Acura ARX-05
The Acura ARX-05 is a sports prototype racing car built to Daytona Prototype International regulations. It was developed in partnership by Honda Performance Development and Oreca, and is based on the Oreca 07 chassis and powered by the Acura AR35TT twin-turbocharged 3.5L V6 engine.[1][2]
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| Category | Daytona Prototype International | ||||||||||
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| Constructor | Acura/Oreca/HPD | ||||||||||
| Predecessor | HPD ARX-04b | ||||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||||
| Chassis | Carbon fibre monocoque | ||||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Double wishbone, push rod operated over damper | ||||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Double wishbone, push rod operated over damper | ||||||||||
| Engine | Acura AR35TT 3.5 L (213.6 cu in) V6 twin-turbocharged, mid-engined, longitudinally mounted | ||||||||||
| Transmission | 6-speed sequential manual | ||||||||||
| Weight | 2,050 lb (930 kg) including driver | ||||||||||
| Tyres | Continental, Michelin | ||||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||||
| Notable entrants |  Acura Team Penske Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian Wayne Taylor Racing | ||||||||||
| Notable drivers |  Juan Pablo Montoya Dane Cameron Helio Castroneves Ricky Taylor Graham Rahal Simon Pagenaud Alexander Rossi Filipe Albuquerque Olivier Pla A. J. Allmendinger | ||||||||||
| Debut | 2018 24 Hours of Daytona | ||||||||||
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| Teams' Championships | 2 (2019 IMSA SCC, 2020 IMSA SCC) | ||||||||||
| Constructors' Championships | 2 (2019 IMSA SCC, 2020 IMSA SCC) | ||||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 2 (2019 IMSA SCC, 2020 IMSA SCC) | ||||||||||
The car made its racing debut at the 2018 24 Hours of Daytona with Team Penske. In 2019, the car won the drivers', teams' and manufacturers' titles in the top DPi class of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, becoming the first non-General Motors car to do so. Acura and Team Penske successfully defended their titles in 2020, winning all of the DPi class championships.[3]
It was announced in July 2020 that the partnership between Team Penske and Honda Performance Development would not be renewed for the 2021 season.[4] For the 2021 season, Wayne Taylor Racing and Meyer Shank Racing will each campaign one of the ARX-05s previously run by Team Penske. [5]
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
Results in bold indicate pole position. Results in italics indicate fastest lap.
| Year | Entrant | Class | Drivers | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Points | Pos |
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| DAY | SEB | LBH | MOH | BEL | WGL | MOS | ELK | LGA | ATL | ||||||||
| 2018 | Acura Team Penske |
Daytona Prototype | Dane Cameron |
6 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 251 | 5th | |
| Juan Pablo Montoya |
10 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 13 | |||||||
| Simon Pagenaud |
10 | 14 | 13 | ||||||||||||||
| Hélio Castroneves |
7 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 243 | 7th | ||||
| Ricky Taylor |
9 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 5 | |||||||
| Graham Rahal |
9 | 15 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| DAY | SEB | LBH | MOH | BEL | WGL | MOS | ELK | LGA | ATL | Points | Pos | ||||||
| 2019 | Acura Team Penske |
Daytona Prototype | Dane Cameron |
6 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 302 | 1st | |
| Juan Pablo Montoya |
6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| Simon Pagenaud |
6 | 9 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Hélio Castroneves |
7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 284 | 2nd | ||||
| Ricky Taylor |
3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| Alexander Rossi |
3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Graham Rahal |
3 | ||||||||||||||||
| DAY1 | DAY2 | SEB1 | ELK | ATL1 | MOH | ATL2 | LGA | SEB2 | Points | Pos | |||||||
| 2020 | Acura Team Penske |
Daytona Prototype | Dane Cameron |
6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 247 | 6th | ||
| Juan Pablo Montoya |
4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| Simon Pagenaud |
4 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Hélio Castroneves |
7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 265 | 1st | |||||
| Ricky Taylor |
8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||
| Alexander Rossi |
8 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| DAY1 | DAY2 | SEB | MOH | BEL | WGL1 | WGL2 | ELK | LGA | LBH | ATL | Points | Pos | |||||
| 2021 | Konica Minolta Acura |
Daytona Prototype | Filipe Albuquerque |
10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2068 | 1st* | ||||
| Ricky Taylor |
5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Alexander Rossi |
1 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Hélio Castroneves |
1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian |
Dane Cameron |
60 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1793 | 5th* | ||||||
| Olivier Pla |
4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Juan Pablo Montoya |
4 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| A. J. Allmendinger |
4 | ||||||||||||||||
* Season still in progress.
References
- "Acura, Team Penske Announce North American Prototype Effort". www.acura.com. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- Dagys, John. "Acura DPi Set to Begin Testing This Month – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Archived from the original on 2020-01-25. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- "Fitting Finale for 2020 in DPi Class". IMSA. 2020-11-15. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
- https://racer.com/2020/07/21/acura-penske-to-split-at-end-of-2020/
- https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/wtr-msr-to-run-acura-dpis-in-2021/
