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...riety of open-cockpit prototypes for use in [[hillclimb]]s as well as [[Le Mans Prototype]]s for [[endurance racing]]. Besides racing their own cars, thei ...lclimb car and the LMP2/04 LMP2-class [[prototype]] which runs in the [[Le Mans Series]].

...a workshop in ''Via Vincenzo Lancia'', [[Torino]], building racing cars, prototypes and small-series special designs. His own workshop was established in Via Lancia (1951), focusing on prototypes and tuning equipment.

...prototypes numbered P01-P10 on their interior plaques. To an observer the prototypes and production cars are indistinguishable. ...The 550 GT made one of it's final appearances at the [[2003 24 Hours of Le Mans]]. In 2000, Italtecnica would create another 550 race car meeting the more

...hetta''' is a [[mid-engined]], two-door, two-seat [[24 Hours of Le Mans|Le Mans]]-style [[sports car]], in the spirit of the [[Maserati 350S|350]] and [[Ma ...he racing model were produced at de Tomaso factory in [[Modena]], plus two prototypes (one racing-corsa, one street-stradale). It featured a mid-engine V6 [[Mase

...] regulations in the [[World Sportscar Championship]] and [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] from [[1982 World Sportscar Championship season|1982]] to [[1983 World Sp * [http://wsrp.ic.cz/chassis/chassis_lancia.html World Sports Racing Prototypes] - Lancia chassis index

...rt]] Notable was also the 'Bisiluro' which competed unsuccessfully at [[Le Mans]] in 1955. A twin-boom vehicle, the pilot was seated in one 'pod' whilst th ...a workshop in ''Via Vincenzo Lancia'', [[Torino]], building racing cars, prototypes, and small-series special designs.

...rts car racing|sports car]], related to the [[Ferrari P]] series of sports prototypes. It was raced in [[1970]] and [[1971]], then withdrawn from competition fol ...total displacement of 4380 cc. However, in the specific case of [[Le Mans]] racing cars, regulations in those days restricted maximum displacement to

...ports cars]] built until January 1970, related to the [[Ferrari P]] sports prototypes. The V12-powered cars were entered in the [[1970 World Sportscar Championsh ...in the specific case of world sports car championship and [[24 hours of Le Mans]] racing cars, regulations in those days restricted maximum displacement to

...o whet public appetite and boost automobile sales with displays of fancy [[prototypes]], [[concept vehicle]]s and other special or [[halo vehicle|halo models]]. ...]], Chevrolet [[Corvette]], [[Cadillac Orleans]] and [[Cadillac Le Mans|Le Mans]].

! colspan=2 |'''1984 Le Mans Lancia LC2''' ...Silverstone]] which earned a fourth place finish. For the [[24 Hours of Le Mans]], both cars qualified on the front row and led the early hours of the race

...heir 1966 to 1980 [[Formula One]] cars, and also their 1969 to 1973 sports prototypes of the [[Ferrari P]] series, using modified engines. ....3-liter V12 that was taken from the [[Ferrari P|Ferrari 250LM]] sportscar prototypes, modified to 3000cc, and mounted in the back of an F1 chassis, designated 3

...ulminated with driver [[Jean-Pierre Wimille]] winning the [[24 hours of Le Mans]] twice (in 1937 with [[Robert Benoist]] and 1939 with [[Pierre Veyron]]). ! width=33% valign=top | Prototypes

...produced in [[1963]] and won the [[12 Hours of Sebring]], [[24 Hours of Le Mans]], and the manufacturers' championship. At the November 1963 Paris Auto Show, Ferrari introduced the 250 LM (Le Mans). It was developed as a coupé version of the 250 P and was ostensibly a ne

...roduced in [[1963]], winning the [[12 Hours of Sebring]], [[24 Hours of Le Mans]], and the manufacturers' championship. It was a mid-engined sports car rac ...ntered by the [[North American Racing Team]] won the [[1965 24 Hours of Le Mans]] driven by [[Jochen Rindt]] and [[Masten Gregory]], which remains as Ferra

In the Rolex Sports Car Series, two classes compete for victories - Daytona Prototypes and [[Grand Touring]]. ...class has less powerful motors and less aerodynamic designs than [[Le Mans Prototypes]] built to [[Automobile Club de l'Ouest|ACO]] rules. The rule limitations a

...'' introduced at the 1952 [[Giro di Sicilia]]. Two of the two-seat sports prototypes were built, an open barchetta and closed coupe both by Vignale. Seven 225 ...rious at the end. This same car was later entered at the [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] and the [[Carrera Panamericana]].

...ed autos. In [[1894]], the first contest was organized by Paris magazine [[Le Petit Journal]], a reliability test to determine best performance. ...prototype classes. Another series based on Le Mans began in 2004, the [[Le Mans Endurance Series]], which included four 1000 km races at tracks in Europe.

...ed autos. In [[1894]], the first contest was organized by Paris magazine [[Le Petit Journal]], a reliability test to determine best performance. ...prototype classes. Another series based on Le Mans began in 2004, the [[Le Mans Endurance Series]], which included four 1000 km races at tracks in Europe.

...autos. In [[1894]], the first contest was organized by Paris magazine ''[[Le Petit Journal]]'', a reliability test to determine best performance. ...ically feature many more cars and much closer competition than American Le Mans.

...Le Mans class win in both years and a 9th overall in [[1965 24 Hours of Le Mans|1965]] with no factory support. A3C's were one of the fastest cars on LeMan ...ill beautiful. Bizzarrini then decided to build the car himself. Around 17 prototypes were completed. The car is officially named as the Bizzarrini 1900 GT Europ

...come one of Europe's most important races, as neither the [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] nor the [[Mille Miglia]] had been established yet. [[Grand Prix motor rac ...s appeared at and won in the [[Mille Miglia]], then pulled out of the [[Le Mans 1955 disaster]], but won the [[Tourist Trophy]] at [[Dundrod]]. [[Stirling

...he race organisiation and its history is contained in the [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] article. [[image:autosportlemans.jpg|thumb|right|250px|'''[[1952 24 Hours of Le Mans]] race, depicted on cover of Auto Sport Review magazine''']]

...alists, drafted by [[Piero Bottoni]] and, under license, by Marcel Breuer, Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe. A serious accident at the [[24 hours of Le Mans]], which causes racing to stop for six months, cause problems all over the

...ng team did not suffer another loss as it had in the 1959 [[24 Hours of Le Mans|LeMans]] race. ...ns for other companies, including [[American Motors]] for which they built prototypes for the [[AMC AMX|AMX/3]] project, and as style and technical consultant fo

...nd six-cylinder vehicles were individually built to order; almost all were prototypes. ...on all four wheels. Although only 3 613RB's were built, one competed at Le Mans in 1966.

...two years, as in 1955, as a result of the disaster at the [[24 hours of Le Mans]], the race was cancelled. *[http://wsrp.ic.cz/ World Sports Racing Prototypes]

...orcycle [[wind tunnel]], ''La Gallerie del Vento'', capable of testing 1:1 prototypes at the Mandello del Lario works, thereby allowing the company to market the ...se of the V7 Sport and really caught the public's imagination. When the Le Mans debuted in 1976 it was among the 5 best performing road bikes available.

==New Models and New Prototypes== ...a true race car under Lamborghini's supervision were a few highly modified prototypes, including those built by factory test driver Bob Wallace, such as the Miur

...r Cars|Jaguar]]'s [[Jaguar C-type|C-]] and [[Jaguar D-Type|D-type]]s at Le Mans in beginning in 1951, the brakes were upgraded to [[disc brake|disc]]s on a At the whip of Dolcetti, Ghini, Benelli, Gatta, Ferrucci, recent prototypes have won the Cup Water Cerelia, [[Camucia]]-Cortona, the Colle S. Bartolo (

...ny prestigious victories in all the different categories: [[Formula 1]], [[Prototypes]], Touring and Fast Touring. Private drivers also ran some [[World Rally Ch The 8C 2300 won the [[Le Mans 24 Hours]] from 1931 to 1934, with Alfa Romeo withdrawing from racing in 19