Le Mans 2022 Lmp1 Cars

Toyota was the sole remaining OEM team with an LMP1 contender dominating the class with its TS050 Hybrid throughout the 2019-20 season. There was some uncertainty earlier as the LMP1 class will be replaced by the Hypercar class. Le Mans Prototypes were created by the Automobile Club de lOuest. After a history stretching back more than 25 years the Le Mans Prototype LMP effectively bowed out as the events top category.

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Signatech Alpine to potentially use 2022 as transition year should LMDhLMH project be green-lighted.

Le Mans 2022 Lmp1 Cars. The Toyota Gazoo Racing GR010 shows us how the top spec of Le Mans race cars will differ from the outgoing LMP1 cars. Alpine Pushing for LMP1 Extension into 2022. This year though at least five Hypercars will be in the mix and for 2022 they will be joined by two Peugeot 9X8 machines plus at least one ByKolles Hypercar to see eight cars in the mix at the Le Mans circuit and in the WEC.

A new dawn is set to shine on La Sarthe and end one of the events dullest periods. Theres one more race for the LMP1 cars at Bahrain in November and even then theyre not entirely gone Alpine plans to run a car based on the 2020 runner-up Rebellion R13 next season. Compared to LMP1 cars they can be 250mm longer 25mm wider and 100mm higher allowing for more styling ideas from teams and hopefully leading to a less uniform look across the top category.

Alpine will be allowed to compete in the WEC class and Le Mans 24 Hours in 2022 with the same car as this year. A Le Mans Prototype is the type of sports prototype race car used in the 24 Hours of Le Mans FIA World Endurance Championship WeatherTech SportsCar Championship European Le Mans Series and Asian Le Mans Series. Ahead of the 2020 Le Mans 24 hours Toyota released its figures relating to the development of its hybrid prototype cars over the LMP1-H era which shows its 2019 car completed the Le Mans 24 hours using 300kg less fuel and travelled more than 500km further than its 2013 incarnation.

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