Category: | Dome S101: Le Mans Prototype (LMP900)Dome S101Hb/Hbi/101.5: Le Mans Prototype (LMP1) |
Chassis: | Carbon fibre monocoque |
Engine Name: | Dome S101:Judd GV4 4.0L NA V10 Dome S101Hb:Mugen MF408S 4.0L V8 Dome S101HBi:Judd GV5 5.0L V10 Dome S101.5: Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5L V10 Mader 3.4L V8 |
Gearbox Name: | Dome S101: SQ 6 SpeedDome S101Hb/Hbi/101.5: X-Trac 6 Speed |
Designer: | Akiyoshi Oku |
Tyres: | Michelin, Yokohama, Dunlop |
Weight: | Dome S101: 720kgDome S101Hb/Hbi/101.5: 900kg |
Height: | Dome S102: 920mm Dome S102.5: 1025mm |
Races: | 0 |
Poles: | 0 |
Fastest Laps: | 0 |
Team: | Racing for Holland Kondo Racing Team Den Blå Avis-Goh Jim Gainer International T2M Motorsport |
Front Suspension: | Double Wishbone twin-damper pullrod |
Rear Suspension: | As Front |
Length: | Dome S101: 4650mmDome S101Hb/HBi/101.5: 4485mm |
Wheelbase: | 2850mm |
Width: | 1995mm |
Constructor: | Dome Co. LTD |
Predecessor: | Dome S101 |
Successor: | Dome S102 |
Brakes: | Alcon Calipers/Carbone Industrie Pads & Rotor |
Wins: | 0 |
Drivers Champ: | 2 (2002 FIA Sportscar Championship & 2003 FIA Sportscar Championship) |
Teams Champ: | 2 (2002 FIA Sportscar Championship & 2003 FIA Sportscar Championship) |
Technical Ref: | [1] [2] [3] |
The Dome S101, later upgraded and raced as the Dome S101 Hb, S101 Hbi, and the Dome S101.5, is a sports prototype built and designed for use in the LMP1 class of the 24 Hours Of Le Mans, and other similar endurance races. The car was the predecessor to the Dome S102, and the Strakka-Dome S103. The car had its racing debut at the 2001 Barcelona 2 Hours and 30 minutes, the opening round of the 2001 FIA Sportscar Championship, with the Den Blå Avis racing team.[4]
In March 2005, the car was shown to be early in its testing cycle, with the car having been shown testing, in photos released by Dome Co, ahead of the Le Mans Series Prologue at the Circuit Paul Ricard.[5]
Due to new regulations in LMP1 for the upcoming 2007 racing season, which meant that "Hybrid" rules LMP1 cars were to be barred from competing in any ACO Sanctioned event, Dome was forced to create a new variant of the car. In a bid to save costs, the lower half of the S101hb monocoque was retained, while a new double roll hoop assembly was attached, in place of the previously used single roll hoop, and air intake.[6]
The car had its racing debut at the 2001 Barcelona 2 Hours and 30 minutes, the opening round of the 2001 FIA Sportscar Championship, with the Den Blå Avis racing team. The car was joined by a second car in the championship, entered by Racing for Holland. The car had its inaugural win at the Mistrovství FIA Sportnovních Vozu, held at the Brno Circuit, in the Czech Republic.
Team | Car | Engine | CAT | MNZ | SPA | BRN | MAG | DON | MON | NUR | Total | Pos | |
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Den Blå Avis | Dome S101 | Judd GV4 4.0L V10 | 4 | DNS | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 88 | 2nd | |
Racing for Holland | Dome S101 | Judd GV4 4.0L V10 | DNS | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 82 | 3rd | |
[7] |
Racing for Holland re-entered their Dome chassis into the 2002 FIA Sportscar Championship, securing 1st in the Teams Championship. Dome won the 2002 FIA Sportscar Constructors Championship.
Team | Car | Engine | CAT | EST | BRN | MAG | DJN | SPA | Total | Pos | |
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Racing for Holland | Dome S101 | Judd GV4 4.0L V10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 97 | 1st | |
[8] |
Racing for Holland would re-enter their Dome chassis into the 2003 FIA Sportscar Championship, winning the title for a 2nd Consecutive Year.
Year | Entrant | Car | Drivers | Tyre | Class | Laps | Pos | Class Position | |
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2001 | Racing for Holland | Dome S101-Judd | 9 | Jan Lammers
Val Hillebrand | LMP900 | 213 | 28 | 12 | |
Team Den Blå Avis-Goh | Dome S101-Judd | 10 | John Nielsen Hiroki Katoh | LMP900 | 66 | NC | NC | ||
2002 | Racing for Holland | Dome S101-Judd | 16 | Jan Lammers Tom Coronel Val Hillebrand | LMP900 | 351 | 8 | ||
Kondo Racing | Dome S101-Judd | 9 | Masahiko Kondo Ian McKellar Jr. | LMP900 | 182 | DNF | DNF | ||
2003 | Racing for Holland | Dome S101-Judd | 15 | Jan Lammers John Bosch | LMP900 | 360 | 6 | 4 | |
Dome S101-Judd | 16 | Felipe Ortiz Beppe Gabbiani | 316 | DNF | DNF | ||||
Kondo Racing | Dome S101-Mugen | 9 | Masahiko Kondō Ukyo Katayama | 322 | 13 | ||||
2004 | Racing for Holland | Dome S101-Judd | 15 | Jan Lammers | LMP1 | 341 | 7 | ||
16 | Tom Coronel Justin Wilson | 313 | DNF | DNF | |||||
Kondo Racing | Dome S101-Mugen | 9 | Hiroki Kato Ryō Fukuda | 206 | DNF | DNF | |||
2005 | Racing for Holland | Dome S101-Judd | 10 | Jan Lammers Elton Julian John Bosch | 346 | 7 | |||
Jim Gainer International | Dome S101Hb-Mugen | 5 | Ryo Michigami Seiji Ara | 193 | DNF | DNF | |||
2006 | Racing for Holland | Dome S101Hb-Judd | 14 | Jan Lammers Alex Yoong | 182 | DNF | DNF | ||
2007 | Racing for Holland b.v. | Dome S101.5-Judd | 14 | Jan Lammers Jeroen Bleekemolen David Hart | 305 | 25 | DNF | ||
T2M Motorsport | Dome S101.5-Mader | 29 | Robin Longechal Yutaka Yamagishi | 56 | DNF | DNF |