Honda have become the latest team to announce the launch date for their 2008 Formula One challenger.

The new machine, codenamed the RA108, will be unveiled at the team's Brackley headquarters in the UK on January 29, and will see new team boss Ross Brawn joined by drivers Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello.

Honda's announcement comes after world champions Ferrari confirmed their new car will be shown to the world at their Fiorano test track on January 6.

Team CEO Jean Todt will not be there though, as he will still be on holiday in Malaysia.

BMW Sauber were the first squad to make their launch plans known, with their new challenger getting it's grand unveiling on January 14 in Munich, while fellow German-based squad Toyota will do likewise in Cologne four days earlier.

McLaren will not have an official launch, and will instead simply release photos of their new machine when it runs in Spain on the third week of January.

The same is true of Red Bull, who will give their new RB4 it's first public airing on January 16 at Jerez, and of Toro Rosso, who are likely to start the season with their existing car before debuting the 2008 machine at Barcelona.

The latest of the current confirmed bunch is Renault, who will launch their new R28 at their corporate HQ in Paris on January 31, although the car will break cover on the track a week earlier.

Williams, Super Aguri and Force India are all yet to announce their plans.

Confirmed launches

January 6 - Ferrari

January 10 - Toyota

January 14 - BMW Sauber

January 16 - Red Bull

January 29 - Honda

January 31 - Renault

Jamie O'Leary / Eurosport