Aston Martin Racing
Aston Martin Racing is a British motorsport team founded in 2004 as a partnership between Aston Martin and Prodrive .
history
The partnership was aimed at getting Aston Martin back into sports car racing . The Aston Martin DB9 was significantly modified and used as the Aston Martin DBR9 in the GT1 class. The team made its debut with the car at the Sebring 12-hour race in 2005 , where it immediately won the class.
The DBR9 has since been used by Aston Martin Racing itself and numerous customer teams in various series, including a. the Le Mans Series , the American Le Mans Series and the FIA GT Championship .
In 2007 and 2008 the DBR9 won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the GT1 class . In 2009 Aston Martin Racing competed in the top class (LMP1) at Le Mans with two self-developed Le Mans prototypes . However, another team was brought into the program to use the new prototype. The Czech team Charouz Racing System had already tested the forerunner of the Lola-Aston Martin LMP1 in the 2008 season and, in addition to the previous year's car, also provided its driver Stefan Mücke and Jan Charouz . Since, contrary to its own tradition, three-car teams have not been allowed in Le Mans in the recent past, so another team was quickly registered for the third vehicle with the number 007. However, Aston Martin Racing East Europe was also looked after by the three participants Prodrive, Aston Martin and Charouz Racing System. The car with Mücke, Charouz and Tomáš Enge reached fourth place overall. In the five-round Le Mans Series endurance championship, Aston Martin Racing also won the 2009 team and driver standings. Mücke, Charouz and Enge won two championship races, with the team also achieving a triple success in the 1000 km race on the Nürburgring - reinforced by Aston Martin Racing East Europe .
For the 2011 season, Aston Martin Racing presented the Aston Martin AMR-One . The open sports prototype was developed by Prodrive alone and made its debut in the Le Castellet 6-hour race of the Le Mans Series. After private tests, it was used in the Le Mans 24-hour race. However, the cars with the newly developed inline six-cylinder engine failed in both runs. Aston Martin Racing then stopped development, relied on the Lola-Aston Martin LMP1 for the remaining championship races of the year, and turned back to GT racing in 2012.
Since 2017, the AMR brand (short for Aston Martin Racing) has been building limited editions of road vehicles for motorsport enthusiasts in collaboration with Aston Martin . The first models are the Rapide AMR and the Vantage AMR Pro . Other models could follow.
Web links
- Website of Aston Martin Racing (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ astonmartin.com - AMR - Taking Aston Martin to new Extremes, March 7, 2017 , accessed March 9, 2017