ACO in a press release today announced the birth of H24 Racing Team, as a campaign for the Hydrogen-powered engines that are set to debut in 2024.
It is unclear what are the aims of the team though it's powered by ACO and GreenGT, who previously announced a Mission H24 and ran a hydrogen prototype at Spa-Francorchamps in September.
On the occasion of team launch, President of Automobile Club de l'Ouest Pierre Fillon said:
"A new team spells excitement, enthusiasm, expectancy and promise. I have to admit a sense of fulfilment in announcing the arrival of H24Racing. With this team, we are making our project real.
"GreenGT’s accomplishments in research, development and implementation in fuel cell technology are unprecedented.
"Last September, the ACO and GreenGT launched MissionH24, to promote hydrogen power and zero-emission solutions and draw attention to how fast this energy is progressing. The aura of Le Mans will help raise the profile of the technology," the ACO President said.
Christophe Richard, President of GreenGT also expressed his views and aims:
"As president of GreenGT, my role is to define our game plan. We engineer high-power electric-hydrogen powertrains, an alternative to more traditional locomotion technology.
"With the sudden interest in hydrogen, we saw that our “high-power” approach needed to become “high-density power” given that it was no longer a question of kilowatts per motorised unit, but more a question of optimising the balance between weight, bulk and power.
"What better way to demonstrate this technology than on a racing track! That’s why GreenGT joined the ACO in this new endeavour, which combines endurance and sustainable performance, technology and emotion.
"I would particularly like to thank the ACO and its president Pierre Fillon who has believed in GreenGT since our project was still in its infancy, who saw that we could rise to this challenge and gave us this unrivalled testing ground."
Lastly, the CEO of European Le Mans Series and FIA World Endurance Championship Gerard Neveu said:
"Endurance racing broke the mould in 2012, when the FIA World Endurance Championship first included hybrid prototypes. This discipline is a pioneer.
"Today with MissionH24 and H24Racing, the ACO and GreenGT bring hydrogen to the sporting world, and our series and championships take on a whole new dimension.
"They are the testing ground, the launch pad for MissionH24, the way towards the introduction of hydrogen-powered cars at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2024. Today, we are racing to the future."
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