NaikMotor – Honda Motor Co., Ltd. resmi mengumumkan aktivitas kalender motorsport selama musim 2020 di berbagai kejuaraan regional maupun dunia, Jumat (10/1/2020) kemarin. Tim balap Honda 2020 antara memiliki pembalap baru di MotoGP, WorldSBK dan juga ARRC.
Sejak awal kiprahnya, Honda terus meningkatkan teknologi dan sumber daya manusia dan bersaing di berbagai balapan untuk dan berbagi pengalaman yang menyenangkan dengan penggemarnya.
Mengisi kompetisi motorsport 2020, Honda menyatakan akan terus bersaing di ajang balap motor paling bergengsi di dunia mulai MotoGP, WorldSBK, Motocross, Endurance, Trial, Reli, sampai kejuaraan Asia ARRC, Asia talent Cup serta MFJ Jepang. Mereka juga berencana turun di berbagai balapan di seluruh dunia. Semua yang terlibat dalam kegiatan motorsport Honda akan bekerja sebagai satu Team Honda untuk bersaing dengan kekuatan penuh.
Tim balap Honda 2020 dunia antara lain diisi dengan skuad baru seperti Alex Marquez di MotoGP serta Alvaro Bautista dan Leon Haslam di WorldSBK. Dari Indonesia, muncul nama Andi Gilang yang akan bertarung di Moto2, Gerry Salim di ASB1000 ARRC serta Mario SA di FIM CEV Repsol Moto3 Junior World Championship.
Namun, untuk kejuaraan AP250 dan SS600 ARRC, Honda belum mengumumkan timnya dan akan segera diputuskan segera. (Arif/nm)
Road Races
FIM Grand Prix World Championship (MotoGP)
<MotoGP>
Team | Machine | No. | Rider | Age | Nationality | 2019 result |
Repsol Honda Team ★ |
RC213V ★ |
93 | Marc Márquez ★ |
26 | Spain | MotoGP Champion |
73 | Alex Márquez ★ |
23 | Spain | Moto2 Champion |
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LCR Honda IDEMITSU | 30 | Takaaki Nakagami ★ |
27 | Japan | MotoGP 13th |
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LCR Honda CASTROL | 35 | Cal Crutchlow ★ |
34 | U.K. | MotoGP 9th |
FIM Superbike World Championship (SBK)
Team | Machine | No. | Rider | Age | Nationality | 2019 result |
Team HRC ★ |
CBR1000RR-RW FIREBLADE SP ★ |
19 | Alvaro Bautista ★ |
35 | Spain | SBK 2nd |
91 | Leon Haslam ★ |
36 | U.K. | SBK 7th |
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MIE Racing Althea Honda Team |
CBR1000RR-R FIREBLADE SP | TBA | Takumi Takahashi ★ |
30 | Japan | JRR*5JSB1000 2nd |
TBA | TBA | – | – | – |
*5 JRR: All Japan Road Race Championship
FIM Endurance World Championship (EWC)
Team | Machine | No. | Rider | Age | Nationality | 2018-2019 result |
F.C.C. TSR Honda France
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CBR1000RR-R FIREBLADE SP | 5
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Josh Hook | 27 | Australia | EWC 2nd |
Freddy Foray | 35 | France | ||||
Mike Di Meglio | 31 | France |
EWC Suzuka 8 hours Endurance Road Race
*Honda will announce the team competing in the EWC Suzuka 8 hours Endurance Road Race as soon as the details are decided.
Motocross
FIM Motocross World Championship (MXGP)
<MXGP class>
Team | Machine | No. | Rider | Age | Nationality | 2019 result |
Team HRC ★ |
CRF450RW ★ |
243 | Tim Gajser ★ |
23 | Slovenia | MXGP Champion |
43 | Mitchell Evans ★ |
21 | Australia | MX2 11th |
Trial
FIM Trial World Championship (TrialGP)
Team | Machine | No. | Rider | Age | Nationality | 2019 result |
Repsol Honda Team ★ |
COTA4RT ★ |
1 | Toni Bou ★ |
33 | Spain | TrialGP Champion |
3 | Takahisa Fujinami ★ |
39 | Japan | TrialGP 3rd |
<<Japan>>
Road Races
MFJ*6 All-Japan Road Race Championship (JRR)
<JSB1000 class>
Team | Machine | No. | Rider | Age | Nationality | 2019 result |
MuSASHi RT HARC-PRO. Honda |
CBR1000RR-R FIREBLADE SP | 634 | Ryo Mizuno | 21 | Japan | JSB1000 4th |
Keihin Honda Dream SI Racing
|
17 | Ryuichi Kiyonari | 37 | Japan | SBK 19th |
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33 | Kazuma Watanabe | 29 | Japan | JSB1000 6th |
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Honda Dream RT Sakurai Honda |
TBA | TBA | – | – | – | |
Team ATJ | TBA | TBA | – | – | – |
<ST1000 class>
Team | Machine | No. | Rider | Age | Nationality | 2019 result |
MuSASHi RT HARC-PRO. | CBR1000RR-R FIREBLADE
|
634 | Teppei Nagoe | 22 | Japan | J-GP2 Champion |
Japan Post Honda Dream | CBR1000RR-R FIREBLADE SP | TBA | Yuki Takahashi | 35 | Japan | JSB1000 20th |
SDG Mistresa RT HARC-PRO. | CBR1000RR-R FIREBLADE | 70 | Ikuhiro Enokido | 21 | Japan | J-GP2 2nd |
Keihin Honda Dream SI Racing | 17 | Kosuke Sakumoto | 23 | Japan | J-GP2 3rd |
<ST600 class>
Team | Machine | No. | Rider | Age | Nationality | 2019 result |
Japan Post Honda Dream | CBR600RR | 1 | Tomoyoshi Koyama | 36 | Japan | ST600 Champion |
MOTO BUM HONDA | 54 | Kota Arakawa | 17 | Japan | ST600 7th |
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BATTLE FACTORY | 64 | Yuta Date | 21 | Japan | ST600 11th |
*6 MFJ: Motorcycle Federation of Japan
Motocross
MFJ All-Japan Motocross Championship (JMX)
<IA1 class>
Team | Machine | No. | Rider | Age | Nationality | 2019 result |
Honda Dream Racing Bells | CRF450R
|
400 | Kei Yamamoto ★ |
28 | Japan | IA1 Champion |
Honda Dream Racing N.R.T. | 982 | Akira Narita | 39 | Japan | IA1 2nd |
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Honda Dream Racing HAMMER |
555 | Chihiro Notsuka | 23 | Japan | EMX*7 39th |
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TEAM HAMMER | 8 | Yutaka Hoshino | 33 | Japan | IA1 8th |
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Bells Racing | 44 | Yohei Kojima | 34 | Japan | IA1 4th |
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T.E.SPORT | 155 | Gota Otsuka | 23 | Japan | IA1 5th |
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TBA | Kazunori Ono | 20 | Japan | IA1 18th |
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Team N.R.T. | 322 | Takumu Yokosawa | 21 | Japan | IA1 21st |
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TEAM KOHSAKA | TBA | Hakuryu Michiwaki | 21 | Japan | IA1 17th |
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TBA | Ukyo Michiwaki | 25 | Japan | IA2 9th |
*7 EMX: Motocross European Championships
<IA2 class>
Team | Machine | No. | Rider | Age | Nationality | 2019 result |
TEAM HAMMER | CRF250R | TBA | Eiki Suzumura | 20 | Japan | IA2 6th |
06 | Yuki Kondo | 18 | Japan | IBO 6th |
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Bells Racing | TBA | Kainosuke Oshiro | 20 | Japan | IA2 7th |
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Team ITOMO | TBA | Yusuke Mori | 21 | Japan | IA2 14th |
<Ladies class (LMX)>
Team | Machine | No. | Rider | Age | Nationality | 2019 result |
T.E. SPORT | CRF150R II | 3 | Manaka Kawai | 17 | Japan | LMX 3rd |
5 | Iroha Ono | 17 | Japan | LMX 5th |
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Team ITOMO | 14 | Nanami Katsumata | 25 | Japan | LMX 14th |
Trial
MFJ All-Japan Trial Championship (JTR)
Team | Machine | No. | Rider | Age | Nationality | 2019 result |
TEAM MITANI Honda
|
RTL300R
|
1 | Tomoyuki Ogawa ※ |
43 | JAPAN | IAS Champion |
※ on a rider’s name indicates HRC contract test rider
<<Asia>>
Road Races
FIM Asia Road Racing Championship (ARRC)
<ASB1000 class>
Team | Machine | No. | Rider | Age | Nationality | 2019 result |
Honda Asia-Dream Racing with SHOWA |
CBR1000RR-R FIREBLADE | 21 | Zaqhwan Zaidi | 24 | Malaysia | ARRC ASB1000 3rd |
31 | Gerry Salim | 22 | Indonesia | CEV Moto2 17th |
*Concerning the SS600 class and AP250 class, Honda will announce the details as soon as it has been decided.
<<North America>>
Motocross
AMA*8 Supercross, An FIM World Championship (450SX)
Team | Machine | No. | Rider | Age | Nationality | 2019 result |
Team Honda HRC | CRF450R | 10 | Justin Brayton | 35 | U.S.A. | 450SX 10th |
94 | Ken Roczen | 25 | Germany | 450SX 4th |
*8 AMA: American Motorcyclist Association
AMA Motocross Championship (450MX)
Team | Machine | No. | Rider | Age | Nationality | 2019 result |
Team Honda HRC | CRF450R | 23 | Chase Sexton | 20 | U.S.A. | 250MX 5th |
94 | Ken Roczen | 25 | Germany | 450MX 2nd |
<<Other Regions>>
Dakar Rally 2020
Team | Machine | No. | Rider | Age | Nationality | 2019 result |
Monster Energy Honda Team ★ |
CRF450 RALLY ★ |
7 | Kevin Benavides ★ |
31 | Argentina | Dakar Rally 5th |
9 | Ricky Brabec ★ |
28 | U.S.A. | Competed in Dakar Rally |
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12 | Joan Barreda ★ |
36 | Spain | Competed in Dakar Rally |
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17 | José Ignacio Cornejo ★ |
25 | Chile | Dakar Rally 8th |
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26 | Aaron Mare ★ |
25 | South Africa | Cross-Country Rally World Championship 19th |
<<Motorcycle Racing Rider Development>>
FIM Grand Prix World Championship (MotoGP)
<Moto2>
Team | Machine | No. | Rider | Age | Nationality | 2019 result |
IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | KALEX | 27 | Andi Farid Izdihar | 22 | Indonesia | ARRC SS600 5th |
35 | Somkiat Chantra | 21 | Thailand | Moto2 21st |
<Moto3>
Team | Machine | No. | Rider | Age | Nationality | 2019 result |
Honda Team Asia | NSF250RW ★ |
79 | Ai Ogura | 18 | Japan | Moto3 10th |
92 | Yuki Kunii | 16 | Japan | CEV Moto3 7th |
FIM CEV Repsol Moto3 Junior World Championship
Team | Machine | No. | Rider | Age | Nationality | 2019 result |
Asia Talent Team | NSF250RW ★ |
TBA | Takuma Matsuyama | 15 | Japan | IATC 2nd |
TBA | Tatchakorn Buasri | 19 | Thailand | IATC 5th |
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TBA | Bill Van Eerde | 17 | Australia | Competed in CEV Moto3 | ||
Astra Honda Racing Team | TBA | Mario Aji | 15 | Indonesia |
CEV Moto3 |