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24H. Le Mans – A speed record and a new Village for Mission H24
The Hydrogen Village is located in the heart of the Circuit du Mans Village. © M. Casaurang
24h of le mans carThe program was launched in 2018 at Spa-Francorchamps, but it is really in Le Mans (Sarthe) that the Mission H24 project is gaining momentum. This Wednesday, June 8, the white prototype powered by a hydrogen power unit completed a lap of the Circuit de la Sarthe at high speed at 13:30 p.m., a few moments before the first free practice session for the 24 2022 Hours of Le Mans.
Behind the wheel of the innovative vehicle, we found Stéphane Richelmi. The Monegasque, winner of the Le Mans double clock tour with Signatech Alpine in LM P2 in 2016, set a speed record for a car running on hydrogen on the 13,626 km track, with a peak estimated at 291 km/h. “This is the first record this car has set,” enthuses Pierre Fillon (President of the Automobile Club de l'Ouest), met for the inauguration of the Hydrogen Village within the Sarthe circuit.
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In 2022, a facility dedicated to Mission H24 has been positioned in the heart of the Paddock Village, shortly before the Dunlop chicane. A location which responds to the attention of spectators, who had been curious while the rolling laboratory was parked at the Ford bend and the Blue Garage, a more difficult place to access.
“Last year, we were struck by the public interest, continues Pierre Fillon. We have received a lot of questions about hydrogen, both from the younger generation and older people. This is what made us want to set up this information system in a more popular location. We aim to become carbon neutral by 2030.”
An LMPH2G show car takes pride of place in the Village, with two information bubbles of fun content aimed at young audiences. The aim of this scene is educational, but it also allows the European Commission to show its attachment to this project. Indeed, Adina Revol, spokesperson for the Representation of the European Commission in France, made the trip to affirm the usefulness of motorsport in the energy transition on the continent.
“At Le Mans, we see that there can be innovation through sport. It is important that all stakeholders, at all scales, work together in the energy transition, and this is what we see at Le Mans. The European Union intends to be the first continent to achieve carbon neutrality in 2050.”
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Medhi Casaurang
Passionate about the history of motorsport across all disciplines, I learned to read thanks to AUTOhebdo. At least that's what my parents tell everyone when they see my name inside!
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