Courage LC70 group LMP1 (2006)

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12 units built
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YGK YR40T, V8 (90^o) cyl, 4 stroke, petrol engine
3998cc, 93.0 x 73.6 mm
9.5:1
aluminium alloy block and head
forged steel crankshaft with 5 main bearings
DOHC gear driven, 4 valves / cyl - 32 valves total, 13^o angle between inlet valve axis and vertical, 13^o angle between exhaust valve axis and vertical
2 x YGK turbochargers with multipoint electronic fuel injection, 1.5bar pressure, 2 x 30.7 mm inlet restrictors
dry sump

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AER P32 T

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V8 (75^o) cylinder
3596cc capacity
DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder
2 x Garrett turbochargers with multipoint electronic fuel injection
Power output
600 bhp / 448 KW @ 6500 rpm
700 Nm / 516 ft lbs @ 6200 rpm

Mugen MF408S

Analytical specifications and drawings

V8 (90^o) cylinder
3996cc capacity
DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder
multipoint electronic fuel injection
Power output
590 bhp / 440 KW @ 9500 rpm
519 Nm / 383 ft lbs @ 7500 rpm

Mugen MF458S

Analytical specifications and drawings

V8 (90^o) cylinder
4488cc capacity
DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder
multipoint electronic fuel injection
Power output
650 bhp / 485 KW @ 8500 rpm
630 Nm / 465 ft lbs @ 7500 rpm

Judd GV5

Analytical specifications and drawings

V10 (72^o) cylinder
3997cc capacity
DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder
multipoint electronic fuel injection
Power output
640 bhp / 477 KW @ 7800 rpm
615 Nm / 454 ft lbs @ 6500 rpm

Judd GV5.5 S2

Analytical specifications and drawings

V10 (72^o) cylinder
5496cc capacity
DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder
multipoint electronic fuel injection
Power output
650 bhp / 485 KW @ 7000 rpm
657 Nm / 485 ft lbs @ 6500 rpm

AIM/Judd YS 5.5

Analytical specifications and drawings

V10 (90^o) cylinder
5496cc capacity
DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder
multipoint electronic fuel injection
Power output
650 bhp / 485 KW @ 7500 rpm,
750 Nm / 553 ft lbs @ 6500 rpm

Courage 6 speed Sequential gearbox
carbon fibre and aluminium honeycomb monocoque chassis
Front/rear suspension, double wishbones, push-rod actuated coil springs over dampers
power assisted rack and pinion steering
Brembo carbon ceramic discs, all-round
length 4651 mm / 183.1 in
width 1999 mm / 78.7 in
height 1029 mm / 40.5 in
925kg
fuel tank 90 lt

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Results in Endurance races

2006

Car entry, chassis number	Car number, result
	Sebring	Istanbul	Spa	Le Mans	Nurbu rgring	Doni ngton	Jarama	Petit Le Mans
Date	18/3	9/4	14/5	18/6	16/7	27/8	24/9	30/9
Duration	12h	1000km	1000km	24h	1000km	1000km	1000km	1600km
Team\ Championship	ALMS	LMS	LMS		LMS	LMS	LMS	ALMS
Swiss Spirit, LC70-5 (Judd GV5)		#5, dnf	#5, 2nd	#5, dnf	#5, 12th	#5, dnf	#5, 3rd
Courage Competition, LC70-3 (Mugen MF458S)		#12, in entry list	#12, dnf	#12, dnf	#12, 14th	#12, 5th	#12, dnf
Courage Competition, LC70-4 (Mugen MF458S)		#13, dnf	#13, dnf	#13, dnf	#13, dnf	#13, OTL	#13, 12th
Total points 23			9			6	8
Statistics
Works Starts/finishes 17/6		2/0	3/1	3/0	3/2	3/1	3/2

Teams and drivers entries

+ Show Swiss Spirit team (5)

	Sebring	Istanbul	Spa	Le Mans	Nurbu rgring	Donin gton	Jarama	Petit Le Mans
Harold Primat		5	5	5	5	5	5
Marcel Fassler		5	5	5	5	5	5
Philipp Peter				5

+ Show Courage Competition team (12, 13)

	Sebring	Istanbul	Spa	Le Mans	Nurbu rgring	Donin gton	Jarama	Petit Le Mans
Alexander Frei		12	12	12	12	12	12
Haruki Kurosawa		12, 13	13	13	13	13	13
Jean-Marc Gounon		13	12	13	12	12	12
Shinji Nakano		13	13	13	13	13	13
Gregor Fisken				12	12	12	12
Sam Hancock				12

2007

Team entry, chassis number	Car number, result
	Sebring	Monza	Valencia	Le Mans	Nurburgr	Spa	Silver stone	Petit Le Mans	Mil Milhas
Date	17/3	15/4	6/5	17/6	1/7	19/8	16/9	6/10	10/11
Duration	12h	1000km	1000km	24h	1000km	1000km	1000km	1600km	1600km
Team\ Championship	ALMS	LMS	LMS		LMS	LMS	LMS	ALMS	LMS
Courage Competition, LC70-3 (AER)		#12, 22nd	#12, dnf	#12, 26th	#12, 25th	#12, dnf	#12, 21st
Courage Competition, LC70-4 (AER)		#13, 5th		#13, eng ine	#13, 12th
Courage Competition, LC70-10 (AER)						#13, clutch	#13, in entry list
Total points 6		6
Statistics
Works Starts/finishes 10/5		2/2	1/0	2/1	2/2	2/0	1/0

Teams and drivers entries

+ Show Courage Competition team (12, 13)

	Sebring	Monza	Valencia	Le Mans	Nurbu rgring	Spa	Silver stone	Petit Le Mans	Mil Milhas
Jonathan Cochet		12	12	12	12	12	12
Alexander Frei		12	12	12	12	12	12
Jean-Marc Gounon		13		13	13	13
Guillaume Moreau		13		13	13	13
Bruno Besson			12	12
Stefan Johansson				13
Vitaly Petrov						13

2008

Car entry, chassis number	Car number, result
	Sebring	Cata lunya	Monza	Spa	Le Mans	Nurburg	Silver stone	Petit Le Mans
Date	15/3	6/4	27/4	11/5	15/6	17/8	14/9	4/10
Duration	12h	1000km	1000km	1000km	24h	1000km	1000km	1600km
Team\ Championship	ALMS	LMS	LMS	LMS		LMS	LMS	ALMS
Team Oreca Matmut, LC70-3 (Judd GV5.5-S2)		#5, dnf	#5, acci dent
Team Oreca Matmut, LC70-10 (Judd GV5.5-S2)		#6, dnf	#6, holed radiator	#6, 3rd	#6, acci dent	#6, dnf
Team Oreca Matmut, LC70-11 (Judd GV5.5-S2)					#5, 8th	#5, 6th	#5, 8th
Team Oreca Matmut, LC70-13 (Judd GV5.5-S2)							#6, 17th
Tokai University - YGK Power, LC70-5 (YGK)					#22, dnf
Terramos, LC70-6 (Mugen MF408S)					#24, OTL
Total points 19				8	3	5	3
Statistics
Works Starts/finishes 13/5		2/0	2/0	1/1	4/1	2/1	2/2

Teams and drivers entries

+ Show Team Oreca Matmut (5, 6)

	Sebring	Cata lunya	Monza	Spa	Le Mans	Nurbu rgring	Silver stone	Petit Le Mans
Stéphane Ortelli		5	5			5	5
Soheil Ayari		5	5		5	5	5
Olivier Panis		6	6	6	6	6	6
Nicolas Lapierre		6	6	6		6	6
Loic Duval					5	5
Laurent Groppi					5
Simon Pagenaud					6
Marcel Fässler					6

+ Show Tokai University - YGK Power team (22)

	Sebring	Cata lunya	Monza	Spa	Le Mans	Nurbu rgring	Silver stone	Petit Le Mans
Toshio Suzuki					22
Masami Kageyama					22
Haruki Kurosawa					22

+ Show Terramos team (24)

	Sebring	Cata lunya	Monza	Spa	Le Mans	Nurbu rgring	Silver stone	Petit Le Mans
Yojiro Terada					24
Kazuho Takahashi					24
Hiroki Katou					24

2009

Car entry, chassis number	Car number, result
	Sebring	Cata lunya	Spa	Le Mans	Algrave	Nurburg	Silver stone	Petit Le Mans	Okayama
Date	21/3	5/4	10/5	14/6	2/8	23/8	13/9	26/9	1/11
Duration	12h	1000km	1000km	24h	1000km	1000km	1000km	1600km	1000km
Team\ Championship	ALMS	LMS	LMS		LMS	LMS	LMS	ALMS	JLMS
Team Oreca Matmut, LC70-10 (AIM)		#10, 3rd
Team Oreca Matmut, LC70-13 (AIM)		#11, dnf
Signature Plus, LC70-11 (Judd GV5.5-S2)		#12, 4th	#12, 11th	#12, 11th	#12, 10th	#12, 5th	#12, 7th		in entry list
Tokai Univercity Ygk Power, LC70-6 (YGK)									#11, eng ine
Total points 26		15			1	6	4
Statistics
Works Starts/finishes 9/7		3/2	1/1	1/1	1/1	1/1	1/1		1/0

Teams and drivers entries

+ Show Team Oreca Matmut (10, 11)

	Sebring	Cata lunya	Spa	Le Mans	Algrave	Nurbu rgring	Silver stone	Petit Le Mans	Okayama
Stéphane Ortelli		10
Bruno Senna		10
Olivier Panis		11
Nicolas Lapierre		11

+ Show Tokai Univercity Ygk Power team (11)

	Sebring	Cata lunya	Spa	Le Mans	Algrave	Nurbu rgring	Silver stone	Petit Le Mans	Okayama
Shigekazu Wakisaka									11
Syougo Mitsuyama									11

+ Show Signature Plus team (12)

	Sebring	Cata lunya	Spa	Le Mans	Algrave	Nurbu rgring	Silver stone	Petit Le Mans	Okayama
Pierre Ragues		12	12	12	12	12	12
Franck Mailleux		12	12	12	12	12	12
Didier André				12

2010

Team entry, chassis number	Car number, result
	Sebring	Le Castellet	Spa	Laguna Seca	Le Mans	Algrave	Hungar	Silver stone	Petit Le Mans	Zhuhai
Date	20/3	11/4	9/5	22/5	13/6	17/7	22/8	12/9	2/10	7/11
Duration	12h	8h	1000km	6h	24h	1000km	1000km	1000km	1600km	1000km
Championship	ALMS	LMS	LMS	AMLS		LMS	LMS	LMS- ILMS	ALMS -ILMS	ILMS
Tokai University, LC70-6 (YGK)					in entry list					#23, 14th
Kaneko Racing, LC70-5 (Judd GV5.5-S2)					in entry list
Statistics
Works Starts/finishes 1/1										1/1

Teams and drivers entries

+ Show Tokai University team (23)

	Sebring	Le Castellet	Spa	Laguna Seca	Le Mans	Algrave	Hungar	Silver stone	Petit Le Mans	Zhuhai
Syougo Mitsuyama										23
Shigekazu Wakisaka										23

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