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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