24h Le Mans
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Audi wrote a page of history by winning with the R18 e-tron quattro, the first hybrid to race in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The launch of the 56th pit (reserved for innovative cars running outside classification) was also a big hit with race fans, with the astonishing performance of the Nissan DeltaWing and the introduction of the GreenGT H2, that follows it in 2013.
Audi R18 e-tron quattro R18 and Toyota TS030, use hybrid power. As well as the 24 Hours of Le Mans, five rounds of the FIA World Endurance Championship were won by one of these two hybrid prototypes that use two different technical options: rear diesel engine and two electric motors at the front for Audi, a petrol engine and electric motor at the rear for the Toyota.
The Nissan DeltaWing was first tenant of the 56th pit at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Designed according to the principle of "downsizing" (reduction of weight, power and aerodynamic drag), the DeltaWing Nissan has confirmed the amazing potential glimpse at Le Mans by interfering four months later in the top 5 of the Petit Le Mans race Closing of the American Le Mans Series held on the Road Atlanta circuit.
The GreenGT H2 is awaited in 2013. Officially launched as part of the Test Day of the 80th 24 Hours of Le Mans, the GreenGT H2 uses hydrogen to make electricity. It will follow the Nissan DeltaWing in the 56th pit, and will be at the heart of the 90th anniversary of the classic of La Sarthe.
Jean-Philippe Doret.
Photo: CIRCUIT OF 24 HOURS (LE MANS, SARTHE) DAY TEST 24 HOURS OF LE MANS, June 2, 2012. The Nissan DeltaWing was about to race the story of the GreenGT H2 began to unfold.
