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Honda Endurance Racing and F.C.C. TSR Honda are participating in the 2016/2017 FIM Endurance World Championship (EWC) series with Honda CBR1000RR bikes. The series stages a total of 6 races, ending with the Suzuka 8hours FIM EWC. The European Endurance Championship series is the predecessor to the FIM EWC series. In the 1970’s, Honda won both the riders and the constructors titles for four consecutive years. The team was so strong, it was known as “the invincible.”
1978 - Evloluting RCBs Win Championships for Three Consecutive Years
| Team | Main Machines | Main Riders | |
|---|---|---|---|
| HondaFrance | RCB1000 (development code 482) | Christian Leon | Christian Leon |
| Honda Britain | Stan Woods | Charlie Willams | |
| Team | HondaFrance |
|---|---|
| Main Machines | RCB1000(development code 482) |
| Main Riders | Christian Leon |
| Christian Leon | |
| Team | Honda Britain |
| Main Machines | RCB1000(development code 481) |
| Main Riders | Stan Woods |
| Charlie Willams |
| 4/22-23 Le Mans 24 hours (non-title race) France/Bugatti circuit752 Laps (3188.48km) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Leon Jean-Claude Chemarin | Honda France |
| 2 | NA* | Kawasaki |
| 3 | NA* | Kawasaki |
| 4 | Harry van den Hout Leo Spierings | Freyters Honda |
| 5 | NA* | NA* |
| 6 | Gary Green Marc Fontan (M.フォンタン) | Japauto Honda |
| 4/30 Zandvoort 600km (non-title race) Netherlands/Zandvoort circuit142 Laps (4h21m3s) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stan Woods Charlie Willams | Honda Britain |
| 2 | NA* | Kawasaki |
| 3 | Wilfried Schneider Peter Dyrda | Meyer Honda |
| 4 | Harry van den Hout Leo Spierings | Freyters Honda |
| 5 | Christian Leon Jean-Claude Chemarin | Honda France |
| 6 | NA* | NA* |
| 6/3-4 Liege 24 hours (European Endurance Championship rd1) Bergium / Spa-Francorchamps circuit287 Laps (4052.44km) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Luc Jack Buytaert | Dholda Honda |
| 2 | J.B.Peyre M.Maingret | Kawasaki |
| 3 | J.V.D.Wal T.V.Schijndel | Kawasaki |
| 4 | J.Cowie B.Toleman | Kawasaki |
| 5 | J.Nies C.Nies | Kawasaki |
| 6 | P.D.Radigues J.P.Languy | BMW |
| 6/10 Misano 1000km (European Endurance Championship rd2) Italy / Santa Monica circuit287 Laps (7h20m39.7s) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Leon Jean-Claude Chemarin | Honda France |
| 2 | Gary Green Charlie Willams | Honda Britain |
| 3 | S.Pazzaglia G.Mariannini | Ducati |
| 4 | R.Ruiz R.Hubin | Kawasaki |
| 5 | Harry van den Hout Leo Spierings | Freyters Honda |
| 6 | J.B.Peyre M.Maingret | Kawasaki |
| 6/18 Nurburgring 8 hours (European Endurance Championship rd3) West Germany(at that time) / Nurburgring circuit51 Laps (1164.59km) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Leon Jean-Claude Chemarin | Honda France |
| 2 | Gary Green Charlie Willams | Honda Britain |
| 3 | Egid Schwemmer Helmut Dahne | Eckert Honda |
| 4 | R.Ruiz D.Pernet | Kawasaki |
| 5 | Jos Schurgers Leo Spierings | Freyters Honda |
| 6 | R.Nuckel D.Nagel | BMW |
| 7/8-9 Montjuic 24 hours (European Endurance Championship rd4) Spain / Montjuic circuit763 Laps (2892.27km) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Leon Jean-Claude Chemarin | Honda France |
| 2 | Stan Woods Charlie Willams | Honda Britain |
| 3 | Jacques Luc Jack Buytaert | Dholda Honda |
| 4 | R.Ruiz R.Hubin | Kawasaki |
| 5 | J.B.Payre M.Maingret | Kawasaki |
| 6 | B.Grau V.Palomo | Ducati |
| 7/30 Suzuka 8 hours (non-title race) Japan / Suzuka circuit194 Laps (1164.776km) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.Cooley M.Baldwin | Suzuki |
| 2 | Isoyo Sugimoto D.Emde | Yamaha |
| 3 | G.Crosby T.Hatton | Kawasaki |
| 4 | Hisashi Yamana Toshiaki Hakamada | Suzuki |
| 5 | Masaki Tokuno Hiroshi Iwamichi | Kawasaki |
| 6 | Koji Ueda Kengo Kiyama | Honda TeamRSC |
| 9/16-17 Bol d'or 24 hours (European Endurance Championship rd5) France / Paul Ricard circuit603 Laps (3503.43km) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Leon Jean-Claude Chemarin | Honda France |
| 2 | Hubert Rigal Jacques Luc | Honda France |
| 3 | Stan Woods Charlie Willams | Honda Britain |
| 4 | J.B.Payre M.Maingret | Kawasaki |
| 5 | Walter Barchi Edmar Ferreira | Honda Formula G |
| 6 | Gary Green Michel Rougerie | Japauto Honda |
| 9/24 Brands Hatch 1000km (European Endurance Championship rd6) United Kingdom/Brands Hatch circuit238 Laps (6h52m34s) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stan Woods Charlie Willams | Honda Britain |
| 2 | Christian Leon Jean-Claude Chemarin | Honda France |
| 3 | R.Ruiz R.Hubin | Kawasaki |
| 4 | D.Rouge D.Pernet | Kawasaki |
| 5 | Gary Green Bernard Murray | Honda Britain |
| 6 | R.Peckett T.Holland | Kawasaki |
| Maker title : Honda |
| Rider title : Christian Leon / Jean-Claude Chemarin |
