Peugeot 905
No. 1 Peugeot 905 on display at the 2014 Geneva International Motor Show | |||||||
| Category | Group C | ||||||
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| Constructor | Peugeot Sport | ||||||
| Designers | André de Cortanze Enrique Scalabroni | ||||||
| Production | 1990-1993 | ||||||
| Successor | Peugeot 908 HDi FAP | ||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||
| Engine | Peugeot SA35-A1 3,499 cc (213.5 cu in) V10 naturally aspirated | ||||||
| Transmission | 6-speed sequential manual | ||||||
| Competition history | |||||||
| Notable entrants | Peugeot Talbot Sport | ||||||
| Notable drivers | |||||||
| Debut | 1991 430 km of Suzuka | ||||||
| First win | 1991 430 km of Suzuka | ||||||
| Last win | 1993 24 Hours of Le Mans | ||||||
| Last event | 1993 24 Hours of Le Mans | ||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 1 (1992) | ||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 1 (1992) | ||||||
The Peugeot 905 is a sports-prototype racing car built by Peugeot's racing department, Peugeot Talbot Sport, in the late 1980s after Peugeot had won the Rallye World Championships in 1985 and 1986 and the Turbocharged AWD Group B cars got banned for the WRC 1987, with Peugeot switching to other offroad events, like the Dakar, in the meantime.
The sportscar was initially unveiled in February 1990 and was developed not for Group C, but the new 1991 set of rules that were closer to F1 tech. It made its race debut in the final two races of the 1990 World Sportscar Championship (1990 480 km of Montreal and 1990 480 km of Mexico City). The Peugeot 905 participated in 17 races in its career, winning 9 of them.
The car won the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race in 1992 with the team of Derek Warwick, Yannick Dalmas, and Mark Blundell. This win was followed in 1993 by the team of Geoff Brabham, Christophe Bouchut, and Éric Hélary, in the 905B. In addition to that, the car won both the driver’s and the team’s title at the World Sportscar Championship in the 1992 season.