Category | Hypercar | ||||||||||
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Constructor | Glickenhaus (Podium) [1] | ||||||||||
Designer(s) | Mark Tatham (Project Chief Engineer) [2] Stefano Rapisarda (Technical Director) [3] Michael Young (Exterior Designer) [4] Barry Harvey (Team Leader, Chassis) [4] Massimiliano Turco (Team Leader, Electronics Design) [4] Mick Lindley (Team Leader, Suspension, Steering and Brakes) [4] Igor Zanetti (Team Leader, Engine and Controls) [4] Chris Hornby (Team Leader, Engine Installation) [4] | ||||||||||
Technical specifications | |||||||||||
Chassis | Carbon fibre composite monocoque | ||||||||||
Suspension (front) | Double wishbone, push rod operated over damper | ||||||||||
Suspension (rear) | Double wishbone, push rod operated over damper | ||||||||||
Length | 4,991 mm (196 in) | ||||||||||
Width | 2,000 mm (79 in) | ||||||||||
Height | 1,224 mm (48 in) | ||||||||||
Engine | Glickenhaus by Pipo Moteurs [5] P21 [3] 3.5 litre V8 90° twin-turbo, 9,000 rpm maximum revolutions mid-engined, longitudinally mounted | ||||||||||
Transmission | Xtrac 7-speed sequential manual | ||||||||||
Power | 671 bhp (680 PS; 500 kW) | ||||||||||
Weight | 1,050 kg (2,310 lb) | ||||||||||
Fuel | TotalEnergies | ||||||||||
Lubricants | Motul [3] | ||||||||||
Brakes | AP Racing carbon 380/355mm with AP Monobloc 6-piston calipers [3] | ||||||||||
Tyres | Michelin slicks with OZ one-piece forged alloys, 29/71-18 front and 34/71-18 rear [3] | ||||||||||
Competition history | |||||||||||
Notable entrants | Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus | ||||||||||
Notable drivers | Gustavo Menezes Olivier Pla Pipo Derani Franck Mailleux Richard Westbrook Romain Dumas Ryan Briscoe | ||||||||||
Debut | 2021 8 Hours of Portimão | ||||||||||
Last event | 2023 6 Hours of Monza | ||||||||||
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Teams' Championships | 0 | ||||||||||
Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||||
Drivers' Championships | 0 |
The Glickenhaus SCG 007 LMH is a sports prototype racing car built by Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus for the Le Mans Hypercar category in the FIA World Endurance Championship.
In 2018, the FIA and ACO approved the new Le Mans Hypercar regulation as a replacement for the LMP1 regulation in the World Endurance Championship that would come into effect from the 2021 season. [6] [7] On July 27, 2018, Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus was the first manufacturer to join the new category, as well as officially presenting the car they would race with, the Glickenhaus SCG 007 LMH. [8]
In October of 2023, it was announced that Glickenhaus would not return to the WEC in 2024. [9]
The car is developed by Podium Advanced Technologies. [1] The car uses a 3.5L twin-turbocharged V8 developed by Pipo Moteurs; [10] the engine is based on Pipo's existing inline-4s used in the World Rally Championship. [3]
Results in bold indicate pole position. Results in italics indicate fastest lap.
Year | Entrants | Class | Drivers | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Points | Pos |
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2021 | Glickenhaus Racing | Hypercar | SPA | POR | MON | LMN | BHR | BHR | 37 | 3rd | |||
Gustavo Menezes | 708 | Ret | |||||||||||
Olivier Pla | Ret | 4 | |||||||||||
Pipo Derani | Ret | 4 | |||||||||||
Franck Mailleux | 4 | ||||||||||||
709 | 4 | ||||||||||||
Richard Westbrook | 29 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||
Romain Dumas | 29 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||
Ryan Briscoe | 29 | 5 | |||||||||||
2022 | Glickenhaus Racing | Hypercar | SEB | SPA | LMN | MON | FUJ | BHR | 70 | 3rd | |||
Olivier Pla | 708 | 3 | 9 | 4 | Ret | ||||||||
Romain Dumas | 3 | 9 | 4 | Ret | |||||||||
Pipo Derani | 9 | 4 | Ret | ||||||||||
Ryan Briscoe | 3 | ||||||||||||
709 | 3 | ||||||||||||
Franck Mailleux | 3 | ||||||||||||
Richard Westbrook | 3 | ||||||||||||
2023 | Glickenhaus Racing | Hypercar | SEB | POR | SPA | LMN | MON | FUJ | BHR | 36 | 6th | ||
Olivier Pla | 708 | Ret | 8 | 13 | 6 | 8 | |||||||
Ryan Briscoe | Ret | 8 | 6 | ||||||||||
Romain Dumas | Ret | 8 | 13 | 6 | 8 | ||||||||
Nathanaël Berthon | 8 | ||||||||||||
Franck Mailleux | 13 | ||||||||||||
709 | 7 | ||||||||||||
Nathanaël Berthon | 7 | ||||||||||||
Esteban Gutiérrez | 7 |
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