Honda Is Selling Engine Parts From Senna's Old F1 Race Cars
Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) plans to auction off a curated selection of parts from its historic motorsports archive, including components from the Honda RA100E Formula 1 engine used by Ayrton Senna when he won the F1 championship in 1990.
The company plans to launch its new memorabilia business during the 2025 Monterey Car Week in August.
Among the items expected to be sold are camshafts, cam covers, pistons, and connecting rods from the RA100E engine. That same power unit helped power Senna to his second Formula 1 World Championship behind the wheel of a McLaren-Honda MP4/5B.
The RA100E engine was disassembled by the same skilled mechanics who built the engines in the first place at HRC's factory in Sakura City, Tochigi Prefecture in Japan. Honda says the parts are preserved in dedicated display cases for presentation during the event.
HRC plans to offer fans pieces of its storied motorsport past on both four-wheels and two. Alongside the F1 parts, Honda says it will begin selecting former IndyCars and motorcycles raced in the Isle of Mann TT and FIM 500 GP World Championship (MotoGP before it was MotoGP) from its archives for future dismantling.
The company has yet to specify which models or years will be included.
"We aim to make this a valuable business that allows fans who love F1, MotoGP, and various other races to share in the history of Honda's challenges in racing since the 1950s.” said Koji Watanabe, the President of HRC. “Including our fans to own a part of Honda’s racing history is not intended to be a one-time endeavor, but rather a continuous business that we will nurture and grow."
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