Koenigsegg sets the bar when it comes to innovation. The norm of the car industry is new technologies are tested on the race track and then trickle down to the normal consumer. Tire performance, design, carbon fiber usage, engine efficiency, and hybrid technology all started or were all improved due to their development on the track. So why does Koenigsegg not have a race team? Well they did, almost.

I began thinking about why Koenigsegg does not have a race team after watching APEX: The Story of the Hypercar and the behind-the-scenes The Drive series /INSIDE KOENIGSEGG. Watching the Koenigsegg story and seeing how the cars are built at Koenigsegg, you cannot help but think how great a race team could be run by this company.

My research brought me to Koenigsegg’s own blog for a blog post from 2015, and the story of their one-off Koenigsegg CCGT and ill-fated dreams of Le Mans glory.