The Pescarolo C60 Hybride - Judd '05 is a race car produced by Pescarolo. It appeared in Gran Turismo PSP, Gran Turismo 5, and Gran Turismo 6.
The car appears to be both the #16 (driven by Emmanuel Collard, Jean-Christophe Boullion, and Érik Comas) and the #17 (driven by Soheil Ayari, Pedro Lamy, and Sébastien Loeb). At the 2005 24 Hours of Le Mans, car #16 finished the race in 2nd place overall, while car #17 failed to finish the race. Like other Pescarolo cars, some details change with the car number; the #16 car features green mirrors and #17 features red mirrors.
Colors[]
Two color schemes are available for this car (Note that these colors only affect the mirrors and driver numbers). They are unnamed in the games:
- Green Trim (#16)
- Red Trim (#17)
Description[]
"This Pescarolo LMP race car gained much attention with rally superstar Sébastien Loeb driving it at the 24 Hours of Le Mans."
Courage Competition, a constructor that focuses mainly on the 24 Hours of Le Mans, introduced the C60 chassis in 2000. The C60 caught the eye of Henri Pescarolo, one of Le Mans's most decorated and experienced drivers. He was also the head of his own racing team, Pescarolo Sports. Having used the Courage C52 chassis in the past, Pescarolo managed to obtain a Peugeot-based turbocharged 3.2-liter V6 and place it into the C60. The Pescarolo C60 was born and made its Le Mans debut in 2001.
In its first year, one C60 was retired and the other finished 13th overall. To improve on this result for the following year, Pescarolo modified the rear wing, extending it to its maximum allowable size. While he was at it, he asked André de Cortanze, a noted designer, to restyle the rest of the car. In 2003, the C60, wearing the Sony PlayStation logo, finished in 8th and 9th place respectively.
In 2003, Pescarolo changed the engine to a naturally-aspirated Judd V-10 and entered the 24 Hours of Le Mans yet again. The two Pescarolo entrants were keeping pace with the fast Audi R8s in third position. When the race had ended, the lead Pescarolo fell back one position and finished 4th. Although Pescarolo didn't win, people were awed that a private team could give the factory-backed Audis a run for their money.
In 2005, the team made another challenge with WRC champion Sébastien Loeb and fought a heated battle with Audi. In the end, the number 16 car took 2nd place.
Acquisition[]
GT PSP[]
This car can be purchased for 4,000,000 Credits.
GT5[]
As a Standard car, it can be purchased at the Used Car Dealership for approximately 3,900,000 Credits. It is a Level 23 car.
GT6[]
It can be purchased for 1,900,000 Credits (4,000,000 Credits in version 1.00 of the game). Although it has a Detailed interior, it doesn't have a gallery view, as it was still a Standard car like in GT5.
Trivia[]
The GT HD Classic screenshot featuring the 2005 R8 and Pescarolo Hybride (background).
- The "Hybride" part of the name refers to its updated chassis model to take advantage of the 2005 LMP1 rules compared to previous Pescarolo/Courage prototypes, which includes parts from its 2004 specification and new parts conforming to 2005's regulations.
- In GT5, GT Auto offers a rear wing for this car. While it changes nothing visually, it extends the car's downforce setting range.
- It, along with the Audi R8 (Audi PlayStation Team ORECA) '05, was shown in a GT HD Classic pre-release screenshot, alongside other Le Mans cars at the Circuit de la Sarthe and Fuji Speedway, where both cars were intended to make their debuts.
- Despite having GT4 logos, it does not appear in that game, as it made its competitive debut after said game's release.