[1] The car was built based on an order by Soichiro Honda to develop an air-cooled Formula One engine.

It would only appear in one race,[3] the 1968 French Grand Prix at Rouen-Les-Essarts,[3] driven by Jo Schlesser.

[3] This was proven on lap three[4] of the Grand Prix; Schlesser crashed at the Virage des Six Frères section of the circuit and the car came to rest sideways against a bank.

[5] The magnesium-bodied Honda and 58 laps worth of fuel ignited instantly, killing Schlesser[3] and destroying the original RA302.

[6] In 2012, the RA302 intended for Surtees at the Italian Grand Prix was on display at the Honda Collection Hall.