Chassis: Carbon Fibre monocoque (Sora / ATR)
Class: LMP1, LMP2
Engine: Judd DB 3397cc V8 N/A
Engine: Judd HK / BMW P65 3,600cc V8 N/A
Fuel: Petrol
Transmission: Xtrac 6spd sequential
Brakes: AP calipers, Messier-Bugatti carbon/carbon
Weight: 900kg
Fuel Tank: 75 Litres
Year introduced: 2007
The Pescarolo 01 was the first sports prototype racing car built entirely by Pescarolo Sport. It is designed to meet the LMP1 and LMP2 regulations and replace Pescarolo’s previous C60 chassis which had been heavily modified from cars purchased from Courage Compétition. While the 01 chassis have remained largely unchanged in 2009 the take over of Pescarolo Automobiles by Oak Racing saw the cars develop rapidly.
OAK Racing reached an agreement with Pescarolo Sport (Sora Group) to take over the manufacturing side of its business. Consequently, the development and construction of the chassis, bodywork and spare parts of the Pescarolo LMP1 and LMP2 prototypes is assumed by OAK Racing, as well as all commercial activities.
The technical development of the prototypes will come in collaboration with the engineering office of Pescarolo Sport (and now Pescarolo Team).
Jacques Nicolet, President of OAK Racing: “This agreement allows us to proceed with the development of all the existing chassis and, in particular, to continue the search for more performance. We have strong ties with the brand and the spirit behind the creation of these cars and we absolutely want to continue that. This is a new challenge for OAK Racing. We take on this task with the same dedication and efficiency that we have showed so far, and with the technical support of the men of the Pescarolo Sport design department. Pescarolos are very good cars which demonstrate their qualities every season and I am sure they have a big future ahead of them.”
For Le Mans 2011 the Oak team introduced a new aerodynamic kit on it’s LMP1 to reduce the drag of the car. It features a radical new rear wing with bobbles and serrations on its upper element. This is thought to allow the flow to stay attached for longer increasing the efficiency of the rear wing.
The ‘wobbly bobbly’ wing only appears on the works Pescarolo’s (Oak) and not the customer car (Pescarolo Team) or the LMP2’s these feature the conventional wing (below).
The update kit also featured a revised nose with extensions to the front wing and a revised brake duct in the centre of the car
The aero kit is only found on the works LMP1 spec Pescarolo 01’s and not on either the customer cars they retain the original layout (below)
The coolin duct on the side of the car has also been revised on the LMP1 in the quest to reduce drag at Le Mans
Compare the LMP1 spec duct (above) with the LMP2 design (below)
