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Honda RC213V-RS

Honda RC213V (2012–present)
Marc Marquez 2013.jpg
Marc Márquez, riding a Honda RC213V, at the 2013 British Grand Prix.
Category MotoGP
Constructor Honda Racing Corporation
Predecessor Honda RC212V
Technical specifications
Chassis Twin-spar aluminium deltabox frame, multi-adjustable steering geometry, wheelbase, ride height, with aluminium swingarm
Suspension (front) Fully adjustable Öhlins inverted telescopic forks
Suspension (rear) Braced aluminium swingarm with single Öhlins Pro-Link suspension system
Length 2,052 mm (81 in)
Width 645 mm (25 in)
Height 1,110 mm (44 in)
Wheelbase 1,435 mm (56 in)
Engine Honda 1,000 cc (1.0 L; 61.0 cu in) V4, 16-valve, DOHC, four valves per cylinder, Liquid cooled
Transmission 6-speed sequential manual cassette type
Weight 160 kg (353 lb)
Fuel Repsol
Lubricants Repsol
Tyres Bridgestone
Competition history
Notable entrants Japan Repsol Honda Team
Italy LCR Honda
Belgium Estrella Galicia Marc VDS
Debut 2012 MotoGP Season
Races Wins Poles
253 47 (2016) 51 (2016)
Constructors' Championships 4
Honda RC213V-RS
Manufacturer Honda Racing Corporation
Production 2014
Predecessor Honda RCV1000R
Engine 1,000 cc (61 cu in) four-stroke V4
Related Honda RC213V

The Honda RC213V is a road racing motorcycle developed to race in the MotoGP series for the 2012 season and on. Rules for 2012 allow motorcycles up to 1,000 cc (61 cu in) in capacity, with a limit of 4 cylinders and a maximum 81mm cylinder bore.

The model name designates the following:

In 2012, Honda fielded two factory RC213Vs, ridden by Repsol Honda teammates Casey Stoner and Dani Pedrosa; a third and fourth will be used by Álvaro Bautista in the Gresini Racing team and Stefan Bradl in the LCR team.Jonathan Rea, also competed in two Grand Prix as a replacement rider for Casey Stoner, following his crash at Indianapolis.

At the first pre-season test Pedrosa and Stoner were at the top of the timesheets with the new RC213V.

From their combined efforts, with the Repsol riders winning 12 races of 18, and finishing 2nd and 3rd in the riders championship, the RC213V won its maiden constructors championship, under the first year of 1000c regulations.

In 2013, the reigning Moto2 champion Marc Márquez replaced the retiring Casey Stoner in the Repsol Honda team, and won the riders championship on the RC213V. Dani Pedrosa came third in the riders' championship, and the RC213V won its second constructors' championship in its second year on track.

In 2014, at the first pre-season test at Sepang the RC213V continued to top the timing sheets, with its riders coming 1st, 3rd, 5th and 6th on the first day of the Sepang Test and 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 9th on the second day.

On 7 November 2013 HRC revealed the RCV1000R, a simplified "production racer" that non-MSMA teams Gresini Racing, AB Motoracing and the Aspar Racing Team raced in 2014. The RCV1000R lacks the seamless shift gearbox and the pneumatic operated valves of the RC213V and uses the official Dorna-issued ECU software.


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