Bentley Speed 8 - Revision history

Red marquis at 12:37, 31 March 2009

2009-03-31T12:37:56Z

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	So, for 2003 Bentley returned for its final race with an all-new car simply called Speed 8, featuring new bodywork, new chassis, and a much-improved drive train. Starting from pole and with no works Audi team participating, the no. 7 car led the field away at 1600 hours on Saturday, June 14, and on it went, through the night, closely followed by the no. 8 car, which was only slowed by battery problems. 24 hours later, and after 377 rounds of the Circuit de La Sarthe, the green machine drove under the checkered flag: Bentley had won at Le Mans, and given the Volkswagen Group a remarkable 4th straight Le Mans victory.		So, for 2003 Bentley returned for its final race with an all-new car simply called Speed 8, featuring new bodywork, new chassis, and a much-improved drive train. Starting from pole and with no works Audi team participating, the no. 7 car led the field away at 1600 hours on Saturday, June 14, and on it went, through the night, closely followed by the no. 8 car, which was only slowed by battery problems. 24 hours later, and after 377 rounds of the Circuit de La Sarthe, the green machine drove under the checkered flag: Bentley had won at Le Mans, and given the Volkswagen Group a remarkable 4th straight Le Mans victory.

			==See Also==
	{{Bentley}}		{{Bentley}}

86.155.24.141 at 16:25, 29 March 2009

2009-03-29T16:25:45Z

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	\| Designer		\| Designer
	\| Peter Elleray		\| [[Peter Elleray]]
	\|}		\|}

RenesisEvo: Added information available from www.mulsannescorner.com

2008-02-21T20:39:48Z

Added information available from www.mulsannescorner.com

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	\| ~~{{{engine}}}~~		\| 4.0 twin-turbocharged 90° V8
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	\| Designer		\| Designer
	\| ~~{{{Designer (lead designer if it was a team effort)}}}~~		\| Peter Elleray
	\|}		\|}

Red marquis at 10:33, 12 February 2007

2007-02-12T10:33:36Z

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	~~[[Category:Needs infobox]]~~



	The '''Bentley EXP Speed 8''' is a [[Le Mans Prototype\|LMP]] race car that competed in the [[Le Mans]] series from 2001 to 2003, taking first place in 2003. It has a strong resemblance to and shares some technology with the [[Audi]] [[Audi R8 Race Car\|R8]]C (which cars won Le Mans the preceding 3 years). The Speed 8 marked [[Bentley Motors Limited\|Bentley's]] return to racing after a 73-year absence.		The '''Bentley EXP Speed 8''' is a [[Le Mans Prototype\|LMP]] race car that competed in the [[Le Mans]] series from 2001 to 2003, taking first place in 2003. It has a strong resemblance to and shares some technology with the [[Audi]] [[Audi R8 Race Car\|R8]]C (which cars won Le Mans the preceding 3 years). The Speed 8 marked [[Bentley Motors Limited\|Bentley's]] return to racing after a 73-year absence.

Red marquis at 10:32, 12 February 2007

2007-02-12T10:32:57Z

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			[[Category:Needs infobox]]



	The '''Bentley EXP Speed 8''' is a [[Le Mans Prototype\|LMP]] race car that competed in the [[Le Mans]] series from 2001 to 2003, taking first place in 2003. It has a strong resemblance to and shares some technology with the [[Audi]] [[Audi R8 Race Car\|R8]]C (which cars won Le Mans the preceding 3 years). The Speed 8 marked [[Bentley Motors Limited\|Bentley's]] return to racing after a 73-year absence.		The '''Bentley EXP Speed 8''' is a [[Le Mans Prototype\|LMP]] race car that competed in the [[Le Mans]] series from 2001 to 2003, taking first place in 2003. It has a strong resemblance to and shares some technology with the [[Audi]] [[Audi R8 Race Car\|R8]]C (which cars won Le Mans the preceding 3 years). The Speed 8 marked [[Bentley Motors Limited\|Bentley's]] return to racing after a 73-year absence.

Red marquis: /* Racing history */

2007-01-05T05:53:26Z

Racing history

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	==Racing history==		==Racing history==
	In [[2001]] Bentley returned to the famous [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] race, after a gap of 73 years, for a three-year campaign with the EXP Speed 8. The car, a closed-top sports prototype, built to the [[Automobile Club de l'Ouest\|ACO]] LM GTP regulations, had a twin-turbocharged 3.6-liter [[V8\|V-8]] race engine from parent company [[Audi]], who were campaigning their successful [[Audi R8 Race Car\|R8]] prototype since 1999. The same basic V8 engine was also used in the Audi R8, although separate developments were made to each engine. Developing around 600 hp, the Bentley achieved 105 [[Miles per hour\|mph]] in first gear, and went on to a top speed of over 220 mph. The two-car entry gained 3rd place in 2001, with the other car retiring in a fireball after a strong run in the rain. In 2002 the lone entry achieved 4th place, now powered by a 4.0-liter [[Turbocharger\|turbocharged]] version of the V-8 engine and carrying revised bodywork. Both 2001 and 2002 races were won by the works Audi Sport Team Joest team. Being the only entrant in its class—all other prototypes were of the open-cockpit variety—the Speed 8 always finished 1st in the LM GTP category.		In 2001 Bentley returned to the famous [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] race, after a gap of 73 years, for a three-year campaign with the EXP Speed 8. The car, a closed-top sports prototype, built to the [[Automobile Club de l'Ouest\|ACO]] LM GTP regulations, had a twin-turbocharged 3.6-liter [[V8\|V-8]] race engine from parent company [[Audi]], who were campaigning their successful [[Audi R8 Race Car\|R8]] prototype since 1999. The same basic V8 engine was also used in the Audi R8, although separate developments were made to each engine. Developing around 600 hp, the Bentley achieved 105 [[Miles per hour\|mph]] in first gear, and went on to a top speed of over 220 mph. The two-car entry gained 3rd place in 2001, with the other car retiring in a fireball after a strong run in the rain. In 2002 the lone entry achieved 4th place, now powered by a 4.0-liter [[Turbocharger\|turbocharged]] version of the V-8 engine and carrying revised bodywork. Both 2001 and 2002 races were won by the works Audi Sport Team Joest team. Being the only entrant in its class—all other prototypes were of the open-cockpit variety—the Speed 8 always finished 1st in the LM GTP category.

	It had been rumoured that the Volkswagen Group intended the 2001 and 2002 events to be solely 'warm-up' races for Bentley so that the works Audi Sport Team Joest outfit could try and claim a hat trick of wins in 2000, 2001 and 2002 (which they did do, emphatically) and then leave Team Bentley to go for overall honours in 2003 after the works Audi team quit in 2002.		It had been rumoured that the Volkswagen Group intended the 2001 and 2002 events to be solely 'warm-up' races for Bentley so that the works Audi Sport Team Joest outfit could try and claim a hat trick of wins in 2000, 2001 and 2002 (which they did do, emphatically) and then leave Team Bentley to go for overall honours in 2003 after the works Audi team quit in 2002.

	So, for [[2003]] Bentley returned for its final race with an all-new car simply called Speed 8, featuring new bodywork, new chassis, and a much-improved drive train. Starting from pole and with no works Audi team participating, the no. 7 car led the field away at 1600 hours on Saturday, June 14, and on it went, through the night, closely followed by the no. 8 car, which was only slowed by battery problems. 24 hours later, and after 377 rounds of the Circuit de La Sarthe, the green machine drove under the checkered flag: Bentley had won at Le Mans, and given the Volkswagen Group a remarkable 4th straight Le Mans victory.		So, for 2003 Bentley returned for its final race with an all-new car simply called Speed 8, featuring new bodywork, new chassis, and a much-improved drive train. Starting from pole and with no works Audi team participating, the no. 7 car led the field away at 1600 hours on Saturday, June 14, and on it went, through the night, closely followed by the no. 8 car, which was only slowed by battery problems. 24 hours later, and after 377 rounds of the Circuit de La Sarthe, the green machine drove under the checkered flag: Bentley had won at Le Mans, and given the Volkswagen Group a remarkable 4th straight Le Mans victory.

	{{Bentley}}		{{Bentley}}

0-172 at 20:59, 4 January 2007

2007-01-04T20:59:59Z

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			[[Image:Bentley EXP Speed 8.jpg\|right\|250px]]
	The '''Bentley EXP Speed 8''' is a [[Le Mans Prototype\|LMP]] race car that competed in the [[Le Mans]] series from 2001 to 2003, taking first place in 2003. It has a strong resemblance to and shares some technology with the [[Audi]] [[Audi R8 Race Car\|R8]]C (which cars won Le Mans the preceding 3 years). The Speed 8 marked [[Bentley Motors Limited\|Bentley's]] return to racing after a 73-year absence.		The '''Bentley EXP Speed 8''' is a [[Le Mans Prototype\|LMP]] race car that competed in the [[Le Mans]] series from 2001 to 2003, taking first place in 2003. It has a strong resemblance to and shares some technology with the [[Audi]] [[Audi R8 Race Car\|R8]]C (which cars won Le Mans the preceding 3 years). The Speed 8 marked [[Bentley Motors Limited\|Bentley's]] return to racing after a 73-year absence.

Red marquis at 08:13, 17 December 2006

2006-12-17T08:13:12Z

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The '''Bentley EXP Speed 8''' is a [[Le Mans Prototype|LMP]] race car that competed in the [[Le Mans]] series from 2001 to 2003, taking first place in 2003. It has a strong resemblance to and shares some technology with the [[Audi]] [[Audi R8 Race Car|R8]]C (which cars won Le Mans the preceding 3 years). The Speed 8 marked [[Bentley Motors Limited|Bentley's]] return to racing after a 73-year absence.

==Technical data==
The most developed version of the Bentley Speed 8 was powered by a 4.0-liter [[V-8]] producing 600 [[Horsepower| hp]], mated to a 6-speed [[manual transmission]]. The car weighed 900 kg (1984 lb) in with the minimum weight mandated for the LM GTP class of the [[24 Hours of Le Mans]].

==Racing history==
In [[2001]] Bentley returned to the famous [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] race, after a gap of 73 years, for a three-year campaign with the EXP Speed 8. The car, a closed-top sports prototype, built to the [[Automobile Club de l'Ouest|ACO]] LM GTP regulations, had a twin-turbocharged 3.6-liter [[V8|V-8]] race engine from parent company [[Audi]], who were campaigning their successful [[Audi R8 Race Car|R8]] prototype since 1999. The same basic V8 engine was also used in the Audi R8, although separate developments were made to each engine. Developing around 600 hp, the Bentley achieved 105 [[Miles per hour|mph]] in first gear, and went on to a top speed of over 220 mph. The two-car entry gained 3rd place in 2001, with the other car retiring in a fireball after a strong run in the rain. In 2002 the lone entry achieved 4th place, now powered by a 4.0-liter [[Turbocharger|turbocharged]] version of the V-8 engine and carrying revised bodywork. Both 2001 and 2002 races were won by the works Audi Sport Team Joest team. Being the only entrant in its class—all other prototypes were of the open-cockpit variety—the Speed 8 always finished 1st in the LM GTP category.

It had been rumoured that the Volkswagen Group intended the 2001 and 2002 events to be solely 'warm-up' races for Bentley so that the works Audi Sport Team Joest outfit could try and claim a hat trick of wins in 2000, 2001 and 2002 (which they did do, emphatically) and then leave Team Bentley to go for overall honours in 2003 after the works Audi team quit in 2002.

So, for [[2003]] Bentley returned for its final race with an all-new car simply called Speed 8, featuring new bodywork, new chassis, and a much-improved drive train. Starting from pole and with no works Audi team participating, the no. 7 car led the field away at 1600 hours on Saturday, June 14, and on it went, through the night, closely followed by the no. 8 car, which was only slowed by battery problems. 24 hours later, and after 377 rounds of the Circuit de La Sarthe, the green machine drove under the checkered flag: Bentley had won at Le Mans, and given the Volkswagen Group a remarkable 4th straight Le Mans victory.

{{Bentley}}

==External links==
*[http://www.7extrememotorsports.com/lemans/cars/lmp900-bentley-speed-8.htm Bentley Speed 8 photos and specifications]
*[http://www.mulsannescorner.com/bentleylmgtp03.html Bentley Speed 8 photos and specifications]
*[http://www.mulsannescorner.com/bentleyelleray.html Interview with Bentley LMGTP designer Peter Elleray]

[[Category:Bentley vehicles|Speed 8]]
[[Category:Racing cars]]