Le Mans organiser the Automobile Club de l'Ouest set up a working group in 2017 to establish a zero emissions class at the famous endurance race, and had targeted a launch in 2024 after revealing plans for Red Bull Advanced Technologies and Oreca to design a concept chassis.
GreenGT, which has partnered with the ACO to develop a hydrogen-powered LMP3 racer, that has managed times comparable with GT3 machines in the Michelin Le Mans Cup contributed to understanding the technology's specific requirements and hydrogen fuel tanks would be supplied by Plastic Omnium.
