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Peugeot 908-HY hybrid prototype - Click above for high-res image gallery
On Thursday, June 10, the Automobile Club de L'Ouest (ACO), which organizes the
24 Hours of Le Mans, held its annual press conference and announced new technical regulations for the 2011 event as well as the European Le Mans Series. The ACO has long encouraged a variety of powerplant configurations, which is what prompted first
Audi and then
Peugeot to develop diesel-powered prototypes. 2011 will bring the official introduction hybrid power to Le Mans racing in all of the new classes.
Next year the club will move even further in the direction already pioneered by the
American Le Mans Series with its "green racing" initiatives. The top
LMP1 class will adopt what are essentially the current
LMP2 rules, with gasoline racing engines limited to 3.4 liters normally aspirated or 2.0 liters turbocharged. Diesels can displace no more than 3.7 liters. The current LMP1 cars will be allowed to compete in 2011, but performance will be restricted by as-yet-unannounced means that will likely include more weight and smaller air restrictors. Check out the rest of the changes after the jump.
Gallery: Geneva 2009: Peugeot 908 hy
[Source:
Automobile Club de L'Ouest]
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