The Ginetta G57 P2 is a sports prototype developed by British car constructor Ginetta Cars. The car made its race track debut in 2016.

History

Ginetta Cars revamped its sports prototype production with the acquisition of

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in 2014. For 2015 Ginetta-Juno the brand launched the LMP Track Car. After launching the Ginetta-Juno LMP3, the company launched the G57 P2. This sports prototype was fitted with a more powerful Chevrolet LS3 engine. Also the G57 P2 has 30% more downforce that its LMP3 relative. The official launch was at the Autosport International show in January 2016. The G57 P2 made its racing debut at

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in the V de V Endurance Series. Four cars entered the race, all four finished. The best placed G57 P2 finished in third place overall, with Ginetta director Lawrence Tomlinson sharing a drive with Mike Simpson. At the end of the racing season the G57 P2 raced in the

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placed the prototype in third place overall. Starting in

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the G57 P2 was given a separate class in the

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References

External links

Official website
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