Honda Racing Corporation

Type	Division
Industry	Automotive
Genre	Motorsport
Founded	September 1, 1982 (1982-09-01)
Headquarters	Asaka, Saitama, Japan Aalst, Belgium Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Koji Watanabe (president)
Products	High-performance auto parts
Services	Research and development
Parent	Honda
Website	honda.racing

Honda Racing Corporation (HRC), also known as Honda Racing, is a motorsport division of the Honda Motor Company formed in 1982.^[1] From its founding, the company was initially solely responsible for Honda's motorcycle racing activities, before the brand's automobile racing activities were integrated into HRC's scope of work on 1 April 2022.^[2] The company combines participation in motorcycle races throughout the world with the development of racing machines. Its racing activities are an important source for the creation of technologies used in the development of Honda motorcycles. HRC activities include sales of production racing motorcycles, support for satellite teams, and rider education programs.

In February 2023, the FIA confirmed that Honda, through HRC, is provisionally listed as a power unit manufacturer for 2026.^[3]

History

Initially, Honda's racing efforts were run from within the company. In the early 1970s, the Racing Service Center (RSC) was created as a separate company to oversee racing. On September 1, 1982, RSC became HRC, and ran Honda's road racing, endurance, trials and motocross racing programs.

Research and development

User support

HRC has HRC Service Shops at 23 locations in Japan and seven sites overseas.

Ownership

HRC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Honda.

HRC team

HRC has a racing team that competes in World Superbikes, which is called Team HRC.

World Superbike

Honda Superbike

2023 name	Team HRC
Base	Saitama, Japan
Team principal/s	Leon Camier Project Director Team Manager
Race riders	7 Iker Lecuona 97 Xavi Vierge
Motorcycle	Honda CBR1000RR (2019→)
Tyres	Pirelli

Team HRC is the official factory team of the Honda Racing Corporation in the Superbike class of WorldSBK (World Championship road racing).

By season results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Bike	Team	Tyres	No.	Riders	1			2			3			4			5			6			7			8			9			10			11			12			13			Points	RC	Points	TC	Points	MC
						R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2
2022	Honda CBR1000RR	Team HRC	P	7	Iker Lecuona	SPA 6	SPA 8	SPA 10	NED 5	NED 5	NED 3	POR 6	POR 4	POR 6	ITA 9	ITA 5	ITA 5	GBR 8	GBR 7	GBR 10	CZE 8	CZE 7	CZE Ret	FRA 9	FRA 11	FRA 10	SPA 6	SPA Ret	SPA 8	POR 11	POR 12	POR 22	ARG 4	ARG 6	ARG 7	INA DNS	INA DNS	INA DNS	AUS	AUS	AUS				9th	189	366	4th	258	5th
				49	Tetsuta Nagashima	SPA	SPA	SPA	NED	NED	NED	POR	POR	POR	ITA	ITA	ITA	GBR	GBR	GBR	CZE	CZE	CZE	FRA	FRA	FRA	SPA	SPA	SPA	POR	POR	POR	ARG	ARG	ARG	INA	INA	INA	AUS 10	AUS 19	AUS 9				21st	13
				97	Xavi Vierge	SPA 7	SPA 9	SPA 8	NED 11	NED 12	NED 9	POR 5	POR Ret	POR 9	ITA 7	ITA 4	ITA Ret	GBR 13	GBR 15	GBR 13	CZE 15	CZE 10	CZE 7	FRA 13	FRA Ret	FRA Ret	SPA 12	SPA 7	SPA 6	POR 8	POR 10	POR 8	ARG 9	ARG 8	ARG 6	INA 6	INA 9	INA 7	AUS 8	AUS 8	AUS Ret				10th	164
2023	Honda CBR1000RR	Team HRC	P	7	Iker Lecuona	AUS 6	AUS 8	AUS 6	INA 12	INA 16	INA 9	NED Ret	NED 11	NED Ret	SPA 6	SPA 4	SPA 9	ITA 8	ITA NC	ITA DNS	GBR Ret	GBR 13	GBR 14	ITA Ret	ITA 13	ITA 10	CZE 5	CZE 10	CZE 12	FRA 14	FRA 12	FRA 11	SPA 10	SPA 6	SPA 6	POR 8	POR 5	POR 7	SPA 9	SPA 13	SPA 16				143	13th	292	5th	205	5th
				97	Xavi Vierge	AUS 7	AUS 12	AUS 11	INA 7	INA 6	INA 3	NED 11	NED 9	NED Ret	SPA 8	SPA 9	SPA 6	ITA 10	ITA 8	ITA 5	GBR 11	GBR 14	GBR Ret	ITA 12	ITA 19	ITA 14	CZE 17	CZE Ret	CZE 9	FRA 12	FRA 9	FRA 9	SPA 12	SPA 7	SPA 8	POR 10	POR 9	POR 15	SPA 10	SPA 11	SPA 13				149	10th

^* Season still in progress.

See also

References

External link

• Official website
• Official website for Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) in motorcycle racing

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