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Le Mans Prototype
A Le Mans Prototype (LMP) is the type of sports prototype race car used in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, FIA World Endurance Championship, United SportsCar Championship, European Le Mans Series and Asian Le Mans Series. Le Mans Prototypes were created by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). The technical requirements for an LMP include bodywork covering all mechanical elements of the car.
While not as fast as open-wheel Formula One cars, LMPs are the fastest closed-wheel racing cars used in circuit racing. Le Mans Prototypes are considered a class above production-based grand tourer cars, which compete alongside them in sports car racing.
Modern LMP designs include hybrid cars that use electric motors to assist acceleration.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Porsche 919 Hybrid Le Mans Prototype )〕
== Name variations ==
Le Mans Prototypes have used various names depending on the series in which they compete. The FIA's equivalent cars were referred to as ''Sports Racers'' (SR) or ''Sports Racing Prototypes'' (SRP). The American IMSA GT Championship termed their cars ''World Sports Cars (WSC), while the short-lived United States Road Racing Championship used the classic ''Can-Am'' (CA) name for their prototypes. Since 2004, most series have switched to referring to these cars as ''Le Mans Prototypes''. The American Le Mans Series, the successor to the IMSA GT Championship and the predecessor of the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship, officially referred to the cars simply as ''Prototypes'' (P1, P2, or PC). An LMP is commonly referred to as a ''Le Mans car'' in the media.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Le Mans: Nissan's new Deltawing car - Daily Mail Online )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Toyota reveals new Le Mans car as Peugeot quits )〕
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