The Honda HSV-010 GT is a race car manufactured by Honda and designed for the Super GT racing series, where it competed from 2010 to 2013.
History
On October 23, 2009, Honda officially announced the end of the mid-engine NSX-GT's participation in Super GT racing as it was specially allowed to participate as an exception in 2009 season. In principle, Super GT's 2009 regulations allow the use of only front engine, rear drive cars, and Honda did not have suitable car as the successor plan of FR car was froze under the economic environment; Bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers. On November 15, 2009, Honda announced that, despite withdrawing the NSX from Super GT competition, it would campaign a car for the 2010 season. Honda revealed that the car will be based on the cancelled 'New NSX' production vehicle. It is reported that although the Super GT normally requires racing vehicles to be based on production cars, the use of a production-ready car is also allowed. The HR10EG engine was based on the 3.4L V8 HR09E engine built for Formula Nippon. Then, on December 22, 2009, Honda announced the HSV-010 GT as the successor to the NSX Super GT in the Super GT series. Unlike typical Super GT cars, the vehicle is not based on any production vehicle that is made available to purchase by the general public. In debut season of 2010 Super GT, HSV-010 GT got both titles of Team's Championship and Drivers' Championship: by Weider Honda Racing with Takashi Kogure and Loïc Duval. In 2011 season, radiator of HSV-010 GT was divided in to two and mounted on both sides, aiming quick cornering with reduced yaw moment of inertia. However, the center of gravity became higher, and configuration and adjusting for rounds of races became difficult and time-consuming task. In 2013 season, the last season under 2009 regulations, radiator was moved back to front with lightened equipment. Instead, short exhaust system was adopted with its pipes on both sides, and more high-speed rotation in V8 engine became possible. HSV-GT improoved its potential, and No.17 KEIHIN HSV-010 got the second position in Team's Championship of the season. In 2014 season, HSV-010 GT was superseded by the machine which is based on Honda NSX Concept-GT although no road versions were built.
