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
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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
Aston Martin Racing Vantage GT3 to replace DBRS9
Click to enlarge Aston Martin Racing has announced the introduction of its new Vantage GT3 race car – based on the V12 Vantage road-going version, the new car will be ready for competition in 2012. The Vantage GT3 will replace the DBRS9, which was launched in 2006 at Le Mans and has since seen 26 chassis built and raced to multiple victories, and joins the Vantage GT2, GT4, DBR9 GT1 and the AMR-One LMP1 in the comprehensive AM race car line-up. Designed to FIA regulations, the Vantage GT3 will be built around the Vantage aluminium VH architecture with a lightweight dry-sumped 6.0 litre V12 engine offering a targeted 600 hp and 700 Nm, and will feature a race semi-automatic paddle shift Xtrac gearbox and the latest race-developed ABS and traction control systems, optimised for it. AMR has set a target weight of 1,250kg for the car. The first car will be completed in July 2011 and will undertake an extensive test and development programme during the rest of the year. Ten customer … [Read more...] about Aston Martin Racing Vantage GT3 to replace DBRS9
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