{"id":818564,"date":"2024-02-21T18:40:11","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T18:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/?page_id=818564"},"modified":"2024-03-23T17:59:31","modified_gmt":"2024-03-23T17:59:31","slug":"bentley-race-cars","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/all-brands\/bentley\/bentley-race-cars\/","title":{"rendered":"Bentley Race Cars"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Bentley Race Cars<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">In 1919, W.O. Bentley, an engineering genius obsessed by speed, focused on his dream of creating a car bearing his name. WO was a decent driver, good enough to come fourth in one of his own cars in the 1922 Tourist Trophy, but not a great. And even though his cars won Le Mans five times in seven years between 1924 and 1930, it was quality he sought most. In an era when normal cars were rickety, inexactly constructed and often highly unreliable jalopies, Bentley built cars that would travel tens of thousands of miles without so much as blowing a bulb. The strip-down report on one of the Le Mans-winning engines read, in its entirety, \u2018nothing to report\u2019.&nbsp;Since then, its six victories at Le Mans have infused the marque with romance, spirit, and flair, a history intertwined with racing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"#block-wrap-91137\" rel=\"\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">Full Model List <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">\/ <\/span><a href=\"#block-wrap-48430\" rel=\"\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">Models In-Depth<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 18px\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"#block-wrap-70424\" rel=\"\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">Image Gallery<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 18px\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"#block-wrap-67007\" rel=\"\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">Best Bentley Race Cars<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2003_Bentley_Speed8-12-1536.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Bentley Race Car List<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">Bentley solidified its performance heritage at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, winning the prestigious race in 1924, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930 and in 2003. W.O Bentley was clear in his reasons for supporting motor racing \u2013 gaining publicity, generating sales and establishing the Bentley marque. In 1923, W.O. worked with \u201cBentley Boy\u201d John Duff to prepare his Bentley and lent him the Bentley Works driver Frank Clement for the 24 hour endurance race. Each year Bentley improved their engines, pit procedures and team discipline. In 2003, 73 years after Bentley\u2019s last win at Le Mans, two Bentleys entered the epic 24 hour endurance race. At 4pm on Sunday June 15, the two Bentley Speed 8s came in first and second at Le Mans, almost 83 years to the day that the two Speed Sixes had achieved the same. And in September of 2012, the Continental GT3 race car was unveiled, the first new Bentley race car in a decade and it has begun its long-term journey of adding to Bentley\u2019s distinguished heritage. The Continental GT3 builds on Bentley\u2019s early philosophy of developing race cars from their road-going counterparts. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Team-Blower-Front.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Best Bentley Race Cars Ever Created<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">We Pick The Six Greatest Bentley Racing Cars<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">Motorsport has been at the heart of Bentley throughout its 100+ years. In 1921, just two years after the first Bentley prototype was revealed, it was racing at the world famous 24 Hours of Le Mans. Today, Bentley races with the Continental GT3, it\u2019s most dynamic and powerful race car based on its most advanced road car yet. Designed by Bentley at its headquarters in Crewe, the&nbsp;Continental GT3&nbsp;is raced by the luxury brand\u2019s successful and prestigious teams around the world. Given this rich history, we thought it would be fun to pick the greatest race cars ever produced by Bentley. Here goes. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bentley Race Cars In 1919, W.O. Bentley, an engineering genius obsessed by speed, focused on his dream of creating a car bearing his name. WO was a decent driver, good enough to come fourth in one of his own cars in the 1922 Tourist Trophy, but not a great. And even though his cars won Le Mans five times in seven years between 1924 and 1930, it was quality he sought most. In an era when normal cars were rickety, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":818566,"parent":354531,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-818564","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Bentley Race Cars - Every Model &amp; We Pick The Best Ever<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The complete Bentley race car list. 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