Dome S101

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.[4]

Dome S101

#5 Jim Gainer International Dome S101-Mugen 2005 1000km of Spa
CategoryDome S101: Le Mans Prototype (LMP900) Dome S101Hb/Hbi/101.5: Le Mans Prototype (LMP1)
ConstructorDome Co. LTD
PredecessorDome S101
SuccessorDome S102
Technical specifications[1][2][3]
ChassisCarbon fibre monocoque
Suspension (front)Double Wishbone twin-damper pullrod
Suspension (rear)As Front
LengthDome S101: 4650mm Dome S101Hb/HBi/101.5: 4485mm
Width1995mm
HeightDome S102: 920mm
Dome S102.5: 1025mm
Wheelbase2850mm
EngineDome S101:Judd GV4 4.0L NA V10
Dome S101Hb:Mugen MF408S 4.0L V8
Dome S101HBi:Judd GV5 5.0L V10
Dome S101.5: Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5L V10
Mader 3.4L V8
TransmissionDome S101: SQ 6 Speed Dome S101Hb/Hbi/101.5: X-Trac 6 Speed
WeightDome S101: 720kg Dome S101Hb/Hbi/101.5: 900kg
BrakesAlcon Calipers/Carbone Industrie Pads & Rotor
TyresMichelin, Yokohama, Dunlop
Competition history
Notable entrantsRacing for Holland
Kondo Racing
Team Den Blå Avis-Goh
Jim Gainer International
T2M Motorsport
RacesWinsPolesF.Laps
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Teams' Championships2 (2002 FIA Sportscar Championship & 2003 FIA Sportscar Championship)
Drivers' Championships2 (2002 FIA Sportscar Championship & 2003 FIA Sportscar Championship)

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.[5]

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.[6]

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.[4] 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

Team Car Engine
CAT

MNZ

SPA

BRN

MAG

DON

MON

NUR
Total Pos
Den Blå Avis Dome S101 Judd GV4 4.0L V10 4 DNS 6 1 3 5 1 3 88 2nd
Racing for Holland Dome S101 Judd GV4 4.0L V10 DNS 3 3 5 6 2 2 1 82 3rd
[7]

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.

Team Car Engine
CAT

EST

BRN

MAG

DJN

SPA
Total Pos
Racing for Holland Dome S101 Judd GV4 4.0L V10 4 3 1 1 1 2 97 1st
[8]

2003

Racing for Holland would re-enter their Dome chassis into the 2003 FIA Sportscar Championship, winning the title for a 2nd Consecutive Year.

Team Car Engine
EST

LAU

MNZ

OSC

DON

SPA

NOG
Total [9] Pos
Racing for Holland Dome S101 Judd GV4 4.0L V10 6 10 10 8 10 10 8 62 1st

24 Hours of Le Mans

Year Entrant Car # Drivers Tyre Class Laps Pos Class Position
2001 Racing for Holland Dome S101-Judd 9 Jan Lammers

Donny Crevels

Val Hillebrand

M LMP900 213 28 12
Team Den Blå Avis-Goh Dome S101-Judd 10 John Nielsen

Hiroki Katoh

Casper Elgaard

G LMP900 66 NC NC
2002 Racing for Holland Dome S101-Judd 16 Jan Lammers

Tom Coronel

Val Hillebrand

M LMP900 351 8
Kondo Racing Dome S101-Judd 9 Masahiko Kondo

Ian McKellar Jr.

François Migault

M LMP900 182 DNF DNF
2003 Racing for Holland Dome S101-Judd 15 Jan Lammers

John Bosch

Andy Wallace

M LMP900 360 6 4
Dome S101-Judd 16 Felipe Ortiz

Beppe Gabbiani

Tristan Gommendy

316 DNF DNF
Kondo Racing Dome S101-Mugen 9 Masahiko Kondō

Ukyo Katayama

Ryō Fukuda

Y 322 13
2004 Racing for Holland Dome S101-Judd 15 Jan Lammers

Chris Dyson

Katsutomo Kaneishi

D LMP1 341 7
16 Tom Coronel

Justin Wilson

Ralph Firman

313 DNF DNF
Kondo Racing Dome S101-Mugen 9 Hiroki Kato

Ryō Fukuda

Ryo Michigami

Y 206 DNF DNF
2005 Racing for Holland Dome S101-Judd 10 Jan Lammers

Elton Julian

John Bosch

D 346 7
Jim Gainer International Dome S101Hb-Mugen 5 Ryo Michigami

Seiji Ara

Katsutomo Kaneishi

193 DNF DNF
2006 Racing for Holland Dome S101Hb-

Judd

14 Jan Lammers

Alex Yoong

Stefan Johansson

182 DNF DNF
2007 Racing for Holland b.v. Dome S101.5-Judd 14 Jan Lammers

Jeroen Bleekemolen

David Hart

M 305 25 DNF
T2M Motorsport Dome S101.5-Mader 29 Robin Longechal

Yutaka Yamagishi

Yojiro Terada

56 DNF DNF

References

  1. "Dome S101 Spec". Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  2. "Dome S101Hb Spec". Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  3. "Dome S101Hbi Technical Spec". Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  4. "Chassis S101-01 - All Results - Racing Sports Cars". www.racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 2019-05-18.
  5. "Mulsanne's Corner News". www.mulsannescorner.com. Retrieved 2019-07-20.
  6. Engineering, Racecar (2007-12-15). "Dome S101". Racecar Engineering. Retrieved 2019-07-20.
  7. "FIA Sportscar Championship - The History of Sportscars - 2001". 2002-08-08. Archived from the original on 2002-08-08. Retrieved 2019-07-20.
  8. "FIA World Sportscar Championship SP1 Standings". Archived from the original on 2012-02-14.
  9. FIA Championship Classifications – 2003 Retrieved from web.archive.org on 1 November 2009
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