2017 Acura NSX Supercar Claims Class Victory in North American Racing Debut at Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

• Acura NSX wins its North American racing debut by more than 11 seconds
• American-built NSX wins Time Attack 2 class at 100th running of the Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
• NSX-inspired Acura 4-Motor EV Concept finishes second in the Electric Modified Class Continue reading 2017 Acura NSX Supercar Claims Class Victory in North American Racing Debut at Pikes Peak International Hill Climb →

Honda Powers Romain Dumas To 2016 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Victory
• Dumas and Honda power back up 2014 victory with 2016 crown
• Team is second-ever to break the nine-minute barrier in event
• Honda/Acura score class victory for 15th consecutive year

PIKES PEAK, Colo. (June 26, 2016) – Started as an after-hours project by a small team of Honda Performance Development engineers, an HPD-built Honda engine today propelled Romain Dumas to the summit of Pikes Peak ahead of a talented field to win the Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb for the second time in the last three years.

The Honda powerplant propelled Dumas to the top of the 14,115-foot mountain in a time of 8:51.445 (81.288 mph), marking just the second car ever to cover the 12.42-mile road course in less than nine minutes. Rhys Millen would later join Dumas in getting under nine minutes, but his time of 8:57.118 left him more than five seconds behind the leader. Continue reading Honda Powers Romain Dumas To 2016 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Victory →

RealTime Racing Acuras Dominate Road America
• Ryan Eversley claims two flag-to-flag victories in doubleheader race weekend
• Adds victory on Sunday to Saturday triumph
• Peter Cunningham completes 1-2 Acura Saturday sweep, runs 4th on Sunday

ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (June 26, 2016) – Acura’s Ryan Eversley completed a sweep of the Pirelli World Challenge doubleheader race weekend at Road America, adding a second flag-to-flag victory in Sunday’s 50-minute race to his equally dominant winning performance on Saturday.

In Saturday’s opener, Eversley swept into the lead in the run to the first turn, and never looked back, heading a 1-2 finish for Acura Motorsports and RealTime Racing. Teammate Peter Cunningham completed the sweep, bringing his Acura TLX GT home second in the first of this weekend’s two races at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Continue reading RealTime Racing Acuras Dominate Road America →

Rahal, Honda Finish Third in Road America Return
• Ryan Hunter-Reay climbs to fourth in final laps
• Suspension failure ends strong run for Conor Daly
• Indy cars return to Road America following eight-year absence

For the first time since 2007, Indy car racing returned to the historic Road America circuit with Graham Rahal leading the way for Honda, scoring a third-place Verizon IndyCar Series finish Sunday in front of a massive crowd at the 4.0-mile road course in Elkhart Lake, Wis.

Starting sixth, Rahal ran in the lead pack throughout the 50-lap contest, battling for a podium position with a half-dozen fellow competitors as the race ran caution-free for the first 39 laps. At that point, Conor Daly spun off track and into the Turn One safety barriers, following an apparent suspension failure, bringing out the sole full-course caution of the race. Continue reading Rahal, Honda Finish Third in Road America Return →

RealTime Racing Acuras Dominate Road America
• Ryan Eversley leads 1-2 finish for Acura at “home circuit” for RealTime Racing
• Peter Cunningham completes Acura sweep of Saturday’s race
• Second round of weekend doubleheader runs Sunday

ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (June 25, 2016) – Acura’s Ryan Eversley swept into the lead in the run to the first turn, and never looked back, heading a 1-2 finish for Acura Motorsports and RealTime Racing in Saturday’s Pirelli World Challenge race at Road America. Teammate Peter Cunningham completed the sweep, bringing his Acura TLX GT home second in the first of two races this weekend at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Continue reading RealTime Racing Acuras Dominate Road America →

Rahal, Honda To Start Sixth at Road America
• Graham Rahal advances to Fast Six final qualifying for the third time in 2016
• Ryan Hunter-Reay fights off illness, qualifies eighth
• Rookie Conor Daly qualifies career-best ninth

Graham Rahal led the way for Honda and his Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing team Saturday at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, advancing to the final round of Verizon IndyCar Series “knockout” qualifying to start sixth in Sunday’s Kohler Grand Prix.

Despite battling a case of the flu, Ryan Hunter-Reay qualified eighth for Honda and Andretti Autosport, while Daly Coyne Racing’s Conor Daly will start ninth, a career-best Indy car start for the rookie. Also driving for the four-car Andretti effort, Carlos Munoz rounded out the top 10 today for Honda.

Sunday’s 50-lap Kohler Grand Prix of Road America starts at 1 p.m. EDT, with live network television coverage on the NBC Sports Network.

Graham Rahal (#15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda) qualified sixth: “We’re surrounded by our championship competitors, and the top Honda, so it feels good to be in that position. I feel like the Gehl / D-A Lubricant Honda is pretty good going into the race. My guys have worked extremely hard to get us in this position. Yeah, it would be nice to be on pole, but I didn’t think that we had enough to get it. On the last [qualifying] round, we decided to go with new blacks (tires) instead of used [softer compound] reds because reds may be better tomorrow. So I didn’t want to put a second run on them. I haven’t raced on a track this difficult in a long time. It seems like every lap you do, the track gives you a little something different. It’s always a challenge. We need a good win this year and want to get a win for Honda and be the team to get them back in Victory Lane at Road America. It’s pretty clear that in this part

Rahal, Honda lead field in Opening Day Practice at Road America
• Graham Rahal heads the afternoon session, day for Honda
• Munoz, Hawksworth also post top-five times
• Indy cars return to Road America after seven-year absence

Graham Rahal led the way for Honda and his Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing team as the Verizon IndyCar Series returned to the famed Road America Circuit in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, leading the 22-car field in Friday practice for Sunday’s Kohler Grand Prix of Road America.

Rebounding after an electrical issue limited his running in the morning practice, Rahal posted a lap time of 1:43.0224, for an average speed of 140.265 mph, around the scenic, 4.0-mile road course. That topped the time charts for both the afternoon session and the day. Carlos Munoz put his Andretti Autosport Honda fourth overall, with a 1:43.5560 time recorded in the morning session, while Jack Hawksworth made it three Hondas in the top five for the day with a 1:43.6747, also posted in the first practice.

Activities at the Kohler GP of Road America continue tomorrow, with final practice and qualifying. Sunday’s 50-lap race starts at 1 p.m. EDT, with live network television coverage on the NBC Sports Network.

Graham Rahal (#15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda): “I think it was obviously a good run there, to do that lap. We were a little conservative, so I was pleased with the lap overall. We all know it’s [only] Friday. We have a long weekend to go. The car feels decent. I’ve got a little work to do. Everybody does. As you can see, it’s pretty tough out there right now, pretty slippery, different types of rubber being laid down [by the various series running this weekend]. It’s tricky. At the end of the first day, we feel decent. But we’ll come back out here in the morning and see how we go. Everybody is going to have a lot to work on, and we’re included.”

RealTime Racing Acuras Ready For Home Cooking at Road America

• Wisconsin-based squad looking for third Road America victory
• Team owner Peter Cunningham returns after damage forced him to miss Lime Rock
• Ryan Eversley moved into top-10 in points after strong Lime Rock results

ELKHART LAKE, Wisconsin. (June 23, 2016) – Back at full strength after race damage forced team owner/driver Peter Cunningham to miss a pair of races, the RealTime Racing Acura team returns to Pirelli World Challenge competition at a familiar venue this weekend. Continue reading RealTime Racing Acuras Ready For Home Cooking at Road America →

Acura NSX-Inspired EV Concept Ready to ‘Charge Up’ Pikes Peak

Vehicle Features World’s First All-Electric, 4-Motor SH-AWD® Powertrain

TORRANCE, Calif., June 20, 2016 – Acura will campaign an all-electric, NSX-inspired EV Concept in the Electric Modified Class at the 2016 Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. The Acura EV Concept features a further evolution of the experimental, all-electric, 4-motor Super Handling All-Wheel Drive™ (SH-AWD®) powertrain that won last year’s Pikes Peak Challenge Exhibition class. Continue reading Acura NSX-Inspired EV Concept Ready to ‘Charge Up’ Pikes Peak →

Sebastian Eriksson, Honda Capture Two Podium Finishes

• Sebastian Eriksson Captures Two Thirds in Daytona doubleheader
• Third Red Bull Global Rallycross Podium for the Manufacturer
• Four Consecutive Top-Five Finish Streak Continues to North Carolina

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (June 19, 2016) – In Honda’s first visit to Daytona International Speedway since its January triumph in the Rolex 24, Olsbergs MSE driver Sebastian Eriksson claimed two podium results in the Red Bull Global Rallycross season’s second doubleheader weekend. These marked Honda’s third podium results of 2016. Continue reading Sebastian Eriksson, Honda Capture Two Podium Finishes →

Michael Shank Racing Runs Ninth in Le Mans Debut
• Honda-powered team’s first appearance at Le Mans
• Leads class during rain-soaked hours following race start
• IMSA race winners produce best finish of American prototype teams

Michael Shank Racing, with drivers Ozz Negri, John Pew and Laurens Vanthoor, successfully completed its initial run at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, overcoming adversity in practice to lead the P2 class in the early laps of the famed race in the Ligier JS P2 Honda, and finish ninth.

Drivers John Pew, Ozz Negri, and Laurens Vanthoor piloted their Honda-powered Ligier through a wide range of conditions, including a sudden shower just before the scheduled green flag that resulted in the race starting behind a safety car for the first time in its 80-year history. Continue reading Michael Shank Racing Runs Ninth in Le Mans Debut →

Honda Global Rallycross Civics Debut at Daytona

• Honda returns to Daytona for the first time since winning the Rolex 24.
• The Red Bull Honda Civics make their Daytona debut
• Sebastian Eriksson looks to defend his Daytona victory from 2015

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (June 16, 2016) – Honda visits the historic Daytona International Speedway for the first time since the manufacturer triumphed in January’s Rolex 24. Honda returns to the track with Olsbergs MSE in the all-new turbocharged Civic Coupe for rounds four and five of the 2016 Red Bull Global Rallycross season. Continue reading Honda Global Rallycross Civics Debut at Daytona →

Honda Drivers Running 1-2-3 When Rain Halts Texas Race
• Rains halt Firestone 600 after 71 laps
• James Hinchcliffe, Ryan Hunter-Reay and Mikhail Aleshin lead field at red flag
• Race scheduled to resume on Saturday, August 27

Two days of persistent rain showers have forced Verizon IndyCar Series and Texas Motor Speedway officials to postpone this weekend’s Firestone 600 until Saturday, August 27. Continue reading Honda Drivers Running 1-2-3 When Rain Halts Texas Race →

Munoz, Honda Take Pole in Texas Qualifying
• Career-first pole for Munoz
• Second consecutive super speedway pole for Honda
• Sato, Indy-winner Rossi, Hinchcliffe all complete top-10 qualifying runs

After finishing a close second two weeks ago at the Indianapolis 500, Carlos Munoz posted a two-lap average speed of 217.137 mph to score his first Verizon IndyCar Series pole Friday at Texas Motor Speedway. It is Honda’s second consecutive Indy car superspeedway pole of 2016, as James Hinchcliffe took the pole last month for the Indianapolis 500, a race won by fellow Honda driver Alexander Rossi. Continue reading Munoz, Honda Take Pole in Texas Qualifying →

2017 Acura NSX Supercar to Make its North American Racing Debut at 2016 Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

• Two Acura NSX supercars and a new NSX-inspired, all-electric 4-motor SH-AWD Concept will compete in the 100th anniversary of Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
• Acura NSX, MDX and TLX will serve as official pace cars Continue reading 2017 Acura NSX Supercar to Make its North American Racing Debut at 2016 Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb →

Honda Ridgeline Baja Race Truck Takes Class Victory at Baja 500
• Off-road Ridgeline Race Truck scores Class 2 victory
• Also won Class 2 in last year’s Baja 1000 debut
• Racing version of next-generation, 2017 Honda Ridgeline

ENSENADA, Mexico (June 6, 2016) – The Honda Ridgeline Baja Race Truck is now two-for-two in competition on its namesake course, as drivers Jeff Proctor and Jason LaFortune claimed the Class 2 victory in last weekend’s 48th running of the SCORE Baja 500, adding to their previous triumph last fall in the Baja 1000. Continue reading Honda Ridgeline Baja Race Truck Takes Class Victory at Baja 500 →

Hunter-Reay, Honda Finish Third in Detroit Finale
• Ryan Hunter-Reay scores second podium finish of 2016
• Conor Daly follows second-place finish on Saturday with sixth in Sunday’s race
• Second race in doubleheader race weekend at Detroit

In what is becoming the norm for Verizon IndyCar Series races on the Belle Isle Park temporary street circuit, competing pit strategies split the field in Sunday’s second race of the doubleheader event weekend in Detroit, as Ryan Hunter-Reay led the way for Honda with a third-place finish. The result equaled the season-high for the 2014 Indianapolis 500 champion, who also finished third in the season-opening race in St. Petersburg, Florida. Continue reading Hunter-Reay, Honda Finish Third in Detroit Finale →

Honda Racing Report
Saturday, June 4, 2016

Detroit Sports Car Classic
Circuit: Belle Isle Park (2.35-mile temporary street circuit) Detroit, MI
Weather: Partly sunny, warm, 80 degrees F

Honda, Michael Shank Racing Finish Fifth in Detroit
• Ozz Negri, Katherine Legge pilot Ligier-Honda to points-earning result
• Late-race mechanical issue prevents podium finish
• Tight Manufacturers’ Championship battle continues
Continue reading Honda Racing–Belle Isle →

Daly Produces Podium Finish for Honda in Detroit
• Correct calls from pit lane help Daly finish second in opening race
• Graham Rahal finishes fourth, as Honda drivers claim four of the top seven positions
• Second race in doubleheader race weekend to run Sunday

In a race of multiple, competing fuel strategies, bold calls from Dale Coyne Racing enabled Honda’s Conor Daly to move to the front of the field during the closing stages of Saturday’s opening race in the doubleheader “Dual in Detroit” Verizon IndyCar Series race weekend. Continue reading Daly Produces Podium Finish for Honda in Detroit →

Daly Produces Podium Finish for Honda in Detroit
• Correct calls from pit lane help Daly finish second in opening race
• Graham Rahal finishes fourth, as Honda drivers claim four of the top seven positions
• Second race in doubleheader race weekend to run Sunday

In a race of multiple, competing fuel strategies, bold calls from Dale Coyne Racing enabled Honda’s Conor Daly to move to the front of the field during the closing stages of Saturday’s opening race in the doubleheader “Dual in Detroit” Verizon IndyCar Series race weekend. Continue reading Honda Racing–Daly Produces Podium Finish for Honda in Detroit →