Spirit

Spirit was a Formula One constructor from Britain. They were official entrants in 25 grands prix from 1983 to 1985. Founded in 1981 by Gordon Coppuck and John Wickham, Spirit had a close relationship with Honda. Indeed, despite being relatively new entrants to the formula, Spirit were selected to use Honda's RA series 2 litre V6 engine in the European Formula Two Championship in 1982 and 1983. In 1983 they also debuted in Formula One, using their... more

Spirit was a Formula One constructor from Britain. They were official entrants in 25 grands prix from 1983 to 1985. Founded in 1981 by Gordon Coppuck and John Wickham, Spirit had a close relationship with Honda. Indeed, despite being relatively new entrants to the formula, Spirit were selected to use Honda's RA series 2 litre V6 engine in the European Formula Two Championship in 1982 and 1983. In 1983 they also debuted in Formula One, using their 201 F2 chassis, driven by Stefan Johansson, and again employing a Honda engine - this time helping Honda to make a low-key debut with their 1.5 litre turbocharged version of the F2 engine. They debuted at the 1983 British Grand Prix, with their best result 7th at the 1983 Dutch Grand Prix. Spirit began work on a dedicated Formula One car, the Spirit 101, for 1984, but Honda suddenly switched their support to the Williams team, leaving Spirit to use the lower powered Hart 4 cylinder Turbo engine (Honda's rapid departure from Williams at the... less