Dome S101

The Dome S101, later upgraded and raced as the Dome S101 Hb, S101 Hbi, and the Dome S101.5, is a sports prototype built and designed for use in the LMP1 class of the 24 Hours Of Le Mans, and other similar endurance races. The car was the predecessor to the Dome S102, and the Strakka-Dome S103. The car had its racing debut at the 2001 Barcelona 2 Hours and 30 minutes, the opening round of the 2001 FIA Sportscar Championship, with the Den Blå Avis racing team.[4]

Dome S101

#5 Jim Gainer International Dome S101-Mugen 2005 1000km of Spa
Category	Dome S101: Le Mans Prototype (LMP900) Dome S101Hb/Hbi/101.5: Le Mans Prototype (LMP1)
Constructor	Dome Co. LTD
Predecessor	Dome S101
Successor	Dome S102
Technical specifications[1][2][3]
Chassis	Carbon fibre monocoque
Suspension (front)	Double Wishbone twin-damper pullrod
Suspension (rear)	As Front
Length	Dome S101: 4650mm Dome S101Hb/HBi/101.5: 4485mm
Width	1995mm
Height	Dome S102: 920mm Dome S102.5: 1025mm
Wheelbase	2850mm
Engine	Dome S101:Judd GV4 4.0L NA V10 Dome S101Hb:Mugen MF408S 4.0L V8 Dome S101HBi:Judd GV5 5.0L V10 Dome S101.5: Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5L V10 Mader 3.4L V8
Transmission	Dome S101: SQ 6 Speed Dome S101Hb/Hbi/101.5: X-Trac 6 Speed
Weight	Dome S101: 720kg Dome S101Hb/Hbi/101.5: 900kg
Brakes	Alcon Calipers/Carbone Industrie Pads & Rotor
Tyres	Michelin, Yokohama, Dunlop
Competition history
Notable entrants	Racing for Holland Kondo Racing Team Den Blå Avis-Goh Jim Gainer International T2M Motorsport
Races Wins Poles F.Laps 0 0 0 0
Teams' Championships	2 (2002 FIA Sportscar Championship & 2003 FIA Sportscar Championship)
Drivers' Championships	2 (2002 FIA Sportscar Championship & 2003 FIA Sportscar Championship)

Development

Dome S101hb

In March 2005, the car was shown to be early in its testing cycle, with the car having been shown testing, in photos released by Dome Co, ahead of the Le Mans Series Prologue at the Circuit Paul Ricard.[5]

Dome S101.5

Due to new regulations in LMP1 for the upcoming 2007 racing season, which meant that "Hybrid" rules LMP1 cars were to be barred from competing in any ACO Sanctioned event, Dome was forced to create a new variant of the car. In a bid to save costs, the lower half of the S101hb monocoque was retained, while a new double roll hoop assembly was attached, in place of the previously used single roll hoop, and air intake.[6]

Competition History

2001

The car had its racing debut at the 2001 Barcelona 2 Hours and 30 minutes, the opening round of the 2001 FIA Sportscar Championship, with the Den Blå Avis racing team.[4] The car was joined by a second car in the championship, entered by Racing for Holland. The car had its inaugural win at the Mistrovství FIA Sportnovních Vozu, held at the Brno Circuit, in the Czech Republic.

FIA Sportscar Championship- SR1 Teams Championship

Team	Car	Engine	CAT	MNZ	SPA	BRN	MAG	DON	MON	NUR	Total	Pos
Den Blå Avis	Dome S101	Judd GV4 4.0L V10	4	DNS	6	1	3	5	1	3	88	2nd
Racing for Holland	Dome S101	Judd GV4 4.0L V10	DNS	3	3	5	6	2	2	1	82	3rd
[7]

2002

Racing for Holland re-entered their Dome chassis into the 2002 FIA Sportscar Championship, securing 1st in the Teams Championship. Dome won the 2002 FIA Sportscar Constructors Championship.

Team	Car	Engine	CAT	EST	BRN	MAG	DJN	SPA	Total	Pos
Racing for Holland	Dome S101	Judd GV4 4.0L V10	4	3	1	1	1	2	97	1st
[8]

2003

Racing for Holland would re-enter their Dome chassis into the 2003 FIA Sportscar Championship, winning the title for a 2nd Consecutive Year.

Team	Car	Engine	EST	LAU	MNZ	OSC	DON	SPA	NOG	Total [9]	Pos
Racing for Holland	Dome S101	Judd GV4 4.0L V10	6	10	10	8	10	10	8	62	1st

24 Hours of Le Mans

Year	Entrant	Car	#	Drivers	Tyre	Class	Laps	Pos	Class Position
2001	Racing for Holland	Dome S101-Judd	9	Jan Lammers Donny Crevels Val Hillebrand	M	LMP900	213	28	12
	Team Den Blå Avis-Goh	Dome S101-Judd	10	John Nielsen Hiroki Katoh Casper Elgaard	G	LMP900	66	NC	NC
2002	Racing for Holland	Dome S101-Judd	16	Jan Lammers Tom Coronel Val Hillebrand	M	LMP900	351	8
	Kondo Racing	Dome S101-Judd	9	Masahiko Kondo Ian McKellar Jr. François Migault	M	LMP900	182	DNF	DNF
2003	Racing for Holland	Dome S101-Judd	15	Jan Lammers John Bosch Andy Wallace	M	LMP900	360	6	4
		Dome S101-Judd	16	Felipe Ortiz Beppe Gabbiani Tristan Gommendy			316	DNF	DNF
	Kondo Racing	Dome S101-Mugen	9	Masahiko Kondō Ukyo Katayama Ryō Fukuda	Y		322	13
2004	Racing for Holland	Dome S101-Judd	15	Jan Lammers Chris Dyson Katsutomo Kaneishi	D	LMP1	341	7
			16	Tom Coronel Justin Wilson Ralph Firman			313	DNF	DNF
	Kondo Racing	Dome S101-Mugen	9	Hiroki Kato Ryō Fukuda Ryo Michigami	Y		206	DNF	DNF
2005	Racing for Holland	Dome S101-Judd	10	Jan Lammers Elton Julian John Bosch	D		346	7
	Jim Gainer International	Dome S101Hb-Mugen	5	Ryo Michigami Seiji Ara Katsutomo Kaneishi			193	DNF	DNF
2006	Racing for Holland	Dome S101Hb- Judd	14	Jan Lammers Alex Yoong Stefan Johansson			182	DNF	DNF
2007	Racing for Holland b.v.	Dome S101.5-Judd	14	Jan Lammers Jeroen Bleekemolen David Hart	M		305	25	DNF
	T2M Motorsport	Dome S101.5-Mader	29	Robin Longechal Yutaka Yamagishi Yojiro Terada			56	DNF	DNF

References

1. "Dome S101 Spec". Retrieved 5 June 2019.
2. "Dome S101Hb Spec". Retrieved 5 June 2019.
3. "Dome S101Hbi Technical Spec". Retrieved 5 June 2019.
4. "Chassis S101-01 - All Results - Racing Sports Cars". www.racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 2019-05-18.
5. "Mulsanne's Corner News". www.mulsannescorner.com. Retrieved 2019-07-20.
6. Engineering, Racecar (2007-12-15). "Dome S101". Racecar Engineering. Retrieved 2019-07-20.
7. "FIA Sportscar Championship - The History of Sportscars - 2001". 2002-08-08. Archived from the original on 2002-08-08. Retrieved 2019-07-20.
8. "FIA World Sportscar Championship SP1 Standings". Archived from the original on 2012-02-14.
9. FIA Championship Classifications – 2003 Retrieved from web.archive.org on 1 November 2009