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WM P88, the Glossary

The Welter-Meunier P88 is a Group C sports prototype race car, designed, developed, and built by the French racing team Welter Racing, specifically to compete in the 24 Hours of Le Mans that year.^[1]

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Cars introduced in 1987
Cars of France

Circuit de la Sarthe

The Circuit des 24 Heures du Mans, also known as Circuit de la Sarthe (after the 1906 French Grand Prix triangle circuit) located in Le Mans, Sarthe, France, is a semi-permanent motorsport race course, chiefly known as the venue for the 24 Hours of Le Mans auto race.

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Claude Haldi

Claude Haldi (28 November 1942 – 25 December 2017) was a Swiss racing driver.

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Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile

The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA; International Automobile Federation) is an association established on 20 June 1904 to represent the interests of motoring organisations and motor car users.

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Group C

Group C was a category of sports car racing introduced by the FIA in 1982 and continuing until 1993, with Group A for touring cars and Group B for GTs.

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Hewland

Hewland is a British engineering company, founded in 1957 by Mike Hewland, which specialises in racing-car gearboxes.

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Jean-Daniel Raulet

Jean-Daniel Raulet (born 24 March 1946) is a French former racing driver.

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Longitudinal engine

In automotive engineering, a longitudinal engine is an internal combustion engine in which the crankshaft is oriented along the long axis of the vehicle, from front to back.

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Manual transmission

A manual transmission (MT), also known as manual gearbox, standard transmission (in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States), or stick shift (in the United States), is a multi-speed motor vehicle transmission system, where gear changes require the driver to manually select the gears by operating a gear stick and clutch (which is usually a foot pedal for cars or a hand lever for motorcycles).

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Michelin

Michelin, in full i ("General Company of the Michelin Enterprises P.L.S."), is a French multinational tyre manufacturing company based in Clermont-Ferrand in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes région of France.

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Peugeot

Peugeot is a French brand of automobiles owned by Stellantis.

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Roger Dorchy

Roger Dorchy (15 September 1944 – 26 July 2023) was a French racing driver.

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Sports car racing

Sports car racing is a form of motorsport road racing which utilises sports cars that have two seats and enclosed wheels.

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Sports prototype

A sports prototype, sometimes referred to as simply a prototype, is a type of race car that is used in the highest-level categories of sports car racing. WM P88 and sports prototype are sports prototypes.

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Turbocharger

In an internal combustion engine, a turbocharger (also known as a turbo or a turbosupercharger) is a forced induction device that is powered by the flow of exhaust gases.

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V6 engine

A V6 engine is a six-cylinder piston engine where the cylinders share a common crankshaft and are arranged in a V configuration.

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V6 PRV engine

The V6 PRV engine is an overhead cam V6 automobile engine designed and manufactured by the company "Française de Mécanique" for PRV, an alliance of Peugeot, Renault and Volvo Cars.

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Welter Racing

Welter Racing is a French sports car maker that mainly enters in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, since 1990 under the name of Rachel and Gérard Welter, Peugeot's late head of design or Rachel Welter (his wife).

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WM P87

The Welter-Meunier P87 was a Group C sports prototype race car, designed, developed, and built by French motorsports team Welter Racing in 1987 and used in sports car racing until 1988. WM P88 and wM P87 are 24 Hours of Le Mans race cars, cars introduced in 1987, cars of France, Group C cars, le Mans Prototypes, Peugeot vehicles, Rear-wheel-drive vehicles and sports prototypes.

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