Acura ARX-05

The Acura ARX-05 is a sports prototype racing car built to Daytona Prototype International regulations. It was developed in partnership by Honda Performance Development and Oreca, and is based on the Oreca 07 chassis and powered by the Acura AR35TT twin-turbocharged 3.5L V6 engine.^[2][3]

Acura ARX-05

The No. 7 ARX-05 at the 2018 12 Hours of Sebring
Category	Daytona Prototype International
Constructor	HPD (Oreca)
Designer(s)	Matthew Niles (Project Leader)[1]
Predecessor	HPD ARX-04b
Successor	Acura ARX-06
Technical specifications
Chassis	Carbon fibre monocoque
Suspension (front)	Double wishbone, push rod operated over damper
Suspension (rear)	Double wishbone, push rod operated over damper
Engine	Acura AR35TT 3.5 L (213.6 cu in) V6 24valve DOHC twin-turbocharged, mid-engined, longitudinally mounted
Transmission	6-speed sequential manual
Power	600hp (447kw)
Weight	2,050 lb (930 kg) including driver
Fuel	VP Racing Fuels
Lubricants	Pennzoil
Tyres	Continental, Michelin
Competition history
Notable entrants	Acura Team Penske Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian Wayne Taylor Racing
Notable drivers	Juan Pablo Montoya Dane Cameron Hélio Castroneves Ricky Taylor Graham Rahal Simon Pagenaud Alexander Rossi Filipe Albuquerque Olivier Pla A. J. Allmendinger Will Stevens Tom Blomqvist Oliver Jarvis Stoffel Vandoorne Brendon Hartley
Debut	2018 24 Hours of Daytona
First win	2018 Sports Car Challenge of Mid-Ohio
Last win	2022 Petit Le Mans
Last event	2022 Petit Le Mans
Races Wins Podiums Poles F/Laps 49 18 47 23 7
Teams' Championships	3 (2019 IMSA SCC, 2020 IMSA SCC, 2022 IMSA SCC)
Constructors' Championships	3 (2019 IMSA SCC, 2020 IMSA SCC, 2022 IMSA SCC)
Drivers' Championships	3 (2019 IMSA SCC, 2020 IMSA SCC, 2022 IMSA SCC)

The car made its racing debut at the 2018 24 Hours of Daytona with Team Penske. In 2019, the car won the drivers', teams' and manufacturers' titles in the top DPi class of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, becoming the first non-General Motors car to do so. Acura and Team Penske successfully defended their titles in 2020, winning all of the DPi class championships.^[4]

It was announced in July 2020 that the partnership between Team Penske and Honda Performance Development would not be renewed for the 2021 season.^[5] For the 2021 season, Wayne Taylor Racing and Meyer Shank Racing campaigned one of the ARX-05s previously run by Penske.^[6] Both teams continued using the model for the 2022 season. The car won the 24 Hours of Daytona in 2021 and 2022.

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

Results in bold indicate pole position. Results in italics indicate fastest lap.

Year	Entrant	Class	Drivers	No.	Rds.	Rounds											Points	Pos
						1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
2018	Acura Team Penske	Daytona Prototype International	Dane Cameron Juan Pablo Montoya Simon Pagenaud	6	All All 1-2, 10	DAY 10	SEB 14	LBH 5	MOH 2	BEL 3	WGL 3	MOS 10	ELK 5	LGA 3	ATL 13		251	5th
			Hélio Castroneves Ricky Taylor Graham Rahal	7	All All 1-2, 10	DAY 9	SEB 15	LBH 6	MOH 1	BEL 2	WGL 12	MOS 5	ELK 10	LGA 10	ATL 5		243	7th
2019	Acura Team Penske	Daytona Prototype International	Dane Cameron Juan Pablo Montoya Simon Pagenaud	6	All All 1-2, 10	DAY 6	SEB 9	LBH 3	MOH 1	BEL 1	WGL 3	MOS 3	ELK 2	LGA 1	ATL 4		302	1st
			Hélio Castroneves Ricky Taylor Alexander Rossi Graham Rahal	7	All All 1-2 10	DAY 3	SEB 4	LBH 2	MOH 5	BEL 3	WGL 5	MOS 5	ELK 7	LGA 2	ATL 3		284	3rd
2020	Acura Team Penske	Daytona Prototype International	Dane Cameron Juan Pablo Montoya Simon Pagenaud	6	All All 1, 7, 9	DAY1 4	DAY2 4	SEB1 6	ELK 8	ATL1 6	MOH 7	ATL2 3	LGA 2	SEB2 2			247	6th
			Hélio Castroneves Ricky Taylor Alexander Rossi	7	All All 1, 7, 9	DAY1 8	DAY2 8	SEB1 7	ELK 1	ATL1 1	MOH 1	ATL2 2	LGA 1	SEB2 8			265	1st
2021	Konica Minolta Acura	Daytona Prototype International	Filipe Albuquerque Ricky Taylor Alexander Rossi Hélio Castroneves	10	All All 1-3, 6, 11 1	DAY1 5	DAY2 1	SEB 4	MOH 1	BEL 3	WGL1 3	WGL2 3	ELK 4	LGA 1	LBH 4	ATL 3	3396	2nd
	Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian		Dane Cameron Olivier Pla Juan Pablo Montoya A. J. Allmendinger Hélio Castroneves	60	All 1-10 1-3 1-2 11	DAY1 4	DAY2 4	SEB 3	MOH 6	BEL 6	WGL1 2	WGL2 6	ELK 5	LGA 4	LBH 6	ATL 6	2946	5th
2022	Konica Minolta Acura	Daytona Prototype International	Filipe Albuquerque Ricky Taylor Will Stevens Alexander Rossi Brendon Hartley	10	All All 1-3 1 11	DAY1 1	DAY2 2	SEB 4	LBH 6	LGA 1	MOH 1	BEL 4	WGL 1	MOS 6	ELK 1	ATL 6	3346	2nd
	Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian		Tom Blomqvist Oliver Jarvis Hélio Castroneves Simon Pagenaud Stoffel Vandoorne	60	All All 1-2, 11 1-2 3	DAY1 4	DAY2 1	SEB 5	LBH 4	LGA 2	MOH 2	BEL 2	WGL 2	MOS 2	ELK 4	ATL 1	3432	1st
Sources:[7][8][9][10][11][12]

Gallery

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  The No. 6 car during its debut at the 2018 24 Hours of Daytona
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  The No. 6 car at the 2020 IMSA SportsCar Weekend
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  The No. 60 car entered by Meyer Shank Racing at the 2022 IMSA SportsCar Weekend
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  The No. 10 car entered by Wayne Taylor Racing during the closing stages of the 2022 Petit Le Mans