 JS P2 JS P3 JS P4 JS P217 JS P320 Nissan DPi Formula One cars JS5 JS7 JS7/9 JS9 JS11 JS11/15 JS17 JS17B JS19 JS21 JS23 JS25 JS27 JS29 JS29B JS29C JS31 JS33 JS33B JS35 JS35B JS37 JS39 JS39B JS41 JS43 Formula Three cars JS47 JS F3 Le Mans Daytona h cars SC63 Also Ligier European Series

v t e Team Lotus
Personnel Founder Colin Chapman Notable personnel Frank Coppuck Frank Dernie Gérard Ducarouge Maurice Philippe Peter Warr Peter Wright Len Terry
Drivers Notable drivers Mario Andretti Elio de Angelis Jim Clark Martin Donnelly Emerson Fittipaldi Mika Häkkinen Johnny Herbert Graham Hill Jacky Ickx Nigel Mansell Satoru Nakajima Gunnar Nilsson Ronnie Peterson Nelson Piquet Carlos Reutemann Jochen Rindt Ayrton Senna John Surtees Derek Warwick Alex Zanardi World Champions Mario Andretti Jim Clark Emerson Fittipaldi Graham Hill Jochen Rindt
Cars Formula One cars 12 16 18 21 24 25 33 43 49 56B 63 72 76 77 78 79 80 81 86 87 88 91 92 93T 94T 95T 97T 98T 99T 100T 101 102 107 109 112 Formula Two cars 12 16 18 32 35 41 44 48 59 69 Formula Three cars 22 31 35 41 55 59 69 Formula Junior cars 18 20 22 27 Formula Ford cars 51 59 61 69 Formula 5000 cars 68 70 Tasman Series cars 32 39 67 Indianapolis 500 cars 29 34 38 42 56 64 96T Sports racing cars 15 17 19 23 30 40 47 53
Formula One titles Drivers' titles 1963 1965 1968 1970 1972 1978 Constructors' titles 1963 1965 1968 1970 1972 1973 1978

v t e Tyrrell Racing
Personnel Founder Ken Tyrrell Personnel Ben Agathangelou Frank Coppuck Tim Densham Derek Gardner Steve Nielsen Maurice Philippe Harvey Postlethwaite Joan Villadelprat
Drivers World Champions Jackie Stewart Notable drivers François Cevert Patrick Depailler Jody Scheckter Michele Alboreto Jean Alesi
Formula One titles Drivers' titles 1971 1973 Constructors' titles 1971
Cars Formula One cars 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 P34 008 009 010 011 012 014 015 DG016 017 017B 018 019 020 020B 020C 021 022 023 024 025 026

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