PROTOTYP.
Audi R8 '02 Joest #1
Winner, Le Mans 2002. Frank Biela, Emanuele Pirro, Tom Kristensen.
Audi, not messing around, brings a full three car squad of r8s. Japan's GOH run a fourth. This will become Audi's third win in a row, and third in a row for the team of Biela, Kristensen, and Pirro
Coming off a reasonably successful debut last year, Bentley is now in the middle of a three year program and focussed on learning and development before going big in 2003. Last year’s EXP is back with minor enhancements.
Courage continue with their C60, however Pescarolo has heavily reworked his cars with completely new bodywork and aerodynamics.
Cadillac stick with their three-year plan and arrive all-in with a completely new car, the Northstar LMP02. Over the racing season, the car would develop to be quite competitive, nipping at the heals of Audi R8’s… However GM would end the prototype program and focus on the Corvette GTs.
Panoz’ clever new LMP07 didn't work quite as well as they had expected, the Zytek engine unable to provide the rumble of the big Elan/Ford. They're back with a revised Evo version of the "old" LMP01 featuring reworked airflow over and through updated bodywork.
Chrysler have abandoned their prototype program, leaving Oreca to look for power to run in their Dallara SP1. They turn to Judd for their v10.
Follow along as I retrace the important and interesting prototypes of the Le Mans "LMP" era and the story of Audi's legacy. #legolemans
Audi R8 '02 Joest #1
Winner, Le Mans 2002. Frank Biela, Emanuele Pirro, Tom Kristensen.
Audi, not messing around, brings a full three car squad of r8s. Japan's GOH run a fourth. This will become Audi's third win in a row, and third in a row for the team of Biela, Kristensen, and Pirro
Coming off a reasonably successful debut last year, Bentley is now in the middle of a three year program and focussed on learning and development before going big in 2003. Last year’s EXP is back with minor enhancements.
Courage continue with their C60, however Pescarolo has heavily reworked his cars with completely new bodywork and aerodynamics.
Cadillac stick with their three-year plan and arrive all-in with a completely new car, the Northstar LMP02. Over the racing season, the car would develop to be quite competitive, nipping at the heals of Audi R8’s… However GM would end the prototype program and focus on the Corvette GTs.
Panoz’ clever new LMP07 didn't work quite as well as they had expected, the Zytek engine unable to provide the rumble of the big Elan/Ford. They're back with a revised Evo version of the "old" LMP01 featuring reworked airflow over and through updated bodywork.
Chrysler have abandoned their prototype program, leaving Oreca to look for power to run in their Dallara SP1. They turn to Judd for their v10.
Follow along as I retrace the important and interesting prototypes of the Le Mans "LMP" era and the story of Audi's legacy. #legolemans