Courage C65
The Courage C65 was a Le Mans prototype built by Courage Compétition and used by the racing teams in sports car races from 2003 to 2008.
The C65 was largely based on the C60 and was developed as an alternative to the LMP900 vehicle in 2003 for the smaller LMP675 class. Courage produced a total of 10 chassis , which were used by the works team on the one hand and given to various private teams on the other.
The racing car made its debut at the 2003 Le Mans 24-hour race . At the wheel of the company car sat the two Frenchmen Philippe Alliot and David Hallyday - the son of the French musician Johnny Hallyday , who made a career in the show industry, competed in selected sports car races again and again - and the Swede Carl Rosenblad . The trio ended the race early after an engine failure. The last time a C65 was used was in the Vallelunga 6-hour race in 2008 . The car was registered by the Italian racing team Audisio & Benvenuto. After a second place in training, the car failed due to a technical defect. In between there were six successful years for this racing car, which were mainly driven in the Le Mans Series and the American Le Mans Series .
Different engine concepts have also been used over the years. The first factory C65 had a JPX V6 engine . Paul Belmondo relied on engines from AER and Mecachrome for his C65 . The teams in the ALMS drove the C65 with a rotary engine from Mazda .
