Jenson Button driving for British American Racing at Indianapolis in 2005

BAR Full name BAR Honda Base Brackley, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom Team principal Nick Fry Technical director Geoffrey Willis Race drivers 3. Jenson Button 4. Takuma Sato Test drivers Anthony Davidson Enrique Bernoldi Chassis BAR Honda 007 Engine Honda RA005E Tyres Michelin Debut 1999 Australian Grand Prix Races competed 108 Constructors' Championships none Drivers' Championships none Race victories none Pole positions 2 Fastest laps none 2005 position 6th (38 points)

British American Racing is a Formula One constructor that competed in the sport from 1999 to 2005. BAR began by acquiring Tyrrell, and by using Supertec engines, but eventually partnered with Honda in the next six years. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1179x480, 580 KB) Jenson Button (of the BAR team) qualifying at the 2005 US Grand Prix Photo by Dan Smith. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1179x480, 580 KB) Jenson Button (of the BAR team) qualifying at the 2005 US Grand Prix Photo by Dan Smith. ... Jenson Alexander Lyons Button is an English Formula One driver currently in the employ of the BAR-Honda team. ... Indianapolis Motor Speedway Wing and Wheel Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana (a separate city completely surrounded by Indianapolis) in the United States, is the second-oldest surviving automobile racing track in the world (after the Milwaukee Mile), having existed since 1909. ... Jordan driver Narain Karthikeyan locking his brakes during qualifying The 2005 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on June 19, 2005 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. ... Download high resolution version (1100x367, 9 KB) This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... Honda Motor Co. ... Map sources for Brackley at grid reference SP5837 Brackley is a town in south Northamptonshire, England, situated on the River Ouse. ... Northamptonshire (abbreviated Northants or Nhants) is a landlocked county in central England with a population of 629,676 (2001 census). ... Nick Fry, British, (born 29 June 1956) is the Chief Executive officer and Team Principal of the Formula One constructor B·A·R Honda, a role he took over from Prodrive Automotive Technology chairman David Richards after Honda increased its share in the team in late 2004. ... Geoffrey Geoff Willis (born December 23, 1959) is Technical Director of the BAR Formula One team. ... Jenson Alexander Lyons Button is an English Formula One driver currently in the employ of the BAR-Honda team. ... Takuma Sato (佐藤 琢磨 Satō Takuma), born January 28, 1977, is a Japanese Formula One automobile racing driver. ... Anthony Davidson (b. ... Enrique Bernoldi (born 19 October 1978 in Curitiba, Brazil) was a Formula One driver who raced for the Arrows team. ... Michelin (full name: Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin) (Euronext: ML) based in Clermont-Ferrand, France in the Auvergne région of France, is primarily a tyre manufacturer. ... Results from the 1999 Formula One Australian Grand Prix held at Melbourne on March 7, 1999 Classification Notes Fastest Lap: Michael Schumacher 1m 32. ... The Australian Grand Prix is a Formula One race held at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit in Albert Park as part of the annual Formula One championship season. ... Renault F1 are the current World Constructors Champions The Formula One World Constructors Championship (WCC) is awarded by the FIA to the most successful Formula One constructor over a season, as determined by a points system based on Grand Prix results. ... Michael Schumacher has won the World Drivers Championship a record seven times. ... The 2005 Season at ManipeF1. ... The inaugural Formula One World Championship was won by Italian Giuseppe Farina in his Alfa Romeo in 1950, barely defeating his Argentine teammate Juan Manuel Fangio. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tyrrell was an auto racing team and Formula One constructor founded by Ken Tyrrell. ... Supertec was a Formula One engine manufacturer in 1999 and 2000. ... Honda Motor Co. ...

The team is named after the British American Tobacco Company (BAT), which owned and sponsored it in order to display its Lucky Strike brand. In mid-November 2004 Honda purchased 45% of the team and in September 2005 purchased the remaining 55% share to become the sole owner. It will become the Honda team for 2006. BAT will continue as title sponsor with the Lucky Strike brand in 2006, but will withdraw entirely from Formula One after that. British American Tobacco (BAT) is the second largest cigarette company in the world. ... Lucky Strike is a brand of cigarettes. ... Honda Motor Co. ... Honda Racing F1 Team is a Formula One team that will return to compete in 2006. ...

History

BAT had been involved in Formula One for many years, with several of its brands being displayed on F1 cars run by various teams. In 1997, the corporation was convinced by Craig Pollock to purchase a Formula One team. This team would be Tyrrell, and BAT and Pollock would use £30,000,000 (approximately $47 million U.S.) to acquire the team during the offseason of that year. The team officially was still Tyrrell in 1998 before it became BAR the following year. 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Craig Pollock, born February 20, 1956 in Glasgow, Scotland, is a businessman and manager of the Formula One driver Jacques Villeneuve. ... Tyrrell was an auto racing team and Formula One constructor founded by Ken Tyrrell. ...

A poor start

Pollock was the team's principal and was able to lure World Champion Jacques Villeneuve away from Williams for the 1999 season with a lucrative contract. Pollock had managed him throughout his racing career so perhaps it was only natural that he signed on. Villeneuve was joined by F1 rookie Ricardo Zonta. The car's chassis was built by with the help of Reynard Motorsport and the car ran on Supertec (rebadged Renault) engines. Pollock bragged about how successful the team would be in its maiden year. Jacques Joseph Charles Villeneuve (born April 9, 1971) is a Canadian automobile racing driver, and winner of Formula One and Champ Car championships and the Indianapolis 500, one of only two drivers to accomplish all three feats (the other being Emerson Fittipaldi). ... WilliamsF1, formerly Williams Grand Prix Engineering, is a Formula 1 (F1) motor racing team formed and run by Sir Frank Williams and Patrick Head. ... Zonta qualifying in place of an injured Ralf Schumacher at the 2005 United States Grand Prix Ricardo Zonta (born March 23, 1976 in Curitiba) is a Brazilian Formula One race car driver. ... Reynard Motorsport was at one time the worlds largest racing car manufacturer. ... Supertec was a Formula One engine manufacturer in 1999 and 2000. ... Renault S.A. is a French vehicle manufacturer producing small to upper-midsize cars, vans, buses and trucks. ...

However, the team was an outright disaster and failed to score a point in the Constructors' Championship. Perennial minnows Minardi were even able to finish above BAR in the Constructors' Championship. Villeneuve started the year with 11 straight retirements, and failed to finish a race until the Belgian Grand Prix that August, while Zonta missed three races due to an injury and managed only a best finish of 8th himself. Adding insult to injury, figuratively speaking, Mika Salo, who filled in for Zonta while he was hurt, provided the team with its best finish of 7th. Minardi was a automobile racing team founded in 1979 by Giancarlo Minardi. ... Results from the 1999 Formula One Belgian Grand Prix held at Spa-Francorchamps on August 29, 1999 Classification Notes Fastest Lap: Mika Hakkinen 1m 53. ... ELE MATOU O AYRTON SENNA HE KILLED AYRTON SENNA ...

Even off the track, BAR had a terrible year. The team's plan to run its cars with two separate liveries (to enable BAT to advertise two different cigarette brands) was highly controversial, and the FIA deemed the plan to be illegal. To get around this, BAR ran "dual livery" cars, with one side of the car painted the white and red of BAT's Lucky Strike brand, and the other side of the car painted in blue and yellow to advertise 555. Critics derided the cars for being ugly, and the scheme was a failure, with BAR reverting to a more traditional style of livery for 2000 onwards. The Fédération Internationale de lAutomobile, commonly referred to as the FIA, is a non-profit association established in 1904 to represent the interest of motoring organisations and motor car users. ... Lucky Strike is a brand of cigarettes. ... This article recaps the 2000 Formula One season. ...

Honda's return to F1

Despite the disastrous season in 1999, BAR still managed to persuade Honda to supply them with engines in 2000. It was the first time Honda had been directly involved in Formula One since 1992. BAR did not have exclusive use of Honda engines, though, as Jordan Grand Prix were using Mugen Hondas. The following year Jordan were given factory Honda engines, but the engine manufacturers could not supply two teams forever. This prompted a battle between BAR and Jordan for the use of Honda engines in the long term. Honda Motor Co. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Eddie Jordan, founder and owner of Jordan Grand Prix, greets the fans in Montreal in 1996 Jordan Grand Prix was a Formula One constructor that competed from 1991 to 2005. ... Mugen Motorsports (M-Tec Co. ...

In 2000 the new Honda driven BAR did show improvement, proving to be more reliable and slightly more competitive, but the team still only had a best finish of 4th. While it was a marked improvement on its first year, with the team finishing tied for 4th in the points, it was still not the kind of year envisioned by team owners. Villeneuve reached the podium twice in 2001 for BAR, but neither he nor new teammate Olivier Panis did enough for the team, and it led to the sacking of Craig Pollock from the team. Olivier Panis, born in Oullins, Lyon, September 2, 1966, is a retired French Formula One racing driver. ...

Upswing under Richards

Jacques Villeneuve driving for the BAR team at the US Grand Prix at Indianapolis in 2003

David Richards took over as principal of the team but the story has been the same for BAR, with Villeneuve still struggling to score points and Panis also failing to reach expectations. However, BAR had won the battle against Jordan, whose performances had become even worse. From 2003 BAR had exclusive use of the Honda engines, and were able to work more closely with its engine partners. British American Racing, Indianapolis, 2003, by Rick Dikeman File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... British American Racing, Indianapolis, 2003, by Rick Dikeman File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Jacques Joseph Charles Villeneuve (born April 9, 1971) is a Canadian automobile racing driver, and winner of Formula One and Champ Car championships and the Indianapolis 500, one of only two drivers to accomplish all three feats (the other being Emerson Fittipaldi). ... The United States Grand Prix is a motor racing event which has taken place at various times since 1959 in several locations, at first as a part of the American Grand Prize series and later as a race in the Formula One World Championship. ... Indianapolis Motor Speedway Wing and Wheel Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana (a separate city completely surrounded by Indianapolis) in the United States, is the second-oldest surviving automobile racing track in the world (after the Milwaukee Mile), having existed since 1909. ... David Richards CBE (born 3 June 1952) is the chairman of Prodrive and the former Team Principal of the BAR Formula One auto racing team. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

BAR had brought in Jenson Button to replace Panis for the 2003 Formula One season. Villeneuve's failure to produce eventually led to him being replaced before the end of the season by Japanese driver Takuma Sato (Honda likes its teams to field Japanese drivers as it leads to publicity in the car manufacturer's home country). Despite Villeneuve's lack of performance, BAR as a whole was on the upswing, with Jenson Button leading a Grand Prix for the first time (albeit briefly) at the 2003 United States Grand Prix. The 2003 chassis was considered to be one of the best in the field, but the team struggled due to being on Bridgestone tires. In the off-season, they changed to rival tire company Michelin, in the hope of releasing the potential of their car. Jenson Alexander Lyons Button is an English Formula One driver currently in the employ of the BAR-Honda team. ... This article recaps the 2003 Formula One season. ... Takuma Sato (佐藤 琢磨 Satō Takuma), born January 28, 1977, is a Japanese Formula One automobile racing driver. ... Honda Motor Co. ... Summary Michael Schumacher took a huge step toward his record-breaking sixth drivers championship by winning the 2003 United States Grand Prix at Indianapolis by 18. ... Bridgestone Corporation (株式会社ブリヂストン) was Japanese company founded in 1931 by Shojiro Ishibashi (石橋 正二郎 Ishibashi Shōjirō) in the city of Kurume, Japan. ... Michelin (full name: Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin) (Euronext: ML) based in Clermont-Ferrand, France in the Auvergne région of France, is primarily a tyre manufacturer. ...

Peak in 2004

The BAR garage in the pitlane at the 2005 United States Grand Prix

Early in 2004, the team saw a further upswing in its fortunes, with Button scoring many podium finishes as well as their first pole position at San Marino. The Honda RA004E engine was reputed to produce slightly over 960bhp in Suzuka Special form to close the year, and was certainly one of the most powerful, if not the most powerful engine in pitlane. In the end, BAR finished the season in 2nd place in the Constructors' Championship, beating every team except for Ferrari. Despite this, BAR's first win still eludes them to this day. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (3008x2000, 4917 KB) The British American Racing garage at the 2005 United States Grand Prix Date: June 16, 2005 8:32am Camera: Nikon D70 Exposure: 1/250 sec Focal Length: 70mm Aperture: F/8 Photographer: Dan Smith The British American Racing... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (3008x2000, 4917 KB) The British American Racing garage at the 2005 United States Grand Prix Date: June 16, 2005 8:32am Camera: Nikon D70 Exposure: 1/250 sec Focal Length: 70mm Aperture: F/8 Photographer: Dan Smith The British American Racing... Jordan driver Narain Karthikeyan locking his brakes during qualifying The 2005 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on June 19, 2005 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. ... The 2004 Formula One season was dominated by Michael Schumacher and Scuderia Ferrari; also noted were the success of BAR and Renault, as well as the poor performance of Ferraris Big Three counterparts Williams and McLaren . ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Scuderia Ferrari is the common name for the Gestione Sportiva, the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing. ...

During the course of the 2004 season a dispute with WilliamsF1, in which both teams believed they had a valid contract for Jenson Button in 2005, threatened to overshadow BAR's startling on-track performance. However both the team and Button himself showed professionalism by putting these matters behind them when they were racing. The matter with Button went to the Contract Recognition Board, which found in favour of BAR. Button was to drive for BAR in 2005, but signed a contract to join Williams in 2006. WilliamsF1, formerly Williams Grand Prix Engineering, is a Formula 1 (F1) motor racing team formed and run by Sir Frank Williams and Patrick Head. ... The 2005 Season at ManipeF1. ...

With increasing restrictions being placed upon tobacco companies' opportunities to advertise in Formula One, rumours have suggested that BAT would try to sell the team. In mid-November 2004, BAR announced that Honda had purchased 45% of the team. As a part of the deal, David Richards left his job as team principal to be replaced with Nick Fry. British American Tobacco (BAT) is the second largest cigarette company in the world. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Honda Motor Co. ... Nick Fry, British, (born 29 June 1956) is the Chief Executive officer and Team Principal of the Formula One constructor B·A·R Honda, a role he took over from Prodrive Automotive Technology chairman David Richards after Honda increased its share in the team in late 2004. ...

2005: Poor start and controversy

The team's pitwall control center, from which the team managers and strategists communicate with the drivers and engineers

The start of the season didn't go according to plan for BAR, as they struggled at the "flyaway" races at the start of the season. Just as they had become competitive, at San Marino, BAR Honda was disqualified for running with illegal cars. The allegation was that the cars have been able to go with a weight below 600 kg (1323 lb), the minimum weight required for a Formula 1 car. BAR disputed this saying that the engine requires a minimum of 6 kg of fuel to work, keeping them above the minimum weight. Their interpretation of the rules was that this limit applies only during the race, not during the post-race scrutineering. The FIA, and later the court, disagreed. In addition to the disqualification, the team was banned for two races, a period which included the lucrative Monaco Grand Prix. The team initially indicated that they planned to fight the decision before a regular civil court but later decided to accept the verdict. Max Mosley, the president of the FIA, saw the result as very lenient as they had wanted the team to be banned for the remainder of the season. They were, however, unable to prove deliberate intent to cheat (Official Court of Appeal Decision (PDF)). Image File history File links Download high resolution version (3008x2000, 4528 KB) The British American Racing pitwall control center at the 2005 United States Grand Prix Date: June 16, 2005 9:04am Camera: Nikon D70 Exposure: 1/800 sec Focal Length: 18mm Aperture: F/14 Photographer: Dan Smith The British... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (3008x2000, 4528 KB) The British American Racing pitwall control center at the 2005 United States Grand Prix Date: June 16, 2005 9:04am Camera: Nikon D70 Exposure: 1/800 sec Focal Length: 18mm Aperture: F/14 Photographer: Dan Smith The British... The Monaco Grand Prix is a Formula One race held annually, and since 1929, in the Principality of Monaco considered to be one of the most important and prestigious races around the world alonside Indianapolis 500 and 24 Hours of Le Mans. ... Max Mosley has been president of the influential FIA since 1991. ...

When BAR returned at the European Grand Prix the team struggled to find its feet. In stark contrast to the previous season, BAR failed to score a single point until the midway point of the season, at the 2005 French Grand Prix. Takuma Sato had a particularly poor season, scoring just one point, and will be replaced in the new Honda team in 2006 by former Ferrari driver Rubens Barrichello. Still, the team showed its grit by developing the car steadily to allow Button to score in each of the last 10 races of the season, culminating in 2 podium positions, and an awesome pass by Jenson on Jacques Villeneuve at the freakishly fast Pouhon corner at SPA around the outside in the rain. The 2005 European Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on May 29, 2005 at the Nürburgring. ... The 2005 French Grand Prix was a Formula One race, held on July 3, 2005, at Magny-Cours. ... The Ferrari Gestione Industriale badge on the front of a 330 GTC Ferrari is an Italian manufacturer of high-end race cars and high-performance sports cars formed by Enzo Ferrari in 1929. ... Rubens Gonçalves Barrichello, born May 23, 1972 in São Paulo, Brazil, is a Formula One race driver who drives for Honda Racing. ...

At the end of 2005 Honda will obtain 100% ownership of BAR from BAT completing their ambition to become a fully owned and operated Honda Grand Prix team for the first time since 1965. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Honda Motor Co. ... Families Antrozoidae Craseonycteridae Emballonuridae Furipteridae Megadermatidae Molossidae Mormoopidae Mystacinidae Myzopodidae Natalidae Noctilionidae Nycteridae Phyllostomidae Pteropodidae Rhinolophidae Rhinopomatidae Thyropteridae Vespertilionidae Bats are mammals in the order Chiroptera. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ...

Speed Record Attempt

BAR are currently testing a modified BAR-Honda 007 car which they will use for an attempt at the land speed record for a Formula One car meeting FIA regulations. The team are aiming for 400 km/h (258 mph), and will conduct the record attempt at Bonneville Salt Flats. [1] The driver for this project is Alan Van Der Merwe. The modified chassis is set for a shakedown test on the ten thousand foot long runway at Mojave Airport in California on 5th November 2005. The speed of this test run is set to be recorded, but the record attempt itself is still scheduled to run at Bonneville, despite postponement due to waterlogging in October 2005. 1970 land speed record being set at Bonneville Salt Flats by Gary Gabelich Land Speed Records 1898-2002 The information below is for self-propelled wheeled vehicles travelling over open ground. ... Categories: Stub | Great Basin ... The Mojave Spaceport, also known as the Mojave Airport and Civilian Flight Test Center, is the first facility to be licensed in the United States for horizontal launches of reusable spacecraft. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 3rd 410,000 km² 402. ...

External links

• BAR's official website