The Panoz Esperante GTR-1 (also known as Panoz GTR-1 and later the Panoz GTP) was a race car developed by Panoz Auto Development and Reynard Motorsport for grand tourer endurance racing in 1997.

The Panoz Esperante is a sports car manufactured by Panoz, an American car manufacturer. Despite being sharing the name with the GT1 homologation race car, both cars however were unrelated.

Almost a race car in street-legal trim, the GTR-1 exceeds the level of performance of many track-only vehicles. Relentless power comes from an aluminum block V8 engine pushing over 600 horsepower. The GTR-1 returned the front engine race car to …

Sep 21, 2024 · This Panoz Esperante GTR-1 is one of the fastest American GT cars to ever lap Le Mans. The Esperante was restored by Panoz and is billed as being eligible for vintage racing events like the Masters Endurance Legends series.

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Jun 10, 2016 · At 7000 RPM, conversation is impossible in the one-and-only street-legal Panoz GTR-1. The coupe’s carbon-fiber race tub vibrates like a tuning fork. Just beyond the firewall, a 6.0 liter...

Home » Racing Sports Cars » Panoz Esperante GTR-1. Chassis numbers here and here. Engine label Elan 6L8. Analytical specifications and drawings. Suspension: Carbon composite double A-arm with pushrod actuated coilover shock units front, Carbon composite multilink with pushrod actuated coilover shock units rear. Teams and drivers entries.

Feb 2, 2015 · Established in 1989 by Dan Panoz as a manufacturer of straightforward sports cars, Panoz stepped up to international motorsports in 1997 with the purpose-built Esperante GTR-1.

Jan 13, 2020 · The Panoz Esperante GTR-1 was a race car was built for endurance events back in the late 1990s. At the time, the GT1 class of the FIA GT Championship was all the rage. If you were a team involved in endurance racing during this period, you wished and hoped you were in …

1997 Panoz Esperante GTR-1 specs, performance data, engine specifications, pictures.