A few days ago, Honda released the 2020 motorsports entry plan.
Honda has actively participated in various motor sports since its inception. Through continuous challenges and hard work, it has honed technology and people, and shared joy and emotion with users.
In 2020, Honda will participate in various top motorcycle and automobile events held around the world. The team members, mainly riders, drivers, technical engineers, mechanics, and all Honda motorsports participants, will serve as “TEAM Honda “A member of the team sincerely united and fought hard.
In China, Honda will promote the development of racing culture through activities such as the Honda Dream Challenge program and the Honda China Energy Conservation Competition, allowing more users to experience the joy of hard work and challenges.
【Global Competition Participation Plan】
Motorcycle events
In 2019, Honda won three championships in the highest category of the FIM*1 World Road Motorcycle Championship, the FIM World Motocross Championship, and the FIM Obstacle Championship.
In 2020, the HRC team will continue to compete with the goal of striving for the two consecutive championships in the above three events. In addition, the HRC team will also compete in the 2020 Dakar Rally. This year, the venue will be moved from South America to Saudi Arabia. Monster Energy Honda rider Ricky Brabec has won the 2020 Dakar Rally Motorcycle Championship. This is the first time in 31 years that Honda regained the Dakar Rally championship.
In the MotoGP class of the FIM World Road Motorcycle Championship, in addition to Marc Marquez, who has won six championships for four consecutive years in the 2019 season, Alex Marquez, the 2019 Moto2 class champion, will join the factory team ” Repsol Honda Team” formed a new lineup, and worked hard to win the MotoGP championship for four consecutive years.
In addition, the newly formed “Team HRC” will compete in the FIM Superbike World Championship. The riders will be Alvaro Battista and Leon Haslam, and the participating vehicles will be “CBR1000RR-R FIREBLADE SP”. Basic new racing car.
Regarding the training of young riders, Honda will use its events in Asia to realize the dream of young riders challenging MotoGP events. This season, “Honda Team Asia” will compete in Moto2 and Moto3 competitions under MotoGP. Honda will also continue to support the FIMC EV Repsol Moto 3 World Youth Championship, and through the “IDEMITSU Asia Talent Cup” where young players gather, it will further discover and cultivate young riders with the potential to compete in the world.
Motor racing activities
In the 2019 season, Honda participated in the FIA*2 World Formula One Championship as a power unit supplier and won three championships. In 2020, Honda will continue to provide the same power unit for Scuderia AlphaTauri※3 (Toro Rosso) and Red Bull Racing (Red Bull 1) to help win more races. In addition, Honda will also support young Japanese drivers to participate in F2 and F4 races, laying the foundation for becoming F1 drivers in the future.
Honda will also provide customers with customized event services in various events based on commercially available models. These include providing “CIVIC TCR” with CIVIC TYPE R technology to participate in touring car championships and endurance races around the world, and providing “NSX GT3 Evo” to participate in the Intercontinental GT Challenge (IGTC), GT Championship and endurance races. In addition, HPD will provide 13 engines to 5 teams participating in the North American Indy Formula Race.
【Participation Plan for Chinese Competitions】
Honda Dream Challenge
In order to allow more people to experience the fun of galloping on the track and feel the joy of moving, the 2020 Honda Dream Challenge will continue to be held in the form of a Honda 2-hour endurance race. Honda track experience riding activities will continue to lead a professional team and use professional concepts to provide users with an extraordinary riding experience. The Wuyang-Honda innovative track experience will also be launched, allowing FUN users to experience more driving fun.
Honda China Energy Conservation Competition
The Honda Energy Conservation Competition was founded in Japan in 1981. More than 14,000 teams have participated in the competition in the past 40 years. Contest. Since entering China in 2007, the Honda China Energy Conservation Competition has gone through thirteen years. The participating teams have expanded from the initial 16 to the current 150. At present, there are two groups in the competition: the fuel group and the electric group.
Honda China plans to hold the Honda China Energy Conservation Competition in the fourth quarter of 2020. At that time, the national college teams and Honda affiliated companies will compete in the same field. In the competition, you will feel the joy of creation and challenges, and witness the mobility brought by technology and innovation. pleasure.
