On this day in 2012, Scott Dixon (Target Chip Ganassi Racing Honda) claimed the 4th of his 7 victories at Mid-Ohio. #IndyCar
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On this day in 1930, Honda's, and Goodyear's first ever F1 winner Richie Ginther was born. © LAT
On this day in 2017: Josh Files took his fourth TCR Germany win of the season at the Nürburgring, putting Team Target's Honda Civic Type R on a path to a second straight title. 📸: JAS Motorsport
On this day in 2007 at Brands Hatch, James Toseland delivered perfection! Riding the Hannspree Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR, he stormed to his first-ever WSBK double victory 🥇🥇, a crucial step on his road to a 2nd World Superbike title. 🏆 Absolute legend. 📷: Patrick Mayon
On this day in 2017 at Fuji Speedway, Tomoki Nojiri secured ARTA NSX-GT's second consecutive pole position (third of the season). #SuperGT
"If Honda does not race, there is no Honda." Remembering Soichiro Honda, who left us on this day in 1991. His dreams still rev at 9,000 RPM. ✨ Engineer. Racer. Oyaji-san. Rest in power. 🛵➡️🏎️💨
On this day in 2020 at Silverstone, Max Verstappen in the Red Bull RB16 - Honda RA620H scored his 2nd British GP podium (matching his P2 from 2016) 🥈🇬🇧 Along the way, he clocked his 8th career fastest lap ⏱️ and hit a huge milestone: 1,000 career F1 points 📈
On this day in 2021 at the Oulton Park, Daniel Rowbottom in Honda Civic Type R took his 1st BTCC win from Gordon Shedden in 1-2 for Halfords Racing with Cataclean.
On this day in 2004, Buddy Rice sealed his third IndyCar win at Michigan in a thrilling finish! Driving the Rahal Letterman Racing G-Force-Honda, he edged out Tony Kanaan by 0.079s, with Dan Wheldon completing an all-Honda podium. A dominant season for Rice—Indy 500, Kansas, and Michigan!
On this day in 2021 at Aragon, Mike Halder dominated in his Honda Civic Type R FK7, securing his 6th & 7th TCR Spain wins of the season 🏆 That made it 9 podiums out of 9 races—a perfect record 👏 📸: JAS Motorsport
On this day in 2005 at Michigan International Speedway, Bryan Herta scored his last victory in IndyCar, by starting from pole for the last time. Dan Wheldon finished second, securing a 1-2 for Andretti Green Honda 🏆🏆
Horrible graphics back then, I remember. Compared to early 90s, it looks unnecessarily charged...
From P10 to P1 📈 Max Verstappen’s first Hungarian GP win, and Red Bull’s first since 2014, came on this day in 2022. A strategic masterpiece 🏎️💨✊ 📸: Honda Racing
On this day in 2021 at Oulton Park, Senna Proctor claimed the first of his two pole positions in BTCC, ahead of Gordon Shedden in a 1-2 for Honda Type R.
On July 31, 1978, Justin Wilson was born. A towering talent who left his mark in F1 & IndyCar—remembered for his blistering speed, unmatched sportsmanship, and being an all-around #BadassWilson. Gone too soon, never forgotten 🏁
On this day in 2005 in the German GP at the Sachsenring, Dani Pedrosa on the Honda RS250RW scored his 20th win, by 7.94 seconds over Alex de Angelis!
On this day in 1999: Heinz-Harald Frentzen 🇩🇪 secured his 1st front row start in Germany. He’d later take pole at the Nurburgring that same year—his only two home front-row starts.
Zdravko@zdravkost.bsky.social · last yr.On July 31, 1999, Heinz-Harald Frentzen stunned at Hockenheimring! Qualifying P2 in the Jordan 199 - Mugen Honda MF-301 HD V10, he secured Mugen’s FIRST EVER front-row start in F1. Great moment for the underdog team!
Imagine commuting to work in a pink Nash Metropolitan in the big ‘26… 🥰
On this day in 2001 at Hockenheim, Jacques Villeneuve gave Canada their last podium until 2017!
Zdravko@zdravkost.bsky.social · last yr.On July 29, 2001, Jacques Villeneuve took his 23rd and final F1 podium 🏁—a hard-fought P3 at Hockenheim in the BAR 003-Honda. Canada’s next podium? A 16-year wait until Lance Stroll’s Baku heroics in 2017.
On this day in 2018, Alexander Rossi (NAPA Auto Parts Andretti Autosport) claimed his only victory at Mid-Ohio (4th win in his IndyCar career), leading Robert Wickens in a 1-2 finish for Honda. 🏆🏆
On this day in 2023, Max Verstappen ruled Spa 👑 🌧️ Sprint Shootout: Pole in mixed conditions 🏁 Sprint Race: Victory by 6.7s amid rain chaos & tyre gambles This was his 9th consecutive win, paving the way for a historic 10-in-a-row 🔥 📸: Honda Racing
On this day in 1995 at the Michigan 500, Parker Johnstone in the Comptech Racing Reynard-Honda 95I gave Honda its maiden pole position in American open-wheel racing. #IndyCar
On this day in 2018 at Snetterton, Jack Goff in the WIX Racing with Eurotech Honda Civic Type R took his 4th BTCC win by just 0.152 seconds over Ashley Sutton.
On this day in 1990, Ayrton Senna dominated at Hockenheim from pole.
Zdravko@zdravkost.bsky.social · last yr.On July 29, 1990, at the German GP in Hockenheim, Ayrton Senna, driving the McLaren MP4/5B - Honda RA100E V10 took his 24th win, while teammate Gerhard Berger scored his 18th F1 podium.
On this day in 2019 at Mid-Ohio, Felix Rosenqvist claimed his first IndyCar podium after an EPIC battle with his Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Scott Dixon for the win 💨✊ Ryan Hunter-Reay rounded out an all-Honda podium in 3rd.
On July 28, 2002, at the Molson Indy Vancouver, Dario Franchitti in the Team KOOL Green Lola B02/00 - Honda HR-2 V8T won his 8th CART race, followed by teammate Paul Tracy and Tony Kanaan (Mo Nunn Racing) in a 1-2-3 finish for Honda. #IndyCar 📸: David Cohn
On this day in 2024, Sergio Pérez became the first Mexican driver to set a fastest lap at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 💥 With this milestone, Checo secured his 12th and last fastest lap in F1, adding another remarkable achievement to his career. 📸: Honda Racing
OTD 2023: Max Verstappen stormed to his 3rd consecutive #BelgianGP pole by 0.82s—a gap you rarely see in F1! Grid penalty dropped him to P6, but the dominance was absolute. 👑
On this day in 2013, at Sugo, ARTA took a double #SuperGT win: Kosuke Matsuura & Ralph Firman in the Honda HSV-010 won the GT500 class, while Takashi Kobayashi & Shinichi Takagi in the Honda CR-Z won the GT300 class.
