Aston Martin Works LMP1 Gulf

Aston Martin will bring the Le Mans title back to Britain this year with two Aston Martin Works LMP1 Gulf cars. To emulate the achievements of the 1959 DBR1 driven by Carroll Shelby and Roy Salvadori, the company has develops the Aston Martin Works LMP1 Gulf cars.Based on the 2008 Charouz Racing System Lola, Aston Martin Works LMP1 Gulf this year will be powered by the same V12 engine which won the second successive Le Mans GT1 title with the DBR9.

Aston Martin Works LMP1 Gulf is being developed with Lola, Michelin, Koni and BBS and the company has Gulf Oil and Hackett as partners in this endeavor. Aston Martin Works LMP1 Gulf cars will be raced by drivers Jan Charouz (CZ), Tomas Enge (CZ), and Stefan Mücke (DE) and Harold Primat (CH) and Darren Turner (GB).

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Aston Martin Vantage GT4

Aston Martin has released the specification of 2009 Aston Martin Vantage GT4. With weighings at 1,330 kg, the Aston Martin Vantage GT4 is 300 kg lighter than the standard car.

Based on the new 4.7 liter V8 Vantage, the Aston Martin Vantage GT4 is aimed to follow the previous 4.3 liter Vantage N24.

Aston Martin Vantage GT4 has been unveiled in Dubai by chairman, David Richards and has been tested at the Dubai Autodrome after under development for the last six months.

Comes with a lightweight flywheel, the Aston Martin Vantage GT4 also equipped with a six speed manual or a Sportshift transmission, a Valeo twin-plate cerametallic racing clutch.

With starting delivery in January 2009, Aston Martin Vantage GT4 price will starts at £96,645 and available to order now.

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Aston Martin DBR9 GT1 Gulf

Aston Martin Racing will defend its GT1 title and will return to Le Mans in 2008 in the blue and orange livery of Gulf Oil as announced by Aston Martin. Two Aston Martin DBR9 GT1 Gulf with the numbers 007 and 009 will be entered in the competition.

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Aston Martin to defend GT1 title with Gulf

Aston Martin Racing will return to Le Mans in 2008 to defend its GT1 title in the distinctive blue and orange livery of Gulf Oil.

Two Aston Martin DBR9s will look to emulate Gulf’s first victory at the 24 hour race 40 years on.
Alain Dujean, Gulf Oil vice president international, said: “This is arguably the most important year ever for Gulf in motorsport. The famous Gulf racing colours first tasted victory at Le Mans in 1968, so 2008 already had great significance for us, but for Gulf to have joined up with Aston Martin Racing for this year is fantastic – the coming together of two great automotive names, for what I hope will be a long and fruitful partnership.”

David Richards, chairman of Aston Martin, said: “Endurance racing is engrained in the heritage of both Gulf and Aston Martin and we have also both been intrinsically linked through Le Mans for many decades. It was perhaps destined that, in the year we defend our GT1 title and Gulf celebrates the 40th anniversary of its win, we would finally race together at La Sarthe.”

The two Aston Martin DBR9s for 2008 will be entered as numbers 007 and 009.