Honda RA302E, 2,987.5 cc (182.31 cu in) 120° V8 naturally aspirated Mid-engined, longitudinally mounted air cooled
Transmission
Honda 5-speed manual
Fuel
BP/Shell
Tyres
Firestone
Competition history
Notable entrants
Honda Racing France
Notable drivers
Jo Schlesser
Debut
1968 French Grand Prix, Rouen.
Races
Wins
Poles
F/Laps
1
0
0
0
Constructors' Championships
0
Drivers' Championships
0
n.b. Unless otherwise stated, all data refer to Formula One World Championship Grands Prix only.
The Honda RA302 was a Formula One racing car produced by Honda Racing, and introduced by Honda Racing France[1] during the 1968 Formula One season.[1] The car was built based on an order by Soichiro Honda to develop an air-cooled Formula One engine.[2] The magnesium-skinned car was entered in the Formula One race alongside the water-cooled, aluminium-bodied RA301 which had been developed by the existing Honda team and British Lola Cars.
It would only appear in one race,[3] the 1968 French Grand Prix at Rouen-Les-Essarts,[3] driven by Jo Schlesser.[3] Schlesser was chosen to drive the RA302 because normal Honda driver John Surtees (who was the 1964 world champion and would finish second in that race) refused to drive it as he deemed it to be unsafe and labelled it as a "potential deathtrap".[3] This was proven on lap three[4] of the Grand Prix; Schlesser crashed at the Virage des Six Frères section of the circuit and the car came to rest sideways against a bank.[5] The magnesium-bodied Honda and 58 laps worth of fuel ignited instantly, killing Schlesser[3] and destroying the original RA302.[5]
A second RA302 was built, with slight modifications, earmarked for Surtees to drive at the 1968 Italian Grand Prix, but he again refused to drive it. Honda decided to pull out of Grand Prix racing[3] and did not return as a constructor until the 2006 Formula One season with the Honda RA106.[6] In 2012, the RA302 intended for Surtees at the Italian Grand Prix was on display at the Honda Collection Hall.[7]
The magnesium-bodied Honda RA302 of Jo Schlesser crashes and burns during the 1968 French Grand Prix. Schlesser was killed.
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