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32-828: A Le Mans Hypercar ( LMH ) is a type of sports prototype race car that competes alongside LMDh entries in the Hypercar class of the FIA World Endurance Championship . It will also compete in the Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) class of the IMSA SportsCar Championship from 2023. The Le Mans Hypercar regulations were created jointly by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) and the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) as

64-469: A cost cap, while any manufacturer or company would be able to design and build its own hybrid system, which would undergo homologation by the FIA and ACO. The cars would also be slower than their predecessors, with a target lap time of 3:20. On 25 July 2018, Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus became the first manufacturer to officially indicate its participation in the new rules, with the manufacturer releasing images of

96-558: A great amount of flexibility within set rule parameters. In 1953 - 1984 seasons the World Sportscar Championship titles were awarded to manufacturers of sports prototypes (except of the 1978 - 1981 seasons). In 1985 - 1992 seasons titles were awarded to teams entering sports prototypes (instead of manufacturers of sports prototypes). In historic racing, they are often called "sports racing cars". Sometimes, they are metonymically referred to as "Le Mans cars", as

128-507: A plan to launch the production of another civilian car called the SCG 004 S was presented, which finally went into production in 2020. In the same year, a racing variant named the SCG 004C was produced for competition. At the end of 2020, SCG presented its first car with a completely different concept in the form of the massive, high-performance off-road vehicle SCG Boot . In 2021, another race car called

160-413: A prescribed combined power curve, with a peak of 585kW at 95% of engine speed. In addition, diesel power would be banned, with a 3 million euro ($ 3.4 million US) cost cap on the supply of ERS systems from manufacturers to customer teams was announced, while it was also announced that an ERS manufacturer would be prohibited from supplying a system to more than three competitors without the formal approval of

192-434: A prototype that it planned to race in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The manufacturer would offer a limited run of 25 road-legal versions and one race version to fund its Le Mans program. By the end of the 2018 year, apart from Glickenhaus, no other manufacturer had committed to the new regulations. Concerns were raised by several manufacturers about the tight timelines involved, which would leave manufacturers intending to commit from

224-529: A significantly reduced targeted full-season budget in the region of 25 million euros —75% lower than existing budgets used by manufacturer teams. At the 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans , the initial details of the new top class for the FIA World Endurance Championship were announced at the ACO's annual press conference, with the regulations set to be active for 5 seasons. Numerous aspects of the design for

256-634: A successor to the Le Mans Prototype 1 (LMP1) from the 2021 season onwards. Following the successive exits of Audi and Porsche from the FIA World Endurance Championship at the end of the 2016 and 2017 seasons in the aftermath of the Volkswagen emissions scandal affecting the Volkswagen Group (parent company of both manufacturers), as well as spiralling costs in the LMP1 Hybrid sub-category,

288-525: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This motorsport-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus , also commonly known as Glickenhaus or SCG , is an American automotive company based in Sleepy Hollow, New York . Founded in 2004 by James Glickenhaus , it is dedicated to developing and manufacturing high-performance cars. The most iconic model of

320-464: The 24 Hours of Le Mans has been closely associated with the category in recent decades and features entries from several of the main championships contested by prototypes. Since the 1960s, various championships have allowed prototypes to compete. However, most championships have had their own set of rules for their prototype classes. Listed here are some of the more commonly known types of prototypes. This sports car racing -related article

352-706: The MGU-K must not exceed 200 kW, and with the exception of the pit lane , the MGU-K may only apply positive torque to the front wheels should the following conditions be met: Sports prototype Prototype racing cars have competed in sports car racing since before World War II , but became the top echelon of sports cars in the 1960s as they began to replace homologated sports cars. Current ACO regulations allow most sports car series to use two forms of cars: grand tourers (GT cars) , which are strictly based on production street cars, and sports prototypes , which are allowed

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384-585: The 2020-21 World Endurance Championship (WEC) season. At the time, there had been an option for a customer hybrid powertrain for small-volume manufacturers and privateers, which could lead the regulations to replace those of the Daytona prototype International (DPi) in the top class of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in 2022; this allowed for the unification of top level sports car racing, with teams and manufacturers being able to compete with

416-427: The ACO began a series of discussions aimed at reducing the costs of competition for the next generation of LMP1 rules. Initially, a single, low-power hybrid system had been planned for the new LMP1 rules, with plans for a shared platform with IMSA . Representatives from the three organizations, as well as current and prospective manufacturers, were involved in talks for the proposed regulations, which would debut in

448-399: The FIA. The minimum weight of the new-generation cars will be raised from the initially-stated 980 kg (2,160 lb) to 1,040 kg (2,290 lb), with maximum length being 5,000 mm (200 in), while maximum cockpit width would also increase to 2,000 mm (79 in). On 7 March 2019, it was announced that the FIA World Endurance Championship would adjust its criteria for

480-575: The Le Mans Hypercars to compete in the IMSA SportsCar Championship in tandem with its sister LMDh cars, starting from 2023. This effectively allowed LMH and LMDh cars to race in both North American and world championships together, a level of commonality between Europe and America not seen in top-level sportscar racing for several decades. The frontal surface area of the car may not be below 1.6 m, while "as viewed from above, from

512-490: The base engine (but can be slightly altered via machining or addition of material), and the crankshaft may only be a maximum of 10% lighter, while valve angles, number of camshafts , and location of camshafts must also remain as they are fitted on the original engine. For cars utilising an energy recovery hybrid system, the speed at which it can be deployed is set in the Balance of Performance table. The electrical DC power of

544-514: The brand is the SCG 003 that has competed in various competitions such as the 24 Hours of Nürburgring . The company also entered the FIA World Endurance Championship as a manufacturer in the Le Mans Hypercar category in the 2021 season with the SCG 007 . Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus, was founded in 2004 in New York City by film producer and entrepreneur James Glickenhaus. The goal

576-521: The cars from 1,100 kg (2,400 lb) to 1,030 kg (2,270 lb). In 2021, just a few days after Peugeot revealed their 9X8 Hypercar, the IMSA and the ACO announced that they would converge their respective sports prototype rulesets into one class. This unified prototype class is named differently in the FIA World Endurance Championship and IMSA SportsCar Championship (Hypercar and Grand Touring Prototype (GTP), respectively). This convergence allows

608-493: The class, with the regulations mandating production-based powertrains. It was also decided that a minimum of 25 road cars fitted with the combustion engine and energy recovery system (ERS) of the race car would have to be produced by the end of a manufacturer's first season, with that amount rising to 100 by the end of its second season. This would mean that non-OEM racecar constructors, such as Oreca , Onroak Automotive , and Dallara , would not be permitted to build hypercars, while

640-521: The company to reconsider their plans on the project. In addition, the company planned to re-join Formula One in 2021 for the first time since the late 1950s as a factory-backed team. On 11 May 2020, the FIA announced it had approved proposed changes to the LMH technical regulations, which would see a decrease in maximum power output from 585 kW (784 hp) to 500 kW (670 hp), and minimum weight of

672-403: The first season of competition, with less than two years to design and build new cars upon gaining company board approval. On 21 October 2018, McLaren announced that it would not participate in the first year of the category, due to the tight timelines involved and the relatively fluid state of the regulations at the point in time. On 5 December 2018, the FIA published the technical rulebook for

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704-445: The front axle with a fixed performance of 200 kW (270 hp), giving the cars a four-wheel drive layout, while the engine's maximum performance target would be set at 520 kW (700 hp). Each car would have two seats, a larger cockpit than current LMP1 cars, a wider windscreen, and a roofline more consistent with road cars. Manufacturers would be required to make their hybrid systems available for privateer teams to lease at

736-467: The new class would be kept open, with a free engine architecture and the freedom to run any number of cylinders with the choice of a turbocharged or naturally aspirated design. The cars would have an overall weight of 980 kg (2,160 lb) with a controlled weight distribution, alongside a defined maximum fuel flow, with controlled efficiency and other regulations to control developmental costs. Hybrid systems would feature an electric motor mounted on

768-466: The new prototype regulations, with manufacturers now being permitted to enter race cars derived from road-going hypercars. This was done after several manufacturers expressed interest in a closer alignment between their production and race activities, citing both budgetary and platform availability concerns. Subsequently, the target lap time of the new cars was increased from 3:20 to 3:30 and movable aerodynamic devices, originally planned to be allowed under

800-541: The new regulations, were removed due to cost concerns. On the Friday prior to the 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans (14 June, 2019), the full technical regulations regarding the new class were unveiled at the race's press conference. The regulations were teamed with the announcement of Toyota Gazoo Racing and Aston Martin Racing committing to the category for its inaugural season, then-to-be the 2020-2021 WEC Season. Aston Martin confirmed

832-532: The new set of top-level prototype regulations would feature design concepts based on hypercars when implemented, with a summary of the new technical regulations being presented to the FIA World Motor Sport Council in Manila. At the time, Toyota , Ford , McLaren , Aston Martin , and Ferrari were revealed to have been in roundtable meetings with the championship organisers for the new regulations, with

864-515: The previously proposed "off-the-shelf" hybrid solution was absent from the regulations. The regulations called for a total maximum power output of 785 hp (585 kW) drawn from the combustion and electric hybrid system, with the electric component restricted to a maximum output of 200kW. There was speculation in the press about 950hp figures, obtained by just adding up the ICE and electric power output. In reality, power units were always expected to follow

896-459: The same car in the "triple crown" ( 24 hours of Daytona , 24 Hours of Le Mans , 12 Hours of Sebring ) of endurance racing . These initial plans targeted significant cost reductions while maintaining the performance levels of the LMP1 prototypes. A renaming of the category was later suggested by FIA President Jean Todt . In June 2018, ahead of the 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans , the FIA first confirmed that

928-406: The side, and from the front, the bodywork must not allow mechanical components to be seen, unless explicitly authorised by the present regulations, or if respecting the original car design." Movable aerodynamic elements are prohibited. Engine design is free, with only four-stroke petrol engines being permitted for use. For production-based engines, the block and head castings must come from

960-488: The use of the Valkyrie road-going car as the spine of their hypercar, whilst Toyota hinted at the use of their GR Super Sport concept. The two manufacturers would join the supposed Glickenhaus team and ByKolles Racing for the first few races. On 19 February 2020, Aston Martin announced that they would be postponing their Le Mans Hypercar project, as the announcement of the joint ACO-IMSA Le Mans Daytona h (LMDh) rules led

992-661: Was presented in September 2012. Pre-production prototypes entered their final testing phase in December 2014, and finally made their debut in February 2015 as the SCG 003 racing vehicle and the SCG 003S road hypercar. For the production of both vehicles, cooperation was established with the Italian design studio and sports car manufacturer MAT , which lent its production lines in Turin . In 2017,

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1024-510: Was to develop low-volume, high-performance racing cars for the Nürburgring 24 Hours races. In the first years, a professional team took part in competitions using modified Ferrari constructions. In 2010, the Ferrari P4/5 , built in one piece on a special order, served as a reference point for the work on the first proprietary SCG construction, the initial specification and concept of which

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