The 1959 Isle
of Man TT witnessed the first entry from a Japanese team in the World
GP series, the four 125cc Hondas being managed by Kiyoshi Kawashima,
who had the complete trust and support of Soichiro Honda. This first
challenge resulted in Honda claiming 6th, 7th, 8th and 11th in
the 125cc lightweight class, as well as the Manufacturers’ Team Award.
At the time, against stiff opposition, this level of success was truly
remarkable, prompting Honda to compete in the full GP series the
following year.
From 1960, Honda entered all of the World GP races with 125cc and 250cc machines, its efforts finally rewarded with a maiden win in the 1961 Spanish
Grand Prix (the opening event), when Tom Phillis brought his 125cc
Honda home in first place. In the next race, in Germany, Kunimitsu
Takahashi became the first Japanese rider to win a World GP event, with
his 250cc Honda the first Japanese bike to win in this class. That same
year, Honda was declared the double World Champion, claiming the 125cc and 250cc categories.
MOTOGP 
Repsol Honda Team
RIDER 1 :
- Marc Marquez
- No. 93
- 17/2/1993 ( Spain )
- Height : 168 cm
- Weight : 59 kg
RIDER 2 :
- Dani Pedrosa
- No. 26
- 29/9/1985 ( Spain )
- Height : 160 cm
- weight : 51 kg
