18 Jul 2017, 18:43 (Ref:3752519)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by carbsmith
The rules have been skewed towards turbocharging ever since there's been turbocharging. NA cars have won Le Mans overall only 7 times since 1976 and last in 1999, and that includes 3 of the biggest fluke wins in the history of the race (Rondeau, Mazda, and McLaren) and 2 3.5L Group C years. Only Jaguar and BMW really beat turbo cars head to head.
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8 times, both Jaguar wins ('88 and '90) were with the V12 (they never ran the turbo V6 at Le Mans).
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