2015 Bentley Continental GT3 Gen 1 For Sale
Year
2015
Make
Bentley
Model
GT3
VIN
BGT3 01/017
Mileage
20,000 Km
Location
Asia
Price
$350,000.00
Accepting Offers
Description
This original first-generation Bentley Continental GT3 chassis # BGT3 01/017 was purchased new by AAS the Bentley Importer for Thailand.
The car was run by Absolute Racing in the GT Asia Championship.
It was sold to the current owner who refurbished the car.
The car competed in one local GT race in Australia which it won.
Due to health reasons the current owner has not raced the car since.
The car is in immaculate condition and comes with an extensive spares package including a spare engine and gearbox together with lots of bodywork.
The current owner estimates the spares value alone is in excess of $100,000.00
The gearbox fitted to the car underwent a $60,000.00 rebuild 500 km ago
Chassis:
Lifetime Mileage: 20,000 km
Drivetrain:
Total engine runtime: 15,000 km
Total transmission runtime: 500 km (recently had $60k rebuild)
In 2013 a decade after the Speed 8’s thrilling triumph at Le Mans, Bentley marked its return to motorsport with a new car the Continental GT3, based on the Continental GT street car.
The Bentley Continental GT3 concept was unveiled at the Paris Motor Show in 2012 and first ran publicly at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in 2013 marking the beginning of the third chapter of Bentley’s motorsport story.
It made its competitive debut in December 2013 at the Gulf 12 Hours at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, finishing fourth. It then went on to complete a full season in the 2014 Blancpain Endurance Championship, winning the second and third rounds at Silverstone and Paul Ricard respectively. The Silverstone victory marked the first British win by a works Bentley since the Double Twelve at Brooklands in 1930. Race by race, the team’s performance improved further, until in 2017, Bentley Team M-Sport won the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup outright.
Bentley Motorsport was based at the Bentley Motors headquarters in Crewe, from where the operation ran Bentley Team M-Sport, and had oversight of three Works-supported teams around the world. The Continental GT3 was designed and built in conjunction with M-Sport in Cumbria, and led by then Bentley Director of Motorsport, Brian Gush.
The success story of the first-generation Continental GT3 concluded in 2018 with an impressive 528 races, 120 podiums, 45 wins and four championships. Making way for the next generation race car.
The Bentley Continental GT3 is powered by a 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 engine rated at 600 hp coupled to an Xtrac six-speed sequential transaxle with a limited-slip differential via a racing clutch and carbon fiber propshaft, operated by a steering wheel mounted paddle actuated pneumatic gear shift system. The suspension comprises a double wishbone configuration at the front and rear with four-way adjustable racing dampers. The steering is hydraulically power assisted. It is fitted with ventilated steel brake rotors front and rear with Brembo 6 piston calipers on the front and 4 piston calipers on the rear. The cockpit has a driver-adjustable brake bias knob. The cabin is fitted with an FIA-specification steel roll cage, Sparco six-point FIA safety harness, onboard fire extinguisher, and an onboard pneumatic jack system. Also fitted with an FIA-specification racing fuel cell, ABS, Traction Control, a lightweight race battery, OZ Racing 18×13-inch rims with 310/710R18 tires.
Summary:
Date Produced: 2014-2017
Body: GT production-based body shell modified for motorsport use weighing 1,285 kg
Engine: 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8, Cosworth EMS, dry sump producing up to 600 hp dependent on racing series Balance of Performance (BOP)
Transmission: Rear wheel drive, Xtrac six-speed sequential transaxle gearbox, racing clutch, steering wheel mounted paddle operated pneumatic gear shift. Carbon fiber propshaft, limited slip differential.
Chassis: Double wishbone suspension front and rear, four-way adjustable racing dampers. Ventilated steel brake rotors front and rear, Brembo six-piston front calipers, four-piston rear calipers, driver-adjustable brake bias
Dimensions: Width 2030 mm; Length 4950 mm; Weight 1285 kg
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