The Honda RA302 would only appear in one race, the 1968 French Grand Prix at Rouen-Les-Essarts, driven by Jo Schlesser. Schlesser was chosen to drive the RA302 because John Surtees (the 1964 world champion) refused to drive it as he deemed it to be unsafe and labelled it a "potential deathtrap". He was proven correct on lap two of the Grand Prix when Schlesser crashed and the magnesium-bodied Honda (and 58 laps worth of fuel) ignited instantly, killing Schlesser and destroying the original RA302.
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