A Look Back At Jaguar S 1988 Le Mans Win

A Look Back At Jaguar S 1988 Le Mans Win A look back at jaguar's 1988 le mans win. a look back at jaguar's 1988 le mans win. on the 30th anniversary of jag's win in 88, our marshall pruett looks back at an interview conducted on the 20th. In 1988, jaguar's squadron of v 12 powered xjr 9s took on the dominant porsche 962 for a legendary victory at le mans. here's how it happened. the 1988 24 hours of le mans was a race to remember.

A Look Back At Jaguar S 1988 Le Mans Win Twr already had a 7.0 liter v12 capable of producing 750 hp when the le mans winning design debuted in 1988. five cars were prepared for le mans and the factory backed porsche 962c competition with this unit. at the 1988 24 hours of le mans, the xjr 9 competed against powerhouses such as nissan, toyota, mercedes benz, and porsche. This was jaguar’s year in sports car racing, as 1988 also saw jaguar take the world championship with wins in six out of ten group c races. the le mans victory was repeated with the xjr 12s which came first and second in 1990, and another world championship fell to jaguar in 1991, although the best placing at le mans that year was second. Gary watkins. tom walkinshaw was bang on when he predicted it would take three years for jaguar to win the le mans 24 hours. that’s the silk cut twr jaguar team, of course. an encouraging debut for twr in 1986, after the us group 44 team’s visits the previous two years, was followed by a proper challenge to porsche in ’87. The silken touch. driving the xjr 9 that scored jaguar’s emotional 1988 le mans win. british motor sport fans aren’t the most emotional bunch. not for us the red flare waving antics of the ferraristi or the beer fuelled partisanship of nascar or bathurst. but for 24 hours in june 1988, normal service was suspended.

A Look Back At Jaguar S 1988 Le Mans Win Gary watkins. tom walkinshaw was bang on when he predicted it would take three years for jaguar to win the le mans 24 hours. that’s the silk cut twr jaguar team, of course. an encouraging debut for twr in 1986, after the us group 44 team’s visits the previous two years, was followed by a proper challenge to porsche in ’87. The silken touch. driving the xjr 9 that scored jaguar’s emotional 1988 le mans win. british motor sport fans aren’t the most emotional bunch. not for us the red flare waving antics of the ferraristi or the beer fuelled partisanship of nascar or bathurst. but for 24 hours in june 1988, normal service was suspended. Jaguar's historic victory over porsche at the 1988 24 hours of le mans was the subject of a 2008 interview with jan lammers and andy wallace, two of the thre. Jan lammers, johnny dumfries, andy wallace roar to victory in the jaguar xjr 9 at the 1988 24 hours of le mans! 31 years after the last time jaguar took the 24 hours! watch more exclusive duke.