 Jaques Lazier drives his Panoz GF09-Honda during 2007 Indianapolis 500 qualification | |||||||||
| Category | IndyCar Series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constructor |  Élan Motorsport Technologies G-Force Technologies | ||||||||
| Designer(s) | Simon Marshall Nick Alcock | ||||||||
| Predecessor | G-Force GF05 | ||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||
| Chassis | Carbon fiber monocoque with honeycomb kevlar structure | ||||||||
| Suspension | Pushrod with multilink | ||||||||
| Length | 4,877 mm (192 in) | ||||||||
| Width | 1,968 mm (77 in) minimum 1,994 mm (79 in) maximum | ||||||||
| Height | 965 mm (38 in) | ||||||||
| Axle track | Front: 1,702–1,722 mm (67–68 in) Rear: 1,613 mm (64 in) | ||||||||
| Wheelbase | 3,048 mm (120 in), plus or minus 51.5 mm (2997-3100 mm (118-122 mm)) | ||||||||
| Engine | Toyota Indy V8 Honda Indy HI7R V8 3.5 L (3,500 cc; 214 cu in) (2003, 2007-2008) 3.0 L (3,000 cc; 183 cu in) (2004-2006) V8 90° naturally-aspirated, mid-engined, longitudinally-mounted | ||||||||
| Transmission | Xtrac #P295 6-speed sequential manual gearbox (2003-2007), semi-automatic paddle-shift gearbox (2008) Adjustable spool type | ||||||||
| Power | 650 hp (485 kW) | ||||||||
| Weight | 1,565 lb (710 kg) on short, intermediate speedway oval and Indianapolis 500 1,640 lb (744 kg) on road and street courses Including driver, fuel and all lubricants and coolants | ||||||||
| Fuel | 100% fuel grade Ethanol | ||||||||
| Tyres | Firestone Firehawk dry slick and rain treaded tires O.Z. racing, BBS wheels | ||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable entrants | American Dream Motorsports Chastain Motorsports PDM Racing Cabbie Motorsports | ||||||||
| Notable drivers | Jaques Lazier Phil Giebler Roberto Moreno Stéphan Grégoire Jimmy Kite | ||||||||
| Debut | 2003 Toyota Indy 300 | ||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
The G-Force GF09 is a racing car developed and produced by American manufacturer Élan Motorsport Technologies for Panoz, with original work having been performed by G-Force Technologies prior to its purchase by Panoz, for use in the IndyCar Series. A subsequent version that saw the greatest usage in IndyCar racing was the G-Force GF09B with the Panoz GF09C following.
The GF09's last appearance was in practice for the 2008 Indianapolis 500 when Phil Giebler, who drove for American Dream Motorsports, crashed his Panoz chassis and failed to qualify. Panoz effectively discontinued their IndyCar Series involvement after the 2008 season due to all IndyCar Series teams opting for the Dallara IR-05 chassis, and Panoz concentrated on sports car endurance racing.
