The 22-year old, Akhil Rabindra is the only Asian to land a spot in the Aston Martin Racing (AMR) Young Driver Racing Academy that is run by Aston Martin. 23 young drivers were picked from across the world by three-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner Darren Turner, FIA World Endurance Championship drivers Jonny Adam and Maxime Martin as well as Aston Martin Racing team principal Paul Howarth. The best performer of the year will have a spot reserved for a driver role with the Factory Aston Martin Racing Team for the 2020 FIA World Endurance Championship. The drivers had to go through the interview round, simulator and fitness tests. The Bengaluru-based Akhil will undergo training and assessment from the Aston Martin Racing Team in the United Kingdom. Akhil was also the only Indian to bag a spot in Mclaren GT Driver Academy in 2017. He was also chosen from the Asia Pacific region for the FIA Institute Young Drivers Excellence Academy in 2014. "I am very excited to be selected for the Aston … [Read more...] about Akhil Rabindra is the only Asian to bag a spot in Aston Martin Racing Driver Academy
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Double Points Finish for Aston Martin Racing at 24 hours of Le Mans
Aston Martin Racing’s brand new Vantage GTE recorded a double-points finish on its 24 Hours of Le Mans debut. Despite coming into the world’s most gruelling endurance race with only one competitive outing at Spa-Francorchamps, the two Vantage GTEs raced through the night with barely a hitch as the #95 car recorded its first top ten finish at the Circuit de la Sarthe. This result was an impressive achievement for the 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8-powered race car driven by Danish duo Nicki Thiim and Marco Sørensen and shared with three-time Le Mans winner Darren Turner. Despite a challenging build-up (the car had to have a new chassis following a testing crash) the ‘Dane train’ ran, as its nickname suggested, from the moment it turned a wheel in first practice on Wednesday and did not register a single reliability issue. The car went on to record the highest finish by a new GTE car in the 86th running of the event. The #97 crew, of Maxime Martin, Alex Lynn … [Read more...] about Double Points Finish for Aston Martin Racing at 24 hours of Le Mans
Aston Martin Racing regresa a las 24 horas de Le Mans con un nuevo Vantage GTE
Por Omar Fuertez Rizzo El equipo de Aston Martin Racing regresa a las 24 horas de Le Mans 24 con el nuevo Aston Martin Vantage GTE, que hace su primera aparición competitiva en el legendario Circuito de la Sarthe este fin de semana (16-17 de junio). Un año después del dramático pase tardío de Jonny Adam para liderar la categoría GTE Pro que condujo a una victoria gloriosa para Aston Martin Racing, el equipo ha inscrito dos nuevos Vantage GTE en el evento de 2018. Basado en el automóvil de carretera Aston Martin Vantage aclamado por la crítica y con el mismo motor turboalimentado V8 de 4.0 litros optimizado por AMR, los Vantage GTE son parte de una alineación GTE Pro de 17 equipos que representa el campo más competitivo, alguna vez ensamblado para la clase.El nuevo Vantage GTE hizo un sólido debut en Spa-Francorchamps con el auto # 95 conducido por Nicki Thiim (DEN), Marco Sørensen (DEN) y el tres veces ganador de Le Mans … [Read more...] about Aston Martin Racing regresa a las 24 horas de Le Mans con un nuevo Vantage GTE
Aston Martin Racing : de nouvelles générations de la Vantage GT3 et GT4 sont en route
Aston Martin Racing (AMR) a longtemps été l’atelier de préparation de voitures de course, préparant des voitures destinées à la compétition pour l’équipe officielle du constructeur britannique, mais également pour les équipes partenaires et des équipes client. Aujourd’hui, AMR annonce la venue de toutes nouvelles générations de Vantage GT3 et GT4 qui pourront s’élancer sur la piste dès la saison 2019. L’Aston Martin Vantage GT3 V12 et la Vantage GT4 V8 seront donc remplacées par de nouvelles Vantage GT3 et GT4 animées par des versions vitaminées du moteur V8 4,0 litres biturbo d’Aston Martin. La firme stipule également que la Vantage GT3 s’inspirera grandement des caractéristiques de design que l’on retrouve sur la Vantage GTE. Courir en Aston Martin, requiert sans contredit une équipe spéciale – ainsi que le budget qui va … [Read more...] about Aston Martin Racing : de nouvelles générations de la Vantage GT3 et GT4 sont en route
New Aston Martin Racing Vantage GTE for WEC 2018
With a new road car comes a new race car. This stunner of a race machine is Aston Martin Racing‘s Vantage GTE, which will compete in the 2018 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). It will replace the multiple Le Mans class-winning V8 Vantage GTE, the team’s most successful competition car of all time. Built to comply with the FIA’s strict GTE class regulations, the new Vantage GTE takes the road car’s core design and dynamic capabilities to a whole new level through extensive optimisation of the powertrain, chassis and aerodynamics. The car was designed and engineered at AMR’s headquarters in Banbury, led by technical director Dan Sayers, who also guided the development of the V8 Vantage GTE. Though the road car has only just been launched, development of the Vantage GTE is well advanced, with more than 13,000 km of testing completed, including a successful 30-hour run at the Spanish circuit of Navarra. The car has also been through a durability … [Read more...] about New Aston Martin Racing Vantage GTE for WEC 2018