Multimatic MDP1
| Category | Daytona Prototype | ||||||||||
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| Constructor | Multimatic | ||||||||||
| Successor | Proto-Auto Lola B08/70 | ||||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||||
| Chassis | Carbon Composite Chassis | ||||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Inboard Adj Spring/Damper Units, Blade-Type Anti-Roll Bar | ||||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Inboard Adj Spring/Damper Units, Blade-Type Anti-Roll Bar | ||||||||||
| Wheelbase | 2,790 mm (110 in) | ||||||||||
| Engine | Robert-Yates Racing Ford MOD 5,000 cc (5.0 L; 305.1 cu in) 32-valve, DOHC V8, w/Variable Inlet Geometry naturally-aspirated, mid-mounted | ||||||||||
| Transmission | EMCO GA45 5 speed sequential | ||||||||||
| Power | 500 hp (507 PS; 373 kW) | ||||||||||
| Weight | 979 kg (2,158.3 lb) | ||||||||||
| Brakes | AP Racing CP6060 Discs w/CP4260 Calipers | ||||||||||
| Tyres | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||||
| Notable entrants | Multimatic Motorsports SpeedSource Essex Racing | ||||||||||
| Notable drivers | Scott Maxwell David Brabham David Empringham Ross Bentley Mike Borkowski Arie Luyendyk Jr. Justin Bell Tom Hessert III Sylvain Tremblay Gunnar Jeannette Kurt Busch Matt Kenseth Greg Biffle Jeff Bucknum | ||||||||||
| Debut | 2003 24 Hours of Daytona | ||||||||||
| Last event | 2007 Montreal 400k | ||||||||||
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| Teams' Championships | 0 | ||||||||||
| Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||||
The Multimatic MDP1 (also referred to as the Multimatic Ford Focus) is a first-generation Daytona Prototype race car, designed, developed and built by American manufacturer Multimatic, for the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series, in 2003. It was powered by a Robert-Yates Racing Ford V8 engine. A total of four cars were built.
The chassis would form the basis of the second-generation Daytona Prototype, Proto-Auto Lola B08/70.