Peugeot 908 HDi FAP

For the newer Peugeot Le Mans prototype, see Peugeot 908.
Peugeot 908 HDi FAP

A Peugeot 908 in the 2010 1000 km of Spa with Anthony Davidson on board the #1 car
CategoryLe Mans Prototype LMP1
ConstructorPeugeot
Designer(s)Paolo Catone (head of design)
Claude Guillois (engine)
Jean-Marc Schmidt (chassis)
Guillaume Cattelani (aerodynamics)[1]
PredecessorPeugeot 905
SuccessorPeugeot 908
Technical specifications[2]
ChassisCarbon fibre monocoque
Axle track2,000 mm (78.7 in)
Wheelbase2,950 mm (116.1 in)
EnginePeugeot HDi 5.5 litre V12 twin-turbo, mid-engined, longitudinally mounted
Transmission6-speed sequential manual
WeightAppr. 930 kg (2,050.3 lb)
FuelTotal Diesel
TyresMichelin
Competition history
Notable entrantsFrance Peugeot Sport
France Pescarolo Sport
France Team Oreca
Notable driversFrance Nicolas Minassian
Canada Jacques Villeneuve
Spain Marc Gené
France Stéphane Sarrazin
Portugal Pedro Lamy
France Sébastien Bourdais
Austria Alexander Wurz
Brazil Ricardo Zonta
Austria Christian Klien
France Franck Montagny
France Simon Pagenaud
United Kingdom Anthony Davidson
Australia David Brabham
Debut2007 1000 km of Monza
First win2007 1000 km of Monza
Last win2011 12 Hours of Sebring
Last event2011 Petit Le Mans
RacesWinsPolesF/Laps
30202320
Teams' Championships3 (2007 Le Mans Series, 2010 Le Mans Series, 2010 Intercontinental Le Mans Cup)
Constructors' Championships3 (Le Mans Series 2007, 2010 Le Mans Series, 2010 Intercontinental Le Mans Cup)
Drivers' Championships2 (Le Mans Series 2007, 2010 Le Mans Series)

The Peugeot 908 HDi FAP is a sports prototype racing car built by the French automobile manufacturer Peugeot to compete in the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race, starting in 2007[3] and eventually winning in 2009. This effort, in development since 2005, was publicly unveiled on 15 June 2006. It first competed against the Audi R10 TDI, becoming the second diesel engined sports car from a major manufacturer, and then against the Audi R15 TDI. This was Peugeot Sport's first Le Mans effort since the end of the Peugeot 905 project in 1993. It won 19 from the 28 races in which it raced between 2007 and 2011.

"908 HDi FAP" reads as follows: 908 deals with the 90x series for racing cars at Peugeot; HDi is the acronym for [English] "High Pressure Direct Injection" (French: Injection directe à haute pression) and FAP is the acronym for [French] "Filtre à particules" (English: particulate filter"). The 908 name is also shared with a Peugeot concept saloon/sedan, named the 908RC, which shares the diesel V12 engine from the 908 sportscar and with the successor sports prototype racing car of Peugeot for 2011 season, simply named "908". The Peugeot 908 is not to be confused with another sportscar of the same number that successfully raced from 1968 to 1981, the Porsche 908.

At the 2008 1000 km of Silverstone, Peugeot Sport unveiled the 908 HY, a hybrid electric variant of the diesel 908,[4][5] with KERS. Peugeot planned to campaign the car in the 2009 Le Mans Series season, even though it would not be capable of scoring championship points, but gave up the idea to concentrate on preparation for the 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans.[6]

  1. ^ "Peugeot's Le Mans Project According to L'Equipe". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
  2. ^ Michael J. Fuller. "2007-2009 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP". mulsannescorner.com. Mulsanne's Corner. Retrieved May 24, 2011.
  3. ^ "Peugeot Will Go to LeMans 2007 with a Diesel". Green Car Congress. June 15, 2006.
  4. ^ "2009 Peugeot 908 HY Pricing and Information". Conceptcarz.com. Retrieved October 30, 2008.
  5. ^ "2008 Peugeot 908 HY - 2008 Paris Motor Show Coverage, New Car Reviews, Concept Cars". Automobile Magazine. 2 October 2008. Archived from the original on May 15, 2009. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
  6. ^ "Peugeot Sport Hybrid". Racecar Engineering. September 13, 2008. Archived from the original on January 13, 2009. Retrieved September 13, 2008.