Draft:ALD C289
Group C Prototype race car
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The ALD C289 is a Group C sports prototype designed, developed and built by French constructor ALD. The car competed in the FIA Sportscar World Championship in 1989 and 1990. One car was built.[2][3][4][5]
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| Category | Group C2 | ||||||||||
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| Constructor | ALD | ||||||||||
| Production | 1989 | ||||||||||
| Predecessor | ALD 06 | ||||||||||
| Successor | ALD C91 | ||||||||||
| Technical specifications[1] | |||||||||||
| Chassis | Carbon-fibre composite and aluminium honeycomb monocoque with rear tubular subframe | ||||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Double wishbones, rocker-actuated coil springs over dampers, anti-roll bar | ||||||||||
| Engine | Ford DFL 3,298 cc (3.3 L; 201.3 cu in) Ford DFZ 3,494 cc (3.5 L; 213.2 cu in) V8, N/A, 32-valve, DOHC,mid-mounted, longitudinally-mounted Peugeot PRV 2,975 cc (3.0 L; 181.5 cu in) V6 N/A, 24-valve, DOHC mid-mounted, longitudinally-mounted | ||||||||||
| Transmission | Hewland DGB 5-speed sequential | ||||||||||
| Power | 465 hp (471 PS; 347 kW) | ||||||||||
| Weight | 145 kg (319.7 lb) | ||||||||||
| Brakes | Ventilated discs | ||||||||||
| Tyres | Goodyear Dunlop | ||||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||||
| Notable entrants |  Automobiles Louis Descartes | ||||||||||
| Notable drivers | Alain Serpaggi Louis Descartes Marc Fontan François Migault | ||||||||||
| Debut | 1989 480 km of Dijon | ||||||||||
| Last event | 1990 480 km of Mexico City | ||||||||||
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