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Jim Glickenhaus’ passion for classic racing cars has always been reflected in the design of his modern racing projects. The aerodynamics of the new Glickenhaus 007 LMH were developed in Sauber’s Swiss F1 wind tunnel. The 3.5 litre V8 twin turbo comes from specialist Pipo Moteurs. The French company is responsible for Hyundai’s WRC engines and used two of these units to develop a 670 hp racing engine for the Americans. A serious combat message towards Toyota with the goal of fighting for an overall victory at Le Mans in 2021. Still the #708 was 1.5 seconds behind in qualifying.
Heavy pre-race rain on race day caused two additional laps behind the safety car before the lights went green. Obviously some of the drivers were already on edge when the cars approached the Dunlop bridge for the first time. Glickenhaus #708 starting driver Olivier Pla locked the brakes and hit Sébastien Buemi’s Toyota. The Toyota spun while the Frenchman left the scene with a damaged front nose of his Glickenhaus. This early incident and the subsequent 10 second time penalty dropped the car of Olivier Pla, Franck Mailleux and Pipo Derani temporarily to 12th position. But the brand new LMH prototype proved amazingly reliable and fast for the rest of the race and without the early trouble the Glickenhaus 007 would probably have finished on the podium instead of losing 3rd place to Alpine.