Jaguar D-Type racing car
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The Jaguar D-Type racing car is a legendary 1950s Le Mans–winning sports racer renowned for its aerodynamic design, advanced engineering, and major influence on later Jaguar road cars.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jaguar D-Type | 2 |
| Jaguar D-Type racing car canonical | 1 |
| Jaguar D-type | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13477252 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Jaguar D-Type racing car Context triple: [Jaguar E-Type, inspiredBy, Jaguar D-Type racing car]
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A.
Jaguar E-Type
The Jaguar E-Type is a classic British sports car from the 1960s and 1970s, celebrated for its sleek design, strong performance, and status as an icon of automotive style.
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B.
Jaguar XK120
The Jaguar XK120 is a classic British sports car produced from 1948 to 1954, renowned for its sleek design and status as one of the fastest production cars of its era.
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C.
Aston Martin DB4
The Aston Martin DB4 is a late-1950s British grand tourer that introduced the modern DB-series styling and engineering later refined in the iconic DB5.
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D.
Aston Martin DB6
The Aston Martin DB6 is a British grand tourer produced in the late 1960s, known for its elegant styling, improved aerodynamics over the DB5, and association with luxury performance motoring.
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E.
Jaguar XK140
The Jaguar XK140 is a mid-1950s British sports car renowned for refining the performance, comfort, and handling of the earlier XK120 while preserving its classic styling.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jaguar D-Type racing car Target entity description: The Jaguar D-Type racing car is a legendary 1950s Le Mans–winning sports racer renowned for its aerodynamic design, advanced engineering, and major influence on later Jaguar road cars.
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A.
Jaguar E-Type
The Jaguar E-Type is a classic British sports car from the 1960s and 1970s, celebrated for its sleek design, strong performance, and status as an icon of automotive style.
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B.
Jaguar XK120
The Jaguar XK120 is a classic British sports car produced from 1948 to 1954, renowned for its sleek design and status as one of the fastest production cars of its era.
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C.
Aston Martin DB4
The Aston Martin DB4 is a late-1950s British grand tourer that introduced the modern DB-series styling and engineering later refined in the iconic DB5.
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D.
Aston Martin DB6
The Aston Martin DB6 is a British grand tourer produced in the late 1960s, known for its elegant styling, improved aerodynamics over the DB5, and association with luxury performance motoring.
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E.
Jaguar XK140
The Jaguar XK140 is a mid-1950s British sports car renowned for refining the performance, comfort, and handling of the earlier XK120 while preserving its classic styling.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jaguar car model
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racing car ⓘ sports prototype ⓘ |
| aerodynamicFeature |
low-drag bodywork
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monocoque construction with stressed-skin body ⓘ vertical tail fin behind driver ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Jaguar D-type
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linked to:
Jaguar D-Type racing car
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| bodyStyle | two-seat roadster ⓘ |
| brakeType | disc brakes ⓘ |
| category | Group C predecessor era sports car ⓘ |
| chassisType | monocoque tub with subframes ⓘ |
| chiefEngineer | William Heynes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designer | Malcolm Sayer ⓘ |
| displacementRange | 3.0–3.8 litres ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | inline-six engine ⓘ |
| engineFamily | Jaguar XK engine ⓘ |
| frontSuspension | independent torsion bar suspension ⓘ |
| fuelSystem | Weber carburettors ⓘ |
| fuelTankLocation | tail section behind driver ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | iconic classic racing car ⓘ |
| influenced |
Jaguar E-Type road car
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linked to:
Jaguar E-Type
Jaguar XKSS ⓘ |
| influenceOnDesign | aerodynamic principles used on later Jaguar road cars ⓘ |
| layout | front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout ⓘ |
| LeMansWin |
1955 24 Hours of Le Mans
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linked to:
24 Hours of Le Mans
1956 24 Hours of Le Mans ⓘ
linked to:
24 Hours of Le Mans
1957 24 Hours of Le Mans ⓘ
linked to:
24 Hours of Le Mans
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| LeMansWinningTeam |
Ecurie Ecosse
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Jaguar works team ⓘ
linked to:
Jaguar Racing
|
| manufacturer |
Jaguar Cars
ⓘ
linked to:
Jaguar Land Rover
|
| manufacturerLocation |
Coventry, England
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linked to:
Coventry
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| notableAchievement |
dominant performance at 1957 Le Mans with multiple top finishers
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three consecutive overall wins at Le Mans ⓘ |
| notableDriver |
Ivor Bueb
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Mike Hawthorn ⓘ Ninian Sanderson ⓘ Ron Flockhart ⓘ |
| notableRace | 24 Hours of Le Mans ⓘ |
| period | 1950s sports car racing era ⓘ |
| predecessor | Jaguar C-Type ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | endurance racing ⓘ |
| productionEnd | 1957 ⓘ |
| productionStart | 1954 ⓘ |
| rearSuspension | live axle with torsion bars ⓘ |
| roadCarDerivative | Jaguar XKSS ⓘ |
| successor | Jaguar E-Type ⓘ |
| topSpeedApprox | around 170 mph ⓘ |
| wheelbase | approximately 2.3 metres ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jaguar D-Type racing car Description of subject: The Jaguar D-Type racing car is a legendary 1950s Le Mans–winning sports racer renowned for its aerodynamic design, advanced engineering, and major influence on later Jaguar road cars.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Jaguar D-Type racing car
linked to: Jaguar D-Type racing car
subject linked to:
Jaguar D-Type racing car
linked to: Jaguar D-Type racing car