Honda Racing Corporation

Honda Racing Corporation
Company typeSubsidiary[1]
IndustryAutomotive
GenreMotorsport
FoundedSeptember 1, 1982 (1982-09-01)
Headquarters2-wheel centre:
Asaka, Saitama, Japan
4-wheel centre:
Sakura, Tochigi, Japan[2]
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Koji Watanabe (president)
ProductsHigh-performance auto parts
ServicesResearch and development
ParentHonda
Websitehonda.racing

Honda Racing Corporation (HRC), also known as Honda Racing, is a motorsport subsidiary of the Honda Motor Company formed in 1982.[3] From its founding, the company was initially solely responsible for Honda's motorcycle racing activities, before the brand's automobile racing activities were integrated into HRC's scope of work on 1 April 2022.[4] The company combines participation in motorcycle races throughout the world with the development of racing machines. Its racing activities are an important source for the creation of technologies used in the development of Honda motorcycles. HRC activities include sales of production racing motorcycles, support for satellite teams, and rider education programs.

In February 2023, the FIA confirmed that Honda, through HRC, is provisionally listed as a power unit manufacturer for 2026.[5]

  1. ^ "Honda Global | Honda World Links". global.honda (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  2. ^ "Honda Performance Development Joins Honda Racing Corporation to Establish Global Honda Motorsports Organization". Honda Racing Newsroom. 2023-09-21. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  3. ^ "HRC Company Information".
  4. ^ "HRC explains its future operational policy at a press conference". Honda.Racing. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
  5. ^ "FIA Confirms 2026 Formula 1 Power Unit Supplier Registrations". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 2023-02-03.

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