Gérard Larrousse on track with the MissionH24

Gérard Larrousse was invited to take the wheel of the electric-hydrogen prototype of MissionH24 at the Paul-Ricard circuit.

Published on 08/11/2022 à 17:25

Valentin GLO

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Gérard Larrousse on track with the MissionH24

Gérard Larrousse took to the track at the Paul-Ricard circuit with the MissionH24 (Photo: MissionH24)

Gérard Larrousse discovered a new car this Tuesday at the Paul-Ricard circuit. In the Var, the double winner of 24 Hours of Le Mans with Matra (1973 and 1974) took the wheel of MissionH2's LMPH24G. 

Launched in 2018, the MissionH24 program, the result of a collaboration between the Automobile Club de l'Ouest and the company GreenGT, aims to promote hydrogen in competition with the objective of creating a category reserved for hydrogen prototypes. capable of competing with Hypercars equipped with thermal engines by 2025.

Regular starters during tests or races carried out in competition, notably at Imola and Portimão in the Michelin Le Mans Cup this year, Stéphane Richelmi and Norman Nato recently left their seats to other drivers. This is how François Perrodo and Gérard Larrousse were introduced to driving this new generation prototype at the Paul-Ricard circuit.

François Perrodo's impressions can be found in the video below via the Mission H24 YouTube channel.

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Valentin GLO

Journalist. Endurance reporter (WEC, IMSA, ELMS, ALMS) and sometimes F1 or IndyCar.

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