Honda Celebrates Incredible 2021 Worldwide Racing Season

Honda is celebrating its most successful season of racing worldwide, highlighted by its drivers claiming both the FIA Formula One and NTT INDYCAR SERIES championships.  This marks the first time Honda-powered drivers have won these titles in the same season – and the first time for any racing engine firm in nearly 40 years.The titles won by Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen in Formula One and Chip Ganassi Racing’s Alex Palou in INDYCAR competition are just two of the championships and major race victories recorded by Honda this year, including:

• Honda’s 10th INDYCAR Manufacturers’ Championship, the fourth consecutive title for the company
• Honda’s 14th Indianapolis 500 win, and a record-tying fourth Indy victory, for Meyer Shank Racing’s Helio Castroneves; with Chip Ganassi Racing’s Scott Dixon claiming pole
• Manufacturer, Driver and Team IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup championship for Acura, Wayne Taylor Racing and drivers Filipe Albuquerque, Ricky Taylor and Alexander Rossi
• Eleven wins in Formula One competition, including the prestigious Grand Prix of Monaco for eventual champion Verstappen
• Victory for the Honda Ridgeline Race Truck in November’s Baja 1000, with drivers Jeff Proctor, Rossi, Richard Glaszczak and Steve Hengeveld
• Acura’s first overall Rolex 24 at Daytona victory with Wayne Taylor Racing
• Ten INDYCAR wins in 2021, for a total of 262 victories in CART, IRL and INDYCAR competition

Racing is ingrained in the corporate culture of Honda, in a way, unlike any other automotive manufacturer, says the Japanese manufacturer.  A former racer himself, founder Soichiro Honda believed in competition at the highest levels as a means of improving his company, its people and products.Videos celebrating this accomplishment have been posted on Honda's several Social Media channels.