Based on the CC850, the 70-car special pays tribute to Koenigsegg’s original CCGT race car with racing-derived aerodynamics and an optional track package.
Some cars are defined by the races they won. This one is defined by a race it never started. Revealed during Monterey Car Week, the CCGT1 is Koenigsegg’s tribute to the CCGT GT1 project — a car built purely to compete, which never got the chance.
The original story is as legendary as it is unfortunate. Conceived as a GT1 competition car, the CCGT paired a 1,000 kg chassis with a naturally aspirated 5.0-litre Koenigsegg V8, and posted competitive times from its first laps despite running 100 hp below the class maximum. Then the FIA changed its regulations, Koenigsegg was ruled ineligible, and the programme was cancelled with a single car built. That car has since been restored by the Koenigsegg Legends Division and is preparing to race in the GT1 Historic class.
The CCGT1 is not that car reborn but something else: an entirely new machine built in its memory, and — unlike its ancestor — fully homologated and road legal worldwide in standard form. It takes the CC850 as its base and adds racing-derived aerodynamics, a sequential shifter operating the Light Speed Transmission, and twin-turbo V8 power. That engine produces 1,280 hp on pump fuel and 1,600 hp on E85 biofuel, with a bespoke roof scoop and uprated cooling to hold performance through long track sessions. Drive goes to the rear wheels through the compact Light Speed Transmission, with the standard sequential shifter offering rapid changes and a mechanical feel, or an optional Engage Shift System that pairs a gated six-speed manual shifter and clutch pedal with nine-speed automatic operation. Paddles come with either.
Nearly every body panel has been redesigned in the name of downforce and cooling. The active rear wing shifts automatically between low-drag, air-brake and high-downforce modes, while a large front splitter and sculpted underfloor keep the balance in check and integrated NACA ducts feed cooling air during extended running. The result is up to 800 kg of downforce at 250 km/h. For all that aerodynamic work, the car stays recognisably faithful to the original CCGT — the silhouette is optimised rather than reinvented.
Inside, lightweight carbon fibre seats and six-point harnesses do the restraining, the sequential shifter sits close to the wheel, and a touchscreen infotainment system handles the rest. The bodywork can be finished in Ghost Fibre, a crystal-white proprietary fibre and carbon matrix developed from the white weave first seen on the 2009 Trevita, now stronger, quieter and lighter.
Then there is the track package — the first Koenigsegg has ever offered from the factory, and the thing that turns the CCGT1 into the company’s fastest circuit car yet. It brings a carbon roll cage, HANS-compatible racing seats, fire suppression, a race exhaust, air jacks, track-focused suspension and brakes, further aerodynamic work and dedicated wheels on track tyres. It arrives separately and any Koenigsegg Certified Dealer can fit or remove it. Owners also get access to CCGT1 track days with factory support. Seventy examples will be built, and every one is already spoken for.
