Sports prototype racing car built by Oreca for competition in Le Mans Prototype 2 class motorsports
Racing car model
Oreca 03
Oreca 03R |
Category | Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) |
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Constructor | Oreca |
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Designer(s) | David Floury |
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Production | 24 built |
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Successor | Oreca 05 |
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Chassis | Carbon fibre monocoque |
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Suspension (front) | Double wishbone, push rod operated over damper |
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Suspension (rear) | Double wishbone, push rod operated over damper |
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Length | 4,600 mm (181.1 in) |
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Width | 1,990 mm (78.3 in) |
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Axle track | front 1,670 mm (65.7 in) rear 1,650 mm (65.0 in) |
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Wheelbase | 2,870 mm (113.0 in) |
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Engine | Judd-BMW HK 3.6 L Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 naturally aspirated mid-engined, longitudinally mounted |
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Transmission | X-Trac 6-speed sequential manual |
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Weight | 900kg |
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Fuel | Motul Total |
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Tyres | Michelin Dunlop |
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Notable entrants | Oreca 03/03R Team Oreca-Matmut Signatech Nissan Race Performance Boutsen Energy Racing TDS Racing SMP Racing G-Drive Racing Eurasia Motorsport Ibañez Racing Murphy Prototypes
Alpine A450 Signatech Alpine |
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Notable drivers | Alexandre Prémat David Hallyday Soheil Ayari Franck Mailleux Lucas Ordoñez Thor-Christian Ebbesvik Jody Firth Mathias Beche Pierre Thiriet Dominik Kraihamer Michel Frey Ralph Meichtry Various Many Others |
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Debut | 2011 12 Hours of Sebring |
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First win | 2011 12 Hours of Sebring |
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Last win | 2015 6 Hours of Shanghai (WEC) |
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Last event | 2015 6 Hours of Bahrain (WEC) |
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Teams' Championships | 6 (2011 ILMC, 2012 ELMS, 2013 ELMS, 2014 ELMS, 2014 FIA WEC, 2015-16 Asian LMS) |
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Constructors' Championships | 2 (2011 LMS, 2012 ELMS) |
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Drivers' Championships | 5 (2012 ELMS, 2013 ELMS, 2014 ELMS, 2014 FIA WEC, 2015-16 Asian LMS) |
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The Oreca 03 is a Le Mans Prototype built by Oreca in 2011. It is built within the revised 2011 ACO regulations for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The car made its début at the 12 Hours of Sebring run by Signatech Nissan and set to race at the 2011 24 Hours of Le Mans. It is the third car that Oreca has produced after the 01 and FLM09. 24 Oreca 03 were built.