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[edit] List of Le Mans Prototypes

This is a list of all cars which have been built to run under various forms of Le Mans Prototypes regulations since 1993. Manufacturers are listed in alphabetical order, with each manufacturer's cars listed in chronological order from the date of their construction or design.

Only prototypes which have competed in racing series which use prototype classes are listed. Designs which were never completed, sold, or raced are not included.

[edit] Classes

The following are classifications under which cars could compete, as well as the respective series which used these designations and the years in which they were in use:

Class	Years	Series	Notes
LMP	1993-2000	24 Hours of Le Mans American Le Mans Series	Sometimes divided into LMP1 and LMP2, open-cockpit only.
LMGTP	1999-2003	24 Hours of Le Mans American Le Mans Series	Nearly identical to LMP900, closed-cockpit only.
LMP900	2000-2003	24 Hours of Le Mans American Le Mans Series	Open-cockpit only, 900 kg minimum weight.
LMP675	2000-2003	24 Hours of Le Mans American Le Mans Series	Open-cockpit only, 675 kg minimum weight.
LMP1	2004-Now	24 Hours of Le Mans American Le Mans Series Le Mans Series Japan Le Mans Challenge	LMP900 replacement.
LMP2	2004-Now	24 Hours of Le Mans American Le Mans Series Le Mans Series Japan Le Mans Challenge	LMP675 replacement but designed to be slower.
SR1	1997-2003	FIA Sportscar Championship Rolex Sports Car Series	Nearly identical to LMP900, open-cockpit only.
SR2	1997-2003	FIA Sportscar Championship Rolex Sports Car Series	Similar than LMP675, smaller production-based engines, open-cockpit only.
CA	1998-1999	US Road Racing Championship	Nearly identical to WSC.
WSC	1993-1998	IMSA GT Championship	Similar to LMP, open-cockpit only.

Note that SR1 and SR2 were briefly known by the names of SR and SRL, as well as SRP and SRPII, but used the same rules.

[edit] Le Mans Prototypes

Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

[edit] A

Manufacturer	Chassis	Engine(s)	Debut	Class(es)	Notes
Acura	ARX-01a	Acura 3.4L V8	2007	LMP2	Modified from a Courage LC75.
	ARX-01b	Acura 3.4L V8	2008	LMP2	Evolution of the ARX-01a.
Alba	AR2		1993	WSC	Modified from a previous Group C AR2.
Argo	JM19		1993	WSC	Modified from a previous IMSA Lights JM19.
	JM20		1996	WSC	Modified from a previous IMSA GTP JM20.
	P			WSC
Ascari	A410	Judd 4.0L V10	2001	LMP900 SR1	Based on a Lola T92/10.
	KZR-1	Judd 4.0L V10	2002	LMP900 SR1	Evolution of the A410.
Audi	R8C	Audi 3.6L Turbo V8	1999	LMGTP
	R8R	Audi 3.6L Turbo V8	1999	LMP
	R8	Audi 3.6L Turbo V8	2000	LMP900 SR1 LMP1
	R10 TDI	Audi 5.5L Turbo V12	2006	LMP1	Diesel-powered.
AutoExe	LMP99	Mazda	1999	LMP	Modified from a Riley & Scott MkIII
	LMP02	Mazda	2002	LMP2	Modified from a WR LMP02

[edit] B

Manufacturer	Chassis	Engine(s)	Debut	Class(es)	Notes
Banshee	WSC	Ford		SR1
Bennett	Special	Chevrolet	1994	WSC
	Special MkII	Pontiac		WSC	Evolution of the Special.
Bentley	EXP Speed 8	Bentley 3.6L Turbo V8	2001	LMGTP
	Speed 8	Bentley 4.0L Turbo V8	2003	LMGTP	Evolution of the EXP Speed 8
BMW	V12 LM	BMW 6.0L V12	1998	LMP SR1
	V12 LMR	BMW 6.0L V12	1999	LMP	Evolution of the V12 LM
BRM	P301	Nissan 3.0L Turbo V6	1997	SR1 LMP	Modified from a previous Group C P351

[edit] C

Manufacturer	Chassis	Engine(s)	Debut	Class(es)	Notes
Cadillac	Northstar LMP	Cadillac 4.0L Turbo V8	2000	LMP900 SR1	Modified from a Riley & Scott MkIII.
	Northstar LMP01	Cadillac 4.0L Turbo V8	2001	LMP900	Evolution of the Northstar LMP
	Northstar LMP02	Cadillac 4.0L Turbo V8	2002	LMP900	All-new car.
Cannibal		Chevrolet	1996	WSC	Modified from an IMSA GTS Camaro
Centenari	M1	Alfa Romeo		SR1 SR2
Chevron	B71	Ford		WSC
	B73	BMW	1996	WSC SR1
Chrysler	LMP	Mopar 6.0L V8	2001	LMP900	Chrysler's version of the Dallara SP1.
Courage	C34	Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	1995	WSC	Modified from a Group C C32
	C36	Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	1996	WSC SR1	Modified from a Group C C32
	C41	Chevrolet Oldsmobile Porsche	1995	WSC SR1
	C50	Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	1998	LMP	Modified from Courage C41
	C51	Nissan 3.0L Turbo V8	1998	LMP	Modified from Courage C41
	C52	Peugeot 3.2L Turbo V6	2000	LMP900
	C60	Peugeot 3.2L Turbo V6 Judd 4.0L V10	2000	LMP900 SR1	Evolved into the C60JX in 2002
	C65		2003	LMP675 LMP2	Hybrid model in 2005
	LC70	Mugen 4.0L V8 AER 3.6L Turbo V8	2006	LMP1
	LC75		2007	LMP2
Consulier	Intruder	Chevrolet	1994	WSC
Crawford	SSC2K		2001	LMP900
Creation	CA06/H	Zytek	2006	LMP1	A modification of the original Reynard 02S
	CA07	Judd	2007	LMP1	Designed by KW Motorsport

[edit] D

Manufacturer	Chassis	Engine(s)	Debut	Class(es)	Notes
Dallara	SP1	Judd 4.0L V10 Judd 5.0L V10 Nissan 3.4L Turbo V6	2002	LMP900 SR1	Customer version of the Chrysler LMP
Debora	SP93	Alfa Romeo 3.0L V6	1993	LMP
	LMP294	Alfa Romeo 3.0L V6	1994	LMP
	LMP295	Ford 2.0L Turbo I4	1995	LMP
	LMP296	BMW Alfa Romeo	1996	SR2
	LMP297	BMW	1997	SR2
	LMP299	BMW Nissan	1999	LMP675 SR2
	LMP2000	BMW	2000	SR2
	LMP834		2002	LMP675
	PR B6	BMW		SR2
Den Blå Avis (DBA)	03S	Zytek 3.4L V8	2003	LMP675 SR1	First version of the Reynard 02S, created by RN Motorsport.
Denali		Chevrolet Oldsmobile	1994	WSC	Modified from a IMSA Lights Denali
Dome	S101	Judd 4.0L V10 Mugen 4.0L V8	2001	LMP900 LMP1	Also a hybrid known as S101Hb in 2005.
	S101.5	Judd 5.0L V10	2007	LMP1	Evolution of the S101.
Durango	PM02	Judd 4.0L V10	2000	LMP900 SR1	Evolution of the GMS LMP1

[edit] F

Manufacturer	Chassis	Engine(s)	Debut	Class(es)	Notes
Fabcar			1994	WSC
Ferrari	333 SP	Ferrari 4.0L V12	1994	WSC SR1 LMP

[edit] G

Manufacturer	Chassis	Engine(s)	Debut	Class(es)	Notes
Gebhardt	G4/1	Audi	1998	WSC SR1
Grove	Mk.2	Rover		SR2
Gunnar	966	Porsche	1994	WSC	Modified from a Porsche 962, previously ran in IMSA GTP.
	G99	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	2002	SR1	Modified from a Porsche 911 GT1 Evo

[edit] H

Manufacturer	Chassis	Engine(s)	Debut	Class(es)	Notes
Harrier	LR10	Porsche	2000	LMP900 SR1
Hawk	MD3R	Mazda Chevrolet	1994	WSC
	C-8	Chevrolet	1996	WSC
Huffaker		Buick	1993	WSC

[edit] K

Manufacturer	Chassis	Engine(s)	Debut	Class(es)	Notes
Keiler	KII	Ford	1998	WSC LMP
Kremer	K8 Spyder	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	1994	WSC LMP SR1	Modified from a Porsche 962
Kudzu	DG-2	Buick	1993	WSC	Modified from an IMSA Lights DG-2.
	DG-3	Mazda	1994	WSC	Modified from an IMSA Lights DG-3.
	DLM	Mazda Buick	1996	WSC	4-rotor version known as DLM-4.
	DLY	Mazda	1998	WSC

[edit] L

Manufacturer	Chassis	Engine(s)	Debut	Class(es)	Notes
Lavaggi	LS01	Ford 6.0L V8	2007	LMP1
Lister	Storm LMP	Chevrolet 6.0L V8	2003	LMP900 LMP1	Hybrid version developed in 2005.
Lola	B98/10	Ford Lotus Porsche Judd	1998	CA LMP LMP900
	B2K/10	Ford Judd	2000	LMP900 SR1	Evolution of the B98/10.
	B2K/40	Nissan 3.0L V6	2000	LMP675 SR2
	B01/60	MG 2.0L Turbo I4 Judd 3.4L V8	2001	LMP675 LMP1	Lola's designation for the MG-Lola EX257.
	B05/40	AER 2.0L Turbo I4 Judd 3.4L V8	2005	LMP2	Other designations include B06/40 and B07/40.
	B06/10	AER 3.6L Turbo V8 Judd 5.5L V10	2006	LMP1	Based on the B05/40.
	981	Judd 3.5L V10	1998	SR1	Modified from a Lola T92/10 by McNeil Engineering
Lotus	Elise GT1	Chevrolet 6.0L V8	1997	LMGTP	Based on the old GT1 car.
Lucchini	SP91	Alfa Romeo 3.0L V6		LMP
	SR1-98		1998	SR1
	SR2-99	Alfa Romeo	1999	SR2
	SR2000	Alfa Romeo	2000	SR2
	SR2001	Alfa Romeo	2001	SR2
	SR2002	Alfa Romeo Nissan	2002	SR2
	LMP2/04	Judd 3.4L V8 AER 2.0L Turbo I4	2004	LMP2

[edit] M

Manufacturer	Chassis	Engine(s)	Debut	Class(es)	Notes
Magnum	SC206	Buick	1996	WSC
	SC205	Chevrolet	2000	SR2
Mantac		Chevrolet	1993	WSC	Modified from an IMSA Lights Mantac
Matrix	MXP-1	Nissan	1997	WSC SR1	Modified from Nissan NPT-90
MBR	972	Ford Rover		SR2
Mercedes-Benz	CLR	Mercedes-Benz 5.0L V8	1999	GTP
MG	EX257	MG 2.0L Turbo I4	2001	LMP675	Also known as Lola B01/60
	EX264	Judd 3.4L V8 AER 2.0L Turbo I4	2005	LMP2	Variant of the Lola B05/40 built by RML

[edit] N

Manufacturer	Chassis	Engine(s)	Debut	Class(es)	Notes
Nasamax	DM139	Judd 5.0L V10	2003	LMP900	Modified from a Reynard 01Q, runs on bio-ethanol
Nissan	R391	Nissan 5.0L V8	1999	LMP
Norma	M14	Buick	1995	CA
	M2000	Mader	2000	LMP900

[edit] O

Manufacturer	Chassis	Engine(s)	Debut	Class(es)	Notes
Osella	PA20	BMW	1996	WSC

[edit] P

Manufacturer	Chassis	Engine(s)	Debut	Class(es)	Notes
Panoz	LMP-1 Roadster-S	Ford 6.0L V8	1999	LMP SR1	Front-engined.
	LMP07	Élan 4.0L V8 Mugen 4.0L V8	2001	LMP900	Front-engined.
	LMP01 Evo	Élan 6.0L V8	2002	LMP900	Evolution of the LMP-1 Roadster-S
	GTP	Élan 6.0L V8	2003	LMGTP	Modified from an Esperante GTR-1.
Pegasus		BMW	1993	WSC	Modified from an IMSA GTS Lotus Espirit.
	NPTI	BMW	1996	WSC	Modified from an IMSA GTP Nissan NPT-90.
Pescarolo	C60	Peugeot Judd	2004	LMP900 LMP1	Modified from a Courage C60, hybrid C60H in 2005.
	01	Judd 5.5L V10 Judd 3.4L V8	2007	LMP1 LMP2
Peugeot	908 HDi	Peugeot 5.5L Turbo V12	2007	LMP1	Diesel-powered
Picchio	MB1	BMW Alfa Romeo		SR2
	D-USA	BMW		SR2
Pilbeam	MP84	Nissan Peugeot	2000	LMP675
	MP91		2003	LMP675	Evolved from a Pilbeam MP84
	MP93		2005	LMP2
Phoenix		Alfa Romeo	1994	WSC
Porsche	911 GT1 Evo	Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6	1998	LMGTP	Modified from the GT1 class version.
	WSC-95	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	1996	LMP	Chassis from a Jaguar XJR-14, built by TWR.
	LMP1-98	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	1998	LMP	Evolution of the WSC-95
	RS Spyder	Porsche 3.4L V8	2006	LMP2
Promec	PJ199		2001	LMP900 SR1
ProSport	3000	Ford		WSC
ProTran	RS06/H	Judd	2006	LMP1	Modified from a Reynard 2KQ.

[edit] R

Manufacturer	Chassis	Engine(s)	Debut	Class(es)	Notes
R&M	SR01	Judd	2002	SR1	Modified from a Riley & Scott MkIII
Radical	SR9	AER 2.0L Turbo I4 Judd 3.4L V8	2006	LMP2
Rapier	6	Nissan		SR2
Reynard	2KQ	Judd Volkswagen 2.0L Turbo I4 Mopar 6.0L V8	2000	LMP900 LMP675	Quickly upgraded to 2KQ-LM following initial problems.
	01Q		2001	LMP900 LMP675 SR1
	02S	Zytek 3.4L V8	2002	LMP675	Not completed by Reynard, taken over by IRM.
Riley & Scott	MkIII	Chevrolet Oldsmobile Ford BMW	1996	WSC CA SR1 LMP LMP900	Later evolved into the MkIII/2.
	MkIIIC		2001	LMP900	Evolution of the MkIII/2.

[edit] S

Manufacturer	Chassis	Engine(s)	Debut	Class(es)	Notes
Shelby	LR-93	Dodge	1993	WSC	Modified from an early Can-Am car.
Sighinolfi	1999	BMW	1999	SR2
Sintura	S99	Judd 4.0L V10	1999	LMP	Modified from its GT version.
SMR		BMW		SR1
Spice	WSC94		1994	WSC
	AK93		1993	WSC
	DR-3		1993	WSC
	SE89		1993	WSC	Modified from an SE89
	SE90		1993	WSC	Modified from an SE90
	HC94		1994	WSC
	BDG-02		1995	WSC
Stürtz	M	BMW		WSC

[edit] T

Manufacturer	Chassis	Engine(s)	Debut	Class(es)	Notes
Tampolli	RTA-99	Alfa Romeo	1999	SR2
	RTA-2001	Alfa Romeo Opel	2001	SR2 LMP2
Tiga	GT286 Spyder	Mazda	1994	WSC	Modified from an IMSA Lights GT286
	FJ94	Buick	1994	WSC	Modified from an IMSA Lights GT287
	DBIV	Buick	1994	WSC	Modified from an IMSA Lights GT286
Toyota	GT-One	Toyota 3.6L Turbo V8	1998	LMGTP	Modified from its GT version, also known as TS020.

[edit] U

Manufacturer	Chassis	Engine(s)	Debut	Class(es)	Notes
URD	WSC96	BMW	1996	WSC
	04/4	BMW		SR1

[edit] W

Manufacturer	Chassis	Engine(s)	Debut	Class(es)	Notes
WR	LM93	Peugeot 2.0L V6	1993	LMP
	LM94	Peugeot 2.0L Turbo V6		LMP
	LM96	Peugeot 2.0L Turbo I4	1996	LMP
	LMP	Peugeot	2000	LMP675	Evolved into LMP2001 in 2001
	LMP2003	Peugeot	2003	LMP675	Evolved into LMP2004 in 2004

[edit] X

Manufacturer	Chassis	Engine(s)	Debut	Class(es)	Notes
X-250		Ferrari 4.0L V12		WSC	Modified from a Group C Nissan P35.

[edit] Z

Manufacturer	Chassis	Engine(s)	Debut	Class(es)	Notes
Zytek	04S	Zytek 3.4L V8	2004	LMP900 LMP675	Production version of the Reynard 02S, 05S variant included.
	06S	Zytek 3.4L V8	2006	LMP1	Hybrid evolution of the 04S.
	07S	Zytek 4.0L V8 Zytek 3.4L V8	2007	LMP1 LMP2

[edit] Lola T600

The Lola T600 was a sports prototype race car developed by Lola Cars International. First constructed in 1981, the T600s were amongst the first sportscars to feature ground effects in their underbody design following Formula One's introduction of the technology in 1977. It was also the first car constructed by Lola to make use of lightweight carbon fiber.

Due to unique innovations, the T600s out performed several established competitors to win several events in both the World Endurance Championship and Camel GT Championship in the first years of use. The T600 was eventually usurped by newer prototypes which furthered the development of ground effects, such as the Porsche 956 and Lola's own T610.

[edit] Development

In the early 1980s, at a time when the Porsche 935 remained as one of the dominant sports cars in use in both Europe and North America, the organizing bodies of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO), and International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) began a restructuring of their rules. New class structures were to be created to replace the current FIA Group 5 and IMSA GTX classes in an attempt to attract more manufacturers to the sport to combat Porsche's silhouette cars.

Combining the elements of an existing closed-cockpit GTP class with the open-cockpit Group 6 category that had been phased out several years ago, a new class of custom-built sports-prototypes was created with plans to be introduced in 1982. For the FIA and ACO, this class became known as Group C, which allowed 800 kg (1764 lbs) cars that would be required to meet a fuel efficiency standard of 600 litres per 1000 kilometers. For IMSA, a similar class known as GTP was announced. Similar to Group C, the new rules lacked the fuel requirements, but created a weight scale dependent upon the size of the engine used in an attempt to equalize the field.

With the announcement of these two new classes for 1982, several manufacturers announced their interest in creating designs: BMW partnered with March Engineering to develop an IMSA GTP car, while Ford Motor Company and Zakspeed began development on the C100, and Porsche planned the 935's replacement, the 956. In the United States, driver Brian Redman and team owner Carl Haas sought the aid of Lola Cars International in launching an IMSA GTP team for 1981. Haas and Redman, official importers of Lola cars to the United States, believed that not only could an existing Lola design such as the T70 be updated and used successfully in the new category, but that they could sell these cars onto further customers.

Upon meeting with Lola owner Eric Broadley, the plans for using an existing car were abandoned in place of constructing an all new, purpose-built car. Thanks to developments in Formula One, ground effects had been developed to the point of winning the World Championship by 1979. With the gracious rules of the new GTP and Group C classes, sports cars could be built large enough and with sufficient bodywork to make ground effects successful, something which the production-based shape of the Group 5 cars did not allow. Lola's new car would therefore attempt to make use of the first ground effects in a full bodywork design.

Lacking the aerodynamic understanding and tools to properly develop the shape of the new car, Lola turned to aerodynamicist Max Sardou to aid design. The shape of the new car, termed the T600, would involve the use of two large tunnels on the bottom of the car which would wrap around the cockpit, engine, and transmission while also squeezing between the rear tires. The air entering these tunnels came from ducts located under the nose of the car as well as in the front wheel wells. The tunnels would shrink in size towards the middle of the car before expanding up and out underneath the rear wing at the tail end of the car, helping to create the ground effects necessary.

The shape of the tunnels led to the overall shape of the rest of the car, with a long flat nose dominating the design. A central NACA duct was integrated into the nose, while two more ducts were placed on the side of the bodywork to feed the T600's radiators. Air for the engine was fed through an intake built onto the side of the cockpit, immediately behind one of the cockpit doors. At the rear of the car, although the wing was mounted on central struts attached to the gearbox, the sides of the wing were also attached to the rear bodywork pontoons. Aerodynamic covers were developed to fit over the rear wheels when necessary in order to aid the car's top speed.

Mechnically, the T600 was specifically designed to be able to use a variety of engines for both IMSA and FIA use.

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[edit] by year

HU1
1981 - Cooke-Woods Racing (Chevrolet)
1982 - Cooke Racing (Chevrolet)
1983 -
1984 - Electrodyne (Cheverolet)

HU2
1981 - Cooke-Woods Racing (Porsche)

HU3
1981 - Banco Occidental-Ultramar/Grid Team Lola (Ford)

HU4
1981 - Team JLP (Chevrolet)
1982 -
1983 - Team JLP/John Kalagian Racing
1984 - John Kalagian Racing/Boand-Wolf Racing
1985 - Boand-Wolf Racing
1986 -

HU5
1981 - Chris Cord Racing (Chevrolet)
1982 -
1983 -
1984 - Kendall Racing (Chevrolet)
1985 -
1987 -

HU6
1981 - Interscope Racing (Chevrolet)
1982 -
1983 -

HU7
1982 - Interscope Racing (Chevrolet)
1983 -

HU8
1983 - Bruce Levin/Bayside Disposal (Porsche)
1984 - Taco Almeida/Hi-Tech Racing (Porsche)
1985 -
1986 -

HU9
1983 - Interscope Racing (Chevrolet)

HU10 (GM)

HU11
1983 - Conte Racing (Chevrolet)
1984 -

HU12
1982 - Karl-Heinz Becker (BMW)
1983 -
1984 -
1985 -
1986 -
1987 -
1988 -
1989 -
1990 -
1991 -
1992 -
1993 - (BMW/Ford Cosworth)