BAR 004


The BAR 004 was the car with which the British American Racing team competed in the Formula One season. It was driven by Jacques Villeneuve and Olivier Panis. The BAR 004 was the first-ever BAR car to be fully designed by British American Racing after 3-year alliance with Reynard Motorsport.
During the season the car was unreliable having a dismal start which saw the team fail to score a single championship point during the first half of the season. Also Olivier Panis failed to finish the first seven races. The team scored their first points when they finished fourth and fifth at the 2002 British Grand Prix at Silverstone. Eventually the team finished eighth in the Constructors' Championship with seven points. Panis then left the team at the end of the year to drive for Toyota Racing, being replaced for 2003 by Jenson Button, who spent the 2002 season driving for Renault.

Complete Formula One results

YearTeamEngineTyresDrivers1234567891011121314151617PointsWCC
2002British American RacingHonda RA002E V10AUSMALBRASMRESPAUTMONCANEURGBRFRAGERHUNBELITAUSAJPN78th
2002British American RacingHonda RA002E V10 Jacques VilleneuveRet8107710RetRet124RetRetRet896Ret78th
2002British American RacingHonda RA002E V10 Olivier PanisRetRetRetRetRetRetRet895RetRet1212612Ret78th