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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.”
1977 - Invincible Honda Dominates Europe
| Team | Main Machines | Main Riders | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honda France | RCB1000 (development code 481) | Christian Leon | Jean-Claude Chemarin |
| Christian Huguet | Jacques Luc | ||
| Honda Britain | Stan Woods | Charlie Willams | |
| Team | HondaFrance |
|---|---|
| Main Machines | RCB1000(development code 481) |
| Main Riders | Christian Leon |
| Christian Leon | |
| Christian Huguet | |
| Jacques Luc | |
| Team | Honda Britain |
| Main Machines | RCB1000(development code 481) |
| Main Riders | Stan Woods |
| Charlie Willams |
| 4/24Zandvoort 600km(non-title race) Netherlands/Zandvoort circuit142 Laps (4h24m43.9s) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Leon Jean-Claude Chemarin | Honda France |
| 2 | Marc Stinglhamber Jack Buytaert | Dholda Honda |
| 3 | Harry van den Hout Leo Spierings | Freyters Honda |
| 4 | Christian Huguet Jacques Luc | Honda France |
| 5 | B.Newby R.Herrington | Triumph |
| 6 | Egid Schwemmer Harald Merkl | Eckert Honda |
| 6/5Misano 1000km(European Endurance Championship rd1) Italy / Santa Monica circuit287 Laps (7h37m45.6s) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Green Maurice Maingret | Japauto Honda |
| 2 | Stan Woods Charlie Willams | Honda Britain |
| 3 | C.Saltarelli A.Venanzi | Ducati |
| 4 | E.Giuliano G.Mariannini | Ducati |
| 5 | J.V.D.Wal T.V.Schijndel | Kawasaki |
| 6 | Christian Huguet Pentti Korhonen | Honda France |
| 6/19Nurburgring 8 hours(European Endurance Championship rd2) West Germany(at that time) / Nurburgring circuit 50 Laps (1141.75km) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stan Woods Charlie Willams | Honda Britain |
| 2 | Pierre Soulas Hubert Rigal | Honda France |
| 3 | Gary Green Maurice Maingret | Japauto Honda |
| 4 | H.Dahne D.Nagel | Bmw |
| 5 | Tony Rutter Geoff Barry | Honda Britain |
| 6 | J.B.Peyre H.Moineau | Kawasaki |
| 7/9-10Montjuic 24 hours(European Endurance Championship rd3) Spain / Montjuic circuit760 Laps (2880.89km) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Huguet Pentti Korhonen | Honda France |
| 2 | Christian Leon Jean-Claude Chemarin | Honda France |
| 3 | Jacques Luc Benjamin Grau | Honda France |
| 4 | Gary Green Maurice Maingret | Japauto Honda |
| 5 | Marc Stinglhamber Jack Buytaert | Dholda Honda |
| 6 | Norman White Neil Tuxworth | Honda Britain |
| 7/17 Paul Ricard 1000km (non-title race) France / Paul Ricard circuit 172 Laps (6h42m17.2s) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Leon Jean-Claude Chemarin | Honda France |
| 2 | Jacques Luc Pierre Soulas | Honda France |
| 3 | P.Bouzanne D.Pernet | Kawasaki |
| 4 | A.Vial P.Rennaudat | Yamaha |
| 5 | J.B.Peyre H.Moineau | Kawasaki |
| 6 | R.Ruiz Longet | Yamaha |
| 8/14-15Liege 24 hours(European Endurance Championship rd4) Belgium / Spa-Francorchamps circuit 301 Laps (4250.12km) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Luc Pierre Soulas | Honda France |
| 2 | Christian Leon Jean-Claude Chemarin | Honda France |
| 3 | Wilfried Schneider Peter Dyrda | Meyer Honda |
| 4 | Eric Mooser Florian Burki | Honda Switzerland |
| 5 | P.Wybo F.Exelmans | Kawasaki |
| 6 | Stan Woods Charlie Willams | Honda Britain |
| 9/4 Metet 1000km (non-title race) Belgium / Metet street circuit 120 Laps (5h59m57s) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Leon Jean-Claude Chemarin | Honda France |
| 2 | Jacques Luc Pierre Soulas | Honda France |
| 3 | Pentti Korhonen Jack Buytaert | Dholda Honda |
| 4 | Stan Woods Charlie Willams | Honda Britain |
| 5 | A.Vial A.Guilet | Yamaha |
| 6 | J.B.Peyre H.Moineau | Kawasaki |
| 9/17-18Bol d'or 24 hours(European Endurance Championship rd5) France/Bugatti circuit 763 Laps (3235.460km) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Leon Jean-Claude Chemarin | Honda France |
| 2 | J.F.Balde M.Frutschi | Kawasaki |
| 3 | Christian Huguet Pentti Korhonen | Honda France |
| 4 | Egid Schwemmer Helmut Dahne | Eckert Honda |
| 5 | Walter Barchi Edmar Ferreira | Honda Formula G |
| 6 | Marc Stinglhamber Jack Buytaert | Dholda Honda |
| 9/25Thruxton 500 Miles(European Endurance Championship rd6) United Kingdom/Thruxton circuit212 Laps (5h44m34.8s) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stan Woods Charlie Willams | Honda Britain |
| 2 | Christian Huguet Pentti Korhonen | Honda France |
| 3 | Christian Leon Jean-Claude Chemarin | Honda France |
| 4 | Tony Rutter Roger Marshall | Honda Britain |
| 5 | Jacques Luc Pierre Soulas | Honda France |
| 6 | Gary Green Maurice Maingret | Japauto Honda |
| Maker title : Honda |
| Rider title : Christian Leon / Jean-Claude Chemarin |
