Race Car Archives - Page 3 of 10

2007 Red Bull Racing RB3

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The design is distinctly Adrian Newey, bearing a resemblance to past cars such as the 2005 McLaren MP4-20.

2007 Toro Rosso STR2

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The car is, controversially, a variant of the Red Bull RB3 chassis powered by a Ferrari instead of a Renault engine.

2008 Audi R10 TDI

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Audi enters the 2008 motorsport season and Le Mans Series (LMS) with a high-calibre driving squad and the most successful Le Mans team ever.

2008 BMW Sauber F1.08

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A strong 2008 season was halted by the decision to move onto the 2009 cars development early.

2008 Ferrari F2008

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Features a new standard Electronic Control Unit (ECU), which is the electronic system that controls all the cars, produced by McLaren Electronic Systems.

2008 Honda RA108

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The team retained their drivers from the previous two seasons, Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello.

2008 McLaren MP4-23

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The MP4-23 won the 2008 World Driver’s Championship in the hands of Lewis Hamilton, but finished 2nd in the constructor’s championship behind Ferrari.

2008 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP

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The Peugeot 908 HDi FAP is a sports prototype racing car built by the French automobile manufacturer Peugeot to compete in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

2008 Porsche RS Spyder

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Rule changes increased the RS Spyder’s weight to 825 kg and Porsche introduce a new direct injection engine developing 503 horsepower.

2008 Volkswagen Scirocco GT24

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The Scirocco GT24 with the blue-white finish sits so low on its extended wheel wells that a hand will not fit between the wheel arch and the tyre.

2008 Williams FW30

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The FW30 is largely an evolution of the previous, 2007-season, Williams model: the FW29.

2009 Aston Martin B09/60 LMP1

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Two B09/60s competed in the full Le Mans Series season, while a third car entered at the 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans.

2009 Audi R15 TDI

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Audi wants to surprise the spectators at this year’s 24-hour race at Le Mans with a progressive design.

2009 Audi R8 LMS

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For the first time, Audi Sport will offer a racing sports car specifically developed for customer use.

2009 BMW M3 Coupe GT2

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BMW presented the racing version of the new BMW M3 at the 2008 Chicago Auto Show.

2009 Ferrari F60

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The 55th single-seater car produced by Ferrari to compete in Formula One, was named F60 to celebrate Ferrari’s 60th year in Formula One.

2009 Force India VJM02

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The team decided late in development to change from a Ferrari to a Mercedes engine, along with McLaren gearboxes and hydraulics.

2009 McLaren MP4-24

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Eddie Jordan proclaimed it as “possibly the worst car McLaren have ever designed”.

2009 Renault F1 R29

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The team expected to be fighting for both the drivers and constructors titles. Instead, the car proved to be disappointing.

2009 Toyota TF109

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The team’s eighth season in Formula 1 sees major rule changes so the TF109, looking considerably different to its predecessor.

2010 BMW Z4 GT3

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The BMW Z4 GT3 is already enjoying great popularity among BMW Motorsport customers.

2010 Honda HSV GT

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Born out of the failed ‘New NSX’ road car project, the HSV GT used the front engine rear drive layout and fitted a race engine to compete.

2010 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3

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This racing version of the gullwing model was designed as customer sports car for competing in race series according to the near-series FIA GT3 rulebook.