The Bentley Speed 8 (developed from the Bentley EXP Speed 8) is a Grand Touring Prototype race car that was designed by Bentley. It has a strong resemblance to and shares some technology with the Audi R8C, which had raced only once before Audi dropped the project to focus on the later dominant Audi R8.

Mar 31, 2009 · The Bentley EXP Speed 8 is a 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 R8 C (which cars won Le Mans the preceding 3 years).

Bentley Speed 8: The Comprehensive Story of Bentley’s Last Le Mans Winner by Andrew Cotton “The focus instead changed to developing a new chassis, and eventually that evolved into the car that spearheaded the relaunch of the Bentley brand at the Le Mans 24-hour endurance race.

670 hp, 3.6-liter twin-turbocharged V-8 engine, electronic fuel injection, Ricardo six-speed sequential dual-clutch manual gearbox, front independent suspension with double-wishbones, torsion bars at the front and coil springs at the rear and a pushrod system with horizontal dampers, and four-wheel hydraulic disc brakes. Wheelbase: 104.3"

The Bentley EXP Speed 8 is a 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 R8C (which cars won Le Mans the preceding 3 years).

Oct 16, 2013 · The compact 3.6 liter engine was mated to a six-speed gearbox that had been jointly developed by Bentley and Xtrac. The differences between the LMP 900 and LM GTP regulations meant that the Bentley featured slightly narrower tires than Audi R8, which was balanced out by a larger restrictor. Page 1 of 3 Next >>

Nov 16, 2016 · Bentley’s closed-cockpit cars were the only prototypes in the LMGTP class, fighting against LMP900 open-cockpit prototypes of Audi, Chrysler, Cadillac, Courage, Dome, Ascari and Panoz. Bentley’s return to Le Mans was successful, as the #8 crew reached the overall podium, behind two Audi R8s.

Aug 7, 2020 · The compact 3.6 liter engine was mated to a six-speed gearbox that had been jointly developed by Bentley and Xtrac. The differences between the LMP 900 and LM GTP regulations meant that the Bentley featured slightly narrower tires than Audi R8, which was balanced out by a larger restrictor. Find out more on ultimatecarpage.com

Sep 14, 2020 · Here’s the first of several DSC Retro features for Le Mans week – this one from 2003, and an in-depth look at an iconic, Le Mans winning car from Alan Lis. Team Bentley produced an all-new race car for the 2003 Le Mans 24 Hours.

2003 Bentley Speed 8. For their 2003 assault on Le Mans, all of the Volkswagen-Audi Group’s efforts were focused on the Bentleys which benefited from the same talent that brought Audi to victory in years previous. This included the very capable Team Joest and star Audi drivers such as Rinaldo Capello and Tom Kristensen.