British American Racing

Formula One motor racing team

British American Racing was a Formula One constructor that competed in the sport from 1999 to 2005. BAR began by acquiring Tyrrell, and used Supertec engines for their first year. Subsequently they formed a partnership with Honda which lasted for the next six years.

BAR
Full name British American Racing
Base Brackley, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
Founder(s) Craig Pollock
Noted staff Adrian Reynard
David Richards
Nick Fry
Noted drivers United Kingdom Jenson Button
United Kingdom Anthony Davidson
France Olivier Panis
Finland Mika Salo
Japan Takuma Sato
Canada Jacques Villeneuve
Brazil Ricardo Zonta
Formula One World Championship career
Engines Supertec
Honda
Debut 1999 Australian Grand Prix
Races competed 118
Constructors' Championships 0
Drivers' Championships 0
Race victories 0
Podiums 14
Points 227
Pole positions 2
Fastest laps 0
Final race 2005 Chinese Grand Prix
Jenson Button driving for BAR at Indianapolis in the 2005 United States Grand Prix

Complete Formula One results

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(key) (results in bold indicate pole position)

Year Chassis Engine Tyres Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Points WCC
1999 BAR 01 Supertec FB01 3.0 L V10 B AUS BRA SMR MON ESP CAN FRA GBR AUT GER HUN BEL ITA EUR MAL JPN 0 NC
  Jacques Villeneuve Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 15 8 10 Ret 9
  Ricardo Zonta Ret DNQ Ret 9 Ret 15 Ret 13 Ret Ret 8 Ret 12
  Mika Salo 7 Ret 8
2000 BAR 002 Honda RA000E 3.0 L V10 B AUS BRA SMR GBR ESP EUR MON CAN FRA AUT GER HUN BEL ITA USA JPN MAL 20 5th
  Jacques Villeneuve 4 Ret 5 16 Ret Ret 7 15 4 4 8 12 7 Ret 4 6 5
  Ricardo Zonta 6 9 12 Ret 8 Ret Ret 8 Ret Ret Ret 14 12 6 6 9 Ret
2001 BAR 003 Honda RA001E 3.0 L V10 B AUS MAL BRA SMR ESP AUT MON CAN EUR FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA USA JPN 17 6th
  Olivier Panis 7 Ret 4 8 7 5 Ret Ret Ret 9 Ret 7 Ret 11 9 11 13
  Jacques Villeneuve Ret Ret 7 Ret 3 8 4 Ret 9 Ret 8 3 9 8 6 Ret 10
2002 BAR 004 Honda RA002E 3.0 L V10 B AUS MAL BRA SMR ESP AUT MON CAN EUR GBR FRA GER HUN BEL ITA USA JPN 7 8th
  Jacques Villeneuve Ret 8 10 7 7 10 Ret Ret 12 4 Ret Ret Ret 8 9 6 Ret
  Olivier Panis Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 9 5 Ret Ret 12 12 6 12 Ret
2003 BAR 005 Honda RA003E 3.0 L V10 B AUS MAL BRA SMR ESP AUT MON CAN EUR FRA GBR GER HUN ITA USA JPN 26 5th
  Jacques Villeneuve 9 DNS 6 Ret Ret 12 Ret Ret Ret 9 10 9 Ret 6 Ret
  Takuma Sato 6
  Jenson Button 10 7 Ret 8 9 4 DNS Ret 7 Ret 8 8 10 Ret Ret 4
2004 BAR 006 Honda RA004E 3.0 L V10 M AUS MAL BHR SMR ESP MON EUR CAN USA FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA CHN JPN BRA 119 2nd
  Jenson Button 6 3 3 2 8 2 3 3 Ret 5 4 2 5 Ret 3 2 3 Ret
  Takuma Sato 9 15 5 16 5 Ret Ret Ret 3 Ret 11 8 6 Ret 4 6 4 6
2005 BAR 007 Honda RA005E 3.0 L V10 M AUS MAL BHR SMR ESP MON EUR CAN USA FRA GBR GER HUN TUR ITA BEL BRA JPN CHN 38 6th
  Jenson Button 11 Ret Ret DSQ EX EX 10 Ret DNS 4 5 3 5 5 8 3 7 5 8
  Takuma Sato 14 Ret DSQ EX EX 12 Ret DNS 11 16 12 8 9 16 Ret 10 DSQ Ret
  Anthony Davidson Ret
Preceded by
Tyrrell
Formula One constructor
19992005
Succeeded by
Honda