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Mercedes-Benz C291
The Mercedes-Benz C291 was a sports-prototype racing car introduced for the 1991 World Sportscar Championship season. It was Mercedes-Benz’ final car in the Group C category. Introduction The 1991 season marked the introduction of the FIA’s new, and controversial, 3.5 litre formula which replaced the highly successful Group C category that had been used in the World Sportscar Championship since 1982, though due to a small number of entries for the 3.5 litre formula heavily penalised Group C cars (which were subject to weight penalties and started behind the new-style C1 entries on the grid) were allowed to participate in the season's C2 category. To meet the new regulations Mercedes-Benz came up with an all-new car; the C291 which was designed by its racing partner Sauber. One survived and is on display in the Carl Benz Museum in Ladenburg, Germany. Another one is located in the Michael Schumacher Collection in Cologne, and this is the Autopolis-winning chassis. Engine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Mercedes-Benz C291 Automuseum Dr
It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union collapsed, leaving fifteen sovereign republics and the CIS in its place. In July 1991, India abandoned its policies of dirigism, license raj and autarky and began extensive liberalisation to its economy. This increased GDP but also increased income inequality over the next two decades. A UN-authorized coalition force from 34 nations fought against Iraq, which had invaded and annexed Kuwait in the previous year, 1990. The conflict would be called the Gulf War and would mark the beginning of a since-constant American military presence in the Middle East. The clash between Serbia and the other Yugoslav republics would lead into the beginning of the Yugoslav Wars, which ran through the rest of the decade. In the context of the apartheid, the year after the liberation of political prisoner Nelson Mandela, the Parliament of South Africa repeals the Population Registration Act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 World Sportscar Championship Season
The 1991 FIA Sportscar World Championship season was the 39th season of FIA World Sportscar Championship motor racing. It featured the 1991 FIA Sportscar World Championship, which was contested over an eight race series from 14 April to 28 October 28, 1991. The series was open to Group C Sportscars, with Category 1 cars complying with new 1991 Group C rules and Category 2 cars running under the pre 1991 regulations. Teo Fabi won the Drivers Championship and Silk Cut Jaguar won the Teams title. Schedule Entries Note: As Toyota Team Tom's was not a full-season SWC entrant, the team and drivers were not eligible for championship points. Results and standings Race results In order to be classified for points, a team had to complete 90% of the winner's distance. Further, drivers were required to complete at least 30% of their car's total race distance to qualify for championship points. Drivers forfeited points if they drove in more than one car during the race. Drive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 430 Km Of Magny-Cours
The 1991 430 km of Magny-Cours was the sixth round of the 1991 World Sportscar Championship season, taking place at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, France. It took place on September 15, 1991. Qualifying Qualifying results Class leaders are in bold. The fastest time set by each entry is denoted in gray. Race Race results Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 90% of the winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC). Statistics * Pole Position - Yannick Dalmas (#6 Peugeot Talbot Sport) - 1:21.821 * Fastest Lap - Philippe Alliot (#5 Peugeot Talbot Sport) - 1:25.823 * Average Speed - 170.685 km/h External links WSPR-Racing - 1991 Magny-Cours results {{Sportscar Race Report , Year_of_race = 1991 , Sportscar_Series = World Sportscar Championship , Previous_race_in_season = 1991 430km of Nürburgring , Next_race_in_season = 1991 430km of Mexico City Magny-Cours Magny-Cours Magny-Cours () is a Communes of France, commune in the Nièvre Departments of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 430 Km Of Nürburgring
The 1991 430 km of Nürburgring was the fifth round of the 1991 World Sportscar Championship season, taking place at Nürburgring, Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu .... It took place on August 18, 1991. The two Jaguars finished six laps ahead of the third-placed Porsche. Qualifying Qualifying results Class leaders are in bold. The fastest time set by each entry is denoted in gray. Race Race results Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 90% of the winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC). Statistics * Pole Position - Teo Fabi (#4 Silk Cut Jaguar) - 1:19.519 * Fastest Lap - Teo Fabi (#4 Silk Cut Jaguar) - 1:21.553 * Average Speed - 180.183 km/h References External links WSPR-Racing - 1991 Nürburgring results {{DEFAULTSOR ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 430 Km Of Silverstone
The 1991 430 km of Silverstone was the third round of the 1991 World Sportscar Championship season, taking place at Silverstone Circuit, United Kingdom. It took place on 19 May 1991. Qualifying Qualifying results Class leaders are in bold. The fastest time set by each entry is denoted in gray. Race Race results Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 90% of the winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC). Statistics * Pole Position - Martin Brundle (#4 Silk Cut Jaguar) - 1:27.478 * Fastest Lap - Martin Brundle (#3 Silk Cut Jaguar) - 1:29.372 * Average Speed - 196.413 km/h NB: Martin Brundle took the pole on #4 car (chassis-Nr 691) and made the best lap on #3 car (chassis-Nr 591). He raced only the #3 car being the solo driver. External links WSPR-Racing - 1991 Silverstone results {{6 Hours of Silverstone Silverstone 6 Hours of Silverstone Silverstone Silverstone is a village and civil parish in the West Northamptonshire unitary authority area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 430 Km Of Suzuka
The 1991 430 km of Suzuka was the opening round of the 1991 World Sportscar Championship season, taking place at Suzuka Circuit, Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea .... It took place on April 14, 1991. Qualifying Qualifying results Class leaders are in bold. The fastest time set by each entry is denoted in gray. *†-time disallowed for using illegal rear wings. Race Race results Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 90% of the winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC). † - #16 Repsol Brun Motorsport was disqualified for using more than its allowed usage of fuel. Statistics * Pole Position - Derek Warwick (#3 Silk Cut Jaguar) - 1:48.084 * Fastest Lap - Derek Warwick (#3 Silk Cut Jaguar) - 1:49.148 * Average Speed - 176.031 km/h { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 24 Hours Of Le Mans
The 1991 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 59th Grand Prix of Endurance, taking place at the Circuit de la Sarthe, France, on the 22 and 23 June 1991. It was also the fourth round of the 1991 World Sportscar Championship season, 1991 FIA Sportscar World Championship season. This was the inaugural season of the new 3.5-litre non-turbo regulations for Sports Cars, however the number of teams entering cars in that class was very limited, so the entry list was opened up to the old Group C category. To promote their new formula, FISA decreed that the top ten grid spots had to be taken by cars in the new class, regardless of their qualifying time, with the Group C cars arranged behind them. The piston-engine Group C cars were penalised to carry 100 kg extra ballast, but the rotary-engine Mazdas were not. The race was anticipated to be a final showdown between Jaguar and Sauber-Mercedes, with Porsche, Mazda and the new Peugeots playing supporting roles. Indeed, from the front of the g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peugeot 905
The Peugeot 905 is a sports-prototype racing car built by Peugeot's racing department, Peugeot Talbot Sport. The car was initially unveiled in February 1990 and was developed throughout 1990 before making its race debut at the World Sportscar Championship in the final two races of the 1990 season (Montreal and 1990 480 km of Mexico City, Mexico City). The Peugeot 905 participated in 17 races in its career, winning 9 of them. The car won the 24 Hours of Le Mans Endurance racing (motorsport), endurance race in 1992 24 Hours of Le Mans, 1992 with the team of Derek Warwick, Yannick Dalmas, and Mark Blundell. This win was followed in 1993 24 Hours of Le Mans, 1993 by the team of Geoff Brabham, Christophe Bouchut, and Éric Hélary, in the 905B. In addition to that, the car won both the driver’s and the team’s title at the World Sportscar Championship in the 1992 World Sportscar Championship, 1992 season. History Inception In November 1988 Peugeot Talbot Sport, establish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Circuit De La Sarthe
The Circuit des 24 Heures du Mans, also known as Circuit de la Sarthe (after the 1906 French Grand Prix triangle circuit) located in Le Mans, Sarthe, France, is a semi-permanent motorsport race course, chiefly known as the venue for the 24 Hours of Le Mans auto race. Comprising private, race-specific sections of track in addition to public roads which remain accessible most of the year, its present configuration is long, making it one of the longest circuits in the world. The capacity of the race stadium, where the short ''Bugatti Circuit'' is situated, is 100,000. The Musée des 24 Heures du Mans is a motorsport museum located at the main entrance of the venue. Up to 85% of the lap time is spent on full throttle, putting immense stress on engine and drivetrain components. Additionally, the times spent reaching maximum speed also mean tremendous wear on the brakes and suspension as cars must slow from over to around for the sharp corner at the village of Mulsanne. Trac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaguar XJR-14
The Jaguar XJR-14 is a sports-prototype racing car introduced for the 1991 World Sportscar Championship season. It was designed by Ross Brawn and John Piper, and was built and run by Tom Walkinshaw Racing (TWR), on behalf of Jaguar Cars. Design The 1991 season marked the introduction of the FIA’s new, and controversial, 3.5 Litre Formula which replaced the highly successful Group C category that had been used in the World Sports Car Championship since 1982. However, due to a small number of entries in the new 3.5 litre formula heavily penalised Group C cars were allowed participate in the newly created C2 category for the 1991 season but Jaguar participated in the new formula. To comply with the new regulations Jaguar produced an all-new car, the XJR-14. It was designed by Ross Brawn and John Piper, and was built by Tom Walkinshaw Racing (TWR). In the past, TWR's Jaguars had been designed under the direction of Tony Southgate, while Brawn worked with a large design staf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flat-12
A flat-twelve engine, also known as a horizontally opposed-twelve, is a twelve-cylinder piston engine with six cylinders on each side of a central crankshaft. Flat-twelve engines are less common than V12 engines, but they have been used in various racing cars during the 1960s and 1970s, and in mid-engined Ferrari road cars from 1973 to 1996. Design Unlike most flat-twin, flat-four, and flat-six engines, flat-twelve engines typically use the crankshaft configuration of a 180° V engine. Instead of the boxer engine design of each piston having its own crankpin, flat-twelve engines have each pair of pistons sharing a crankpin, and thus are flat, but not true boxers. Compared with a V12 engine, a flat-twelve has a lower center of gravity, but because a flat-twelve is wider they are rarely used in front-engined cars. Racing cars Formula One The first known flat-twelve engine was built by Porsche in 1947 for the abandoned Cisitalia Grand Prix racing car. The engine, known as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benetton B190B
The Benetton B190 is a Formula One racing car designed by Rory Byrne in collaboration with Benetton's Technical Director, John Barnard, a designer with experience at racing companies McLaren and Ferrari and arguably the most successful Formula One designer of the 1980s with his cars winning 31 races since (Barnard also enjoyed success designing the ground effects Chaparral 2K that won the 1980 Indianapolis 500). Geoff Goddard, chief designer at Cosworth was responsible for designing the car's engine, which was of exclusive use for Benetton. The B190 was raced by Benetton in all but the first two races of the 1990 Formula One season. Background Benetton began sponsoring Formula One teams in with its sponsorship of Tyrrell. In both the and seasons, they sponsored the factory Alfa Romeo team. At the end of 1985 Benetton stepped up its involvement in Formula One after acquiring the Toleman and Spirit teams (Benetton had been Toleman's major sponsor in 1985 as well as Alfa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
