Jaguar XJR-6 | |
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Race Car | |
Category | Group C |
Constructor | Jaguar |
Designer | Tony Southgate |
Predecessor | Jaguar XJR-5 |
Successor | Jaguar XJR-8 |
Chassis | carbon composite panels |
Suspension (front) | carbon fibre and Kevlar monocoque with fully stressed engine |
Suspension (rear) | double wishbones, push-rod-activated coil springs over dampers |
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Transmission | March/TWR 5 speed Manual |
Weight | 900 kg (1,984 lb) |
Fuel | {{{Fuel}}} |
Brakes | AP Racing ventilated discs |
Tyres | Dunlop |
Notable entrants | {{{Notable Entrants}}} |
Notable drivers | Gianfranco Brancatelli Martin Brundle Eddie Cheever Hurley Haywood Hans Heyer Alan Jones Jan Lammers John Nielsen Win Percy Brian Redman Jean Louis Schlesser Mike Thackwell |
Debut | {{{Debut}}} |
Races competed | {{{Races Competed}}} |
Race victories | {{{Race Victories}}} |
Podiums | {{{Podiums}}} |
Constructors' Championships | {{{Constructor's Championships}}} |
Drivers' Championships | {{{Driver's Championships}}} |
Pole positions | {{{Pole Positions}}} |
Fastest laps | {{{Fastest Laps}}} |
The Jaguar XJR-6 is a Group C[1] sports prototype race car, designed, developed and built by TWR, with the aim of competing, from 1985, in the World Sportscar Championship. A total of six Jaguar XJR-6s were built and they contested in the World Sportscar Championship until 1986, before Jaguar replaced them with the Jaguar XJR-8.[2][3][4][5][6]
Racing History[]
- Participated in the 1985 and 1986 seasons.
- A victory in the 1986 1000 km of Silverstone with Eddie Cheever and Derek Warwick.
- Participated in the 1986 24 Hours of Le Mans; all three cars that were entered ended up retiring.
Drivers[]
- Gianfranco Brancatelli
- Martin Brundle
- Eddie Cheever
- Hurley Haywood
- Hans Heyer
- Alan Jones
- Jan Lammers
- John Nielsen
- Win Percy
- Brian Redman
- Jean Louis Schlesser
- Mike Thackwell
- Derek Warwick
References[]
- ↑ "Group C Jaguar XJR-6 February 1987". https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/february-1987/50/group-c-jaguar-xjr-6.
- ↑ "1985 - 1986 Jaguar XJR-6 - Images, Specifications and Information". https://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/3081/Jaguar-XJR-6.html.
- ↑ "Jaguar XJR-6". https://www.racingsportscars.com/type/photo/Jaguar/XJR-6.html.
- ↑ "1985 Jaguar XJR6". 30 November 2018. http://www.classiccarweekly.net/2018/11/30/1985-jaguar-xjr6/.
- ↑ "Jaguar XJR6 group C (1985) - Racing Cars". http://tech-racingcars.wikidot.com/jaguar-xjr6.
- ↑ Fuller, J. A. Martin, Michael J.. Inside IMSA's Legendary GTP Race Cars. MotorBooks International. https://books.google.com/books?id=tPnXCAmIKwEC&dq=Jaguar+XJR-6&pg=PA178.
External links[]
https://www.ultimatecarpage.com/spec/3081/Jaguar-XJR-6.html
Gallery[]
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