1989 Jaguar XJR-10

1989 Jaguar XJR-10

RM Sotheby's

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Winner of the 1990 Portland 300 Kilometres and 1991 2 Hours of West Palm Beach

Campaigned in 18 rounds of the IMSA GT Championship between 1989 and 1991

Raced by Davy Jones, Martin Brundle, Jan Lammers, Raul Boesel, and Price Cobb

Presented in its period-correct Bud Light livery, as worn at Palm Beach in 1991

Twin-turbocharged, 3.5-litre V-6 rebuilt by Advanced Engine Research in 2019

Eligible for a variety of popular historic Group C and endurance racing series

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The brilliant Tom Walkinshaw Racing guided the factory Jaguar programme to the greatest endurance racing prize of all by winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1988. At the same time, motorsport “Triple Crown”-winning engineer Tony Southgate and Ross Brawn recognised that to remain on the front foot during the ferociously competitive Group C era, the big cats needed to leave leviathan V-12s behind in favour of lighter V-6s that aided chassis balance. The resulting twin-turbocharged V-6-engined XJR-10 divided its time between the World Sportscar Championship, where it appeared in 3.5-litre guise, and the American IMSA GT series for 3,000-cc cars. In the latter, ideally suited to sprint events, the car scored six outright victories plus a further nine top three results. One of three examples built, chassis 589 was responsible for two of those wins and four podiums. Wearing Castrol colours, chassis 589 debuted in the hands of Price Cobb in the 1989 IMSA season finale at Del Mar, finishing 7th. But it was with Davy Jones at the wheel that the car enjoyed its greatest success. The American won the Portland 300 Kilometres bout in 1990 before steering the XJR-10 to the spoils at West Palm Beach the following year. For 1991, chassis 589 had gained a new Bud Light livery, which it carried through to its final race at Heartland Park, Kansas in late May. Initially enjoying a quiet retirement, the Jaguar was owned by seasoned endurance racer Dieter Bergermann in north-west Germany. It was then purchased in March 2005 by the consignor, a prolific historic racer based in the United Kingdom. Under their care, chassis 589 was restored across 2016 and 2017 (invoices available on file). A twin-turbocharged 3.5-litre V-6, as sister XJR-10s used in period, was rebuilt by Advanced Engine Research of Essex in early 2019 at a cost of £34,272 and the 1991 West Palm Beach race-winning Bud Light livery recreated. A report by expert race preparer Moto Historics will be available upon request. Beautifully presented, this magnificent Group C challenger is eligible for a variety of popular historic race series and would be a welcome attendee at many high-profile demonstrations and events.