Courage C41
The Courage C41 was a sports prototype racing car built by Courage Compétition in 1994, and used in international sports car races from 1995 until 1999. Designed by , it initially used a 5-litre Chevrolet V8 engine, developed by Comptech, and later used the 3-litre twin-turbocharged flat-six engine from a Porsche 935, as well as an Oldsmobile V8. In 1998, two of the C41s were developed into the Courage C51, which used a 3-litre twin-turbocharged Nissan VRH35Z V8 engine, and was used in that year's 24 Hours of Le Mans. In 1999, the C41s were mostly converted to the C52 specification (although one retained its Porsche 935 flat six, and was developed into the C50, whilst another was entered as a Chevrolet-entered C41 in two events); this initially used a 3.5-litre twin-turbocharged Nissan VRH
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Courage C41
The Courage C41 was a sports prototype racing car built by Courage Compétition in 1994, and used in international sports car races from 1995 until 1999. Designed by , it initially used a 5-litre Chevrolet V8 engine, developed by Comptech, and later used the 3-litre twin-turbocharged flat-six engine from a Porsche 935, as well as an Oldsmobile V8. In 1998, two of the C41s were developed into the Courage C51, which used a 3-litre twin-turbocharged Nissan VRH35Z V8 engine, and was used in that year's 24 Hours of Le Mans. In 1999, the C41s were mostly converted to the C52 specification (although one retained its Porsche 935 flat six, and was developed into the C50, whilst another was entered as a Chevrolet-entered C41 in two events); this initially used a 3.5-litre twin-turbocharged Nissan VRH
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Car name
Courage C41/C50/C51/C52
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chassis
carbon fibre and aluminium honeycomb monocoque
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constructor
debut
C41: 1995 24 Hours of Le Mans
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C50: 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans
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C51: 1998 24 Hours of Le Mans
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C52: 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans
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Engine name
Comptech-Chevrolet 16 valve, OHV V8, naturally aspirated, mid-mounted, rear wheel drive
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Nissan VRH35L 32 valve, DOHC V8, twin-turbocharged
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Nissan VRH35Z 32 valve, DOHC V8, twin-turbocharged
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Porsche 935 12 valve, SOHC F6, twin-turbocharged
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Sodemo-Peugeot A32 24 valve, DOHC V6, twin-turbocharged
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front suspension
Fabricated steel double wishbones pushrod-operated dampers with coil springs
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Gearbox name
Hewland L 6-speed sequential manual
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Intermotion FDC 5-speed
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Porsche 5-speed
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Poles
C41: 2
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C50: 0
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C51: 0
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C52: 0
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Races
C41: 26
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C50: 1
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C51: 1
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C52: 3
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rear suspension
Fabricated steel double wishbones pushrod-operated dampers with coil springs
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Teams champ
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C41: 2
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C50: 0
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C51: 0
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C52: 0
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The Courage C41 was a sports p ...... e twin-turbocharged Nissan VRH
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Courage C41
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