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|+ style="font-size: larger; margin: inherit;" | '''Honda RA106'''
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| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | [[Image:Honda RA106.jpg|250px]]
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! Category
| [[Formula One]]
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! Constructor
| [[Honda F1|Honda]]
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! Team/s
| [[Honda F1|Lucky Strike Honda Racing F1 Team]]
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! Designer
| [[Geoff Willis]]
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! Drivers
| 11. [[Rubens Barrichello]]<br>12. [[Jenson Button]]
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! Chassis
| carbon-fibre and honeycomb composite structure 
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! Suspension (front)
| wishbone and pushrod activated torsion springs and rockers; mechanical anti-roll bar
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! Suspension (rear)
| wishbone and pushrod activated torsion springs and rockers; mechanical anti-roll bar
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! Engine
| [[Honda F1|Honda]] RA806E 90-degree [[V8 engine|V8]]
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! Gearbox
| [[Honda F1|Honda]] seven-speed
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! Fuel
| [[Elf Aquitaine|Elf]]
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! Tyres
| [[Michelin]]
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! Debut
| [[2006 Bahrain Grand Prix]]
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! Races competed
| 18
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! [[List of Formula One World Constructors' Champions|Constructors' Championships]]
| 0
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! [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|Drivers' Championships]]
| 0
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! Race victories
| 1
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! Pole positions
| 1
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! Fastest laps
| 0
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The '''Honda RA106''' was the car with which the [[Honda F1|Honda]] team competed in the {{F1|2006}} [[Formula One]] season.  It was driven by [[Rubens Barrichello]], who joined from [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]], and [[Jenson Button]], who had spent three seasons with the team as [[British American Racing]].  The year marked the first time Honda had competed as a full team since {{F1|1968}}; since then it had only competed as an engine supplier until taking over BAR completely in late {{F1|2005}}.

Although the year was a significant improvement on 2005, Honda were not to be challenging for the championship after impressive winter form.  The car was quick on qualifying, but less so in the races.  A performance trough mid-season also led to the team parting company with the car's designer, [[Geoff Willis]].

However, things improved from the [[2006 German Grand Prix|German GP]], culminating in Button's first F1 win in [[2006 Hungarian Grand Prix|Hungary]].  Button was generally the stronger driver throughout the season, and it was felt that he deserved to get Honda's first win in their F1 return.

Honda finished the season strongly with a run of podium finishes.  They also successfully introduced their {{F1|2007}}-spec engine before the season was over.

The team eventually finished fourth in the Constructors' Championship, with 86 points.

The RA106 formed the basis of the [[Super Aguri SA07]].
<gallery>
Image:Jenson Button 2006 Canada.jpg|[[Jenson Button]] driving the RA106 at the [[2006 Canadian Grand Prix|2006 Canadian GP]].
Image:Rubens Barrichello 2006 Brazil.jpg|[[Rubens Barrichello]] driving the RA106 at the [[2006 Brazilian Grand Prix|2006 Brazilian GP]].
Image:Anthony Davidson USA 2005.jpg|[[Anthony Davidson]] driving the RA106 at the [[2006 United States Grand Prix|2006 US GP]].
</gallery>
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==Complete Formula One results==
([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]]) (results in '''bold''' indicate pole position)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"
! Year
! Team
! Engine
! Tyres
! Drivers
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! 17
! 18
! Points
! WCC
|-
|rowspan="3"| {{F1|2006}}
|rowspan="3"| [[Honda F1|Honda]]
|rowspan="3"| [[Honda F1|Honda]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
|rowspan="3"| {{Michelin}}
|
| [[2006 Bahrain Grand Prix|BHR]]
| [[2006 Malaysian Grand Prix|MAL]]
| [[2006 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]
| [[2006 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]
| [[2006 European Grand Prix|EUR]]
| [[2006 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]
| [[2006 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
| [[2006 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[2006 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]
| [[2006 United States Grand Prix|USA]]
| [[2006 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[2006 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[2006 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]
| [[2006 Turkish Grand Prix|TUR]]
| [[2006 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[2006 Chinese Grand Prix|CHN]]
| [[2006 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]
| [[2006 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]
|rowspan="3"|'''86'''
|rowspan="3"|'''4th'''
|-
| [[Rubens Barrichello]]
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| 15
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| 10
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| 7
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| 10
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| 5
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| 7
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| 4
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| 10
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| Ret
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| 6
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| Ret
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| Ret
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| 4
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| 8
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| 6
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| 6
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| 12
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| 7
|-
| [[Jenson Button]]
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| 4
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| 3
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| '''10'''
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| 7
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| Ret
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| 6
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| 11
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| Ret
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| 9
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| Ret
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| Ret
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| 4
|bgcolor="#FBFFBF"| 1
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| 4
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| 5
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| 4
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| 4
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| 3
|}

==References==
*{{cite book| last =Henry| first =Alan (ed.)| authorlink =Alan Henry| coauthors =| title =[[AUTOCOURSE]] 2006-2007| publisher =Crash Media Group| date =2006| location =| pages =68–71| url =| doi =| isbn =1-905334-15-X}}
*[http://www.racecar-engineering.com/articles/f1/169866/honda-ra106.html Racecar Engineering technical review]

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[[Category:Honda Formula One cars]]
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