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{{Short description|Former British Formula One motor racing team}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{EngvarB|date=January 2020}}
{{Former F1 team|
| Logo          = British american racing logo.png
| logo_size = 200
| Short_name    = BAR
| Long_name     = British American Racing (1999)<br>Lucky Strike BAR Honda (2000–2005)
| Previous name = [[Tyrrell Racing]]
| Next name     = [[Honda in Formula One|Honda Racing F1 Team]]
| Base          = [[Brackley]], [[Northamptonshire]], [[United Kingdom]]
| Founders      = [[Craig Pollock]]
| Staff         = [[Adrian Reynard]]<br> [[David Richards (racing)|David Richards]]<br>[[Nick Fry]]<br>[[Geoff Willis]]<br>[[Ron Meadows]]<br>[[Jörg Zander]]<br>[[Willem Toet]]<br>[[Andrew Shovlin]]<br>[[Jock Clear]]
| Drivers       = {{collapsible list|
* {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Jacques Villeneuve]]
* {{flagicon|UK}} [[Jenson Button]]
* {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Ricardo Zonta]]
* {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Mika Salo]]
* {{flagicon|France}} [[Olivier Panis]]
* {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Takuma Sato]]
* {{flagicon|UK}} [[Anthony Davidson]]
}}
| Debut         = [[1999 Australian Grand Prix]]
| Races         = 118 (117 starts)
| Engines       = [[Supertec]], [[Honda in Formula One|Honda]]
| Cons_champ    = 0 <small>(best finish: 2nd, {{f1|2004}})</small>
| Drivers_champ = 0 <small>(best finish: 3rd, {{f1|2004}}, Jenson Button)</small>
| Wins          = 0 <small>(best finish: 2nd, [[2004 San Marino Grand Prix|2004 San Marino]], [[2004 Monaco Grand Prix|Monaco]], [[2004 German Grand Prix|German]] and [[2004 Chinese Grand Prix|Chinese Grands Prix]])</small>
| Podiums       = 15
| Points        = 227
| Poles         = 2
| Fastest_laps  = 0
| Last race     = [[2005 Chinese Grand Prix]]
}}
'''British American Racing''' ('''BAR''') was a [[Formula One]] constructor that competed in the sport from 1999 to 2005. BAR began by acquiring [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]], and used [[Supertec]] engines for their first year. Subsequently, they formed a partnership with [[Honda in Formula One|Honda]] which lasted for the next six years.

The team was named after [[British American Tobacco|British American Tobacco plc]] (BAT), which owned and sponsored it in order to display its [[Lucky Strike]] and [[State Express 555|555]] brands. The headquarters were in [[Brackley]], [[Northamptonshire]], [[United Kingdom]].

In mid-November 2004, Japanese automobile manufacturer [[Honda]] purchased 45% of the team, and in September 2005, purchased the remaining 55% share to become the sole owner. Consequently, BAR Honda became [[Honda in Formula One|Honda Racing F1 Team]] for the [[2006 Formula One season]]. BAT continued as title sponsor with the Lucky Strike brand, but due to [[Tobacco advertising#Advertisement control|new tobacco advertising regulations]] worldwide, pulled its sponsorship from Formula One entirely at the end of the 2006 season.

Honda ran the team for the 2006, 2007 and 2008 seasons. During 2008, the Honda RA109 was being developed for the following year while Honda attempted to sell the team. A management buy-out by team principal [[Ross Brawn]] and an engine supply deal with [[Mercedes-Benz]] resulted in a remarkable 2009 season in which [[Brawn GP]] team won the Constructors' Championship with [[Jenson Button]] winning the Drivers' Championship. Mercedes bought the team in November 2009 and {{as of|October 2022|lc=y}}, the team competes as [[Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team]].

== History ==
British American Tobacco (BAT) had been involved in Formula One for many years, with several of its brands being displayed on F1 cars run by various teams.

In 1997, the corporation was convinced by [[Craig Pollock]] to provide most of the equity to purchase the Tyrrell Formula One team for [[Pound sterling|GB£]]30&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite news| first = Kevin| last = Eason| title = Tyrrell prepare to embark on final lap| work = The Times| publisher = Times Newspapers|  date = 27 October 1998}}</ref> Pollock, [[Adrian Reynard]] and [[Rick Gorne]] were the minority partners. The deal was announced on 2 December 1997.<ref>{{cite news| first = Alan| last = Henry| title = Tyrrell sold off to new team | work = The Guardian| publisher = Guardian Newspapers| page = 27| date = 3 December 1997}}</ref> The team was still officially known as [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]] in 1998, before it became BAR the following year.
[[File:BAR 002 front nose Honda Collection Hall.jpg|thumb|The team had [[Reynard Motorsport|Reynard]] chassis and [[Honda in Formula One|Honda]] engines (although in the maiden season they used [[Supertec]]s instead)]]

=== Preparations ===
On 23 July 1998, BAR announced the signing of 1997 World Champion [[Jacques Villeneuve]] away from [[WilliamsF1|Williams]] with a lucrative contract for the [[1999 Formula One season|1999 season]].<ref>{{cite news| first = Alan | last = Henry | title = Motor Racing: Villeneuve on his way| work = The Guardian| publisher = Guardian Newspapers| page = 6| date = 24 July 1998}}</ref> Pollock had managed Villeneuve throughout his racing career. Villeneuve was joined by F1 [[rookie]] [[Ricardo Zonta]]. The car's chassis was built by [[Reynard Motorsport]] at a new factory in [[Brackley]] and was powered by [[Supertec]] (rebadged [[Renault F1|Renault]]) engines.

At the launch of their new car, BAR unveiled separate liveries for their cars; Villeneuve's car painted in a white and red [[Lucky Strike]] livery and Zonta's carrying a blue and yellow [[State Express 555|555]] livery. The FIA deemed the dual liveries illegal under F1 regulations which state that a team's cars must carry largely identical liveries. BAR lodged a complaint with the International Chamber of Commerce (as permitted under F1's regulations) but simultaneously lodged a complaint with the European Commission. Pollock was summoned to the World Motor Sport Council to explain the team's behaviour. A potential fine and/or ban was averted when Pollock agreed to abide by the F1 arbitration process, admitted that in filing the complaint to the EC his lawyers had acted independently and that declarations made in the claim did not reflect his personal views. He also apologised to the Council and reiterated his acceptance of the FIA's authority.<ref>{{cite news| first = Alan| last = Henry| title = Motor Sport: New team back tracks| work = Guardian| publisher = Guardian Newspapers| page = 7| date = 13 March 1993}}</ref> To get around the ban, BAR ran one side of their cars painted in the Lucky Strike colours, and the other side in the blue and yellow of 555. BAR reverted to a more traditional style of livery for [[2000 Formula One season|2000]] onwards.

BAR had the slogan of "A tradition of excellence", which was viewed as humorous by pundits as the team had no history and therefore no such tradition at all. Adrian Reynard also made an ambitious claim that the team would win a race in their debut season.<ref>Horton, Roger (24 February 1999). [http://atlasf1.autosport.com/99/feb24/horton.html "Reflections on BAR: A Tradition Of What?"]. Atlas F1. Retrieved 21 March 2016.</ref>

===1999===
[[File:Jacques Villeneuve 1999 Canada.jpg|thumb|right|[[Jacques Villeneuve]] driving the [[BAR 01]] at the [[1999 Canadian Grand Prix]]]]
In a disastrous maiden season, BAR failed to score a single point in the Constructors' Championship.<ref>{{cite news| first = Alan| last = Henry| title = God help Ferrari No.2| work = Guardian| publisher = Guardian Newspapers| page = 8| date = 2 November 1999}}</ref> The car was relatively quick and often qualified in the midfield, as seen especially in the [[1999 Spanish Grand Prix|Spanish Grand Prix]], where Villeneuve had briefly run in 3rd place ahead of the [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferraris]] before pitting in.

However, the car suffered from chronic reliability issues, resulting in many instances of the car failing to finish the race. This was especially the case of Villeneuve, who started the season with 11 straight retirements before his first race finish of the season at [[1999 Belgian Grand Prix|Belgium]], only to twice more fail to finish the race in the [[1999 European Grand Prix|European]] and [[1999 Malaysian Grand Prix|Malaysian]] Grands Prix later on.

Zonta sustained an injury during practice for the [[1999 Brazilian Grand Prix|Brazilian Grand Prix]] and was unable to participate in qualifying for the race. He was also forced to miss out on the next three races due to that injury. [[Mika Salo]], who filled in for Zonta in those three races, provided the team with its season best finish of 7th at [[1999 San Marino Grand Prix|San Marino]] (although Salo himself did not reach the chequered flag at the end of the race).

=== 2000===
[[File:BAR 002 Honda Collection Hall.jpg|thumb|260px|The [[BAR 002]] brought the team its first points at the [[2000 Australian Grand Prix]]]]
During the 1999 season, BAR announced that [[Honda in Formula One|Honda]] had become their engine supplier beginning in 2000. The Honda deal not only meant they would supply engines, but that Honda staff would work with the team at their Brackley base as well as received full-factory support from Honda including official team vehicles and free engines. Honda had planned to enter Formula One as a factory team, but relented. It was the first time Honda had been directly involved in Formula One since 1992. BAR did not have exclusive use of Honda engines though, as [[Jordan Grand Prix]] also used [[Mugen Motorsports|Mugen Honda]] power units. The following year, Jordan were given factory Honda engines, but the engine manufacturers could not supply two teams forever. This prompted a battle between BAR and Jordan for the use of Honda engines in the long term.

The car was once again designed in co-operation with Adrian Reynard despite talk of tension between him and team principal Craig Pollock. At the launch of the 002 car, Pollock himself described the 2000 season as a chance to "wipe the slate clean" following their awful first season and admitted that the team had made many mistakes in their first season.

In 2000, the new Honda powered BAR did show a significant improvement. It proved to be considerably more reliable than the team's previous effort, but the team still only had a best finish of 4th and the victory they had promised in 1999 still eluded them. At the end of the season, the team finished 5th in the Constructors' Championship. The progression and improvement of the team was enough to convince Villeneuve to remain at the team.

===2001===
[[File:Jacques Villeneuve 2001 Canada 2.jpg|thumb|right|Villeneuve driving the [[BAR 003]] at the [[2001 Canadian Grand Prix]]]]
Villeneuve reached the podium twice in 2001 for BAR, but neither he nor his new teammate [[Olivier Panis]]'s results were consistent enough.

===2002===
Under pressure from British American Tobacco, Pollock resigned on the eve of the launch of the 2002 car and was replaced as team principal by [[David Richards (racing)|David Richards]].<ref>{{cite news| first = John| last = Griffiths| title =BAT appoints racing team chief| work = Financial Times| page = 24| date = 19 December 2001}}</ref> Richards' [[Prodrive]] company was also awarded a five-year management contract to run BAR. BAT and Prodrive had a prior relationship with BAT sponsoring Subaru's World Rally Championship team, operated by Prodrive.

2002 was a transient season for BAR. A significant proportion of the workforce was culled while technical director Malcolm Oastler and designer Andy Green left. Villeneuve still struggled to score points and Panis also failing to reach expectations. BAR signed a deal to become Honda's only team in 2003, despite finishing behind Honda's other team, Jordan, in both 2001 and 2002.

===2003===
[[File:Villeneuve BAR USGP 2003.jpg|thumb|Villeneuve driving the [[BAR 005]] at the [[2003 United States Grand Prix]]]]
[[File:BAR logo.png|thumb|Logo used by BAR during their partnership with Honda, which began exclusively from the 2001 season]]
BAR brought in [[Jenson Button]] to replace Panis for the [[2003 Formula One season]]. Villeneuve's contract negotiation arguments with David Richards eventually ended with him being replaced before the end of the season by [[Japan]]ese driver [[Takuma Sato]]. Honda has traditionally liked its teams to field Japanese drivers for publicity reasons in its home country. Jenson Button led a race for the first time at the [[2003 United States Grand Prix]]. The team struggled due to its use of [[Bridgestone]] tyres. In the off-season they changed to rival company [[Michelin]].

=== Peak in 2004 ===
Early in [[2004 Formula One season|2004]], the team saw a further upswing in its fortunes, Button scoring many podium finishes. He also took their first [[pole position]] at [[2004 San Marino Grand Prix|San Marino]].  BAR finished the season in 2nd place in the Constructors' Championship, beating every team except for [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]. Despite this, BAR's first win still eluded them.

During the course of the 2004 season, a dispute with [[WilliamsF1]] threatened to overshadow BAR's on-track performance. Both teams believed they had a valid contract for Button in [[2005 Formula One season|2005]]. The issue finally went to the [[Contract Recognition Board]], which found in favour of BAR. Button was to drive for BAR in 2005, but signed a contract to join Williams for 2006.

With increasing restrictions being placed upon tobacco companies' opportunities to advertise in Formula One, rumours suggested that [[British American Tobacco|BAT]] would try to sell the team. In mid-November 2004, BAR announced that [[Honda]] had purchased 45% and, as part of the deal, David Richards left to be replaced by [[Nick Fry]] as team principal. Prodrive's management contract was also terminated early.

=== 2005: Poor start and controversy ===
[[File:Button (BAR) qualifying at USGP 2005.jpg|thumb|260px|[[Jenson Button]] driving the [[BAR 007]] at the [[2005 United States Grand Prix]]]]
The start of the [[2005 Formula One season|2005 season]] didn't go according to plan for BAR, as they struggled in the "flyaway" races at the start of the season. Just as they became competitive in [[2005 San Marino Grand Prix|San Marino]], BAR Honda was disqualified for running with illegal cars. The allegation was that the cars were able to race with their total weight below 605&nbsp;kg (1323&nbsp;lb), the minimum weight required for a Formula 1 car. BAR disputed this, saying that the engine required a minimum of {{Convert|6|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}} of fuel to work, thus keeping them above the minimum weight. Their interpretation of the rules was that this limit applies only during the race, not during the post-race scrutineering. The FIA, and later the court, disagreed. In addition to the disqualification, the team was banned for two races, a period which included the lucrative [[Monaco Grand Prix]]. The team initially indicated that they planned to fight the decision before a regular civil court but later decided to accept the verdict. [[Max Mosley]], the president of the FIA, saw the sanction as very lenient; he had wanted the team to be banned for the rest of the season. However, they were unable to prove deliberate intent to cheat<ref>{{cite press release|title=Appeal submitted by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, on the grounds of Article 185 of the International Sporting Code|publisher=FIA International Court of Appeal|url=http://www.fia.com/resources/documents/1024513021__05_05_2005_TAI_Decision.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001061723/http://www.fia.com/resources/documents/1024513021__05_05_2005_TAI_Decision.pdf|date=4 May 2005|access-date=9 February 2014|archive-date=1 October 2012}}</ref> as they had with BAR's predecessor, [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]], in the [[Tyrrell Racing#1984 controversy|1984 season]].

[[File:BAR pitwall.jpg|thumb|right|The team's pitwall control centre, from which the team managers and strategists communicated with the drivers and engineers]]
When BAR returned at the [[2005 European Grand Prix|European Grand Prix]], the team struggled to find its feet. In stark contrast to the previous season, BAR failed to score a single point until the midway point, at the [[2005 French Grand Prix]], not helped by the team's use of Michelin tyres causing them to not start the [[2005 United States Grand Prix]]. Takuma Sato had a particularly poor season, scoring just one point, and subsequently, his contract was not renewed by BAR at the end of the season. Sato was replaced in the new Honda team by former [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] driver [[Rubens Barrichello]]. Button scored in each of the last 10 races of the season, culminating in 2 podium positions. Confirmation of this improvement was shown in a skillful pass made by Jenson Button, overtaking Jacques Villeneuve at the fast Pouhon corner at [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|Spa-Francorchamps]], in the rain, and around the outside.

At the end of 2005, [[Honda]] obtained 100% ownership of BAR from [[British American Tobacco]], completing their ambition to become a [[Honda in Formula One|full F1 manufacturer team]]. In addition, Jenson Button's Williams contract was bought out for US$30&nbsp;million, and Button signed a multi-year contract with Honda.

Following the sale of the team to Honda, BAT would return to Formula One in {{f1|2019}} sponsoring [[McLaren]] in a "global partnership" agreement under its ''A Better Tomorrow'' campaign, relating to [[electronic cigarettes]] and related alternative smoking products.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/141420/exbar-team-owner-bat-back-to-f1-with-mclaren|title=Former BAR team owner BAT back into Formula 1 with McLaren deal|last=Mitchell|first=Scott|website=Autosport.com|language=en|access-date=11 February 2019}}</ref>
{{Clear}}

===Complete Formula One results===
([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 5|key]])

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! Year
! Chassis
! Engine
! Tyres
! Drivers
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! 17
! 18
! 19
! [[List of Formula One World Championship points scoring systems|Points]]
! WCC
|-
! rowspan="4"| [[1999 Formula One season|1999]]
| rowspan="4"| [[BAR 01|01]]
| rowspan="4"| [[Supertec]] FB01 3.0 [[V10 engine|V10]]
| rowspan="4"| {{Bridgestone}}
|
|| [[1999 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]
|| [[1999 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]
|| [[1999 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]
|| [[1999 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
|| [[1999 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]
|| [[1999 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]
|| [[1999 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
|| [[1999 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
|| [[1999 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]
|| [[1999 German Grand Prix|GER]]
|| [[1999 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]
|| [[1999 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
|| [[1999 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
|| [[1999 European Grand Prix|EUR]]
|| [[1999 Malaysian Grand Prix|MAL]]
|| [[1999 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]
|| 
||
||
! rowspan="4"|0
! rowspan="4"|NC
|-
|align=left| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Jacques Villeneuve]]}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 15
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 8
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 10{{sup|†}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 9
|
|
|
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Ricardo Zonta]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|
|
|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 9
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 15{{sup|†}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 13
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 8
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 12
|
|
|
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Mika Salo]]
|| 
|| 
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 7{{sup|†}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 8
|| 
|| 
|| 
|| 
|| 
|| 
|| 
|| 
|| 
|| 
|| 
|
|
|
|-
! rowspan="3"| [[2000 Formula One season|2000]]
| rowspan="3"| [[BAR 002|002]]
| rowspan="3"| [[Honda in Formula One|Honda]] RA000E 3.0 [[V10 engine|V10]]
| rowspan="3"| {{Bridgestone}}
|
|| [[2000 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]
|| [[2000 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]
|| [[2000 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]
|| [[2000 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
|| [[2000 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]
|| [[2000 European Grand Prix|EUR]]
|| [[2000 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
|| [[2000 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]
|| [[2000 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
|| [[2000 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]
|| [[2000 German Grand Prix|GER]]
|| [[2000 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]
|| [[2000 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
|| [[2000 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
|| [[2000 United States Grand Prix|USA]]
|| [[2000 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]
|| [[2000 Malaysian Grand Prix|MAL]]
||
||
! rowspan="3"|20
! rowspan="3"|5th
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Jacques Villeneuve]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 16{{sup|†}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 7
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 15{{sup|†}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 8
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 12
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 7
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 6
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5
|
|
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Ricardo Zonta]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 6
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 9
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 12
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 8
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 8
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 14
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 12
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 6
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 6
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 9
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|
|
|-
! rowspan="3"| [[2001 Formula One season|2001]]
| rowspan="3"| [[BAR 003|003]]
| rowspan="3"| [[Honda in Formula One|Honda]] RA001E 3.0 [[V10 engine|V10]]
| rowspan="3"| {{Bridgestone}}
|
|| [[2001 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]
|| [[2001 Malaysian Grand Prix|MAL]]
|| [[2001 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]
|| [[2001 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]
|| [[2001 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]
|| [[2001 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]
|| [[2001 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
|| [[2001 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]
|| [[2001 European Grand Prix|EUR]]
|| [[2001 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
|| [[2001 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
|| [[2001 German Grand Prix|GER]]
|| [[2001 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]
|| [[2001 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
|| [[2001 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
|| [[2001 United States Grand Prix|USA]]
|| [[2001 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]
||
||
! rowspan="3"|17
! rowspan="3"|6th
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA|variant=1974}} [[Olivier Panis]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 7
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 8
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 7
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 9
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 7
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 11
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 9
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 11
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 13
|
|
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Jacques Villeneuve]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 7
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 8
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 9
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 8
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 9
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 8
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 6
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 10
|
|
|-
! rowspan="3"| [[2002 Formula One season|2002]]
| rowspan="3"| [[BAR 004|004]]
| rowspan="3"| [[Honda in Formula One|Honda]] RA002E 3.0 [[V10 engine|V10]]
| rowspan="3"| {{Bridgestone}}
|
|| [[2002 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]
|| [[2002 Malaysian Grand Prix|MAL]]
|| [[2002 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]
|| [[2002 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]
|| [[2002 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]
|| [[2002 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]
|| [[2002 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
|| [[2002 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]
|| [[2002 European Grand Prix|EUR]]
|| [[2002 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
|| [[2002 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
|| [[2002 German Grand Prix|GER]]
|| [[2002 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]
|| [[2002 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
|| [[2002 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
|| [[2002 United States Grand Prix|USA]]
|| [[2002 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]
||
||
! rowspan="3"|7
! rowspan="3"|8th
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Jacques Villeneuve]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 8
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 10{{sup|†}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 7
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 7
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 10{{sup|†}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 12
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 8
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 9
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 6
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|
|
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA|variant=1974}} [[Olivier Panis]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 8
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 9
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 12
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 12{{sup|†}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 6
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 12
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|
|
|-
! rowspan="4"| [[2003 Formula One season|2003]]
| rowspan="4"| [[BAR 005|005]]
| rowspan="4"| [[Honda in Formula One|Honda]] RA003E 3.0 [[V10 engine|V10]]
| rowspan="4"| {{Bridgestone}}
|
|| [[2003 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]
|| [[2003 Malaysian Grand Prix|MAL]]
|| [[2003 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]
|| [[2003 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]
|| [[2003 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]
|| [[2003 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]
|| [[2003 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
|| [[2003 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]
|| [[2003 European Grand Prix|EUR]]
|| [[2003 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
|| [[2003 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
|| [[2003 German Grand Prix|GER]]
|| [[2003 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]
|| [[2003 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
|| [[2003 United States Grand Prix|USA]]
|| [[2003 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]
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! rowspan="4"|26
! rowspan="4"|5th
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|align=left| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Jacques Villeneuve]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 9
|style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 6
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 12
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 9
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 10
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 9
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 6
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
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|align=left| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Takuma Sato]]
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|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 6
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|align=left| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Jenson Button]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 10
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 7
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 8
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 9
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4
|style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 7
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 8
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 8
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 10
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4
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! rowspan="3"| [[2004 Formula One season|2004]]
| rowspan="3"| [[BAR 006|006]]
| rowspan="3"| [[Honda in Formula One|Honda]] RA004E 3.0 [[V10 engine|V10]]
| rowspan="3"| {{Michelin}}
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|| [[2004 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]
|| [[2004 Malaysian Grand Prix|MAL]]
|| [[2004 Bahrain Grand Prix|BHR]]
|| [[2004 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]
|| [[2004 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]
|| [[2004 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
|| [[2004 European Grand Prix|EUR]]
|| [[2004 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]
|| [[2004 United States Grand Prix|USA]]
|| [[2004 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
|| [[2004 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
|| [[2004 German Grand Prix|GER]]
|| [[2004 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]
|| [[2004 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
|| [[2004 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
|| [[2004 Chinese Grand Prix|CHN]]
|| [[2004 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]
|| [[2004 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]
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| rowspan="3" style="background:#DFDFDF;"|'''119'''
| rowspan="3" style="background:#DFDFDF;"|'''2nd'''
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|align=left| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Jenson Button]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 6
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| {{F1 race position|2|p}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 8
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
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|align=left| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Takuma Sato]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 9
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 15{{sup|†}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 16{{sup|†}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 11
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 8
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 6
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 6
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 6
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! rowspan="4"| [[2005 Formula One season|2005]]
| rowspan="4"| [[BAR 007|007]]
| rowspan="4"| [[Honda in Formula One|Honda]] RA005E 3.0 [[V10 engine|V10]]
| rowspan="4"| {{Michelin}}
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|| [[2005 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]
|| [[2005 Malaysian Grand Prix|MAL]]
|| [[2005 Bahrain Grand Prix|BHR]]
|| [[2005 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]
|| [[2005 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]
|| [[2005 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
|| [[2005 European Grand Prix|EUR]]
|| [[2005 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]
|| [[2005 United States Grand Prix|USA]]
|| [[2005 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
|| [[2005 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
|| [[2005 German Grand Prix|GER]]
|| [[2005 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]
|| [[2005 Turkish Grand Prix|TUR]]
|| [[2005 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
|| [[2005 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
|| [[2005 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]
|| [[2005 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]
|| [[2005 Chinese Grand Prix|CHN]]
! rowspan="4"|38
! rowspan="4"|6th
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|align=left| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Jenson Button]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 11{{sup|†}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#000000; color:white"| DSQ
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|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 10
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| {{F1 race position|Ret|p}}
|style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 8
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 7
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 8
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|align=left| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Takuma Sato]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 14{{sup|†}}
|style="background:#F1F8FF;"| PO
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#000000; color:white"| DSQ
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|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 12
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 11
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 16
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 12
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 8
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 9
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 16
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 10
|style="background:#000000; color:white"| DSQ
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
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|align=left| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Anthony Davidson]]
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|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
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!colspan="26"| Source:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/bar/grand-prix.aspx |title=BAR – Grands Prix started |publisher=StatsF1 |access-date=24 January 2020}}</ref>
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;Notes:
*{{sup|†}} – The driver did not finish the Grand Prix, but was classified, as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

== Speed record attempt ==
BAR tested a modified [[BAR 007|BAR-Honda 007]] car, which they intended to use in an attempt to set the [[land speed record]] for a car meeting FIA Formula One regulations. The team aimed for {{Convert|400|km/h|mi/h|0|abbr=on}}, and had planned to attempt the record at [[Bonneville Salt Flats]].<ref name="bonneville">{{citation|title=Bonneville400|url=http://www.bonneville400.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051102030216/http://www.bonneville400.com/flash/default.aspx|archive-date=2 November 2005 }}</ref> The driver for this project was [[Alan van der Merwe]]. The modified chassis performed a shakedown test on the {{Convert|10000|ft|km|adj=on}} long runway at [[Mojave Airport]] in [[California]], on 5 November 2005, under the supervision of safety co-ordinator executive, Jamie Hardwick. The four published times recorded in this test were {{Convert|393|km/h|mi/h|0|abbr=on}}, {{Convert|405|km/h|mi/h|0|abbr=on}}, {{Convert|410|km/h|mi/h|0|abbr=on}} and {{Convert|413|km/h|mi/h|0|abbr=on}}. However, these tests did not constitute the record attempt itself and waterlogging of the salt flats resulted in the attempt being postponed. The chassis was used by BAR's successor, Honda, to set a new record the following year.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons|British American Racing|British American Racing}}
*[http://www.bonneville400.com Bonneville 400 website] '''(Defunct link)'''

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