Jaguar
XJR-9 LM (TWR)

Why it matters

The XJR-9 LM gave Jaguar its first Le Mans win since 1957. In 1988 TWR entered five XJR-9 cars; the winner, driven by Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries and Andy Wallace, covered 394 laps and 5,330.86 km, well beyond the 4,397 km of the 1957 D-type winner.

How rare is it?

Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.

Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.

Production

Every figure says what it counts.

Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.

History

TWR was given the task of designing a sports racing car to win Le Mans after its success in touring cars with the XJS. The 1986 and 1987 cars all suffered failures that were incidental rather than fundamental, and in 1988 Jaguar returned with five XJR-9s powered by the Jaguar V12. Two retired and the others finished first, fourth and sixteenth.

Chassis XJR-9 LM 488 won Le Mans despite being stuck in fourth gear for the last 40 minutes. It was the only race this car ever finished, and it was then withdrawn and passed to the Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust. It is not road registered and has since been demonstrated at historic events but never run at full race pace.

Technical specifications

Engine

Transmission & drivetrain

Chassis, body & dimensions

Performance

“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.

Identification guide

How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.

The Heritage Trust car is chassis XJR-9 LM 488, the 1988 Le Mans winner. Jaguar lists two engine options for the 1988 cars, 650 bhp from the 6.0-litre V12 and 750 bhp from the 7.0-litre, but the page does not say which the winner used. The car is not road registered.

Sources

Each number links to the exact facts it supports.

1. 1
   Jaguar XJR-9 LM Level B Ultimatecarpage.com

   • Numbers built: 6 + 2 earlier chassis

   Accessed 2026-11-12
2. 2
   Jaguar XJR-9 LM | Ultimatecarpage.com Level C

   • 6 + 2 chassis ("6 + 2 earlier chassis")

   Accessed 2026-11-11
3. 3
   1988 Le Mans XJR-9 Formation Finish (chassis 488) Level A Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust

   • all powered by the Jaguar V12 engine
   • Jaguar V12 engine

   Accessed 2026-11-12