Jaguar XJR-6
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The Jaguar XJR-6 is a Group C[1] sports prototype race car, designed, developed and built by TWR, with the aim of competing, from 1985, in the World Sportscar Championship. A total of six Jaguar XJR-6s were built and they contested in the World Sportscar Championship until 1986, before Jaguar replaced them with the Jaguar XJR-8.[2][3][4][5][6]
Racing History
- Participated in the 1985 and 1986 seasons.
- A victory in the 1986 1000 km of Silverstone with Eddie Cheever and Derek Warwick.
- Participated in the 1986 24 Hours of Le Mans; all three cars that were entered ended up retiring.
Drivers
- Gianfranco Brancatelli
- Martin Brundle
- Eddie Cheever
- Hurley Haywood
- Hans Heyer
- Alan Jones
- Jan Lammers
- John Nielsen
- Win Percy
- Brian Redman
- Jean Louis Schlesser
- Mike Thackwell
- Derek Warwick
References
- ^ "Group C Jaguar XJR-6 February 1987". Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ "1985 - 1986 Jaguar XJR-6 - Images, Specifications and Information". Ultimatecarpage.com.
- ^ "Jaguar XJR-6". Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ^ "1985 Jaguar XJR6". 30 November 2018.
- ^ "Jaguar XJR6 group C (1985) - Racing Cars". tech-racingcars.wikidot.com.
- ^ Fuller, J. A. Martin, Michael J. Inside IMSA's Legendary GTP Race Cars. MotorBooks International. ISBN 9781610590495 – via Google Books.
External links
Media related to Jaguar XJR-6 at Wikimedia Commons
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- Jaguar vehicles
- Group C cars
- Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive vehicles
- 24 Hours of Le Mans race cars
- Sports prototypes