Spyker Squadron#Spyker C8 Double-12R

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Reiter Engineering developed the Spyker C8 Double-12R to compete in the 2002 24 Hours of Le Mans GT class. The team debuted the car at the 2002 12 Hours of Sebring with Derek Hill, Peter Kox and Hans Hugenholtz. The team retired after four hours due to accident damage.{{cite web|title=The American Le Mans Series Championship 2002|url=http://www.wsrp.cz/alms2002.html|website=World Sports Racing Prototypes|accessdate=5 March 2017}} At the 24 Hours of Le Mans the team retired over halfway through the race. A valve problem in the BMW engine caused the retirement.{{cite web|title=Non Championship Races 2002|url=http://www.wsrp.cz/nonchamp2002.html|website=World Sports Racing Prototypes|accessdate=5 March 2017}}

The C8 Double-12R was again raced in 2003. Engine trouble again hampered their 12 Hours of Sebring effort. The team retired just past the half way mark.{{cite web|title=The American Le Mans Series Championship 2003|url=http://www.wsrp.cz/alms2003.html|website=World Sports Racing Prototypes|accessdate=5 March 2017}} Sponsored by telecom provider Orange S.A. the team presented drivers Tom Coronel, Hans Hugenholtz and Norman Simon.{{cite web|title=Sportscars: Team Orange Spyker gepresenteerd|url=http://autosport.nl/klasse/nieuws/8076/team-orange-spyker-gepresenteerd|website=Autosport.nl|accessdate=5 March 2017}} Gearbox trouble prevented a strong finish, the team finished the race but was not classified as it was to far behind.{{cite web|title=Sportscars: Le Mans: Dubbelzege voor Bentley, Nederlanders tevreden|url=http://autosport.nl/klasse/nieuws/8269/sportscars-le-mans-dubbelzege-voor-bentley-nederlanders-tevreden|website=Autosport.nl|accessdate=5 March 2017}} The team also entered the lone race of the 2003 Le Mans Series, the 1000km of Le Mans. Norman Simon, joined by Belgian Patrick van der Schoote, finished the race in 25th place overall.

In 2004 the team focused on developing a new variant on the C8, the C8 Spyder GT2-R. The car debuted at the 2005 24 Hours of Le Mans. The Audi powered car failed to finish the race due to an engine fire almost seven hours into the race.{{cite web|title=Non Championship Races 2005|url=http://www.wsrp.cz/nonchamp2005.html|website=World Sports Racing Prototypes|accessdate=5 March 2017}} The team returned at the 1000km of Nürburgring, the fourth round of the 2005 Le Mans Series season. Drivers Jeroen Bleekemolen and Donny Crevels finished eighteenth overall, second in the GT2 class. The team finished in the same lap as the class winning Porsche 996 GT3.{{cite web|title=Nürburgring 1000 Kilometres|url=http://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Nurburgring-2005-09-04.html|website=Racing Sports Cars|accessdate=5 March 2017}} Near the end of the year the team made its debut in the FIA GT Championship. Racing at Zhuhai and Dubai the team scored two top five class finishes. At Dubai the team finished third in class.

For 2006 the Spyder was fitted with a roof. The team entered the full 2006 Le Mans Series. The team's best result was a sixteenth place overall, third in class, at the 1000km of Jarama. Both Spykers entered the 2006 24 Hours of Le Mans, but both did not finish. In the 2006 Spa 24 Hours the team fought for a fourth place in class most of the race, before having to settle for tenth.

The team scaled down to a single car for the 2007 season. In the Le Mans Series, drivers Mike Hezemans and Peter Dumbreck scored a third place in class finish at the 1000km of Silverstone. At the 24 Hours of Le Mans the team did not finish the race. An engine problem seven hours into the race stopped the car at Tetre Rouge.{{cite web|title=Spyker Squadron: 2007 24 Hours of Le Mans Race Report|url=http://fourtitude.com/news/motorsport_news_6/spyker-squadron-2007-24-hours-of-le-mans-race-report/|website=Fourtitude|accessdate=5 March 2017}}

In 2008 the car won its final race, the 1000 kilometrų lenktynės with Jonas Gelžinis, Ralf Kelleners, Peter Dumbreck and Alexey Vasilyev.{{cite web|title=2008 archive|url=https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxyYWNpbmdoaXN0b3J5bHZ8Z3g6MTdmYjk2ODBkYzNhMWQwZg|website=Racing History|accessdate=5 March 2017}}

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Introducing the C8 Laviolette GT2-R in 2008 the team did not finish the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Three fourth-place finishes in the 2008 Le Mans Series placed the team third in the constructors championship. Despite the main company moving to Coventry, the racing team remained in Zeewolde.{{cite web|title=Spyker verhuist naar Engeland|url=http://www.autoblog.nl/archive/2009/11/20/spyker-verhuist-naar-engeland|website=Autoblog|date=20 November 2009 |accessdate=5 March 2017}} The team repeated its performance feat in 2009. The team even scored to second in class finishes at the 1000km of Nürburgring and the 1000km of Silverstone. At the 24 Hours of Le Mans the team finished the race. Drivers Tom Coronel, Jeroen Bleekemolen and Jaroslav Janiš finished the Snoras sponsored car in fifth place in class. Snoras became a major stakeholder in the Spyker Cars company.

In 2010 the team again entered the Le Mans Series as well as the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The team again finished the prestigious sports car race, as the last classified car. The team finished in 27th place, 117 laps behind the overall winning car.

In 2011 the team took a sabbatical to develop the C8 Aileron to race in 2012.{{cite web|title=Sportscars: Spyker Squadron dit seizoen niet in actie|url=http://autosport.nl/klasse/nieuws/14990/spyker-squadron-dit-seizoen-niet-in-actie|website=Autosport.nl}} But as the major shareholder Snoras filed for bankruptcy and a deal with its owner Vladimir Antonov fell through, the team folded.

File:06LM 85Spyker.jpg|Spyker C8 Spyder GT2R at the 2006 24 Hours of Le mans.

File:IAA 2003 083 - Flickr - Axel Schwenke.jpg|Spyker C8 Double-12R at the 2003 International Motor Show Germany.

File:Lemans janis.jpeg|Spyker C8 Spyder GT2-R at the 2007 24 Hours of Le Mans

File:Spyker 85 Side.jpg|Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2-R at the 2008 1000 km of Silverstone.

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