To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION at RM Sothebys' Paris event, 4 - 5 February 2025.

• Winner of the 1990 Portland 300 Kilometres and 1991 2 Hours of West Palm Beach
• Campaigned in 18 rounds of the IMSA GT Championship between 1989 and 1991
• Designed by Tony Southgate and Ross Brawn; built by Tom Walkinshaw Racing
• Raced by Davy Jones, Martin Brundle, Jan Lammers, Raul Boesel, and Price Cobb
• Presented in its period-correct Bud Light livery, as worn at Palm Beach in 1991
• Twin-turbocharged, 3.5-litre V-6 rebuilt by Advanced Engine Research in 2019
• Eligible for a variety of popular historic Group C and endurance racing series

The brilliant Tom Walkinshaw Racing guided the factory Jaguar programme to the greatest endurance racing prize of all by winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1988. At the same time, motorsport “Triple Crown”-winning engineer Tony Southgate and Ross Brawn recognised that to remain on the front foot during the ferociously competitive Group C era, the big cats needed to leave leviathan V-12s behind in favour of lighter V-6s that aided chassis balance.

The resulting twin-turbocharged V-6-engined XJR-10 divided its time between the World Sportscar Championship, where it appeared in 3.5-litre guise, and the American IMSA GT series for 3,000-cc cars. In the latter, ideally suited to sprint events, the car scored six outright victories plus a further nine top three results. One of three examples built, chassis 589 was responsible for two of those wins and four podiums.

Wearing Castrol colours, chassis 589 debuted in the hands of Price Cobb in the 1989 IMSA season finale at Del Mar, finishing 7th. But it was with Davy Jones at the wheel that the car enjoyed its greatest success. The American won the Portland 300 Kilometres bout in 1990 before steering the XJR-10 to the spoils at West Palm Beach the following year. For 1991, chassis 589 had gained a new Bud Light livery, which it carried through to its final race at Heartland Park, Kansas in late May.

Initially enjoying a quiet retirement, the Jaguar was owned by seasoned endurance racer Dieter Bergermann in north-west Germany. It was then purchased in March 2005 by the consignor, a prolific historic racer based in the United Kingdom. Under their care, chassis 589 was restored across 2016 and 2017 (invoices available on file). A twin-turbocharged 3.5-litre V-6, as sister XJR-10s used in period, was rebuilt by Advanced Engine Research of Essex in early 2019 at a cost of £34,272 and the 1991 West Palm Beach race-winning Bud Light livery recreated. A report by expert race preparer Moto Historics will be available upon request.

Beautifully presented, this magnificent Group C challenger is eligible for a variety of popular historic race series and would be a welcome attendee at many high-profile demonstrations and events.

1989 Jaguar XJR-10, chassis XJR10 589           DateEventDriverEntrantRace #Result22 October 1989Del Mar (2 Hours)Price CobbTom Walkinshaw Racing617th25 February 1990MiamiDavy JonesTom Walkinshaw Racing6026th01 April 1990Road Atlanta (500 Km)Davy Jones & Jan LammersTom Walkinshaw Racing607th22 April 1990West Palm Beach (3 Hours)Davy JonesTom Walkinshaw Racing6019th06 May 1990Heartland Park (300 Km)Davy Jones & Martin BrundleTom Walkinshaw Racing606th28 May 1990Lime Rock Park (150 Laps)Davy JonesTom Walkinshaw Racing6023rd03 June 1990Mid-Ohio (500 Km)Davy Jones & Price CobbTom Walkinshaw Racing6017th01 July 1990Watkins Glen (500 Km)Davy Jones & Michel FertéTom Walkinshaw Racing603rd15 July 1990Sears Point (300 Km)Davy Jones & Michel FertéTom Walkinshaw Racing604th29 July 1990Portland (300 Km)Davy JonesTom Walkinshaw Racing601st19 August 1990Road America (500 Km)Davy JonesTom Walkinshaw Racing602nd02 September 1990San Antonio (2 Hours)Davy JonesTom Walkinshaw Racing6020th30 September 1990TampaDavy JonesTom Walkinshaw Racing6012th11 November 1990Del MarDavy JonesTom Walkinshaw Racing602nd03 March 1991West Palm Beach (2 Hours)Davy JonesTom Walkinshaw Racing21st07 April 1991Miami (2 Hours)Davy JonesTom Walkinshaw Racing222nd28 April 1991Road Atlanta (300 Km)Raul BoeselTom Walkinshaw Racing33rd05 May 1991Heartland Park (300 Km)Raul BoeselTom Walkinshaw Racing313th

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