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| Category | LMGTP | ||||||||
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| Designer(s) | Peter Elleray | ||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||
| Chassis | Carbon fiber and aluminium honeycomb monocoque, carbon roll hoop integrated with roof structure | ||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Independent double wishbones, pushrods, torsion bar, telescopic dampers | ||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Independent double wishbones, pushrods, torsion bar, telescopic dampers | ||||||||
| Engine | Audi/Bentley 4.0 litre 90-degree V8 twin-turbo, mid-engine, longitudinally mounted | ||||||||
| Transmission | Bentley Xtrac 6-speed sequential manual with Megaline pneumatic actuation | ||||||||
| Tyres | Dunlop 2001-2002, Michelin radial 2003 | ||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable entrants |  Team Bentley | ||||||||
| Notable drivers |  Tom Kristensen, Guy Smith, Rinaldo Capello, Martin Brundle, Mark Blundell, Eric van de Poele, Johnny Herbert, David Brabham | ||||||||
| Debut | EXP Speed 8 2001 & Speed 8 2003 | ||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | None | ||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | None | ||||||||
The Bentley Speed 8 (developed from the Bentley EXP Speed 8) was an Autosport Award Winning Grand Touring Prototype race car that was designed by Peter Elleray. The EXP Speed 8 debuted in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2001 and won the race in 2003. It has a strong resemblance to and shares some technology with the Audi R8C, which had raced only once before Audi dropped the project to focus on the later dominant Audi R8. The EXP Speed 8 marked Bentley's return to racing after a 73-year absence.