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Jaguar XJR-9

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The Jaguar XJR-9 was a sports-prototype race car built by Jaguar for FIA Group C and IMSA Camel GTP racing, and in 1988 it won the 24 Hours of Le Mans after debuting with an overall win at the 24 Hours of Daytona. It was an evolution of the XJR-8, designed by Tony Southgate and built by Tom Walkinshaw Racing, with a Jaguar 7.0 litre V12 based on the production 5.3 litre engine of the XJS, and a low-drag XJR-9LM variant was made for Le Mans. In the 1988 World Sports Prototype Championship it took six victories, Silk Cut Jaguar won the teams title and Martin Brundle the drivers title, and it was Jaguar's first Le Mans win since 1957. By 1989 it was dated and was supplanted midseason by the XJR-10 and XJR-11.

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Year
1988 1
Engine Class
Piston 1
Status
Out of production 1
Comparison
Body Style
Racing car 1
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Jaguar Cars

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The Jaguar XJR-9 is a sports-prototype race car built by Jaguar for both FIA Group C and IMSA Camel GTP racing.
Tom Walkinshaw Racing

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built by Tom Walkinshaw Racing (TWR)

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is a British sports car and luxury vehicle brand owned by Tata Motors
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1. Jaguar XJR-9 (Wikipedia)
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    In 1988, Jaguar's XJR-9 won the 24 Hours of Le Mans, after debuting with an overall victory at the 24 Hours of Daytona.
  • History
    Midway through the championship, the XJR-11 was developed to replace the XJR-9, although both finished out the season.
  • Lead, body style
    The Jaguar XJR-9 is a sports-prototype race car built by Jaguar for both FIA Group C and IMSA Camel GTP racing.
  • Development
    featured a Jaguar 7.0-litre V12 engine based on the production 5.3-litre engine as used in the Jaguar XJS road car
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is a British sports car and luxury vehicle brand owned by Tata Motors
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