Aston martin festival 2015 le mans 24h racingtonio. Both gte pro and am have numbers, quality teams and drivers, new cars and some of the best engine notes. Aston martin racing le mans festival race entries saturday, may 23, 2015 forty two cars are presently listed as entering the 2015 aston martin racing festival support race at the 24 hours of le mans in just under three weeks time, with more expected to be named as and when deals are finalised. The rac tourist trophy was also won later that year for 2006, aston martin racing entered the full american le mans series season, earning. Daniel serra, jonny adam and darren turner who won his third trophy in gt and clinched pole positon last year rectified the situation masterfully. Last season saw the dunlops in pro come on strong for aston martin the weather at le mans 2017 could be another curve ball in this battle. Danish racing driver allan simonsen was killed at the 81st 24 hours of le mans today, after his no. Aston martin vulcan will race at le mans this year carbuzz. Aston martin racing came away from the 84th running of the le mans 24 hours leading the fia world endurance championship manufacturers title. Their very first race actually earned them their first victory, defeating the corvette racing squad at sebring. Aston martin racing poised for 24 hours of le mans. The fords, corvettes pro and am, pro porsches and all of the ferraris are with michelin. Finishing the race was not just thanks to us, but the result of the work done by.
The partnership was initially created for the purpose of returning aston martin to sports car racing with the dbr9, a heavily modified variant of the aston martin db9. Travel destinations are now open for bookings for all of our race options for the le mans 24 hours 2018. Astonmartin climbed up to finish fifth and sixth following. Aston martin le mans festival gt4 2015 standings driver. There is no better place to be than at the le mans circuit, in the sunshine, watching the performance cars of years gone by race each other to the limit. In 2019, the 24 hours of le mans race in 1966 was the setting for the blockbuster film ford v.
That ride will create more than 600 horsepower from a twinturbo 3. They also unveiled the poster and the television advertisement for the 24 hours race. This weekends le mans 24 hours will be the 83rd running of a nowunique event. Le mans open to october or november race, if new date ruled out. After porsche in 20, ferrari via af corse in 2014, chevrolet corvette in 2015 and ford in 2016, only aston martin racing had yet to win the lmgte pro class at the 24 hours of le mans. The same is true of the le manswinning v8 vantage gte this year. The aston martin owners club will celebrate its 75th anniversary. According to the standards of the early 1930s, aston le mans were speedy cars compared to the pace of the mg and singer with a top speed in the region of 85 mph 7 kmh and acceleration from 050 mph 080 kmh in 16 seconds.
Aston martin ceo andy palmer says the prospect of formula 1 star max verstappen racing for the manufacturer at the le mans 24 hours is a conversation to be had. The silent film, two minutes in duration, depicts the drivers arriving at the track, racing the drb1. Porsche dominated the 2015 le mans 24, taking the top two spots in comfortable fashion as favourites audi suffered through a miserable race. May 18, 2018 the hugely popular michelin aston martin racing festival will return to le mans on 16 june, 2018 with a packed 38car entry and a starfilled lineup that includes former le mans winner martin brundle and his codriver, the multiple olympic gold medal winner, sir chris hoy. Entry for all aston martin le mans support race updated. In total, aston martin will be entering 38 track cars in the 45minute race, including vantage gt2s, gt3s, gt4s, and gt1spec dbr9s. Le mans news, information, updates, expert analysis and. The most successful participant of all time at le mans, danish driver tom kristensen leads with nine wins during 199720, of which six were consecutive 20002005 the 24 hours of le mans 24 heures du mans is the worlds oldest sports car endurance race and one of the most famous and influential in motorsports history. Fia wec 24 hours of le mans aston martin racing youtube.
The 87th running of the 24 hours of le mans was super in more ways than one. Jun 12, 2015 the aston martin racing team, run by the banburybased prodrive organisation, has taken class wins at the french 24hour classic in 2007, 2008 and 2014, so those involved know a thing or two about. The car has also held the world land speed record, for towing a caravan. Aston martins le mans art car looks fast auto express. Aston martin racings latest fia world endurance championship challenger the vantage gte stands poised to make its competitive debut in the 86th running of the 24 hours of le mans this upcoming saturday. It is considered one of the most prestigious automobile races in the world and has been called the grand prix of endurance and efficiency. This year is also the 40th anniversary of the film le mans starring actordriver. With this years participation in worlds toughest race, two things impressed us. Aston martin racing is a british auto racing team established in 2004 as a partnership between automobile manufacturer aston martin and engineering group prodrive. Le mans news, information, updates, expert analysis and opinions. Aston martin racing le mans festival race entries the. As a result, racing teams must balance the demands of speed with the. Le mans classic 2010 results and photo gallery sports car digest.
Since 2012, the 24 hours of le mans has been a part of the fia world endurance championship. Drivers and mechanics would prepare their cars in the hotels courtyard and then drive them on public roads to the famous circuit now history has repeated itself. Aston martin racing le mans festival race aston martin. Aston martin festival at le mans monday, june 22, 2015 this year was the second presentation of the now biannual aston martin festival event that supports the 24hr main race. The hugely popular michelin aston martin racing festival will return to le mans on 16 june, 2018 with a packed 38car entry and a starfilled lineup that includes former le mans winner martin brundle and his codriver, the multiple olympic gold medal winner, sir chris hoy. Six things we learned at le mans 2015 auto express. Aston martin racing poised for 24 hours of le mans challenge. Le mans 24hour race now has technology and spectacle in. How aston martin claimed le mans glory in a finallap. They had overcome their own battles to cross the line, but even they must have felt sorry for the aston martin racing team. After development by hamilton, rham1 competed in the 1977 and 1979 24 hours of le mans, finishing 17th overall and 3rd in the gtp class in the 1977 race. Aston martin racing has unveiled a le mans 24 hours art car designed by artist tobias rehberger, which uses geometric shapes and patterns to give the.
Harder still when that victory comes in the very last lap of one of motorsports most famous races the 24 hours of le mans. Since the dbr9s racing debut in 2005, aston martin racing has. Aston martin aston martin racing le mans festival race. Litre internationals were the marques very first cars to enter the race in 1928, motor racing has evolved almost beyond all recognition. The official subreddit for the fia world endurance championship, and the acos 24 hours of le mans. Jun 22, 2015 aston martin festival at le mans monday, june 22, 2015 this year was the second presentation of the now biannual aston martin festival event that supports the 24hr main race. Aston martin racings lmgte pro win at the 24 hours of le. The emotions of a major win can be hard to put into words. Nissan to return to topflight le mans racing in 2015 autocar. Aston martin le mans festival gt4 2015 standings race results for aston martin le mans festival gt4 2015. Porsche has achieved its 17th overall le mans victory at the 83rd running of the famous 24hour race in a perfect way with a onetwo finish. Nissan will return to the topflight lmp1 class at the le mans 24 hours next year to take on audi, porsche and toyota the japanese manufacturer will field two factorybacked lmp1 cars named the.
They may not have the glamour of the lmp1 field, which features the likes of. It is one of the most prestigious automobile races in the world. It was the only mistake made by the team all week but it ended their race immediately. Drivers and mechanics would prepare their cars in the hotels courtyard and then drive them on public roads to the famous circuit now history has. Aston martins plan for le mans domination auto express.
Aston martin racings latest fia world endurance championship challenger the vantage gte stands poised to make its competitive debut in the 86th running of the 24 hours of le mans this upcoming saturday with qualifying practice which took place across wednesday and. This is aston martins new vantage le mans race car astons yettobe revealed gte entry for 2018 has been spotted on video testing in the u. The aston martin rham1 was a highly modified aston martin dbs v8 racing car, developed by robin hamilton, built with the intention of racing at the 24 hours of le mans. The 24 hours of le mans 24 heures du mans is the worlds oldest sports car endurance race and one of the most famous and influential in motorsports history the overall winners of all events since 1923 are listed here. The le mans car will be a racingspec version of the ford gt supercar, unveiled earlier this year. Ferrari, jaguar and aston martin became competitive with one another and.
While the 2018 le mans 24 hours may be packed with storylines across all four classes, this years gte battle looks more likely than ever to deliver the best racing in the field. The race has been run every year since its inception with the exception of 1936, where the race was not run due to worker strikes, and 1940 to 1948, due to world war ii. The 1950s provided ferrari with only two other triumphs at le mans, as it bested jaguars dtype and aston martins db3s in 54 and 58, respectively. With 45 minutes of the 24 hours of le mans to go, jonny adam pulled out of the aston martin pit stall after making his final stop of the race only for a bright yellow chevrolet corvette to. Sep 11, 2017 this is aston martin s new vantage le mans race car aston s yettobe revealed gte entry for 2018 has been spotted on video testing in the u.
The aston martin racing team, run by the banburybased prodrive organisation, has taken class wins at the french 24hour classic in 2007, 2008 and 2014, so those involved know a. Jun 05, 2015 entry for all aston martin le mans support race updated 5 june 2015, 9. Entry for all aston martin le mans support race updated 5 june 2015, 9. Toyota and aston martin commit to le mans hypercar class. Since the teams debut at the 2005 12 hours of sebring, aston martin racing has earned several important victories in their career. Jun 19, 2016 aston martin racing came away from the 84th running of the le mans 24 hours leading the fia world endurance championship manufacturers title. Nico hulkenberg, nick tandy and earl bamber cruised to. The 2015 game was therefore the perfect opportunity for nissans with dad commercial view at.
Jun 19, 2017 victory at 24 hours of le mans for aston martin june 19, 2017 staff aston martin, highlights, racing and competition 1 aston martin racing has taken victory at the 85 th 24 hours of le mans in dramatic style, after jonny adam gb snatched the gte pro lead on the final lap of the iconic endurance race. Ford gt from the results marks the second consecutive yer that a car that. The event represents one leg of the triple crown of motorsport, other events. It is considered one of the most prestigious automobile races in the world 2 and has been called the grand prix of endurance and efficiency. Not only was the story of the race almost unbelievable at times, but the weather was hotter than most of us can remember. Le mans 1965 is the craziest race you havent heard about 14 1 comment the 2015 audi r18 etron quattrocento at the 2015 24hrs of le mans was always to me one of the best looking racing prototypes. Jun 29, 2015 aston martin festival 2015 le mans 24h racingtonio.
Aston martin racing has taken victory at the 85 th 24 hours of le mans in dramatic style, after jonny adam gb snatched the gte pro lead on the final lap of the iconic endurance race partnered by darren turner gb and daniel serra br, the trio and their aston martin v8 vantage gte performed faultlessly to ensure they remained in the hunt for victory right until the death. He was 34, and this was his seventh time participating in. In the frontrunning gte pro class, aston martin racing will race against five of the worlds. Fords returning to le mans to kick more euro ass wired. An overview of the worlds oldest sports car endurance race.
Aston martin the car for race 24 hours of le mans 2015. Aston martin driver allan simonsen killed in le mans crash. As it was in the beginning, back in 1923, the race is used by car. That is what over 80,000 spectators did this last weekend, as they enjoyed all that the le mans classic has to offer. Victory at 24 hours of le mans for aston martin just british.
The pro class aston martins and the am class astons and porsches wearing the dunlops. With a record grid, the return of ford and the unpredictable fight for overall honors, there are a number of intriguing storylines heading into the 84th running of the 24 hours of le mans. Aston martin racing le mans festival race aston martin vulcan makes its race debut. Aston martin driver allan simonsen killed in le mans crash update. Nissan to return to topflight le mans racing in 2015. Ten facts from aston martins 1959 le mans 24 hours win.
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