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| Category | LMP3 | ||||||
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| Constructor | Norma Auto Concept | ||||||
| Designer | Norbert Santos | ||||||
| Successor | Duqueine D08 | ||||||
| Technical specifications[1] | |||||||
| Chassis | carbon fibermonocoque | ||||||
| Suspension (front) | Double wishbone Öhlins TTx dampers | ||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Double wishbone Öhlins TTx dampers | ||||||
| Length | 460 cm (460.0 cm) | ||||||
| Width | 190 cm (190.0 cm) | ||||||
| Height | 110 cm (110.0 cm) | ||||||
| Wheelbase | 290 cm (290.0 cm) | ||||||
| Engine | NissanVK50VE - power 420 Hp - torque 550 Nm 5,000 cc (305.1 cu in)V8 | ||||||
| Transmission | Xtrac six-speedSequential manual transmission | ||||||
| Weight | 900 kg (1,984.2 lb) | ||||||
| Competition history | |||||||
| Notable entrants |  DKR Engineering Duqueine Engineering Oregon Team M.Racing -YMR Ultimate Conquest RacingJDC MotorSports | ||||||
| Debut | 2017 IMSA Prototype Challenge round 1 | ||||||
| Last event | 2021 IMSA Prototype Challenge Round 6 | ||||||
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TheNorma M30 is anLMP3-spec sports prototype. The car is built by French constructorNorma Auto Concept and designed by company co-founder Norbert Santos. The Norma M30 won the2017 Michelin Le Mans Cup in its debut year entered byDKR Engineering.
The LMP3 class was launched by theAutomobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) in 2015. Five constructors were selected by the ACO to build chassis for the class. Besides Norma,ADESS,Ginetta,Ligier andRiley were selected. Ligier, ADESS and Ginetta launched their cars during the late 2015 and 2016 seasons. Norma launched their LMP3 prototype in February 2017.Nissan was appointed as the sole engine provider. The NissanVK50VE engine produces 420hp. The engine was previously used in road going vehicles such as theInfiniti QX70.Romain Dumas tested the M30 atNogaro andPau Arnos.[2]
American driverColin Thompson was the driver for the M30's racing debut. Thompson, racing withKelly-Moss Road and Race, raced the car atSebring International Raceway during the12 Hours of Sebring weekend. After a troubled first race, Thompson finished second in the second race. The Norma M30 was only beaten by aLigier JS P3, raced byNico Jamin.[3]
In Europe the car competed in the2017 European Le Mans Series,2017 Michelin Le Mans Cup and other national series.Erwin Creed andRicky Capo won the2017 4 Hours of Monza with the Norma, entered by M.Racing-YMR.[4] In theMichelin Le Mans Cup, a supporting series to theEuropean Le Mans Series, the LMP3 cars were the fastest on track.DKR Engineering, withJean Glorieux andAlexander Toril, won three straight races. The team won also atLe Mans,Red Bull Ring andCircuit de Spa-Francorchamps.
