The Jaguar XJR-9 is a sports-prototype race car built by Jaguar for both FIA Group C and IMSA Camel GTP racing. In 1988, Jaguar's XJR-9 won the 24 Hours of Le Mans, after debuting that year at the 24 Hours of Daytona.

Sep 18, 2020 · Developed by TWR and wearing Silk Cut livery, these V-12 Jaguars are racing legends and fulfilled the destiny denied to the star-crossed XJ13.

Mar 31, 2009 · The Jaguar XJR-9 was a prototype race car built for both Group C and IMSA Camel GTP, debuting in at the 1988 24 Hours of Daytona. An evolution of the design for the XJR-8, the XJR-9 was yet again built by Tom Walkinshaw Racing (TWR), and featured a Jaguar 7.0-litre V12 based on the production 5.3-litre engine from the Jaguar XJS .

1988 Jaguar XJR-9 specs, lap times, performance data, engine specifications, pictures, updated November 2024.

In 1988 Jaguar went to Le Mans in strength, with an entry of five XJR-9 cars, all powered by the Jaguar V12 engine producing 650 bhp from 6.0 litre engines or 750 bhp from the bigger 7.0 litre engines. Two of the cars retired but the remaining three went on …

Oct 15, 2015 · That car is Jaguar XJR-9, a sports prototype which was victorious at the 1988 24h Le Mans. The story of Jaguar’s XJR Series started back in 1983, when the American team Group 44 Racing, headed up by Bob Tullius, built the Fabcar-designed XJR-5 for racing in the IMSA Camel GTP championship.

May 31, 2020 · Famously victorious at Le Mans in 1988, Jaguar’s XJR-9 ended Porsche’s dominance during sports car racing’s golden era. For many, the Group C decade of international sports car competition –...

Nov 7, 2014 · Displacing 6.2 litres, the Naturally Aspirated engine produced around 650 bhp in endurance trim.

May 7, 2022 · A 24 Hours of Daytona-winning Jaguar XJR-9 is headed to the seller's block at RM Sotheby's Monaco auction on May 14. The XJR-9 competed in the top GTP (Grand Touring Prototype) class of the...

The first three XJR-9s, chassis 188 (converted from an earlier chassis and renumbered), 288, and this car, 388, were then sent out for special testing that had been organised by Jaguar at Big Spring in Texas. This car completed over 400 miles of …