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| Category | World Sports Car/LMP | ||||||
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| Constructor | Courage Compétition | ||||||
| Designer(s) | Paolo Catone | ||||||
| Predecessor | Courage C36 | ||||||
| Successor | Courage C60 | ||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||
| Chassis | carbon fibre and aluminium honeycomb monocoque | ||||||
| Suspension (front) | Fabricated steel double wishbones pushrod-operated dampers with coil springs | ||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Fabricated steel double wishbones pushrod-operated dampers with coil springs | ||||||
| Length | 4,635 mm (182.5 in) | ||||||
| Width | 2,000 mm (78.7 in) | ||||||
| Height | 1,020 mm (40.2 in) | ||||||
| Axle track | Front: 1,628 mm (64.1 in) Rear: 1,560 mm (61.4 in) | ||||||
| Wheelbase | 2,812 mm (110.7 in) | ||||||
| Engine | Comptech-Chevrolet 5,000 cc (305.1 cu in) 16 valve, OHV V8, naturally aspirated, mid-mounted, rear wheel drive Oldsmobile V8 Porsche 935 2,994 cc (182.7 cu in) 12 valve, SOHC F6, twin-turbocharged Nissan VRH35Z 3,000–3,496 cc (183.1–213.3 cu in) 32 valve, DOHC V8, twin-turbocharged Nissan VRH35L 3,496 cc (213.3 cu in) 32 valve, DOHC V8, twin-turbocharged Sodemo-Peugeot A32 3,199 cc (195.2 cu in) 24 valve, DOHC V6, twin-turbocharged | ||||||
| Transmission | Intermotion FDC 5-speed Porsche 5-speed[1] Hewland L 6-speed sequential manual[2] | ||||||
| Weight | 841–900 kg (1,854–1,984 lb)[2][3] | ||||||
| Tyres | Goodyear Michelin Pirelli | ||||||
| Competition history | |||||||
| Notable entrants | Courage Compétition Wheel Works Racing Equipe Promotion Racing Pescarolo Sport Nissan Motorsports | ||||||
| Debut | C41: 1995 24 Hours of Le Mans C51: 1998 24 Hours of Le Mans C50: 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans C52: 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans | ||||||
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| Teams' Championships | 0 | ||||||
| Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||
The Courage C41 was a sports prototype racing car built by Courage Compétition in 1994, and used in international sports car races from 1995 until 1999. Designed by Paolo Catone, it initially used a 5-litre Chevrolet V8 engine, developed by Comptech, and later used the 3-litre twin-turbocharged flat-six engine from a Porsche 935, as well as an Oldsmobile V8. In 1998, two of the C41s were developed into the Courage C51, which used a 3-litre twin-turbocharged Nissan VRH35Z V8 engine, and was used in that year's 24 Hours of Le Mans. In 1999, the C41s were mostly converted to the C52 specification (although one retained its Porsche 935 flat six, and was developed into the C50, while another was entered as a Chevrolet C41 in two events); this initially used a 3.5-litre twin-turbocharged Nissan VRH35L V8, which was then replaced by a 3.2-litre twin-turbocharged Peugeot A32 V6 engine for 2000. In 2000, the C41 line was replaced by the new C60.
- ^ "Courage C50-Porsche". The GEL Motorsport Information Page. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
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