It famously powered Jean Alesi to the 1989 International Formula 3000 Championship, with Eddie Jordan Racing.
In 1986, the "Judd BV", renamed the "Honda RA386E", was mounted on a Ralt chassis and made its debut at the International F3000 Championship.
In 1988, supply to the All Japan F3000 Championship began, and Kazuyoshi Hoshino's drive made his debut win in the opening round.
In the international F3000, DAMS's Eric Comas won the championship in 1990, and eight of the top 10 rankings used the MF308 engine.
In the All Japan F3000, the DFV of Ken Matsuura Racing Service took the position of the champion engine in 1991 and 1993.
Others that have been stored are trials such as the variable pipe length air supply system and the butterfly throttle, which are prohibited by the rules.
Since the rocker arm can determine the valve lift amount regardless of the camshaft profile, it seems that the F3000 regulation, which limits the number of revolutions to 9,000 rpm, was rather convenient.
However, on the other hand, considering that the cylinder head becomes large and the structure supports the latter half of the body of the formula car, the rigidity tends to be insufficient.