![]() ![]() As part of the rule changes, the minimum weight was raised and a ‘passenger’ roll hoop became mandatory for the LMP2 cars. ![]() This was aimed at giving privateers a chance to compete with a prototype in major sports car events. Powered by the distinct, wide-angle JPX V6 engine, the first C65 scored a LMP675 category victory at the 2003 Le Mans 1000 Kilometres race.Ī reshuffle of the prototype regulations prompted the introduction of the LMP2 category in 2004. In 2003, Courage recycled the C60 design to develop the C65 model that was initially fielded in the LMP675 category and from 2004 in the LMP2 class. It was raced by the works supported SMG team with Judd V10 engine, while Pescarolo Sport initially raced their cars with a turbocharged V6 engine. The C60 represented a cutting edge design with a carbon-fibre monocoque and push-rod suspension. Starting with a clean-sheet of paper, the C60 was the work of Paolo Catone, whose subsequent work includes the Le Mans winning Peugeot 908 HDI FAP. In 2000, the French specialist manufacturer introduced the all-new C60 for the top-level LMP900 category. Yves Courage was a set fixture in sports car racing for three decades, quickly developing from a classic garagiste in the early 1980s to a bona fide constructor under the Courage Compétition banner during the following years. Located in the UK, with UK taxes paid (with the possibility to return to the US without attracting further import taxes due to having only recently been exported) Powered by AER’s 2-litre, four-cylinder, turbo-charged P07 engine, producing well over 500+ bhp (with mandatory 43mm restrictor)įully recommissioned, crack-tested and offered in race-ready condition with valid fuel tanks, seat-belts and extinguisherĪccompanied by a considerable spares packageĮligible for Peter Auto’s Endurance Racing Legends, Masters Endurance Legends (Europe & USA), the Gulf Historic GP in addition to HSR, Sebring and Daytona Classics in the USA. Most successful of all ten C65s with seven LMP2 class victories in total Works car in 2004 with Courage Compétition, driven by former F1 and sportscar star, Jean-Marc Gounon, in addition to F1 test driver Jonathan Cochet, alongside our very own Sam Hancock and Alexander FreiĢ004 Le Mans Endurance Series championship-winning car (LMP2) with three wins at Nürburgring, Silverstone, and Spa-Francorchamps.ģx Le Mans 24hr participations, achieving 3rd in class (14th overall) in 2006Ģ005 Sebring 12h: 1st in LMP2 (12th overall)Ĥx class wins in the American Le Mans Series with Miracle Motorsport ![]()
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