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In 2010 the team again entered the Le Mans Series as well as the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The team again finished the prestigious sports car race, as the last classified car. The team finished in 27th place, 117 laps behind the overall winning car.
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In 2011 the team took a sabbatical to develop the C8 Aileron to race in 2012. But as the major shareholder Snoras filed for bankruptcy and a deal with its owner
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Introducing the C8 Laviolette GT2-R in 2008 the team did not finish the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Three fourth-place finishes in the
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powered car failed to finish the race due to an engine fire almost seven hours into the race. The team returned at the
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finished eighteenth overall, second in the GT2 class. The team finished in the same lap as the class winning
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In 2004 the team focused on developing a new variant on the C8, the C8 Spyder GT2-R. The car debuted at the
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The team scaled down to a single car for the 2007 season. In the Le Mans Series, drivers Mike Hezemans and
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sponsored car in fifth place in class. Snoras became a major stakeholder in the Spyker Cars company.
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the team fought for a fourth place in class most of the race, before having to settle for tenth.
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placed the team third in the constructors championship. Despite the main company moving to
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the team scored two top five class finishes. At Dubai the team finished third in class.
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effort. The team retired just past the half way mark. Sponsored by telecom provider
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The C8 Double-12R was again raced in 2003. Engine trouble again hampered their
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For 2006 the Spyder was fitted with a roof. The team entered the full
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Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2-R at the 2008 1000 km of Silverstone.
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was the factory racing team from Dutch sportscar manufacturer
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Spyker C8 Spyder GT2-R at the 2007 24 Hours of Le Mans
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Spyker C8 Spyder GT2R at the 2006 24 Hours of Le mans.
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Index

Spyker Cars N.V.
Zeewolde
Flevoland
FIA GT Championship
European Le Mans Series
American Le Mans Series
1000 kilometrų lenktynės
Netherlands
Peter Kox
Germany
Norman Simon
Netherlands
Hans Hugenholtz
Netherlands
Tom Coronel
Netherlands
Peter van Merksteijn Sr.
Netherlands
Donny Crevels
Netherlands
Jeroen Bleekemolen
Netherlands
United Kingdom
Jonny Kane
United Kingdom
Peter Dumbreck
Italy
Andrea Belicchi
Switzerland
Andrea Chiesa

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