The Creation CA07 is an Le Mans Prototype LMP1 race car designed, developed and built by British manufacturer Creation Autosportif and KW Motorsport, for the Le Mans Endurance Series and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. A replacement to the Creation CA06/H, it was Creation's first all-new prototype.[3][4][5][6][7]
Racing history
2007
The debut race for the car was at the 2007 24 Hours of Le Mans. It was run by Creation Autosportif with drivers, Jamie Campbell-Walter, Shinji Nakano and Felipe Ortiz. They qualified tenth overall and fifth among petrol powered cars with a time of 3:36.279.[8] After multiple accidents and spins, the car retired due to overheating issues.[9]
The team would run the car in the remaining four rounds of the Le Mans Series. They finished in the points in all races they competed, with a best finish of third at the final round at Interlagos.[10] Despite missing the first two rounds of the season, the team finished tied for fifth place in LMP1 team standings.
Creation Autosportif also entered the car in final two races of the American Le Mans Series with drivers Jamie Campbell-Walter, Christophe Tinseau and Harold Primat. The first race was the Petit Le Mans, where the car would finish fifth overall and second in class, 17 laps down.[11] At the season finale at Laguna Seca, Campbell-Walter and Primat finished ninth overall and third in class, three laps down from the winning Audi R10 TDI.[12]
2008
The car would again be entered into the Le Mans Series but two examples would be raced for the majority of the season due to a partnership between Creation and Japanese company AIM. A new engine was developed with funding from AIM resulting in a wider engine at 90°.[5]
One car was entered into the opening round at Catalunya with drivers Jamie Campbell-Walter, Stuart Hall and Filipe Ortiz. After running well in the early stages of the race, the car suffered slipping clutch issues.[13] This dropped them out of contention however, they did finish the race, albeit 33rd overall and 52 laps down.[14]
At the 1000 km of Monza, Jamie Campbell-Walter, driving the #14 CA07, suffered a massive accident during qualifying and was subsequently withdrawn from the race.[15] For the #15, it would achieve the best finish of the season with a fourth overall position.[16] Stuart Hall and Robbie Kerr finished ninth overall and sixth in class, nine laps down from the leader, at the 1000 km of Spa.[17]
For the 2008 24 Hours of Le Mans, two cars were entered, one from Creation Autosportif and one from American customer team Autocon Motorsports. The #14 Creation entry utilized the AIM (Judd) engine while the #23 Autocon Motorsports ran the Judd GV5.5 engine.[18] Qualifying did not go well for both entrants. The #14 qualified in 21st with a best time of 3:35.994 while the #23 qualified 32nd with a best time of 3:47.695.[19]
The first car to run into problems was the #14, which had a broken wing support. Later on, with Johnny Mowlem driving, the car suffered a puncture heading towards Indianapolis and hit the wall. Mowlem brought the car back to the pits to repair the front splitter and side of the car.[20] After a quiet and trouble free night, the #23, driven by Chris McMurray had a puncture on the right rear on the Mulsanne.[21] The #14 Creation Autosportif finished 24th overall, 11th in class and 65 laps down from the leader. The #23 Autocon Motorsports retired and classified 38th, completing 224 laps.[22]
The next race was the 1000 km of Nürburgring, where two cars were entered. The #15 finished eighth while the #14 finished 22nd.[23] The final race of the Le Mans Series at Silverstone saw the #14 retire and the #15 finish in sixth.[24]
Creation would again enter the final two races of the American Le Mans Series. Two cars were brought for the Petit Le Mans.[25] In the third hour, the #888 entry driven by Dean Stiling, crashed at turn 1 and was eventually retired.[26] Later on in the sixth hour, the sister #88 car retired due to gearbox issues.[27][28] At the final race at Laguna Seca, the car finished 17th overall and fourth in class, just missing the podium.[29]
2009
Financial difficulties, due to the global financial crisis, meant that the CA07 only ran in one race, the 24 Hours of Le Mans.[6] Changes to this car include revised rear bodywork and a change of engine to the Judd GV5.5.[30] The #4 entry was driven by Jamie Campbell-Walter, Vanina Ickx and Romain Iannetta.[31] The car qualified 19th overall, with a time 3:35.960.[32] In the final race the team finished 24th overall and 63 laps down.[33]
Racing results
Complete Le Mans Series results
(key) Races in bold indicates pole position. Races in italics indicates fastest lap.
Year | Entrants | Class | Drivers | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts. | Pos. | |
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2007 | Creation Autosportif | LMP1 | MON | VAL | NÜR | SPA | SIL | INT | 15 | 5th | |||
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2008 | Creation AIM | LMP1 | 14 | CAT | MON | SPA | NÜR | SIL | 0 | – | |||
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15 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 7th | ||||||
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7 | 5 | |||||||||||
Sources:[34][35] |
Complete American Le Mans Series results
(key) Races in bold indicates pole position. Races in italics indicates fastest lap.
Year | Entrants | Class | Drivers | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pts. | Pos. | |
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2007 | Creation Autosportif | LMP1 | SEB | STP | LBH | HOU | UTA | LRP | MOH | ELK | MOS | BEL | ROA | MON | 38 | 5th | |||
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2008 | Creation AIM | LMP1 | 88 | SEB | STP | LBH | UTA | LRP | MOH | ELK | MOS | BEL | ROA | MON | 15 | 7th | |||
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888 | Ret | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||
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Sources:[36][37] |
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year | Entrant | No. | Drivers | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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2007 | ![]() |
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LMP1 | 55 | DNF | DNF |
2008 | ![]() |
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LMP1 | 316 | 24th | 11th |
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LMP1 | 224 | DNF | DNF | |
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LMP1 | 319 | 24th | 15th |
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