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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.”
1979 - New Machine Dominates the New Era of Endurance Race
| Team | Main Machines | Main Riders | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honda France | RCB1000 | Christian Leon | Jean-Claude Chemarin |
| Team | HondaFrance |
|---|---|
| Main Machines | RCB1000 |
| Main Riders | Christian Leon |
| Jean-Claude Chemarin |
| 4/28-29Le Mans 24 hours(European Endurance Championship rd1) France/Bugatti circuit706 Laps (2993.44km) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Leon Jean-Claude Chemarin | Honda France |
| 2 | Marc Fontan Guy Bertin | Japauto Honda |
| 3 | Walter Barchi Edmar Ferreira | Honda Formula G |
| 4 | J.Bangard J.Monnin | Kawasaki |
| 5 | Jacques Luc Alain Leclaire | Japauto Honda |
| 6 | Wolfgang Gierden Dominique Auguin | Japauto Honda |
| 5/24Assen 6 hours(European Endurance Championship rd2) Netherlands/Assen circuit183 Laps (732.732km) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | C.Huguet H.Moineau | Kawasaki |
| 2 | V.Palomo M.Lega | Ducati |
| 3 | W.Zoet D.Alblas | Yamaha |
| 4 | J.B.Payre M.Maingret | Kawasaki |
| 5 | Johan van der Wal Tonnie van Schijndel | Honda Netherlands |
| 6 | Jacques Luc Jack Buytaert | Japauto Honda |
| 6/17Nurburgring 8 hours(European Endurance Championship rd3) West Germany(at that time) / Nurburgring circuit53 Laps (1210.225km) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Leon Jean-Claude Chemarin | Honda France |
| 2 | Egid Schwemmer Helmut Dahne | Eckert Honda |
| 3 | M.Lega V.Palomo | Ducati |
| 4 | J.B.Payre M.Maingret | Kawasaki |
| 5 | A.Venanzi V.Francini | Ducati |
| 6 | Johan van der Wal Tonnie van Schijndel | Honda Netherlands |
| 7/7-8Montjuic 24 hours(European Endurance Championship rd4) Spain / Montjuic circuit773 Laps (2932.230km) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Leon Jean-Claude Chemarin | Honda France |
| 2 | C.Huguet H.Moineau | Kawasaki |
| 3 | S.Canellas B.Grau | Ducati |
| 4 | Alois Tost Wilfried Schneider | Meyer Honda |
| 5 | J.M.Mallol A.Tejedo | Ducati |
| 6 | Jacques Luc Jack Buytaert | Dholda Honda |
| 7/30Suzuka 8 hours(non-title race) Japan / Suzuka circuit197 Laps (1182.708km) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Hatton Michael Cole | Honda Australia |
| 2 | Ron Haslam Alex George | Honda Britain |
| 3 | Shinji Sumitani Toshio Asami | Honda Blue Helmets MSC |
| 4 | Michizo Tsukiji Takashi Morita | Honda Suzuka Racing |
| 5 | Tamotsu Yamanashi Hiroyuki Itoh | Honda Blue Helmets MSC |
| 6 | Jun Kinoshita Hideji Tomita | Honda Suzuka Racing |
| 8/11-12Liege 24 hours(European Endurance Championship rd5) Belgium / Spa-Francorchamps circuit481 Laps (3341.507km) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Luc Jack Buytaert | Dholda Honda |
| 2 | Wilfried Schneider Peter Dyrda | Meyer Honda |
| 3 | Jean-Pierre Oudin Gerard Coudray | French Honda Team |
| 4 | Johan van der Wal Tonnie van Schijndel | Honda Netherlands |
| 5 | Roger Kockelmann Horst Scherer | Belgian Honda Team |
| 6 | F.Collewaert N.Sturm | BMW |
| 8/26Metet 1000km(non-title race) Belgium / Metet street circuitNA* | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | G.Green P.Blaauboer | Suzuki |
| 2 | Wilfried Schneider Peter Dyrda | Meyer Honda |
| 3 | Jacques Luc Jack Buytaert | Dholda Honda |
| 4 | M.Trimby M.Lunde | Kawasaki |
| 5 | A.Goldsmith S.Hodgson | Suzuki |
| 6 | Gilles Desheulles Philippe Vassard | French Honda Team |
| 9/15-16Bol d'or 24 hours(non-title race) France / Paul Ricard circuit620 Laps (3602.20km) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Leon Jean-Claude Chemarin | Honda France |
| 2 | C.Pons Sadao Asami | Yamaha |
| 3 | Marc Fontan Jacques Luc | Japauto Honda |
| 4 | J.Laffond M.Maingret | Yamaha |
| 5 | Boet van Dulmen Pentti Korhonen | Japauto Honda |
| 6 | Roger Ruiz Jack Buytaert | Dholda Honda |
| 9/30Brands Hatch 1000km(European Endurance Championship rd6) United Kingdom/Brands Hatch circuit238 Laps | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | C.Huguet R.Huben | Kawasaki |
| 2 | A.Gouin J.Peyre | Kawasaki |
| 3 | A.Lee S.Henshaw | Suzuki |
| 4 | D.Pendlebury P.Blosset | Kawasaki |
| 5 | Wilfried Schneider Peter Dyrda | Meyer Honda |
| 6 | Johan van der Wal Tonnie van Schijndel | Honda Netherlands |
| Maker title : Honda |
| Rider title : Christian Leon / Jean-Claude Chemarin |
