Courage C30
The Courage C30 was a sports car prototype from 1993.
Development history and technology
The C30 was the first Courage sports car to bear the name of Yves Courage . Until 1993 his sports cars ran under the type designation Cougar. In the absence of a championship, the C30s were primarily built for the Le Mans 24-hour race .
As with the Cougar racing cars, Courage also relied on Porsche technology for the C30 . The car started in the small Le Mans prototype class, the C2 class. As an engine in a closed race car was the 3-liter Porsche 935 - Turbo -Motor used. The transmission was also supplied by Porsche. The chassis was adopted from the Porsche 962 , but Courage rebuilt it and changed it aerodynamically. In contrast to most Le Mans riders who used Michelin or Dunlop tires, Courage relied on Goodyear racing tires .
Racing history
Yves Courage signed the five-time Le Mans winner Derek Bell and the French Pascal Fabre to his regular drivers . In the race, the C30 had no chance of the hoped-for class win. This went to the Toyota 93C team with Roland Ratzenberger , Mauro Martini and Naoki Nagasaka at the wheel, who achieved fifth place in the overall standings. Overall victory went to the Peugeot 905 driven by Éric Hélary , Christophe Bouchut and Geoff Brabham .
The two C30s crossed the finish line in tenth and eleventh overall and finished fifth and sixth in the C2 class.
Results
| year | event | No. | team | Driver 1 | Driver 2 | Driver 3 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Le Mans | 14th |
 Courage Compétition
|
 Derek Bell
|
Lionel Robert
|
Pascal Fabre
|
10. |
| 13 |
Courage Compétition
|
Pierre Yver
|
Jean-Louis Ricci
|
Jean-François Yvon
|
11. |
