The H24 is a laboratory car developed by a joint venture bringing together the start-up Green GT and the Automobile Club de l'Ouest, the famous organizer of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
It is therefore no coincidence that the H24 looks like a racing prototype, since it is set to race from 2025 in a new category of the 24 Hours, open to cars powered by hydrogen: the LMPH2G.
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Deep in the Hunaudières
The H24 is equipped with a fuel cell which, as you now know, "transforms" hydrogen into electricity, to power two engines developing a peak power of 952 hp.
Launched on the Mulsanne Straight on Thursday May 8, 2022 at 1:49 p.m., the car was flashed by the circuit's Speed Trap at a speed of 291 km/h.
An official record, but the car went even faster.
Because after the Speed Trap, there is enough straight line to continue accelerating, and the car's on-board telemetry picked up a peak of 292.8 km/h.
You should also know that the track was starting to get wet, and that it was soon going to be impossible to continue with the slick tires for dry tracks.
According to the driver, under the sun and with two more laps to warm up the tyres,
More than a fragile object of development, the MissonH24 car is a real competitor which, failing to aim for the podium for the moment, is already finishing races.
On May 14, it thus crossed the finish line of the Imola round of the Michelin Le Mans Cup, and will take part in two 55-minute races which will take place this weekend as a prelude to the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
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