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ASTON MARTIN VALKYRIE WOWS CROWDS ON PUBLIC DEBUT AT SILVERSTONE

Aston Martin Valkyrie showcased dynamically ahead of 2019 British GP
High performance test driver Chris Goodwin completes lap of Silverstone
Verification Prototype 1 now set to begin extensive physical testing regime

Saturday 13 July 2019, Silverstone, UK: Aston Martin Valkyrie has broken cover after making its dynamic public debut in front of an enthusiastic crowd ahead of the 2019 British Grand Prix.
Piloted by Aston Martin High Performance Test Driver Chris Goodwin, the 1,160bhp machine, took to Silverstone’s world-famous Grand Prix circuit for its first public demonstration run. With the focus not on outright lap time, today’s showcase offers a glimpse of what is to come from this extraordinary hypercar.
Following months of digital modelling and simulation work alongside both Aston Martin and Red Bull Advanced Technologies’ engineers, today’s drive becomes one of the first times that Aston Martin Valkyrie has been driven in the physical world – a testimony to the technological c..

Stefan Cerchez

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ASTON MARTIN REVEALS FURTHER DETAILS ON DBS GT ZAGATO

New images reveal final production exterior of DBS GT Zagato
New details include dynamic front grille and digital rear-view mirrors to support full-length carbon fibre roof
DBZ Centenary Collection – which also includes DB4 GT Zagato continuation – celebrates 100 years of iconic coachbuilder Zagato

Tuesday 9 July, Gaydon: Aston Martin has delivered a further glimpse of the final production intent exterior of its upcoming DBS GT Zagato model. Paired with the DB4 GT Zagato Continuation to complete the DBZ Centenary Collection – of which only 19 will be created and are priced at £6m for the pair – these latest renders provide a fresh look at some of the model’s key design features.
Taking Aston Martin’s most potent series production car – the acclaimed DBS Superleggera – as its starting point, the DBS GT Zagato embodies the next evolution in Aston Martin Zagato design language. Inspired by the voluptuous shapes that previously dressed the original DB4 GT Zagato, Aston Martin and Zagat..

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Aston Martin Lagonda is the world’s only independent luxury car group with over 100 years of design and automotive excellence.

FESTIVAL OF SPEED CELEBRATES ASTON MARTIN’S RACING HISTORY

Festival of Speed Central Feature dedicated to Aston Martin’s racing history
Central feature represents a continuous race track adorned with the Le Mans winning DBR1
Aero kit released for Aston Martin’s true sportscar, Vantage
‘Q by Aston Martin’ unveils six ‘Vantage Heritage Racing Editions’ spanning 91 years of racing history

04 July 2019, Goodwood: Founded on a love for motorsport, Aston Martin’s racing history is as old as the company itself. In 2019, the marque celebrates two significant anniversaries – 60 years since its iconic 1-2 win at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and 70 years since the company first raced at the Goodwood Motor Circuit. It is fitting then that the Central Feature at Festival of Speed this year celebrates the famous British marque and even more poignantly, the brand’s long-term love affair with motorsport.
Designed by Gerry Judah, the Central Feature is a 30-metre-high swoop of steel with the Le Mans winning Aston Martin DBR1 racing towards the sky on a never..

ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE GT3 CLINCHES FIRST TITLE AT BRANDS HATCH

Aston Martin Vantage GT3 secures third successive British GT race victory
Partner team Optimum Motorsport wins British GT Silver championship
TF Sport maintains form as works driver Jonny Adam wins with Graham Davidson
Beechdean AMR closes in on seventh championship success with Aston Martin

Sunday 4 August, 2019, Brands Hatch: Aston Martin enjoyed a red letter day at Brands Hatch as partner team TF Sport secured the Vantage GT3’s third successive British GT victory with works driver Jonny Adam (GB) and Graham Davidson (GB). Meanwhile, Optimum Motorsport clinched its second championship in as many years as AMR Academy driver Ollie Wilkinson (GB) and Bradley Ellis (GB) won the Silver Cup title.
It was TF Sport’s second victory in eight days, following the team’s win in the Pro-Am class of the TOTAL 24 Hours of Spa. Reigning three-time British GT champion Adam, along with co-driver Davidson, produced a dominant second win of the season having initially trailed the Optimum Vantage GT3..

ASTON MARTIN CLINCHES FIRST CLASS VICTORY IN TOTAL 24 HOURS OF SPA

Partner team TF Sport Racing with Oman dominates Am class with Vantage GT3
Aston Martin Racing works driver Nicki Thiim takes third 24-hour class win
Maiden 24-hour win for Vantage GT3 and Aston Martin's first at Spa since 2010

Sunday 28 July, 2019, Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium): Aston Martin has claimed victory in the Pro-Am class of a rain-interrupted 2019 TOTAL 24 Hours of Spa, after a brilliant performance by partner team TF Sport Racing with Oman with the new Vantage GT3. It was the maiden win in a 24-hour race for Aston Martin Racing's new customer-focussed machine and also the first for the British sportscar marque since the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup event became a GT3-only competition.
TF Sport's triumph was made all the more remarkable given the team started from the pitlane, following Salih Yoluc's huge practice accident at Raidillon, which forced it to rebuild and use a regular British GT Championship chassis for the race. The driver crew, includ..

AN EVENING OF CLASSIC ASTON MARTINS AT RM SOTHEBY’S SALE

One of the finest DB3S Works examples remaining joins stellar line-up of historic Aston Martin sports cars at RM Sotheby’s inaugural specialist sale in Monterey, California next month
DB3S/2 is the second Works DB3S ever built and was owned and raced by legendary driver Peter Collins
Track star joins a James Bond 1965 DB5; a 1963 DB5 Convertible; a 1965 DB5 Shooting Brake and a 1961 DB4GT among around 30 of the brand’s classic sports cars offered for sale in Monterey on 15 August

18 July, Gaydon, UK: The inaugural ‘Evening with Aston Martin’ sale curated by renowned auction house RM Sotheby’s promises to be an event to remember next month as an exceptional list of some of the most significant Aston Martin models goes under the hammer.
The 15 August sale, which will showcase sports cars spanning decades of high watermarks in the luxury British brand’s history, will now see a 1953 DB3S Works among its highlights as this second Works car – campaigned by motorsport hero Peter Collins –..

ASTON MARTIN TARGETS GLORY IN TOTAL 24 HOURS OF SPA

Strongest ever Aston Martin contingent entered for Belgian GT classic
AMR partner teams Garage 59, R-Motorsport and TF Sport all in contention
Five Aston Martin Racing factory drivers to contest major 24-hours event

Tuesday 23 June, 2019, Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium): The 2019 TOTAL 24 Hours of Spa will feature the strongest ever Aston Martin partner team entry as the British luxury sportscar manufacturer bids to secure its first outright victory in the legendary Belgian race this weekend.
With no less than six Vantage GT3s in the race, it is the largest frontline Aston Martin contingent entered in the event – the blue riband round of the Blancpain GT Endurance Series. The cars will be run by some of AMR's most valued partner teams Garage 59, R-Motorsport and TF Sport, and they will be buoyed by Optimum Motorsport's impressive win with the car at Spa in the domestic British GT Championship last weekend.
Moreover, spread among the three teams will be five of Aston Martin Rac..

Aston Martin Valkyrie hypercar to fight for overall victory at Le Mans

Published: Jun 14, 2019

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Neil Allison

On the eve of the 60th anniversary of its glorious win in the 1959 24 Hours of Le Mans, Aston Martin announces that it will once again bid for outright victory in the French endurance classic in 2021.

14 June 2019, Le Mans: On the eve of the 60th anniversary of its glorious win in the 1959 24 Hours of Le Mans, Aston Martin announces that it will once again bid for outright victory in the French endurance classic in 2021.
Following the announcement of the Automobile Club de l’Ouest’s decision to introduce hypercars to the top category of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), Aston Martin will field a minimum of two works Aston Martin Valkyrie hypercars, specially-developed for the 2020/21 FIA WEC season, including the 2021 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Britain has enjoyed a long romance with the Circuit de la Sarthe, indeed in 2021 it will be 100 years since an Aston Martin first raced there. But it’s more than a quarter of a century since a British-built derivative of a road car claimed top honours at Le Mans, and invoking the pioneering spirit of the company’s founder Lionel Martin and the ingenuity of some of Britain’s best engineering minds, Aston Martin is now set to carry that mantle into the next decade with a bold attempt to win Le Mans and the world championship.
Aston Martin Valkyrie, the world’s most extreme road car and platform for this future challenger, is the combined vision of Aston Martin Red Bull Racing’s Chief Technical Officer Adrian Newey, Aston Martin EVP and Chief Creative Officer Marek Reichman and Aston Martin VP and Chief Special Operations Officer David King. It was created as a result of a technical collaboration between Aston Martin, Red Bull Advanced Technologies and project partner AF Racing.
In line with WEC’s newly confirmed ‘hypercar’ regulations designed to allow race-prepared derivatives of the world’s fastest road cars to fight at the forefront of world sportscar racing, the Aston Martin Valkyrie race car will draw on all the radical pillars of the road car and its track-only AMR Pro variant.
The new car will feature a race-prepared version of its bespoke high-revving normally-aspirated 6.5-litre V12 engine. Placed within a lightweight carbon fibre structure, and featuring F1 inspired aerodynamic technology, it forms a fully competitive platform capable of challenging for outright race wins.
Aston Martin Vice President and Chief Special Operations Officer, David King said: “The FIA World Endurance Championship and the 24 Hours of Le Mans represent the ultimate challenge for the Aston Martin Valkyrie – the world’s most extreme hypercar. Designed and built with the purpose of pushing boundaries on the road, it’s natural to conclude that the next stage in its development would be to measure its capabilities on the track. I can think of no better way to do that than to compete in a world championship and the most prestigious and famous race of all.”
Aston Martin Lagonda President and Group CEO, Andy Palmer said: “We have always said that we would one day bring Aston Martin back to Le Mans with the intention of going for the outright win when the time was right – now is that time. David Brown came here in 1959, with a car and a team of drivers capable of winning. We intend to do the same in 2021. The Aston Martin Valkyrie is primed for such a challenge and sits perfectly within the ACO’s new ‘hypercar’ rule framework. Bringing to bear all of our previous experience and knowledge of competing at the top levels of motorsport, we embark on this most ambitious project with the necessary ingredients for success. What could be more evocative than the wail of an Aston Martin V12 leading the charge into the night on the Mulsanne straight? ”