JAS Motorsport
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UnclaimedAn Italian motorsport team, engineering company and racing-car constructor best known for its long-standing partnership with Honda.
Last updated August 24, 2026
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Overview
JAS Motorsport is an Italian motorsport organization that combines factory racing, vehicle engineering, competition-car construction and customer-support services. Established on 1 September 1995 by Paolo Jasson, Maurizio Ambrogetti and Giorgio Schön, the company first built its reputation in touring-car competition. Its initial major programme involved Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TIs in the 1996 International Touring Car Championship, where the team achieved seven podium finishes and a victory at Silverstone with Gabriele Tarquini. A smaller Alfa Romeo programme followed in the 1997 Super Tourenwagen Cup. The company’s defining strategic relationship began in 1998, when it became an official Honda partner. JAS operated Honda Accord touring cars and progressively expanded from race-team activity into the design, development, construction and support of Honda competition vehicles. Its Accord programme produced a win in the 1998 Super Tourenwagen Cup season, four victories and 17 podiums in 1999, and a third-place drivers’ championship result for Tom Kristensen. In the European Super Touring Cup and Championship in 2000 and 2001, JAS-recorded Accords achieved 15 wins, the highest total for any team over that period, while the 2001 season ended with second place in the teams’ standings. JAS also assisted Honda’s British Touring Car Championship operation in 2000, contributing to a seven-win campaign. JAS continued to work on Honda’s touring-car and rally programmes. It introduced the Honda Accord Euro-R for Super 2000 regulations in 2004. The car delivered Honda’s first World Touring Car Championship podium in 2006 and its first overall WTCC victory in 2008, before taking three consecutive European Touring Car Cup titles from 2009 through 2011. In rallying, JAS developed the Civic Type-R R3, which entered competition in 2007 and helped Honda win the two-wheel-drive manufacturers’ title in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge in 2011 and the corresponding European Rally Championship title in 2013 and 2014. Honda’s return to the World Touring Car Championship created one of JAS Motorsport’s most prominent factory programmes. Honda announced its WTCC entry in 2012 with JAS responsible for operating the team and developing the Civic-based chassis. The operation contested the final three rounds of 2012, including a podium for Tiago Monteiro in Macau, and completed its first full season in 2013. Honda won that year’s manufacturers’ championship, with four race victories and 20 podiums. Although the 2014 introduction of TC1 regulations gave Citroën a substantial development advantage, JAS and Honda remained regular race winners and returned to title contention in 2017. Honda recorded the most pole positions and main-race wins that season, but incidents, including a testing accident involving Monteiro, prevented another championship success. The WTCC ended after 2017 as customer-focused TCR regulations gained importance. JAS subsequently emphasized customer racing. It developed three Honda Civic TCR generations—the FK2, FK7 and FL5—introduced in 2015, 2018 and 2023. Customer teams using these cars have achieved victories and championships across numerous regional and national TCR series, as well as endurance and touring-car events. The company also developed the GT3 version of the second-generation Honda NSX in cooperation with Honda, assembled the cars and provided customer support across Europe, Asia and South America. The NSX GT3 debuted in 2017, received an Evo revision in 2019 and an Evo22 update in 2022. Its results included IMSA SportsCar Championship GTD titles in 2019 and 2020 and a Super GT GT300 championship in 2019. JAS therefore occupies a hybrid position: it is both a competition team and a specialist manufacturer whose products extend Honda’s performance and racing activities to professional customer teams.
History
JAS Motorsport was founded in Italy on 1 September 1995 by Paolo Jasson, Maurizio Ambrogetti and Giorgio Schön. Its early identity was that of a professional touring-car team. In 1996 it entered four Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TIs in the International Touring Car Championship. The programme produced seven podiums and a victory at Silverstone with Gabriele Tarquini. JAS returned to the Alfa Romeo platform in 1997, entering two cars in the Super Tourenwagen Cup and recording two seventh-place finishes as its best results. A major transformation came in 1998 when JAS became an official Honda partner. The company began racing Honda Accords in the Super Tourenwagen Cup and won a race during its first season with the manufacturer. In 1999 the programme expanded its results to four victories and 17 podiums, while Tom Kristensen finished third in the drivers’ championship. JAS then competed with Accords in the European Super Touring Cup and Championship in 2000 and 2001. Across those seasons it accumulated 15 wins, more than any other team, and finished second in the 2001 teams’ championship. It also helped operate Honda’s British Touring Car Championship team in 2000, a campaign that included seven victories. JAS broadened its technical work through the Honda Accord Euro-R, launched for Super 2000 regulations in 2004. The car gave Honda its first WTCC podium in 2006, achieved its first overall WTCC win in 2008 and later won three consecutive European Touring Car Cup titles between 2009 and 2011. The company also developed the Honda Civic Type-R R3 rally car, which began racing in 2007. Honda won the two-wheel-drive manufacturers’ title in the 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge and the equivalent European Rally Championship title in 2013 and 2014 with support from the Civic programme. In 2012 Honda announced a renewed World Touring Car Championship campaign, assigning JAS responsibility for team operation and chassis development. The Honda team appeared in the final three rounds of 2012, with Tiago Monteiro taking a podium at Macau. The first complete season, 2013, ended with Honda winning the manufacturers’ championship after four victories and 20 podiums. A change to TC1 regulations in 2014, introduced earlier than originally planned, gave Citroën a significant development advantage. Honda and JAS remained competitive and won races in subsequent seasons, but did not regain the manufacturers’ title. In 2017 the Civic programme led the series for pole positions and main-race victories, although incidents—including Monteiro’s testing crash—prevented a championship result. The WTCC ended after that season as TCR became increasingly important to customer teams. JAS responded to the shift toward customer racing by developing successive Honda Civic TCR cars. The FK2 appeared in 2015, the FK7 in 2018 and the FL5 in 2023. These cars have competed across Asian, Australian, European, Middle Eastern, North American and South American series, with customer teams achieving wins and championships in many national and international categories. The company’s work has also extended to endurance and mixed-format events, including the Nürburgring 24 Hours, Fuji 24 Hours, Macau Guia Race and FIA Motorsport Games. Another major programme was the Honda NSX GT3. Developed with Honda, the car made its racing debut in 2017. JAS was responsible for assembly and customer support in Europe, Asia and South America, while later technical versions included the 2019 Evo and 2022 Evo22. The NSX GT3 achieved major results in the IMSA SportsCar Championship, including GTD championships in 2019 and 2020, and won the 2019 Super GT GT300 title. JAS also ran the car in the Intercontinental GT Challenge in 2019 and 2020, earning pole and podium results and finishing sixth overall at the 2019 Spa 24 Hours. Through these programmes, JAS evolved from a touring-car entrant into a Honda-linked engineering, manufacturing and customer-racing organization.
- 2023
Civic FL5 TCR launched
[1]JAS introduces the FL5 generation of its Honda Civic TCR customer racing car.
- 2022
NSX GT3 Evo22 update
[1]JAS and Honda introduce the Evo22 development of the NSX GT3.
- 2019
NSX GT3 Evo and major customer titles
[1]The NSX GT3 receives an Evo update, while the model wins IMSA GTD and Super GT GT300 championships.
- 2018
Civic FK7 TCR launched
[1]The second generation of JAS-developed Honda Civic TCR cars enters customer competition.
- 2017
NSX GT3 debuts
[1]The JAS-supported Honda NSX GT3 makes its racing debut.
- 2015
Civic FK2 TCR launched
[1]JAS introduces the first Honda Civic developed for customer-based TCR competition.
- 2013
WTCC manufacturers’ championship
[1]JAS-operated Honda wins the World Touring Car Championship manufacturers’ title in its first full season.
- 2011
IRC two-wheel-drive manufacturers’ title
[1]The Civic Type-R R3 helps Honda win the two-wheel-drive manufacturers’ title in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge.
- 2007
Civic Type-R R3 enters rallying
[1]The JAS-developed Honda Civic Type-R R3 begins competition under R3 rally regulations.
- 2004
Honda Accord Euro-R introduced
[1]JAS launches the Honda Accord Euro-R for Super 2000 competition.
Products and positioning
A specialist Honda-aligned motorsport engineering and manufacturing partner serving factory racing programmes and international customer competition.
Touring-car race car · 2004
Honda Accord Euro-R Super 2000
Introduced in 2004 for Super 2000 regulations, the Honda Accord Euro-R was one of JAS Motorsport’s central touring-car engineering projects. It extended the company’s Honda relationship into a purpose-developed competition vehicle and delivered important results in international touring-car racing. The car achieved Honda’s first WTCC podium in 2006 and Honda’s first overall WTCC victory in 2008. It later became a successful European Touring Car Cup platform, winning three consecutive titles from 2009 through 2011.
Rally car · 2007
Honda Civic Type-R R3
The Civic Type-R R3 was JAS Motorsport’s rally car developed for R3 regulations and first raced in 2007. It represented an expansion beyond touring cars into customer-oriented rally competition. The car helped Honda secure the two-wheel-drive manufacturers’ title in the 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge and the corresponding European Rally Championship manufacturers’ titles in 2013 and 2014.
TCR customer racing car · 2015
Honda Civic FK2 TCR
Introduced in 2015, the FK2 was the first Honda Civic developed by JAS Motorsport for the customer-focused TCR category. It was designed for private teams competing in national, regional and international touring-car series, helping establish JAS as a supplier of complete competition cars rather than only a factory-team operator.
TCR customer racing car · 2018
Honda Civic FK7 TCR
Launched in 2018, the FK7 continued JAS Motorsport’s Civic TCR customer-racing programme. It competed in a wide range of touring-car championships and endurance events, with customer teams using the model to achieve race wins and title successes across several continents. The car reinforced JAS’s position as Honda’s specialist competition-car development and support partner.
TCR customer racing car · 2023
Honda Civic FL5 TCR
The FL5, introduced in 2023, is the third Civic generation developed by JAS Motorsport for TCR competition. It extends the customer-racing line into the current generation of Honda Civic Type R-based machinery and is intended for professional and private teams competing in touring-car championships and related events.
GT3 customer racing car · 2017
Honda NSX GT3
Developed with Honda, the second-generation NSX GT3 is a professional GT racing car that debuted in 2017. JAS Motorsport is responsible for assembling the cars and supporting customers in Europe, Asia and South America. The model received an Evo update in 2019 and an Evo22 revision in 2022. Its record includes IMSA GTD championships in 2019 and 2020 and the 2019 Super GT GT300 title.
Marketing campaigns
- 2017Honda NSX GT3 customer programme
Europe · Asia · South America · North America
JAS developed the GT3 racing version of the second-generation Honda NSX with Honda and took responsibility for assembly and customer support in several global markets.
Outcome. The car won major GT titles, including IMSA GTD championships in 2019 and 2020 and the 2019 Super GT GT300 championship.
- 2015Honda Civic TCR customer-racing programme
Europe · Asia · Australia · North America · South America · Middle East
JAS launched successive Civic TCR generations for independent teams competing in the expanding TCR category.
Outcome. Customer teams achieved numerous race and championship wins across national, regional and international series.
- 2012Honda WTCC factory programme
International
JAS operated Honda’s return to the World Touring Car Championship and developed the Civic-based chassis.
Outcome. Honda won the manufacturers’ championship in 2013 and remained a race-winning competitor through the final WTCC season in 2017.
- 2007Honda Civic Type-R R3 rally programme
Europe · International
JAS developed and fielded the Civic Type-R R3 for two-wheel-drive rally competition.
Outcome. The car supported Honda manufacturers’ titles in the IRC in 2011 and the ERC in 2013 and 2014.
- 2000Honda BTCC support programme
United Kingdom
JAS assisted Honda’s British Touring Car Championship operation during the final season of the championship’s Super Touring era.
Outcome. Honda achieved seven victories during the 2000 campaign.
- 1998Honda Accord Super Tourenwagen Cup programme
Europe
Following its new Honda partnership, JAS entered Honda Accords in the Super Tourenwagen Cup.
Outcome. The team won a race in 1998 and expanded its results substantially in 1999.
- 1996Alfa Romeo International Touring Car Championship programme
Europe
JAS entered four Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TIs in the International Touring Car Championship and recorded seven podiums, including a victory at Silverstone with Gabriele Tarquini.
Outcome. The programme established JAS as a competitive touring-car team.
Brand decisions
2015
Shift toward customer-focused TCR carsStrategyBackground
The growing importance of TCR regulations created demand for standardized, professionally engineered customer racing cars.
Action taken
JAS began producing successive Honda Civic TCR variants for independent teams.
Aftermath
The Civic became a widely used customer platform across international touring-car and endurance competitions.
2012
Operate Honda’s WTCC returnStrategyBackground
Honda announced a return to the World Touring Car Championship and required a technical and operational partner.
Action taken
JAS took responsibility for running the team and developing the Honda Civic WTCC chassis.
Aftermath
Honda won the 2013 manufacturers’ championship and remained competitive until the WTCC ended after 2017.
1998
Build a long-term official partnership with HondaStrategyBackground
After its initial Alfa Romeo touring-car programmes, JAS entered into an official partnership with Honda.
Action taken
The company began developing, racing and supporting Honda competition cars across touring-car, rally and later GT categories.
Aftermath
The relationship became the central foundation of JAS Motorsport’s identity and technical business.
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