Peugeot 905 Evo 1 Bis Gr. C Pure V10 Sound racing at Mugello: Accelerations, Downshifts & Fly-Bys!

Here's a video about the iconic Peugeot 905 I saw in action at Mugello Circuit, in Italy, during the 2024 Mugello Classic by Peter Auto at Circuit Paul Ricard. The 905 in this video should be chassis EV11, built in 1990 as the very first 905 ever and mainly used as a test and development car. In late 1990 it served as a spare car and continued its life as such, later being upgraded to the Evo 1 Bis specs. At Le Mans 1993 EV11 had its racing debut as it was necessary to replace the EV16 of Philippe Alliot, Mauro Baldi and Jean-Pierre Jabouille after a crash during practice. EV11 finished 3rd overall.

In recent years the car has been restored and prepared for racing by Pastorelli Classic Cars and currently driven by its owner in classic events around Europe.
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Following the new rules introduced by FIA in order to limit the extreme performance of turbocharged C1 cars built to the original rules, Group C saw the beginning of the "3.5-litre" era. Peugeot seized the opportunity and started working on the new car, called 905. It was unveiled in February 1990 and was developed throughout that year before making its race debut in the final two races of the season.

Peugeot decided to develop a V10 engine, called SA35. Conceptually it was compliant with the Formula 1 regulation of the time and, with little modifications, it was used on the 1994 McLaren MP4/9 F1 but with disappointing results. It was able to produce 620hp for endurance races or 680hp at 12,500 rpm during sprint races. The chassis and aerodynamic were built in collaboration with the French aeronautical company Dassault Aviation.

In the early part of the '91 season the 905 suffered some performance and reliability problems but, more crucially for Peugeot, the car was a lot slower than the Jaguar XJR-14. It managed to achieve a lucky win in Suzuka but at the 24h of Le Mans both cars entered didn't finish the race. In the remaining races of the championship a heavily revised 905, was introduced, called Evolution 1 Bis. With the exception of the carbon fiber monocoque chassis, Peugeot made changes to the whole car focusing mainly on aerodynamics. Now a separate wing could be bolted onto the nose for high-downforce tracks. It scored convincing results and wins, finishing second in the championship standings behind Jaguar, but ahead of defending champions Sauber Mercedes.

Peugeot's main rivals both retired from the World Sportscar Championship, and in 1992 the 905 EV1B became one of only two factory efforts involved alongside the Toyota TS010. In addition, from that year only the new "3.5-litre" Group C cars could race in the WSC so that meant the Porsche 962s and Jaguar XJR-12s, highly used by private teams, were no longer allowed to run, with the exception of the Le Mans race. Peugeot won the 1992 WSC championship and the 24 Hours too (1st and 3rd place).
Before it was annunced the cancellation of the 1993 championship, Peugeot had already started developing a new 905, called Evolution 2, but it was never raced. Although there was no World Championship, there was a 24 Hours of Le Mans where Peugeot scored an amazing 1-2-3 victory.

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