BAR 006

The BAR 006 was a Formula One car that competed in the 2004 Formula One season. The car was driven by Jenson Button and Takuma Sato, and the official test driver was Anthony Davidson. The car scored 11 podiums and a single pole position, with the BAR-Honda team finishing second in the 2004 championship. The BAR-Honda 006 was officially launched at Circuit de Catalunya, Spain.

BAR 006
CategoryFormula One
ConstructorBAR-Honda
Designer(s)Geoff Willis (Technical Director)
Jörg Zander (Chief Engineer)
Willem Toet (Director of Aerodynamics and Design)
Simon Lacey (Head of Aerodynamics)
Predecessor005
Successor007
Technical specifications
ChassisComposite monocoque
Suspension (front)Double wishbones, push rod-operated torsion springs and dampers
Suspension (rear)Double wishbones, push rod-operated torsion springs and dampers
EngineHonda RA004E 3,000 cc (183.1 cu in) 90° V10, naturally aspirated, mid-mounted
TransmissionX-Trac 7-speed sequential semi-automatic
Power900+ hp @ 18,500 RPM
FuelElf
LubricantsENEOS
TyresMichelin
Competition history
Notable entrantsLucky Strike BAR Honda
Notable drivers9. Jenson Button
10. Takuma Sato
Debut2004 Australian Grand Prix
RacesWinsPolesF.Laps
18010
Constructors' Championships0
Drivers' Championships0

2004 Season
A BAR 006 on display in the Honda Collection Hall

From the onset of the season, the car proved to be very competitive with Jenson Button scoring six podiums from the first eight races, including his first podium in Malaysia as well as his first pole position in Imola. The podiums continued with Takuma Sato becoming the first Japanese driver to score a podium since 1990 at Indianapolis and Button taking four further podiums in the latter stages of the season. Overall the car scored 11 podiums and one pole position.

After a close fight with Renault, BAR-Honda finished second in the Constructors' Championship, beating every team except Ferrari. Button, who many tipped as driver of the year, finished third in the Drivers' Championship. Despite some reliability problems for Sato, he finished eighth in the Drivers' Championship, the best-ever result for a Japanese driver in Formula One.[1]

Launch control and fully-automatic gearboxes were also banned for 2004, which had been used by the team for the previous three seasons, since their reintroduction at the 2001 Spanish Grand Prix.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

Complete Formula One results

(key) (results in bold indicate pole position)

Year Entrant Engine Tyres Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Points WCC
2004 Lucky Strike BAR Honda Honda RA004E 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

References
  1. "Takuma SATO • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
  2. "Traction Control to Stay in F1 in 2004 - F1 - Autosport". autosport.com. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  3. "FIA makes massive changes to F1; several technological enhancements banned". Autoweek. 14 January 2003. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  4. "Knutson: F1 shifting gears, literally". ESPN.com. 22 February 2004. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  5. "Less electronics will make life interesting". au.motorsport.com. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3ns5ZZ77PM
  7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cyj6Q0Ha74s


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