The original C60 was designed by Paolo Catone and featured a carbon fibre and aluminium honeycomb monocoque with double wishbone suspension front and rear. The car measured between 4,428 and 4,650 mm in length on a wheelbase of 2,790 to 2,809 mm, and weighed between 900 and 927 kg depending on specification. Transmission was provided by an X-Trac six-speed sequential manual gearbox. Tyre supply changed over the car's life, with Pirelli, Michelin, Goodyear, and Yokohama all used at different periods.
The original C60 ran a Judd GV4 3,997 cc naturally aspirated V10 engine. When Pescarolo Sport adopted the car in 2001, they fitted a Sodemo-Peugeot A32 3,200 cc twin-turbocharged V6 initially producing around 550 hp, with output rising to approximately 580 hp in the Evo version before being reduced to around 510 hp under tighter restrictor regulations.
In 2002, André de Cortanze redesigned the car into the C60 Evo, incorporating a revised brake duct system and new rear wing endplates. By 2004, Henri Pescarolo replaced the Peugeot engines with a Judd GV5 4,997 cc naturally aspirated V10, producing approximately 630 hp, in the configuration badged as the Pescarolo C60. For 2005, both Courage and Pescarolo produced updated "Hybrid" versions to comply with revised LMP1 regulations.
The C60 made its debut at the 2000 Silverstone 500 USA Challenge, driven by Philippe Gache and Gary Formato for SMG Compétition, finishing ninth overall. The car's first Le Mans appearance that same year ended in retirement after 219 laps due to a suspension failure.
Pescarolo Sport took the car's first victory at the 2001 1000 km Estoril with Jean-Christophe Boullion, Jean-Marc Rédon, and François Derichebourg. The team became a regular frontrunner in the FIA Sportscar Championship and, from 2004 onwards, the Le Mans Series.
The C60's best Le Mans results came in 2005 and 2006. In 2005, the Pescarolo C60 Hybrid driven by Emmanuel Collard, Jean-Christophe Boullion, and Érik Comas finished second overall. That season the team also won the Le Mans Endurance Series (LMES) drivers', teams', and constructors' championships. In 2006, the Pescarolo C60 Hybrid driven by Franck Montagny, Éric Hélary, and Sébastien Loeb again finished second at Le Mans, and the car won every round of the Le Mans Series (LMS) that season — Istanbul, Spa, Nürburgring, Donington, and Jarama — to retain the teams' and constructors' title with maximum points.
Across its competitive life the C60 started 49 races, won 14, and took 7 pole positions.
The C60 was retired after the 2006 season as new LMP1 regulations came into force. Courage Compétition replaced it with the LC70 while Pescarolo Sport developed the Pescarolo 01 as the successor.
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