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Toyota 88C
Category	Group C Sports prototype
Constructor	Dome
Designer(s)	Hiro Fujimori
Technical specifications
Chassis	Aluminium monocoque
Suspension (front)	Double wishbone suspension, coil-spring over damper
Suspension (rear)	Double wishbone suspension, coil-spring over damper
Engine	Toyota 3S-GTM 2100 cc Turbocharged Inline-4 Mid-mounted
Transmission	manual transmission
Tyres	Bridgestone
Competition history
Notable entrants	Toyota Team Tom's; All American Racers
Notable drivers	Hitoshi Ogawa; Paolo Barilla; Geoff Lees; Masanori Sekiya; Juan Manuel Fangio II
Debut	1988 500km of Fuji
Last season	1989
Constructors' Championships	0
Drivers' Championships	0

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The Toyota 88C was a racing car entered by Toyota from 1988 to 1989. It is the successor to the Toyota 87C and the predecessor to the Toyota 88C-V. Like other Toyota-powered sports prototypes of the era, it was designed and built by Dome.^[1] The 88C is an evolution of the 87C, both models sharing the same chassis number designation. The 88Cs competed in the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship, the World Sports-Prototype Championship, and the North American Camel GT Championship.

Racing history

All Japan Sports Prototype Championship

The 88C made its debut in the 1988 All Japan Sports Prototype Championship, with a two-cars program fielded by Toyota Team Tom's achieving two fifth places as best results (Suzuka 500 km and Suzuka 1000 km).

Le Mans

Two 88Cs were entered by Toyota Team Tom's at the 1988 24 Hours of Le Mans. Both cars completed the event with the car of drivers Geoff Lees, Masanori Sekiya, and Kaoru Hoshino finishing in 12th, while the second car was 24th. Toyota returned to Le Mans in 1989 with one 88C^[2] joining two newer 89C-Vs. None of the three cars finished the race.

World Sports-Prototype Championship

Apart from the 1988 24 Hours of Le Mans and the 1988 1000 km of Fuji (also valid as final round of the 1988 JSPC), the 88C made a final WSPC appearance early in the 1989 season when Toyota Team Tom's entered a lone car at Dijon-Prenois while awaiting their newer 89C-Vs. The 88C finished in fourth in the hands of Geoff Lees and Johnny Dumfries.

Camel GT Championship

In 1989 Toyota and All American Racers entered the GTP category of IMSA's Camel GT Championship. One car was designed by AAR and entered as the Eagle HF89, while the second entry was a modified 88C. Both were powered by same turbocharged inline-4 engine and produced approximately 600 horsepower.^[3]

The 88C-based car made its debut at the 1989 Daytona 24 Hours race but retired from the event. Due to troubles with the HF89 car, the team concentrated its efforts on the 88C throughout the rest of the season. After the completion of the season AAR concentrated their efforts on the HF89 and the latter Mk.III.

The best result was a second place at San Antonio and two pole positions at Road Atlanta and Lime Rock.

References

^ "Dome Museum". Retrieved 2009-08-25.
^ "Car #38 details". lemans.org. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2010-06-30.
^ "JOHN STARKEY CARS :: GRYFON INC". Archived from the original on 2008-10-13. Retrieved 2009-02-27.

[1] "Dome Museum". Retrieved 2009-08-25.

[88C-2] "Car #38 details". lemans.org. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2010-06-30.

[3] "JOHN STARKEY CARS :: GRYFON INC". Archived from the original on 2008-10-13. Retrieved 2009-02-27.

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   Image = [[File:ToyotaGTP98paddock-WPB89.jpg|250px]] |
   Category = [[Group C]] [[Sports prototype]] |
-  Car_name = Toyota 88C<br>Toyota 88C-V |
+  Car_name = Toyota 88C |
   Constructor = [[Dome (constructor)|Dome]] |
   Team = [[Toyota]] [[TOM'S|Team Tom's]]<br>[[All American Racers]] |
   Designer = Hiro Fujimori |
-  Drivers =  [[Hitoshi Ogawa]]<br>[[Paolo Barilla]]<br>[[Geoff Lees]]<br>[[Masanori Sekiya]]<br>[[Kaoru Hoshino]] |
+  Drivers =  {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hitoshi Ogawa]]<br>{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Paolo Barilla]]<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Geoff Lees (racing driver)|Geoff Lees]]<br>{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Masanori Sekiya]]<br>{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Juan Manuel Fangio II]] |
   Test drivers = |
   Chassis = [[Aluminium]] [[monocoque]] |
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   Rear suspension = [[Double wishbone suspension]], coil-spring over damper |
   Engine position = [[MR layout|Mid-mounted]] |
-  Engine name = '''88C:''' [[Toyota]] [[Toyota S engine|3S-GTM]] 2100&nbsp;cc [[Turbocharger|Turbocharged]] [[Inline-4]]<br>'''88C-V:''' [[Toyota]] R32V 3200&nbsp;cc [[Turbocharger|Turbocharged]] [[V8 engine|V8]]; |
+  Engine name = [[Toyota]] [[Toyota S engine|3S-GTM]] 2100&nbsp;cc [[Turbocharger|Turbocharged]] [[Inline-4]] |
   Capacity = |
   Turbo/NA =  |
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   Tyres = [[Bridgestone]] |
   Fuel = |
-  Debut = 1988 |
+  Debut = 1988 500km of Fuji|
-  Races         =  |
+  Races         =  24|
   Cons_champ    =  0 |
   Drivers_champ =  0 |
-  Wins          =  1 |
+  Wins          =  0 |
-  Poles         =   |
+  Poles         =  2 |
   Fastest_laps  =   |
   Last_season   = 1989 |
 }}
-The '''Toyota 88C''' is a racing car entered by [[Toyota]] from 1988 to 1989.  It is the successor to the [[Toyota 87C]] and the predecessor to the [[Toyota 89C-V]].  Like other Toyota-powered [[sports prototype]]s of the era it was designed and built by [[Dome (constructor)|Dome]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dome.co.jp/e/museum/car_m/car_m21a.html|title=Dome Museum|accessdate=2009-08-25}}</ref> The '''Toyota 88C-V''' is a slightly modified version of the 88C, adapted to fit Toyota's R32V {{convert|3.2|L|cuin|abbr=on}} [[Turbocharger|turbocharged]] [[V8 engine]], instead of the 88C's standard turbocharged [[Inline-4]]. The 88Cs and 88C-Vs both competed in the [[All Japan Sports Prototype Championship]], the [[World Sportscar Championship|World Sports-Prototype Championship]], and the North American [[IMSA GT Championship|Camel GT Championship]].
+The '''Toyota 88C''' was a racing car entered by [[Toyota]] from 1988 to 1989.  It is the successor to the [[Toyota 87C]] and the predecessor to the [[Toyota 88C-V]].  Like other Toyota-powered [[sports prototype]]s of the era, it was designed and built by [[Dome (constructor)|Dome]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dome.co.jp/e/museum/car_m/car_m21a.html|title=Dome Museum|accessdate=2009-08-25}}</ref> The 88C is an evolution of the 87C, both models sharing the same chassis number designation. The 88Cs competed in the [[All Japan Sports Prototype Championship]], the [[World Sportscar Championship|World Sports-Prototype Championship]], and the North American [[IMSA GT Championship|Camel GT Championship]].
 ==Racing history==
-===Le Mans===
-The first two 88Cs made their debut at the [[1988 24 Hours of Le Mans]], entered by [[Tom's]] Team Toyota.  Both cars completed the event with the car of drivers [[Geoff Lees]], [[Masanori Sekiya]], and [[Kaoru Hoshino]] finishing in 12th, while the second car was 24th.  Toyota returned to Le Mans in {{24hLM|1989}} with one 88C<ref name="88C">{{cite web | url = http://histoire.lemans.org/ACO/Year/fiche.php?lg=fr&action=fiche&num=2882&kwd=1989&d=33&l=15&ctb=1 | title = Car #38 details | work = lemans.org | publisher = [[Automobile Club de l'Ouest]] | accessdate = 2010-06-30}}</ref> joining two newer [[Toyota 89C-V|89C-V]]s.  None of the three cars finished the race.
 ===All Japan Sports Prototype Championship===
-The 88C made its debut in the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship following Le Mans in 1988 but it was not until the end of the 1989 season that the car managed to win.  [[Paolo Barilla]] and [[Hitoshi Ogawa]] drove an 89C-V to victory at the [[Fuji International Speedway]].
+The 88C made its debut in the [[1988 All Japan Sports Prototype Car Endurance Championship season|1988 All Japan Sports Prototype Championship]], with a two-cars program fielded by Toyota Team [[Tom's]] achieving two fifth places as best results (Suzuka 500&nbsp;km and Suzuka 1000&nbsp;km).
+===Le Mans===
+Two 88Cs were entered by Toyota Team [[Tom's]] at the [[1988 24 Hours of Le Mans]].  Both cars completed the event with the car of drivers [[Geoff Lees (racing driver)|Geoff Lees]], [[Masanori Sekiya]], and [[Kaoru Hoshino]] finishing in 12th, while the second car was 24th.  Toyota returned to Le Mans in {{24hLM|1989}} with one 88C<ref name="88C">{{cite web | url = http://histoire.lemans.org/ACO/Year/fiche.php?lg=fr&action=fiche&num=2882&kwd=1989&d=33&l=15&ctb=1 | title = Car #38 details | work = lemans.org | publisher = [[Automobile Club de l'Ouest]] | accessdate = 2010-06-30 | archive-date = 2011-07-21 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110721205630/http://histoire.lemans.org/ACO/Year/fiche.php?lg=fr&action=fiche&num=2882&kwd=1989&d=33&l=15&ctb=1 | url-status = dead }}</ref> joining two newer [[Toyota 89C-V|89C-V]]s.  None of the three cars finished the race.
 ===World Sports-Prototype Championship===
-During the 88C's debut JSPC season in 1988, two 88C-Vs participated in the Japanese round of the [[World Sportscar Championship|World Sports-Prototype Championship]].  The [[1988 1000km of Fuji|1000&nbsp;km of Fuji]] allowed Toyota another chance to compete against European competitors since Le Mans.  The two cars were able to finish but were the last cars classified.  The 88C made a final WSPC appearance early in the 1989 season when Toyota Team Tom's entered a lone car at [[1989 480km of Dijon|Dijon-Prenois]] while awaiting their newer 89C-Vs.  The 88C finished in fourth in the hands of [[Geoff Lees]] and [[Johnny Dumfries]].
+Apart from the [[1988 24 Hours of Le Mans]] and the [[1988 1000 km of Fuji]] (also valid as final round of the 1988 JSPC), the 88C made a final WSPC appearance early in the 1989 season when Toyota Team Tom's entered a lone car at [[1989 480km of Dijon|Dijon-Prenois]] while awaiting their newer 89C-Vs.  The 88C finished in fourth in the hands of [[Geoff Lees (racing driver)|Geoff Lees]] and [[Johnny Dumfries]].
 ===Camel GT Championship===
-In 1989 Toyota and [[All American Racers]] entered the GTP category of [[International Motor Sports Association|IMSA]]'s Camel GT Championship.  One car was designed by AAR and entered as the [[Eagle HF89]], while the second entry was a modified 88C.  Both were powered by same [[turbocharger|turbocharged]] [[inline-4]] engine and produced approximately 600&nbsp;[[horsepower]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.johnstarkeycars.com/pages/articles/articles_10.html|title=JOHN STARKEY CARS :: GRYFON INC.|accessdate=2009-02-27}}</ref>
+In 1989 Toyota and [[All American Racers]] entered the GTP category of [[International Motor Sports Association|IMSA]]'s Camel GT Championship.  One car was designed by AAR and entered as the [[Eagle HF89]], while the second entry was a modified 88C.  Both were powered by same [[turbocharger|turbocharged]] [[inline-4]] engine and produced approximately 600&nbsp;[[horsepower]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.johnstarkeycars.com/pages/articles/articles_10.html|title=JOHN STARKEY CARS :: GRYFON INC.|accessdate=2009-02-27|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081013071338/http://www.johnstarkeycars.com/pages/articles/articles_10.html|archivedate=2008-10-13}}</ref>
-The 88C-based car, also known as Eagle Mk.I, made its debut at the 1989 [[Daytona 24 Hours]] race  but retired from the event. Due to troubles with the HF89 car, the team concentrated its efforts on the Mk.I throughout the rest of the season.  After the completion of the season AAR concentrated their efforts on the HF89 and the latter Mk.III.
+The 88C-based car made its debut at the 1989 [[Daytona 24 Hours]] race but retired from the event. Due to troubles with the HF89 car, the team concentrated its efforts on the 88C throughout the rest of the season.  After the completion of the season AAR concentrated their efforts on the HF89 and the latter Mk.III.
+The best result was a second place at San Antonio and two pole positions at Road Atlanta and Lime Rock.
 ==References==
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 [[Category:IMSA GTP cars]]
 [[Category:Eagle racing cars|Toyota 88C]]
-[[Category:Toyota vehicles|88C]]
+[[Category:Toyota racing cars|88C]]
-[[pt:Toyota 88C]]

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