WEC 2016

[Scav3nger]

Not specifically 2016 related, moreso 2017. The Garage 56 Entry for Le Mans 2017 is progressing, a bio-methane powered prototype working on a 3 cylinder 1600cc engine.

http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/05/05...-pics.html

Bio-methane is a natural gas that can be appropriately stored when it is condensed into liquid form. This is achieved after being subjected to a pressure of 10 Bar and a temperature of -127°C. One of the several technological challenges for Welter Racing is to keep these two conditions constant in their prototype. "To do so, we will safely store the fuel in a cryogenic tank located between the driver and the engine,” says team engineer Thibault Dejardin. At such temperatures and pressures, the next hurdle is to suitably pump and inject the fuel into the engine. “We are still counting on a 450 bhp turbocharged 1600cc 3 cylinder engine built in-house. It’s lightweight and compact. We haven’t started testing it yet,” he admits.

I'm interested to see how this goes in 2017, and hope it gets a better run than the last G56 car (the Delta Wing) which was crashed out in the first couple of hours of the race.