Honda RA107
Honda's 2007 works car, outpaced early in the year by a Super Aguri built from its own predecessor.
About the Honda RA107
The RA107 was the first Formula One car designed under former HRC motorcycle engineer Shuhei Nakamoto, and it was revealed at the Circuit de Catalunya in February 2007. It was slow from the start, with Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello qualifying 14th and 17th in Australia, behind the Super Aguri SA07 that was effectively an updated 2006 Honda. Reliability was good, but the team did not score until Button's eighth place in France, and his fifth in a wet Chinese Grand Prix was the car's best result. Honda finished eighth in the constructors' championship with six points, and Barrichello failed to score all season for the first time in his career.
Honda RA107 specs
| Make | Honda |
|---|---|
| Model | RA107 |
| Years | 2007 |
| Type | Race car |
| Body style | Open-wheel single-seater |
| Country | Japan |
| Engine | 2.4L naturally aspirated V8 (Honda RA807E) |
|---|---|
| Displacement | 2,400 cc (2.4 litres) |
| Induction | Naturally aspirated |
| Redline | 19,000 rpm |
| Transmission | 7-speed sequential semi-automatic |
| Drivetrain | Rear-wheel drive |
| Weight | 605 kg (1,334 lb) |
Typical figures for the standard car; options, markets and model years vary. Where our specs come from
Honda RA107 rarity in CarSpot
The Honda RA107 is a Unicorn card in CarSpot, with a rarity score of 0 out of 100. The rarest tier: hypercars, one-offs and cars built in tiny numbers, typically fewer than about 500. A Unicorn card is worth 320 XP.
Each model's tier starts from a 0–100 score based on its value plus its power or production numbers. Once enough players have spotted a model, how often it is spotted can move it up or down one tier. How CarSpot rarity works
Rarity is a collectible game mechanic, not an assessment of real-world scarcity or value.
Honda RA107 fun facts
- Its livery showed the Earth against the blackness of space with no sponsor branding, the first time in 30 years a Grand Prix car had gone to the grid without a sponsored permanent livery.
- The 'Earth car' campaign won Honda two awards at the 2007 Green Awards.
- A modified RA107 was raced by Super Aguri in 2008 as the SA08.