Here's a video about another icon of the Gran Turismo franchise: the Pescarolo C60. The example you see up here is in its 'final', 2006 evolution and it's now preserved and managed by the guys at @jmbclassic, who I have to thank for providing me with the onboard footage! Listen to the glorious Judd V10 engine sound in action around Mugello Circuit, driven by one of its former drivers, Emmanuel Collard, during the 2024 Mugello Classic by @peterautoracing in the Endurance Racing Legends series!
First thing first: no, this C60 doesn't have a real hybrid power unit but that term refers to the LMP1 'Hybrid' regulations introduced in 2005 ahead of the completely new LMP1 class of 2007. I'll explain this better later.
Pescarolo Sport was a French motorsport team founded in February 2000 by French racing driver Henri Pescarolo and his friend François Granet. From 1994 to 1998, Henri Pescarolo had been driving for the Courage Compétition squad with some success, but in 1999 he decided to run his own team for the 24 Hours of Le Mans, as customer team of the factory's Courage entries. The team was initially known as the Pescarolo Promotion Racing Team and it took a well-deserved ninth-place finish. Following this success, Pescarolo decided that he would retire from racing as a driver, but remain in sports car racing as a team owner founding the following year Pescarolo Sport.
Pescarolo remained close to Courage, using their C52 chassis, as well as reaching an agreement with Peugeot to supply new turbocharged engines. In their first run at Le Mans, the team managed an impressive fourth-place finish. With this success, Pescarolo Sport expanded vastly for the 2001 season, purchasing two new Courage C60 chassis (chassis number 03 and 04) to be used in various races of the American Le Mans Series, European Le Mans Series, FIA Sportscar Championship, as well as the usual entry at Le Mans.
The Courage C60 was built by Courage Compétition in 2000 for the LMP900 class, powered by a 4.0-litre naturally-aspirated Judd GV4 V10 engine linked to a X-Trac 6-speed manual-sequential gearbox. Pescarolo's C60 began using a 3.2-litre twin-turbocharged Sodemo-Peugeot A32 V6 engined version of the car, a version that would prove to be the most successful. In 2004 Pescarolo further developed their C60s, opting for a 5.0-litre Judd GV5 V10 engine instead of the Peugeot unit. Their cars were renamed as just 'Pescarolo C60', removing the 'Courage' name.
For 2005 Courage and Pescarolo both released redeveloped versions of the C60 LMP900 for the new LMP1 'Hybrid' regulations, where the term 'Hybrid' only refers to the fact that the chassis of these cars could and was still based on the older LMP900 regulations, but the aerodynamics package was fully up to date with the upcoming LMP1 regulations. In fact in anticipation of the completely new class for the 2007 season, the ACO offered the teams a three year transition period during which old and upgraded LMP900 cars could still be fielded. These 'hybrid' cars were a relatively cheap and easy option to still used the old LMP900 cars without suffering the performance penalties.
Both versions (Pescarolo and Courage) were designated as C60 Hybrids and used Judd engines. The Pescarolo version retained its Judd GV5 engine, with a claimed power output of 630 hp, whilst the Courage version used the smaller 600 hp Judd GV4 engine, and featured a noticeably different rear wing.
In 2005 Pescarolo Sport won two rounds of the Le Mans Endurance Series season. These wins helped the team to earn their first championship. This success continued at Le Mans, with Pescarolo finishing in second place behind an Audi, separated by just two laps, and also making the fastest lap of the race. In 2006 their C60 was further developed making them a dominant, front-running team in that year. In the Le Mans Series, Pescarolo won all five races and easily defending their championship title. At Le Mans, the team also repeated their previous success by taking another second place, this time behind the new works Audi R10 diesel.
0:00 Warm Up & Details
0:49 Pit Exit
1:25 Mix OnBoard & External Scenes
2:49 Two Laps OnBoard
6:42 External Scenes
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