Acura ARX-01

Acura ARX-01
HPD ARX-01

Highcroft Racing's ARX-01c at Petit Le Mans
Category	Le Mans Prototype (LMP2)
Constructor	Acura (Wirth)
Designer(s)	Nick Wirth
Successor	Acura ARX-02
Technical specifications[1]
Chassis	Carbon fibre and aluminium monocoque
Suspension (front)	Double wishbone, coil springs over damper, anti-roll bar
Suspension (rear)	Double wishbone, coil springs over damper, anti-roll bar
Axle track	2,000 mm (78.7 in)
Wheelbase	2,870 mm (113.0 in)
Engine	01a, 01B, 01C, 01e: Acura/HPD LM-V8 3.4-litre V8 naturally aspirated, mid-engined, longitudinally mounted. 01d, 01g: HPD HR28TT 2.8-litre V6 turbocharged, mid-engined, longitudinally mounted
Transmission	6-speed sequential manual
Weight	appr. 825 kg (1,818.8 lb)
Fuel	EPIC Ethanol E10 (ALMS) BP Ultimate (other competitions)
Lubricants	Castrol EDGE
Tyres	Michelin, Dunlop
Competition history
Notable entrants	Andretti Green Racing Highcroft Racing Fernández Racing de Ferran Motorsports Strakka Racing RML Level 5 Motorsports
Notable drivers	David Brabham Scott Sharp Gil de Ferran Simon Pagenaud Marino Franchitti Franck Montagny James Rossiter Tony Kanaan Bryan Herta Luis Díaz Adrian Fernández Scott Tucker Christophe Bouchut Danny Watts Jonny Kane
Debut	2007 12 Hours of Sebring
First win	2007 12 Hours of Sebring
Last win	2011 Petit Le Mans
Last event	2011 Petit Le Mans
Races Wins 57 24
Teams' Championships	3 (2009 ALMS LMP2, 2010 ALMS LMP, 2011 ALMS LMP2)
Constructors' Championships	2 (2009 ALMS LMP2, 2010 ALMS LMP)
Drivers' Championships	3 (2009 ALMS LMP2, 2010 ALMS LMP, 2011 ALMS LMP2)

The Acura ARX-01, later known as the HPD ARX-01, is a series of Le Mans Prototypes built for sports car racing, specifically in the American Le Mans Series, Le Mans Series, and at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. It is the first purpose-built race car by the Acura division of Honda Motor Company, part of their multi-year program to eventually compete in endurance race. The car debuted in 2007 in the American Le mans Series before expanding to customers in Europe. Over the years various specifications of the ARX-01 chassis have been developed, each signified by a letter suffix. In 2010 Acura withdrew their name from the program and Honda Performance Development which developed the car for Acura continued the program into 2011.