Engineering:Acura ARX-06
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Short description: Sports prototype racing car built by Acura
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| Category | LMDh | ||||||||
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| Designer(s) | Mark Crawford (Large Project Leader)[1] Guy Melville-Brown (Exterior Project Lead)[2] Bill Yex (Special Projects Lead)[2] Jonathan Seaman (Lead Aerodynamicist)[2] | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Acura ARX-05 | ||||||||
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| Chassis | LMP2-based carbon fibre monocoque | ||||||||
| Engine | AR24e 2.4 L (146.5 cu in) 90° V6 twin-turbocharged, 24valve, DOHC mid-engine, longitudinally-mounted | ||||||||
| Electric motor | Front-mounted Separate motor-generator unit + single-speed reducer | ||||||||
| Tyres | Michelin | ||||||||
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| Competition | IMSA SportsCar Championship | ||||||||
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| Debut | 2023 24 Hours of Daytona | ||||||||
| First win | 2023 24 Hours of Daytona | ||||||||
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The Acura ARX-06 is a sports prototype racing car designed by Honda Performance Development and built by Oreca. It is designed to the Le Mans Daytona h regulations, and will compete in the GTP class in the IMSA SportsCar Championship.[3] The ARX-06 debuted alongside the BMW M Hybrid V8, Cadillac V-LMDh and Porsche 963 at the 2023 season opener of the IMSA SportsCar Championship at the Daytona International Speedway.[4][5]
Racing results
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
(key) Races in bold indicates pole position. Races in italics indicates fastest lap.
| Year | Entrant | Class | Drivers | No. | Rds. | Rounds | Pts. | Pos. | ||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||
| 2023 |  Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian Performance Group
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LMDh |  Hélio Castroneves Simon Pagenaud Tom Blomqvist Colin Braun
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60 | All All All All |
DAY''''' 1 |
SEB | LBH | MON | WGL | MOS | ELK | IMS | PET | -* | -* |
| Wayne Taylor Racing w/ Andretti Autosport
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Ricky Taylor Brendon Hartley Louis Delétraz Filipe Albuquerque
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10 | All All All All |
DAY 2 |
SEB | LBH | MON | WGL | MOS | ELK | IMS | PET | -* | -* | ||
* Season still in progress.
References
- ↑ "Acura Unveils All-New Electrified ARX-06 Race Car". PR Newswire. 17 August 2022. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/acura-unveils-all-new-electrified-arx-06-race-car-301606871.html.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Honda Racing/HPD (25 January 2023). "ARX-06 The Origin Story". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCcb7is2CJI.
- ↑ Perkins, Chris (July 19, 2022). "Here's Our Best Look Yet at the Acura ARX-06 LMDh Car". Road & Track (Online). https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a40652775/acura-arx-06-lmdh-first-look/. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
- ↑ Thurkal, Rachit (July 20, 2022). "Acura completes first full test with 2023 ARX-06 LMDh car". motorsport.com. https://www.motorsport.com/imsa/news/acura-cadillac-first-lmdh-tests/10340301/.
- ↑ Vijayenthiran, Viknesh (July 21, 2022). "2023 Acura ARX-06 LMDh race car completes first test". MotorAuthority. https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1136069_2023-acura-arx-06-lmdh-race-car-completes-first-test.
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