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Mercedes M117, V8 (90o) cyl, 4 stroke, petrol engine
4973cc, 96.5 x 85.0 mm
light alloy block and head
700 bhp / 515 KW @ 7000 rpm
SOHC, 2 valves / cylinder - 16 valves total
aspiration: 2 x KKK Turbochargers with Bosch Motronic MP 1.7 multipoint electronic Fuel Injection
pressure: 0.5-0.9 bar
firing order 1-5-4-8-6-3-7-2
dry sump
Hewland VGV based 6 speed gearbox
triple plate ceramic clutch
aluminium monocoque chassis with 1.2-2 mm sheet thickness, carbon aramide body panels
front suspension: Double wishbones, coil springs over shock absorbers, torsion bar stabilizer
rear suspension: Double wishbones, push-rod operated coil springs over shock absorbers, torsion bar stabilizer
brakes: ventilated steel or Reinforced carbon–carbon disks all around
Michelin 13" × 17"/14,5" × 19"
Good-Year 13" × 17"/14,5" × 18
length 4800 mm
width 1980 mm
height 1070 mm
wheelbase 2700 mm
900kg
fuel tank, 100 lt
Results in WSCC
Car entry, chassis number | Car number/ result | ||||||||||
Jarama | Jerez | Monza | Silver stone | Le Man | Norisring | Brands Hatch | Nurbur | Spa | Fuji | ||
Team | 360km | 1000km | 1000km | 1000km | 24h | 200mile | 1000km | 1000km | 1000km | 1000km | |
Kouros Mercedes, 87-C9-01 | #61, suspe nsion | #61, puncture | #61, driver fatique | #61, gear box | #61T, spare car | ||||||
Kouros Mercedes, 87-C9-02 | #61T, spare car | #62, gear box | #63, spare car | #62, acci den tin practice | #61, 7th | ||||||
Total points 4 |
4 | ||||||||||
Statistics | |||||||||||
Works Starts/finishes 7/1 | 1/0 | 2/0 | 1/0 | 2/0 | 1/1 | ||||||
Driver | Team entries and car number | ||||||||||
Kouros Mercedes | |||||||||||
Mike Thackwell | 61 | 61, 62 | 61, 63 | 61 | 61, 61T | ||||||
Henri Pescarolo | 61, 61T | 61 | 61 | ||||||||
Hideki Okada | 61 | ||||||||||
Johnny Dumfries | 62 | 61, 62 | |||||||||
Chip Ganassi | 62 | ||||||||||
Manuel Reuter | 61, 63 | 62 | |||||||||
Jean-Louis Schlesser | 61, 61T |
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