Engineering:GMS Durango LMP1
Constructor | GMS | ||||
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Successor | Durango PM 02 | ||||
Technical specifications | |||||
Engine | 2000–2001: Mader-BMW 4,000 cc (244.1 cu in) naturally aspirated V8, mid engined 2002: Judd GV4 4,000 cc (244.1 cu in) naturally aspirated V10 | ||||
Tyres | Goodyear Avon | ||||
Competition history | |||||
Notable entrants | Durango | ||||
Debut | 2000 SportsRacing World Cup Spa | ||||
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Teams' Championships | 0 | ||||
Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||
Drivers' Championships | 0 |
The GMS Durango LMP1 was a Le Mans Prototype built for Durango by GMS in 2000. Initially fitted with a 4-litre BMW V8 engine, which was prepared by Mader, a Judd GV4 V10 was fitted in its place for the 2002 season.[1] Durango replaced the car with their own PM 02 for the 2003 season. The GMS Durango LMP1 was not particularly successful, and had a weak gearbox; but it was able to win one race, the 2002 6 Hours of Vallelunga.
Racing history
2000
In 2000, Durango commissioned GMS to build a Le Mans Prototype. The car was completed by April, and was first run by Emanuele Naspetti at Vallelunga on 26 April 2000; the Italian gave a positive opinion about the new car.[2] Durango lodged an entry (with Naspetti selected to drive) in the third round of the Sports Racing World Cup, held at Spa-Francorchamps in May, but did not attend the event.[3] Instead, the car made its debut, with Andrea de Lorenzi and Soheil Ayari as its drivers, three months later in round six, held at Brno, and took tenth place overall – and eighth in the SR class. [4] Jean-Philippe Belloc replaced Ayari in the next round, held at Donington Park, and this time Durango finished ninth overall, and sixth in class.[5] Ayari returned for the Nürburgring, but a gearbox failure forced the LMP1 into retirement after 52 laps.[6] The driver lineup was unchanged for Magny-Cours, and a sixth place overall (and in class) duly followed.[7] For Kyalami, local driver Earl Goddard replaced de Lorenzi as Ayari's partner, and the pair managed to take fifth overall and in class.[8] Durango finished the season ranked seventh in the SR Team's championship, with 23 points.[9]
2001
The 2001 season started with Goddard attempting to run himself and Ayari in the 24 Hours of Daytona in February; however, they never competed in the race.[10] It would be another five months before another GMS Durango LMP1 entry was lodged; this time, Durango ran the car (driven by Ayari and de Lorenzi) at the fifth round of the FIA Sportscar Championship, which was the Magny-Cours race. However, the BMW engine turned sour, and the team were unable to start the race.[11] Durango attempted to run the pair in the sixth and eighth rounds of the series, held at Donington Park and Nürburgring respectively, but didn't run in either event.[12][13] The team then entered the 6 Hours of Vallelunga, a non-championship event; with Gabriele de Bono and Marco Cioci behind the wheel, they won the SR1 class (by virtue of being the only SR1 entrant), and took second overall.[14]
2002
Durango made one notable change to the LMP1 for the 2002 season; they replaced the BMW V8 engine with a Judd GV4 V10.[15] This did not have a major impact on the car's performance; Mirko Venturi and Alessandro Battaglin took seventh overall, and sixth in the SR1 category.[16] However, this was not a sign of things to come, as a gearbox failure at Estoril,[17] a marshalling error at Brno (where Belloc had been recalled, in place of Venturi),[18] and another gearbox failure at Magny-Cours (Gianmaria Bruni joined the team for this event) saw the team retire from three races on the trot.[19] The team skipped the fifth round of the series, before returning for the sixth, held at Spa-Francorchamps; this time, Bruni and Battaglin were able to finish fifth overall, and in class, despite having a gearbox failure with just over 30 seconds of the allotted race time remaining.[20] Like 2000, Durango finished the season in seventh place in the SR1 Team's championship, albeit with 14 points on this occasion.[21] However, the car would have one last race, at the 6 Hours of Vallelunga; Bruni was partnered by Leonardo Maddalena and Michele Rugolo, and the trio managed to win the race, although they were once again the only SR1 entrant.[22]
References
- ↑ "GMS Durango LMP1 – Photo Gallery". Racing Sports Cars. http://www.racingsportscars.com/type/photo/GMS/Durango%20LMP1.html. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ↑ "Durango Formula takes first laps". Motorsport.com. 28 April 2000. http://www.motorsport.com/roadracing/news/durango-formula-takes-first-laps/. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ↑ "SportsRacing World Cup Spa 2000 – Race results". Racing Sports Cars. http://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Spa-2000-05-21.html. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ↑ "SportsRacing World Cup Brno 2000 – Race results". Racing Sports Cars. http://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Brno-2000-08-06.html. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ↑ "SportsRacing World Cup Donington 2000 – Race results". Racing Sports Cars. http://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Donington-2000-08-27.html. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ↑ "SportsRacing World Cup Nürburgring 2000 – Race results". Racing Sports Cars. http://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Nurburgring-2000-09-17-6364.html. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ↑ "SportsRacing World Cup Magny-Cours 2000 – Race results". Racing Sports Cars. http://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Magny-Cours-2000-10-01.html. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ↑ "SportsRacing World Cup Kyalami 2000 – Race results". Racing Sports Cars. http://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Kyalami-2000-11-26.html. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ↑ "2000 – SportsRacing WORLD CUP (group: SR) – Team's Standings". World Sports Racing Prototypes. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131020094600/http://wsrp.ic.cz/tablefiasccteams.html. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ↑ "Daytona 24 Hours 2001 – Race results". Racing Sports Cars. http://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Daytona-2001-02-04.html. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ↑ "FIA Sportscar Championship Magny-Cours 2001 – Race results". Racing Sports Cars. http://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Magny-Cours-2001-07-29.html. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ↑ "FIA Sportscar Championship Donington 2001 – Race results". Racing Sports Cars. http://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Donington-2001-08-26.html. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ↑ "FIA Sportscar Championship Nürburgring 2001 – Race results". Racing Sports Cars. http://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Nurburgring-2001-09-16.html. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ↑ "6 Hours of Vallelunga 2001 – Race results". Racing Sports Cars. http://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Vallelunga-2001-11-11.html. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ↑ "2 h 30 min Barcelona 2002 – Photo Gallery". Racing Sports Cars. http://www.racingsportscars.com/photo/Barcelona-2002-04-07-10763.html. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ↑ "2 h 30 min Barcelona 2002 – Race results". Racing Sports Cars. http://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Barcelona-2002-04-07-10763.html. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ↑ "FIA Sportscar Championship Estoril 2002 – Race results". Racing Sports Cars. http://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Estoril-2002-04-14.html. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ↑ "FIA Sportscar Championship Brno 2002 – Race results". Racing Sports Cars. http://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Brno-2002-05-19s.html. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ↑ "FIA Sportscar Championship Magny-Cours 2002 – Race results". Racing Sports Cars. http://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Magny-Cours-2002-06-30.html. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ↑ "FIA Sportscar Championship Spa 2002 – Race results". Racing Sports Cars. http://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Spa-2002-09-22.html. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ↑ "2002 – FIA Sportscar Championship (group: SR1) – Team's Standings". World Sports Racing Prototypes. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131020094600/http://wsrp.ic.cz/tablefiasccteams.html. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ↑ "6 Hours of Vallelunga 2002 – Race results". Racing Sports Cars. http://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Vallelunga-2002-11-10-11665.html. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GMS Durango LMP1.
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