last update: October 1, currently 9 models in this collection
Maarten de Bruyn designed an exotic sports car which he named Spyker, after the famous Dutch brand from the early 20th century. Businessman Victor Muller bought the company. The megalomaniac Muller also bought the Midland Formula 1 team and the troublesome car manufacturer Saab. None of these projects were successful. The Spykers that raced at Le Mans competed in GT2 against Porsche 911, Ferrari 360 and TVR Tuscans, all cars of which the street version were 50% cheaper. Not very good for your image, I guess. The actual competition in the market for exotic cars such as Aston Martin all raced in GT1. Just like many cars in #029, the main color is orange.
C8 Double-12R
2002 Le Mans 24h, Spyker C8 Double-12R. The new car brand Spyker comes to Le Mans with a car that besides a shake down, had not yet been tested. During the night the car slowly disintegrated and had to pull from the race. It is not a 12 cylinder as the name might suggest, it was a Mader prepared BMW V8.
#85 Peter Kox (NL) / Hans Hugenholtz (
NL) / Norman Simon (D) – DNF
Spyker C8 Double-12R – 4.0 liter Mader-BMW V8 90º, approx. 450 hp. Aluminum space frame, chassisnr. #L9C8OTRLE2363009
- SPARK REP SPY05 (resin)
2003 Le Mans 24h, Spyker C8 Double-12R. After a very difficult 1st year, the Dutch Spyker returned to Le Mans in 2003. Both speed and reliability were a bit better than the year before, but it is still far from competitive due to the restrictors.
#85 Tom Coronel (NL) / Hans Hugenholtz (
NL) / Norman Simon (D) – DNC / insufficient distance
Spyker C8 Double-12R – 4.0 liter Mader-BMW V8 90º, approx. 450 hp. Aluminum space frame, chassisnr. #L9C8OTRLE2363009
- SPARK REP SPY07 (resin)
C8 Spyder GT2R
2005 Le Mans 24h, Spyker C8 Spyder GT2R. The Spyker returns to Le Mans after a year of absence. The new car is shorter, wider and faster and the BMW V8 had been replaced by an Audi V8 engine. The open top was a big disadvantage for the top speed. The car isn’t more reliable than the Double-12R and it retires after a fire in the 76th lap.
#85 Tom Coronel (NL) / Donny Crevels (NL
) / Peter Van Merksteijn (NL) – DNF / fire
Spyker C8 Spyder GT2R – 3.8 liter Mader-Audi V8 90º, approx. 440 hp. Aluminum space frame, chassisnr. #XL9CD31G552363046
- SPARK REP SPY09 (resin)
2006 Le Mans 24h, Spyker C8 Spyder GT2R hardtop. Spyker brings two cars to Le Mans this year. The spyders have a hardtop and are a lot quicker than last year’s. But both Spykers retire with a broken Audi engine.
#85 Tom Coronel (NL) / Donny Crevels (
NL) / Peter Dumbreck (GB) – DNF / engine
#86 Jeroen Bleekemolen (NL) / Mike Hezemans (
NL) / Jonny Kane (
GB) – DNF / engine
Spyker C8 Spyder GT2R hardtop – 3.8 liter Mader-Audi V8 90º, approx. 440 hp. Aluminum space frame, chassisnrs. #XL9GB11H150363098 & …3097
- SPARK S0319 & S320 (resin)
2007 Le Mans 24h, Spyker C8 Spyder GT2R hardtop. Spyker again appeared with the same car as last year: a spyder with a hardtop. But the Spyker factory was in financial trouble and the cars were slower than last years. Again they suffered a broken engine, but now a lot sooner in the race.
#85 Alex Caffi (I) / Andrea Chiesa (
CH) / Andrea Bellichi (I) – DNF / engine
#86 Mike Hezemans (NL) / Johnny Kane (GB
) / Jaroslav Janis (CZ)- DNF / engine
Spyker C8 Spyder GT2R hardtop – 3.8 liter Mader-Audi V8 90º, approx. 440 hp. Aluminum space frame, chassisnrs. #XL9GB11H150363097 & …3098
- SPARK S0317
& S0318 (resin)
C8 Laviolette GT2R
2008 Le Mans 24h, Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2R. Spyker was in great financial problems until Lituanian Snoras Bank came to help. The familiair orange had to make room for blue and yellow. What stayed was the unreliable engines that made both cars retire before dark.
#85 (white shield) Peter Dumbreck (GB) / Ralf Kelleners (D
) / Alex Vassiliev (
RUS) – DNF / engine
Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2R – 3.8 liter Mader-Audi V8 90º, approx. 440 hp. Aluminum space frame, chassisnr. XL9AB01G37Z363190
2010 Le Mans 24h, Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2R. Spyker still received help from Snoras Bank in 2010, The car was running better than previous years but got delayed by mechanical problems. The race ended after Dumbreck crashed together with the Norma Judd. A few years later both Spyker and Snoras Bank were bankrupt.
#85 (orange shield) Jeroen Bleekemolen (NL) / Tom Coronel (
NL) / Peter Dumbreck (GB) – DNF / crash
Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2R – 4.0 liter Mader-Audi V8 90º, approx. 470 hp. Aluminum space frame, chassisnr. XL9AB01G37Z363190
- SPARK S1480 & S2156 (resin)
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