Honda

Honda's relationship with Formula 1 is one of the most significant of any manufacturer, spanning roles as constructor, dominant engine supplier and works team across more than half a century. The Japanese company first entered as a full constructor in the 1960s, remarkably soon after beginning car production.

As a constructor in that first era, Honda won Grands Prix, most famously with Richie Ginther in Mexico in 1965 and John Surtees in Italy in 1967. Honda then withdrew, but returned in the 1980s as an engine supplier and rewrote the record books, powering Williams and McLaren to a string of championships and the all-conquering McLaren-Honda of the Senna-Prost years.

Honda later ran its own works team in the 2000s and, after another withdrawal, came back as the engine partner behind Red Bull's and Max Verstappen's championship successes.

Honda's Formula 1 legacy is defined by engineering excellence and a willingness to chase the sport's highest peaks. Whether building complete cars in the 1960s or supplying the engines behind some of the most dominant teams ever, Honda has repeatedly shaped the championship, earning a place among the sport's most important manufacturers.