Reynard LMP900 - Oreca Team - 24H Le Mans - #005
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built year
2000
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body color
Playstation
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interior
Racing
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price
735 000 €
This Reynard 2KQ LMP900 is a fully restored and race-ready endurance prototype, eligible for the most renowned historic racing series worldwide with a car livery Playstation. With a vast spares package. An Iconic Piece of Endurance Racing History, this Reynard 2KQ LMP900, chassis #005, is an authentic factory car built for Chrysler and powered by a Mopar V8 6.0L engine, developed by Oreca team.
MAIN FEATURES
- Race-ready, fully restored
- Factory-built for CHRYSLER, Oreca team
- Drivers : Yannick Dalmas, Nicolas Minassian, Jean-Philippe Belloc
- Livery: PLAYSTATION
- Make: REYNARD
- Model: 2KQ LMP900
- Year: 2000
- Bodywork: Carbon
- Chassis: Carbon
- Chassis No.: 005
- Engine: MOPAR V8 6.0L – 630 HP at 6,100 rpm
- Gearbox: Gemini 6-speed sequential
- Weight: 920 kg
ELIGIBILITY: THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS HISTORIC RACES
- Endurance Racing Legends by Peter Auto
- Le Mans Classic 2025
- Le Mans 24 Hours Support Race
- Masters Endurance Legends
- Dubai GP Revival
- Sebring Classic 12 Hour by HSR
- Daytona Classic 24 Hour by HSR
- Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion
The Reynard 2KQ is a Le Mans prototype built by Reynard Motorsport and used by various sports car racing teams from 2000 to 2004.
The 2KQ was initially developed as an LMP900 vehicle at the end of 1999. The LMP900 category was the main prototype category in the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the American Le Mans Series in the early 2000s.
However, during development, Reynard also decided to launch the prototype for the smaller LMP675 category to appeal to a wider clientele. The key distinctive features of the race cars, equipped with carbon and aluminum monocoques, were engine power and weight.
The LM675 cars, which weighed only about 760 kg (weight limits were regularly adjusted at Le Mans – 2000: 765 kg, 2001: 788 kg, 2002: 759 kg, 2003 and 2004: 761 kg), were equipped with 2-liter 4-cylinder engines. The LMP900 vehicles weighed about 940 kg and were equipped with 4-liter V10 or V8 engines mounted in a central position.
The first vehicles were delivered to customer teams as early as January 2000. The 2KQ made its racing debut in the LMP900 version at the 24 Hours of Daytona in February of the same year. The car – entered by Johansson Matthews Racing – was driven by team owners Stefan Johansson and Jim Matthews. Britons Guy Smith and American Mimo Gidley were also recruited for the race. The Johansson-Matthews 2KQ was powered by a Judd GV4 V10 engine. In the race, after numerous technical issues, the quartet finished 23rd overall after starting from the fourth position on the grid.
For the 2000 24 Hours of Le Mans, the vehicles received not only the additional LM designation, meaning the race cars were entered under the name 2KQ-LM, but also improved rear wings. A total of five 2KQs were at the start.
The car (#005) we are offering was one of two cars entered by the CHRYSLER factory and the ORECA team, equipped with a MOPAR V8 6.0L engine in the LMP900 category (chassis #001 and #005). It was driven by the prestigious team of drivers: Yannick Dalmas, Nicolas Minassian, and Jean-Philippe Belloc.
It is fully restored and ready for competition.
After ORECA switched to the Dallara SP1 in 2001, the 2KQ disappeared from the large prototype class.
Despite the shift in focus, ROC and Noël del Bello remained steadfast in their belief in the 2KQ, continuing to utilize it in the LMP675 class until the end of 2004. This unwavering trust in the vehicle's capabilities is a testament to its reliability and endurance in the world of sports racing.
The 2KQ’s most tremendous success was class victory at the 2001 Le Mans 24-hour race. Jordi Gené, Jean-Denis Delétraz, and Pascal Fabre finished fifth overall in a ROC-2KQ.
After numerous successes in the GTS category, Chrysler launched a new program with the help of Mopar, a subsidiary of the brand specializing in spare parts.
The preparation of the car was entrusted to Oreca, and Hugues de Chaunac aimed to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans three years later with a barchetta. The project was named "Le Mans Challenge 2000 - 2002" and recruited three top-level drivers, including Yannick Dalmas, who had already accumulated no fewer than four wins at Le Mans (1992, 1994, 1995, 1999), a second place in 1993, and a third place in 1996. The talented Jean-Philippe Belloc and the promising Nicolas Minassian completed the trio.
Two cars equipped with powerful Chrysler V8 engines were prepared for the start of the 2000 24 Hours of Le Mans: chassis #005, the car we are presenting here, and chassis #006.
The drivers of the car we are offering had to face fierce competition from the Audi empire. Unfortunately, despite a solid qualification in 14th position, just 8 seconds from pole, their hopes were dashed.
Here is the link to the file for this car: https://drive.google.com/file/...
