#5 Jim Gainer International Dome S101-Mugen 2005 1000km of Spa | |||||||||
Category | Dome S101: Le Mans Prototype (LMP900) Dome S101Hb/Hbi/101.5: Le Mans Prototype (LMP1) | ||||||||
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Constructor | Dome Co. LTD | ||||||||
Designer(s) | Akiyoshi Oku | ||||||||
Predecessor | Dome S101 | ||||||||
Successor | Dome S102 | ||||||||
Technical specifications [1] [2] [3] | |||||||||
Chassis | Carbon fibre monocoque | ||||||||
Suspension (front) | Double Wishbone twin-damper pullrod | ||||||||
Suspension (rear) | As Front | ||||||||
Length | Dome S101: 4650mm Dome S101Hb/HBi/101.5: 4485mm | ||||||||
Width | 1995mm | ||||||||
Height | Dome S102: 920mm Dome S102.5: 1025mm | ||||||||
Wheelbase | 2850mm | ||||||||
Engine | Dome S101:Judd GV4 4.0L NA V10 Dome S101Hb:Mugen MF408S 4.0L V8 Dome S101HBi:Judd GV5 5.0L V10 Dome S101.5: Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5L V10 Mader 3.4L V8 | ||||||||
Transmission | Dome S101: SQ 6 Speed Dome S101Hb/Hbi/101.5: X-Trac 6 Speed | ||||||||
Weight | Dome S101: 720kg Dome S101Hb/Hbi/101.5: 900kg | ||||||||
Brakes | Alcon Calipers/Carbone Industrie Pads & Rotor | ||||||||
Tyres | Michelin, Yokohama, Dunlop | ||||||||
Competition history | |||||||||
Notable entrants | Racing for Holland Kondo Racing Team Den Blå Avis-Goh Jim Gainer International T2M Motorsport | ||||||||
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Teams' Championships | 2 (2002 FIA Sportscar Championship & 2003 FIA Sportscar Championship) | ||||||||
Drivers' Championships | 2 (2002 FIA Sportscar Championship & 2003 FIA Sportscar Championship) |
The Dome S101, later upgraded and raced as the Dome S101 Hb, S101 Hbi, and the Dome S101.5, is a sports prototype built and designed for use in the LMP1 class of the 24 Hours Of Le Mans, and other similar endurance races. The car was the predecessor to the Dome S102, and the Strakka-Dome S103. The car had its racing debut at the 2001 Barcelona 2 Hours and 30 minutes, the opening round of the 2001 FIA Sportscar Championship, with the Den Blå Avis racing team. [4]
In March 2005, the car was shown to be early in its testing cycle, with the car having been shown testing, in photos released by Dome Co, ahead of the Le Mans Series Prologue at the Circuit Paul Ricard. [5]
Due to new regulations in LMP1 for the upcoming 2007 racing season, which meant that "Hybrid" rules LMP1 cars were to be barred from competing in any ACO Sanctioned event, Dome was forced to create a new variant of the car. In a bid to save costs, the lower half of the S101hb monocoque was retained, while a new double roll hoop assembly was attached, in place of the previously used single roll hoop, and air intake. [6]
The car had its racing debut at the 2001 Barcelona 2 Hours and 30 minutes, the opening round of the 2001 FIA Sportscar Championship, with the Den Blå Avis racing team. [4] The car was joined by a second car in the championship, entered by Racing for Holland. The car had its inaugural win at the Mistrovství FIA Sportnovních Vozu, held at the Brno Circuit, in the Czech Republic.
Team | Car | Engine | CAT | MNZ | SPA | BRN | MAG | DON | MON | NUR | Total | Pos |
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Den Blå Avis | Dome S101 | Judd GV4 4.0L V10 | 4 | DNS | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 88 | 2nd |
Racing for Holland | Dome S101 | Judd GV4 4.0L V10 | DNS | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 82 | 3rd |
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Racing for Holland re-entered their Dome chassis into the 2002 FIA Sportscar Championship, securing 1st in the Teams Championship. Dome won the 2002 FIA Sportscar Constructors Championship.
Team | Car | Engine | CAT | EST | BRN | MAG | DJN | SPA | Total | Pos |
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Racing for Holland | Dome S101 | Judd GV4 4.0L V10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 97 | 1st |
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Racing for Holland would re-enter their Dome chassis into the 2003 FIA Sportscar Championship, winning the title for a 2nd Consecutive Year.
Team | Car | Engine | EST | LAU | MNZ | OSC | DON | SPA | NOG | Total [9] | Pos |
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Racing for Holland | Dome S101 | Judd GV4 4.0L V10 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 62 | 1st |
Year | Entrant | Car | # | Drivers | Tyre | Class | Laps | Pos | Class Position |
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2001 | Racing for Holland | Dome S101-Judd | 9 | Jan Lammers | M | LMP900 | 213 | 28 | 12 |
Team Den Blå Avis-Goh | Dome S101-Judd | 10 | John Nielsen | G | LMP900 | 66 | NC | NC | |
2002 | Racing for Holland | Dome S101-Judd | 16 | Jan Lammers | M | LMP900 | 351 | 8 | |
Kondo Racing | Dome S101-Judd | 9 | Masahiko Kondo | M | LMP900 | 182 | DNF | DNF | |
2003 | Racing for Holland | Dome S101-Judd | 15 | Jan Lammers | M | LMP900 | 360 | 6 | 4 |
Dome S101-Judd | 16 | Felipe Ortiz | 316 | DNF | DNF | ||||
Kondo Racing | Dome S101-Mugen | 9 | Masahiko Kondō | Y | 322 | 13 | |||
2004 | Racing for Holland | Dome S101-Judd | 15 | Jan Lammers | D | LMP1 | 341 | 7 | |
16 | Tom Coronel | 313 | DNF | DNF | |||||
Kondo Racing | Dome S101-Mugen | 9 | Hiroki Kato | Y | 206 | DNF | DNF | ||
2005 | Racing for Holland | Dome S101-Judd | 10 | Jan Lammers | D | 346 | 7 | ||
Jim Gainer International | Dome S101Hb-Mugen | 5 | Ryo Michigami | 193 | DNF | DNF | |||
2006 | Racing for Holland | Dome S101Hb- | 14 | Jan Lammers | 182 | DNF | DNF | ||
2007 | Racing for Holland b.v. | Dome S101.5-Judd | 14 | Jan Lammers | M | 305 | 25 | DNF | |
T2M Motorsport | Dome S101.5-Mader | 29 | Robin Longechal | 56 | DNF | DNF |
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