#7012

VIN: YT9M1G0V8  007012

Country: Norway

Left-Hand Drive

General History

For decades, it has been almost universally the case that to create a recognised, respected and successful supercar marque, a company was expected to have a heritage in motor racing. Not only the technical developments and expertise derived from racing, but also the spirit, character and competitiveness of a racing marque have been regarded as essential contributing factors to the development of the perfect road-legal supercar. However, with the modern rise of “boutique” supercar manufacturers, many aspiring founders have bypassed this custom entirely and entered straight into the top tier market.

Not all of them, however. Those watching closely might have guessed from the start that Christian von Koenigsegg’s fledgling company had an interest in taking up the racing side of the supercar tradition. The initials CC, which formed part of the name of every Koenigsegg model prior to the Agera, stand for “Competition Coupe”. And at a very early stage of their career, with only a handful of completed production cars to their name, Koenigsegg attempted to make their racing dreams a reality by beginning the development of a car for the FIA GT1 racing series: the Koenigsegg CCGT.

#7012’s extremely low chassis number, compared to the date of its eventual debut, suggests that it was being worked on possibly as early as 2002, though Christian von Koenigsegg in the book “Koenigsegg CC – The Swedish Supercar” is quoted as saying that Koenigsegg’s racing project team had been up and running since 2005. However long the development process actually took, #012 eventually reached its finished form, underwent shakedown runs and testing at Ängelholm, and was finally exhibited to the public at the 2007 Geneva Motor Show alongside CCX #7036 and CCXR #7038.

Unfortunately just before the CCGT could be cleared to compete in its intended role, the FIA rules for the GT1 series were changed – making it mandatory for at least 350 examples of a car to be built for public sale, before that model could take part in the racing series. For Koenigsegg, who had barely forty production cars to their name in total at that time, this requirement was both practically unrealistic and out of keeping with their brand’s ethos and exclusivity. #7012, the one and only existing CCGT, was therefore not accepted for competition by the FIA and, sadly, has never to this day raced against its peers in a formal series.

Despite this enforced abandonment of the CCGT as a racing project, #7012 still exists and made some appearances at closed track days and supercar events such as the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK. Unfortunately this has changed since and the car has been in hibernation for years.

Exterior Spec

#7012 is finished in white, with Koenigsegg banners across the top of the windscreen and along the rear spoiler. The CCGT’s body styling is distinctive due to the special demands of a racing design. Its doors, unlike those of any other Koenigsegg, lack the signature dihedral synchro-helix actuation system and instead open outward like a “normal” car’s – this leaves the front wheels accessible when the doors are open and has the added advantage of reducing weight.

The bodywork features a large number of ducts and vents: including NACA ducts, leading to the rear wheels, set below the standard Koenigsegg side intakes; wing-top vents, above the front wheels, which consist of a series of individually cowled slats; and two additional recessed vents on either side just behind the front wheels. Between the upper and lower of these side vents is a full-colour Koenigsegg crest emblem, with a matching badge appearing on the nose.

A low-profile carbon air intake is mounted between the “shoulders” just behind the roof of the car, and a carbon fiber diffusor protrudes from the rear below the symmetrical exhausts. The CCGT also has distinctive twin fuel filler points mounted on the right shoulder behind the window, with spring-loaded flap covers in place of removable caps for quicker access when refuelling during a race. For most of its career #7012 has been fitted with five-spoke Dymag hollow-spoke magnesium GT wheels, although it briefly wore the classic Koenigsegg “telephone dial” wheels during its Geneva debut and the company have also released renders showing it with CCX nine-spoke alloys.

Since the CCGT lacks the call-out side panels standard on other Koenigseggs, #7012’s identifier is instead painted on the front and rear bumpers and on the ends of its spoiler – the letters “CC” in black and “GT” in red. 

Interior Spec

Koenigsegg’s design philosophy has always been consciously minimalist, but the CCGT as a racing vehicle takes this to the logical extreme. #7012 has a plain black interior which is fitted with a single racing seat, a tubular-frame roll cage to protect the occupant, and very little else beyond the necessary controls for the driver and essential safety equipment such as the onboard fire extinguisher.