The origins of the first LMP1 to be designed 100% at Pescarolo Sport
The Pescarolo 01 is a prototype that made its appearance in 2007 and was entirely built by Pescarolo Sport. The car was designed to meet LMP1 and LMP2 regulations, replacing the C60 chassis which itself derived from cars bought from the Courage Compétition team. A form of kinship can be seen with the cars previously entered by "Pesca’s" Greens, namely the Courages C52 and C60, and then the Pescarolo-Courage C60.
The "kinship" is clearly visual, with the first 01 imitating the bodywork of the C60. While the 01 chassis remained largely unchanged in 2008 and 2009, Pescarolo Automobiles’ takeover by Oak Racing saw the cars rapidly evolve, up to the final versions of 2011 and 2012, of which chassis no. 12 which is now up for sale is the logical conclusion.
Oak Racing concluded an agreement with Pescarolo Sport (Sora Group) to take over the manufacturing part of its activity. As a consequence of this, the development and construction of the chassis, body and spare parts of the Pescarolo LMP1 and LMP2 prototypes were taken over by Oak Racing from 2011 onwards. The same was true for all the business side. The technical development of the prototypes was done in collaboration with the Pescarolo Sport design office (which for a time became Pescarolo Team) before Oak Racing finally took charge of all these different competences.
Jacques Nicolet – the boss of the Oak Racing team and representative of the JN Automotive group - recovered the rights to develop and manufacture the 2010 Pescarolo LM P1s, but this allowed Henri Pescarolo to regain control of his team, with successful race entries in Europe. Jacques Nicolet, who had already had a taste of LM P1 racing in 2008, was counting on the 01 go top again. The Pescarolo 01s were renowned for their reliability and agility. Alexandre Prémat in particular widely acclaimed the car’s qualities, even saying that he found it had better balance … than an Audi LM P1!
The Pescarolo 01 is a prototype that made its appearance in 2007 and was entirely built by Pescarolo Sport. The car was designed to meet LMP1 and LMP2 regulations, replacing the C60 chassis which itself derived from cars bought from the Courage Compétition team. A form of kinship can be seen with the cars previously entered by "Pesca’s" Greens, namely the Courages C52 and C60, and then the Pescarolo-Courage C60.
The "kinship" is clearly visual, with the first 01 imitating the bodywork of the C60. While the 01 chassis remained largely unchanged in 2008 and 2009, Pescarolo Automobiles’ takeover by Oak Racing saw the cars rapidly evolve, up to the final versions of 2011 and 2012, of which chassis no. 12 which is now up for sale is the logical conclusion.
Oak Racing concluded an agreement with Pescarolo Sport (Sora Group) to take over the manufacturing part of its activity. As a consequence of this, the development and construction of the chassis, body and spare parts of the Pescarolo LMP1 and LMP2 prototypes were taken over by Oak Racing from 2011 onwards. The same was true for all the business side. The technical development of the prototypes was done in collaboration with the Pescarolo Sport design office (which for a time became Pescarolo Team) before Oak Racing finally took charge of all these different competences.
Jacques Nicolet – the boss of the Oak Racing team and representative of the JN Automotive group - recovered the rights to develop and manufacture the 2010 Pescarolo LM P1s, but this allowed Henri Pescarolo to regain control of his team, with successful race entries in Europe. Jacques Nicolet, who had already had a taste of LM P1 racing in 2008, was counting on the 01 go top again. The Pescarolo 01s were renowned for their reliability and agility. Alexandre Prémat in particular widely acclaimed the car’s qualities, even saying that he found it had better balance … than an Audi LM P1!
