Last update: February 10, 2025
The first generation open top Viper R/T 10 was not very successful on the racing tracks. Its successor, the coupe GTS/R version surely was. It has been developed and raced by the French Oreca team and this works team would make the Viper with its huge V10 engine, the leading GT before it was surpassed by the Corvette. Privateer teams went on using the big snake for many more years. In the USA the Vipers raced as Dodge, in Europe Chrysler.
Dodge Viper R/T10
1994 Le Mans 24h, Dodge Viper R/T 10. These are the two first Vipers running at Le Mans. The entries were done by Belgian Luigi Team in the GT1 category. Both cars managed to finish, one even on the podium, the other was not classified as it hadn’t covered enough distance.
#40 René Arnoux (F) / Justin Bell (
GB) / Bertrand Balas (F) – 12th / 3rd in GT1
#41 Francois Migault (F) / Denis Morin (
F) / Philippe Gache (F) – DNC
Luigi Dodge Viper R/T 10 – Chrysler 356-T6 V10 90º, approx. 600 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1345 kg. Steel space frame, chassisnrs. Chrysler #10098 & #10099
- | EAGLE’S RACE 360900 & 361000 (diecast)
Canaska Southwind Vipers
1996 Daytona 24h, Chrysler Viper GTS/R. After the R/T 10’s debut in 1994, these Canaska Southwind Motorsport cars were the first GTS/R racing purpose built Vipers. The #97 car retired and this one finished only 29th.
#98 Price Cobb (USA) / Tommy Archer (USA) / Shawn Hendricks (USA) / Mark Dismore (USA) – 29th
Canaska Dodge Viper GTS/R – Chrysler 356-T6 V10 90º, approx. 620 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1150 kg. Steel space frame, chassisnr. Chrysler #C3
- EAGLE’S RACE 3606 (diecast)
1996 Le Mans 24h, Chrysler Viper GTS/R. Dodge, in Europe racing under de Chrysler label, split its chances. Works cars were entered by both Canaska Southward and Oreca. This is the Canaska entry that finished 10th overall.
#48 Price Cobb (USA) / Shawn Hendricks (USA) / Mark Dismore (USA) – 10th
Canaska Chrysler Viper GTS/R – Chrysler 356-T6 V10 90º, approx. 620 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1150 kg. Steel space frame, chassisnr. Chrysler #C5
- EAGLE’S RACE 607005 (diecast)
1996 Vipers from Canaska and Oreca
Team Oreca Vipers
1996 Le Mans 24h, Chrysler Viper GTS/R. In 1996, both Canaska and Oreca raced Vipers with factory support. However a Canaska car finished 12th and the best placed Oreca Viper 12th, Oreca would be granted the factory deal for 1997 and on. They would enter the Vipers in GT2 instead of GT1 and do much better.
#51 Dominique Dupuy (F) / Perry McCarthy (GB) / Justin Bell (GB) – DNF
Oreca Chrysler Viper GTS/R – Chrysler 356-T6 V10 90º, approx. 620 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1150 kg. Steel space frame, chassisnr. Chrysler #C2
- EAGLE’S RACE 3605 (diecast)
1997 Le Mans 24h, Chrysler Viper GTS/R. In 1997 Team Oreca became the official works team and entered 3 cars at Le Mans. Two crashed and the third only finished 14th. The Vipers did however win the FIA GT2 championship this year, in the following years they would also dominate Le Mans in GT2.
#61 Philippe Gache (F) / Olivier Beretta (MC) / Dominique Dupuy (F) – DNF / crash
#62 Tommy Archer (USA) / Marc Duez (B) / Soheil Ayari (F) – DNF / crash
#63 Justin Bell (GB) / John Morton (USA) / Pierre Yver (F) – 14th / 5th GT2
Oreca Chrysler Viper GTS/R – Chrysler 356-T6 V10 90º, approx. 620 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1150 kg. Steel space frame, chassisnr. Chrysler #C5, #C6 & #C7
- MINICHAMPS MC430 971461, MC430 971462 & MC430 971463
1998 Le Mans 24h, Chrysler Viper GTS-R. All attention went to the GT1 category with works entries from Porsche, Mercedes, Nissan, Toyota, BMW … But behind that another factory was present; French Oreca team was the official works team for the American Vipers and sent three cars to Le Mans. The #53 won GT2, #51 was 2nd. The #50 car retired.
#50 Karl Wendlinger (A) / Patrick Huisman (NL) / Marc Duez (B) – DNF
Oreca Chrysler Viper GTS/R – Chrysler 356-T6 V10 90º, approx. 620 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1150 kg. Steel space frame, chassisnr. Reynard / Oreca #C10
- IXO Modern Le Mans & GT cars LMM070 (diecast)
this model has been posted before in #023 Mobil1
1998 FIA GT Championship, Chrysler Viper GTS-R. The Vipers didn’t only run at Le Mans, but also the entire FIA GT Championship in which they won all races but one. Beretta and Lamy took the GT2 drivers’ title scoring 8 wins.
#51 Olivier Beretta (MC) / Pedro Lamy (POR) – 8 x 1st
#52 Karl Wendlinger (A) / Justin Bell (GB) – 1st FIA GT A1-Ring
Oreca Chrysler Viper GTS/R – Chrysler 356-T6 V10 90º, approx. 620 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1150 kg. Steel space frame, chassisnr. Reynard / Oreca #C9 & C10
- FIA GT | EAGLE’S RACE 3662 & 3663
thesis models have been posted before in #023 Mobil1
2000 Le Mans 24h, Chrysler Viper GTS-R. The Vipers were red and white this year, just like the new Reynard-Chryler prototypes. The Vipers did better than their sister team. The big snakes finished 1st, 2nd and 5th in the GTS category.
#51 Karl Wendlinger (A) / Olivier Beretta (MC) / Dominique Dupuy (F) – 7th / 1st GTS
#52 Patrick Huisman (NL) / Marc Duez (B) / Tommy Archer (USA) – 12th / 5th GTS
Oreca Chrysler Viper GTS/R – Chrysler 356-T6 V10 90º, approx. 620 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1150 kg. Michelin tires. Weight 1150 kg. Steel space frame, chassisnr. Reynard / Oreca #C31 & C30
- ONYX Le Mans Collection XLM 99061 & XLM 99063 (diecast)
2001 Le Mans 24h, Chrysler Viper GTS-R. Chrysler stopped their factory support and was presented by privateers. However, one of the teams that raced a Viper was Oreca, still with sponsoring from Playstation. Unfortunately the team was one of the first victims of the heavy rain that started in the 4th lap of the race.
#57 David Terrien (F) / Jonathan Cochet (F
) / Jean-Philippe Dayraut (F) – DNF / crash
Oreca Chrysler Viper GTS/R – Chrysler 356-T6 V10 90º, approx. 620 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1150 kg. Steel space frame, chassisnr. Reynard / Oreca #C35
- IXO Modern Le Mans & GT Cars LMM 007 (diecast)
2002 Le Mans 24h, Chrysler Viper GTS-R. Just like in 2001, French Motorsport Federation FFSA entered a Playstation sponsored Oreca Viper. The young drivers did doing a good job and finished 3rd in GTS class.
#52 Jean-Philippe Belloc (F) / Jonathan Cochet (
F) / Benoit Tréluyer (F) – 14th / 3rd GTS
Oreca Chrysler Viper GTS/R – Chrysler 356-T6 V10 90º, approx. 620 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1150 kg. Steel space frame, chassisnr. Reynard / Oreca #C41
- MINICHAMPS MC 400 021452 (diecast)
Taisan Advan Vipers in Japan
1997 / 1998 Japanese GT Championship, Chrysler Viper GTS/R. Dodge Vipers were not only used at Le Mans and in the FIA GT Series, it also found its way to Japan. Team Taisan Advan used a Porsche GT2 in the first part of the 1997 season before they switched to this mighty Viper. Its best result was 8th in the season final at Sugo. For the 1998 season, Tsuchiya was replaced by Tajima which brought no success. Only in the last race of the championship, when Anthony Reid replaced Tajima, the team scored its only point of the season.
1997 #34 Keiichi Tsuchiya (J) / Hideshi Matsuda (J)
1998 #55 Hideshi Matsuda () / Eichiie Tajima (J)
Taisan Dodge Viper GTS/R – Chrysler 356-T6 V10 90º, approx. 500 hp (restricted). Yokohama Afvan tires. Weight 1150 kg. Steel space frame, chassisnr. Chrysler #C8
- EAGLE’S RACE 3618 & 3638 (diecast)
Chamberlain Engineering Vipers
1997 Le Mans 24h, Chrysler Viper GTS-R. The small privateer team from Hugh Chamberlain didn’t stand a chance against the factory team from Team Oreca. But they achieved a nice 6th place in GT2 this year.
#64 Hans Hugenholtz jr. (NL) / Jari Nurminen (
FIN) / Chris Gleason (
GB) – 15th / 6th GT2
Chamberlain Chrysler Viper GTS/R – Chrysler 356-T6 V10 90º, approx. 620 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1150 kg. Steel space frame, chassisnr. Chrysler #C2
- MINICHAMPS MC 430 971464 (diecast)
1998 Le Mans 24h, Chrysler Viper GTS-R. Chamberlain Engineering did even better than last year with their old car; they finished 5th in GT2.
#56 Hans Hugenholtz jr. (NL) / Gary Ayles (GB
) / Matt Turner (GB) – 19th / 5th GT2
Chamberlain Chrysler Viper GTS/R – Chrysler 356-T6 V10 90º, approx. 620 hp. Dunlop tires. Weight 1150 kg. Steel space frame, chassisnr. Chrysler #C2
- MINICHAMPS MC 430 971456 (diecast)
1999 Le Mans 24h, Chrysler Viper GTS-R. In 1999, Chamberlain entered a more recent Chrysler Viper this year and managed to get the third step on the podium behind the two factory Vipers. What a great effort for the privateers.
#56 Hans Hugenholtz jr. (NL) Toni Seiler (CH) / Ni Amorim (POR) – 14th / 3rd GTS
Chamberlain Chrysler Viper GTS/R – Chrysler 356-T6 V10 90º, approx. 620 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1150 kg. Steel space frame, chassisnr. Reynard / Oreca #16
- IXO Modern Le Mans & GT Cars LMM 075 (diecast)
Other privateer teams
1999 Le Mans 24h, Chrysler Viper GTS-R. The Vipers dominate the GT2 / GTS class. This is one of two Belmondo cars. Vipers finished 1st until 6th in class, with this one in fifth spot.
#55 Emmanuel Clérico (F) / Guy Martinolle (
F) / Jean-Claude Lagniez (
F) – 16th / 5th GTS
Belmondo Chrysler Viper GTS/R – Chrysler 356-T6 V10 90º, approx. 620 hp. Steel space frame, chassisnr. Reynard / Oreca #C9
- MINICHAMPS MC 430 991455 (diecast)
2000 Le Mans 24h, Chrysler Viper GTS-R. This ex-Oreca Viper is ran by Dutch Carsport Holland, an initiative from Team Hezemans. They normally compete in the European FIA GT Championship. In Le Mans they were the best privateer in the GTS class behind the factory Vipers and Corvettes.
#57 Mike Hezemans (NL) / David Hart (NL) / Hans Hugenholtz jr (NL) – 13th / 6th in GT2
Carsport Chrysler Viper GTS/R – Chrysler 356-T6 V10 90º, approx. 620 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1150 kg. Steel space frame, chassisnr. Reynard / Oreca #C22
- MINICHAMPS MC430 001457 (diecast)
this model has been posted before in #029 Racing for Holland
2001 Spa-Francorchamps 24h, Chrysler Viper GTS/R. French Larbre Racing has been very successful with GT Porsches and afterwards these Vipers. The 24 hour race at Spa-Francorchamps, part of the FIA GT Championship was won with a double victory for the French team. This car qualified 11th and won, its teammates started back in 30th place and finished 2nd, 5 laps behind.
#7 Christophe Bouchut (F) / Marc Duez (
B) / Jean-Philippe Belloc (F) – 1st
Larbre Chrysler Viper GTS/R – Chrysler 356-T6 V10 90º, approx. 620 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1150 kg. Steel space frame, chassisnr. Reynard / Oreca #C40
- IXO Modern Le Mans & GT Cars GTM004 (diecast)
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2002 Spa-Francorchamps 24h, Chrysler Viper GTS/R. The same car also won the 2002 edition of the Spa 24-hour race.
#1 Christophe Bouchut (F) / Vincent Vosse (
B) / Sebastien Bourdais (F) – 1st
Larbre Chrysler Viper GTS/R – Chrysler 356-T6 V10 90º, approx. 620 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1150 kg. Steel space frame, chassisnr. Reynard / Oreca #C42
- IXO Modern Le Mans & GT Cars GTM058 (diecast)
2002 Daytona 24h, Chrysler Viper GTS/R. French Larbre Competition has been very successful with GT Porsches and these Vipers. Last win was the 24 hour race at Francorchamps 2002. In Daytona they were close to doing that again, finishing 2nd in class and 8th overall.
#77 Christophe Bouchut (F) / Patrice Goueslard (F) / Jean-Luc Chéreau (F) / Carl Rosenblad (S) – 8th / 2nd GrandAm GTS
Larbre Chrysler Viper GTS/R – Chrysler 356-T6 V10 90º, approx. 620 hp. Goodyear tires. Weight 1150 kg. Steel space frame, chassisnr. Reynard / Oreca #C40
- MINICHAMPS MC400 021477 limited 1008 pcs (diecast)
2002 Le Mans 24h, Chrysler Viper GTS/R. Team Carsport Holland returned to Le Mans this year after their fine race in 2000. They had to abandon the race with a damaged car but were never in the position to threaten the mighty Corvettes.
#53 Mike Hezemans (NL) / Anthony Kumpen (B) / Gabrielle Matteuzzi (I) – DNF / damage
Carsport Chrysler Viper GTS/R – Chrysler 356-T6 V10 90º, approx. 620 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1150 kg. Steel space frame, chassisnr. Reynard / Oreca #C41
- IXO LMM035 (diecast)
this model has been posted before in #029 Racing for Holland
2003 Le Mans 24h, Chrysler Viper GTS/R. The Vipers dominate the GT2 / GTS class since 1996, the year that French Oreca team ran the factory Vipers. In 2003 the battle is between Corvette and Ferrari Maranello, this Scorp Viper is one of the last Vipers to run at the Sarthe track and sadly doesn’t finish.
#68 Dominique Dupuy (F) / Luis Marques (POR) / Olivier Thévenin (F) – DNF
Score Chrysler Viper GTS/R – Chrysler 356-T6 V10 90º, approx. 620 hp. Pirelli tires. Weight 1150 kg. Steel space frame, chassisnr. Reynard / Oreca #C34
- IXO Modern Le Mans & GT Cars LMM052 (diecast)
2004 FIA GT Monza, Chrysler Viper GTS/R. Dutch team Zwaan Racing entered two Vipers in the FIA GT Championship. However the car is over its top, they reached a 6th place in de first race of the season thanks to a surprisingly strong driver line up.
#10 Arjen van der Zwaan (NL) / Christophe Bouchut (
F) / Marc Goossens (B) – 6th
Zwaan Chrysler Viper GTS/R – Chrysler 356-T6 V10 90º, approx. 620 hp. Dunlop tires. Weight 1150 kg. Steel space frame, chassisnr. Reynard / Oreca #C14
- ALTAYA unknown
2002 Nürburgring 24h, Zakspeed Dodge Viper GTS/R. The 24 hour race at the Nürburgring is very special and quite different from Daytona or Le Mans. More than 180 teams (professional and amateurs drive the 15 mile track through the forest). Zakspeed won this event in 1999 and 2001 and even with a restrictor it took victory in 2002.
#1 Peter Zakowski (D) / Robert Lechner (D) / Pedro Lamy (POR) – 1st
Zakspeed Dodge Viper GTS/R – Chrysler 356-T6 V10 90º, approx. 500 hp (restricted). Dunlop tires. Weight 1150 kg. Steel space frame, chassisnr. Reynard / Oreca #C36
- IXO Modern Le Mans & GT Cars GTM 001 (diecast)
2003 Spa-Francorchamps 24h, Zakspeed Chrysler Viper GTS/R. The Zakspeed Viper GTS-R dominated the 24h race at Nürburgring for years; it won in 1999, 2001 and 2002. In 2003 it also participated in the FIA GT race at Francorchamps in the G2 category. It showed its reliability again by finishing 5th.
#126 Pedro Lamy (POR) / Kurt Mollekens (
B) / Didier de Radigues (
B) – 5th / 1st G2
Zakspeed Chrysler Viper GTS/R – Chrysler 356-T6 V10 90º, approx. 600 hp. Dunlop tires. Weight 1150 kg. Steel space frame, chassisnr. Reynard / Oreca #C36
- IXO Modern Le Mans & GT Cars GTM 076 (diecast)
2005 Nürburgring 24h, Zakspeed Dodge Viper GTS/R. The 24 hour race at the Nürburgring is very special. Zakspeed won this event in 1999, 2001 and 2002, this year they finish 3rd behind the works BMW’s, despite being handicapped with extra weight and engine restrictions.
#77 Peter Zakowski (D) / Robert Lechner (
A) / Sascha Bert (
D) – 3rd / 1st A8
Zakspeed Chrysler Viper GTS/R – Chrysler 356-T6 V10 90º, approx. 500 hp (restricted). Dunlop tires. Weight 1150 kg. Steel space frame, chassisnr. Reynard / Oreca #C36
- IXO Modern Le Mans & GT Cars GTM 034 (diecast)
New generation SRT Vipers
2013 Le Mans 24h, SRT Viper GTS/R. The impressive Chrysler / Dodge Vipers dominated GT racing end of the last century. Even after the works support stopped, the mighty V10’s remained succesful in the hands of privateers for some years. Now Chrysler tries again with the new Viper. SRT Motorsport enters 2 cars that are developed by Riley in the American Le Mans Series and at Le Mans. Both cars make it to the finish but way back.
#93 Kuno Wittmer (USA) / Jonathan Bomarito (
USA) / Tom Kendall (
USA) – 31st / 9th GTE-Pro
SRT Viper GTS/R – Chrysler 356-T6 V10 90º, approx. 600 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1200 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. Riley #GTSR2C02
- SPARK S3771 (resin)
2014 United SportsCar Championship, SRT Viper GTS/R. SRT Motorsport enters 2 cars that are developed by Riley in the United SportsCar Championship. They skip Le Mans to cencentrate entirly on th US title. The #93 Viper only wins two races but is very consistent. SRT Motorsports takes the team championship and Kumo Wittmer wins the drivers title.
#93 Kuno Wittmer (USA) / Jonathan Bomarito (
USA) – 1st championship
SRT Viper GTS/R – Chrysler 356-T6 V10 90º, approx. 600 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1200 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. Riley #GTSR2C02
- SPARK US 009 #018 / 1000 pcs (resin)
2015 Le Mans 24h, SRT Viper GTS/R. Ben Keating, owner of dealer Viper Exchange, manages to get one of the Riley prepared factory cars and brings it to Le Mans. They do well but have to retire with a broken gearbox not long before the end of the race.
#53 Jeroen Bleekemolen (NL) / Ben Keating (USA
) / Marc Miller (USA) – DNF
SRT Viper GTS/R – Chrysler 356-T6 V10 90º, approx. 600 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1200 kg. SSteel monocoque, chassisnr. Riley #GTSR2C03
- SPARK S4669 (resin)
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