Acura ARX-05

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Acura ARX-05
Acura ARX-05 ndeg7 - 2018 12 Hours of Sebring.jpg
The No. 7 ARX-05 at the 2018 12 Hours of Sebring
Category Daytona Prototype International
Constructor HPD (Oreca)
Designer(s) Matthew Niles (Project Leader) [1]
Predecessor HPD ARX-04b
Successor Acura ARX-06
Technical specifications
Chassis Carbon fibre monocoque
Suspension (front) Double wishbone, push rod operated over damper
Suspension (rear) Double wishbone, push rod operated over damper
Engine Acura AR35TT 3.5 L (213.6 cu in) V6 24valve SOHC twin-turbocharged, mid-engined, longitudinally mounted
Transmission 6-speed sequential manual
Power600hp (447kw)
Weight2,050 lb (930 kg) including driver
FuelVP Racing Fuels
Lubricants Pennzoil
Tyres Continental, Michelin
Competition history
Notable entrants Flag of the United States.svg Acura Team Penske
Flag of the United States.svg Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian
Flag of the United States.svg Wayne Taylor Racing
Notable drivers Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Pablo Montoya
Flag of the United States.svg Dane Cameron
Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves
Flag of the United States.svg Ricky Taylor
Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal
Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud
Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi
Flag of Portugal.svg Filipe Albuquerque
Flag of France.svg Olivier Pla
Flag of the United States.svg A. J. Allmendinger
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Will Stevens
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Blomqvist
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Jarvis
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stoffel Vandoorne
Flag of New Zealand.svg Brendon Hartley
Debut 2018 24 Hours of Daytona
First win 2018 Sports Car Challenge of Mid-Ohio
Last win 2022 Petit Le Mans
Last event2022 Petit Le Mans
RacesWins Podiums Poles F/Laps
491847237
Teams' Championships3 (2019 IMSA SCC, 2020 IMSA SCC, 2022 IMSA SCC)
Constructors' Championships3 (2019 IMSA SCC, 2020 IMSA SCC, 2022 IMSA SCC)
Drivers' Championships3 (2019 IMSA SCC, 2020 IMSA SCC, 2022 IMSA SCC)

The Acura ARX-05 is a sports prototype racing car built to Daytona Prototype International regulations. It was developed in partnership by Honda Performance Development and Oreca, and is based on the Oreca 07 chassis and powered by the Acura AR35TT twin-turbocharged 3.5L V6 engine. [2] [3]

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The car made its racing debut at the 2018 24 Hours of Daytona with Team Penske. In 2019, the car won the drivers', teams' and manufacturers' titles in the top DPi class of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, becoming the first non-General Motors car to do so. Acura and Team Penske successfully defended their titles in 2020, winning all of the DPi class championships. [4]

It was announced in July 2020 that the partnership between Team Penske and Honda Performance Development would not be renewed for the 2021 season. [5] For the 2021 season, Wayne Taylor Racing and Meyer Shank Racing campaigned one of the ARX-05s previously run by Penske. [6] Both teams continued using the model for the 2022 season. The car won the 24 Hours of Daytona in 2021 and 2022.

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

Results in bold indicate pole position. Results in italics indicate fastest lap.

YearEntrantClassDriversNo.Rds.RoundsPointsPos
1234567891011
2018 Flag of the United States.svg Acura Team Penske Daytona Prototype International Flag of the United States.svg Dane Cameron
Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Pablo Montoya
Flag of France.svg
Simon Pagenaud
6All
All
1-2, 10
DAY
10
SEB
14
LBH
5
MOH
2
BEL
3
WGL
3
MOS
10
ELK
5
LGA
3
ATL
13
2515th
Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves
Flag of the United States.svg Ricky Taylor
Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal
7All
All
1-2, 10
DAY
9
SEB1
5
LBH
6
MOH
1
BEL
2
WGL
12
MOS
5
ELK
10
LGA
10
ATL
5
2437th
2019 Flag of the United States.svg Acura Team Penske Daytona Prototype International Flag of the United States.svg Dane Cameron
Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Pablo Montoya
Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud
6All
All
1-2, 10
DAY
6
SEB
9
LBH
3
MOH
1
BEL
1
WGL
3
MOS
3
ELK
2
LGA
1
ATL
4
3021st
Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves
Flag of the United States.svg Ricky Taylor
Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi
Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal
7All
All
1-2
10
DAY
3
SEB
4
LBH
2
MOH
5
BEL
3
WGL
5
MOS
5
ELK
7
LGA
2
ATL
3
2843rd
2020 Flag of the United States.svg Acura Team Penske Daytona Prototype International Flag of the United States.svg Dane Cameron
Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Pablo Montoya
Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud
6All
All
1, 7, 9
DAY1
4
DAY2
4
SEB1
6
ELK
8
ATL1
6
MOH
7
ATL2
3
LGA
2
SEB2
2
2476th
Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves
Flag of the United States.svg Ricky Taylor
Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi
7All
All
1, 7, 9
DAY1
8
DAY2
8
SEB1
7
ELK
1
ATL1
1
MOH
1
ATL2
2
LGA
1
SEB2
8
2651st
2021 Flag of the United States.svg Konica Minolta Acura Daytona Prototype International Flag of Portugal.svg Filipe Albuquerque
Flag of the United States.svg Ricky Taylor
Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi
Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves
10All
All
1-3, 6, 11
1
DAY1
5
DAY2
1
SEB
4
MOH
1
BEL
3
WGL1
3
WGL2
3
ELK
4
LGA
1
LBH
4
ATL
3
33962nd
Flag of the United States.svg Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Flag of the United States.svg Dane Cameron
Flag of France.svg Olivier Pla
Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Pablo Montoya
Flag of the United States.svg A. J. Allmendinger
Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves
60All
1-10
1-3
1-2
11
DAY1
4
DAY2
4
SEB
3
MOH
6
BEL
6
WGL1
2
WGL2
6
ELK
5
LGA
4
LBH
6
ATL
6
29465th
2022 Flag of the United States.svg Konica Minolta Acura Daytona Prototype International Flag of Portugal.svg Filipe Albuquerque

Flag of the United States.svg Ricky Taylor
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Will Stevens
Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi
Flag of New Zealand.svg Brendon Hartley

10All
All
1-3
1
11
DAY1
1
DAY2
2
SEB
4
LBH
6
LGA
1
MOH
1
BEL
4
WGL
1
MOS
6
ELK
1
ATL
6
33462nd
Flag of the United States.svg Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Blomqvist
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Jarvis
Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves
Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stoffel Vandoorne
60All
All
1-2, 11
1-2
3
DAY1
4
DAY2
1
SEB
5
LBH
4
LGA
2
MOH
2
BEL
2
WGL
2
MOS
2
ELK
4
ATL
1
34321st
Sources: [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

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