Honda's American racing arm is folding into the automaker's larger global racing program. This creates new opportunities for collaboration, potentially even on future road-going performance cars.

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Its North American racing programs — including IndyCar and IMSA — have been organized under the Honda Performance Development (HPD) banner with a U.S. base located in Santa Clarita, California.

Honda Performance Development (HPD) has a new name and, likely, new responsibilities. The rebranding is intended to help unite Honda’s motorsports globally under one Honda Racing brand.

HPD, on the other hand, was established in 1993 to support Indy racing through its various iterations as well as Acura’s motorsport ventures, while also expanding to IMSA, Baja, and other ...

Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) and Honda Performance Development (HPD) in Santa jointly announced Sept. 21 that HPD will formally become Honda Racing Corporation USA (HRC US) starting with the 2024 ...