The Dome S101, later upgraded and raced as the Dome S101 Hb, S101 Hbi, and the Dome S101.5, is a sports prototype built and designed for use in the LMP1 class of the 24 Hours Of Le Mans, and other similar endurance races. The car was the predecessor to the Dome S102, and the Strakka-Dome S103. The car had its racing debut at the 2001 Barcelona 2 Hours and 30 minutes, the opening round of the 2001 FIA Sportscar Championship, with the Den Blå Avis racing team.
Development
Dome S101hb
In March 2005, the car was shown to be early in its testing cycle, with the car having been shown testing, in photos released by Dome Co, ahead of the Le Mans Series Prologue at the Circuit Paul Ricard.
Dome S101.5 Due to new regulations in LMP1 for the upcoming 2007 racing season, which meant that "Hybrid" rules LMP1 cars were to be barred from competing in any ACO Sanctioned event, Dome was forced to create a new variant of the car. In a bid to save costs, the lower half of the S101hb monocoque was retained, while a new double roll hoop assembly was attached, in place of the previously used single roll hoop, and air intake.
Competition History
2001 The car had its racing debut at the 2001 Barcelona 2 Hours and 30 minutes, the opening round of the 2001 FIA Sportscar Championship, with the Den Blå Avis racing team. The car was joined by a second car in the championship, entered by Racing for Holland. The car had its inaugural win at the Mistrovství FIA Sportnovních Vozu, held at the Brno Circuit, in the Czech Republic.
FIA Sportscar Championship- SR1 Teams Championship TeamCarEngineCATMNZSPABRNMAGDONMONNURTotalPos Den Blå AvisDome S101Judd GV4 4.0L V104DNS613513882nd Racing for HollandDome S101Judd GV4 4.0L V10DNS3356221823rd
2002 Racing for Holland re-entered their Dome chassis into the 2002 FIA Sportscar Championship, securing 1st in the Teams Championship. Dome won the 2002 FIA Sportscar Constructors Championship. TeamCarEngineCATESTBRNMAGDJNSPATotalPos Racing for HollandDome S101Judd GV4 4.0L V10431112971st
2003 Racing for Holland would re-enter their Dome chassis into the 2003 FIA Sportscar Championship, winning the title for a 2nd Consecutive Year. TeamCarEngineESTLAUMNZOSCDONSPANOGTotal FIA Championship Classifications – 2003 Retrieved from web.archive.org on 1 November 2009Pos Racing for HollandDome S101Judd GV4 4.0L V1031121Ret441st
24 Hours of Le Mans YearEntrantCar#DriversTyreClassLapsPosClass Position2001 Racing for HollandDome S101-Judd9 Jan Lammers
Donny Crevels
Val HillebrandLMP9002132812 Team Den Blå Avis-GohDome S101-Judd10 John Nielsen Hiroki Katoh
Casper ElgaardLMP90066NCNC2002 Racing for HollandDome S101-Judd16 Jan Lammers Tom Coronel
Val HillebrandLMP9003518 Kondo RacingDome S101-Judd9 Masahiko Kondo Ian McKellar Jr.
François MigaultLMP900182DNFDNF2003 Racing for HollandDome S101-Judd15 Jan Lammers John Bosch
Andy WallaceLMP90036064Dome S101-Judd16 Felipe Ortiz Beppe Gabbiani
Tristan Gommendy316DNFDNF Kondo RacingDome S101-Mugen9 Masahiko Kondō Ukyo Katayama
Ryō Fukuda322132004 Racing for HollandDome S101-Judd15 Jan Lammers
Chris Dyson
Katsutomo KaneishiLMP1341716 Tom Coronel Justin Wilson
Ralph Firman313DNFDNF Kondo RacingDome S101-Mugen9 Hiroki Katoh Ryō Fukuda
Ryo Michigami206DNFDNF2005 Racing for HollandDome S101-Judd10 Jan Lammers Elton Julian
John Bosch3467 Jim Gainer InternationalDome S101Hb-Mugen5 Ryo Michigami Seiji Ara
Katsutomo Kaneishi193DNFDNF2006 Racing for HollandDome S101Hb- Judd14 Jan Lammers Alex Yoong
Stefan Johansson182DNFDNF2007 Racing for Holland b.v.Dome S101.5-Judd14 Jan Lammers Jeroen Bleekemolen
David Hart30525DNF T2M MotorsportDome S101.5-Mader29 Robin Longechal Yutaka Yamagishi
Yojiro Terada56DNFDNF
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