Aston Martin Racing: Back on home turf at the Autosport 6 Hours of Silverstone
Wednesday, September 07, 2011
Aston Martin Racing will be heading to
the home of British motorsport on 10/11 September for the fifth round of the
Intercontinental Le Mans Cup: the Autosport 6 Hours of Silverstone.
Aston Martin Racing will be returning
to the track with its V12 powered DBR 1-2 LMP1 race car. The car will run in
the iconic blue and orange livery of Gulf Oil with the famed start number ‘007’.
Driving the 007 car will be factory
drivers, Adrian Fernandez (MX), Harold Primat (CH) and ex-Formula OneTM driver
Christian Klien (A).
Klien, who will drive for the first
time at Silverstone with Aston Martin Racing said: “I am really looking forward
to driving the DBR 1-2. The fantastic V12 engine noise coupled together with
the torque out of the corners is thrilling, and having recently tested in Barcelona,
I am getting used to the differences in set-up.
“I am also looking forward to lapping
the new circuit at Silverstone which together with the new Wing pit complex
will be a fitting backdrop to our comeback.”
George Howard-Chappell, Team Principal
for Aston Martin Racing said: “I am really looking forward to returning to
Silverstone with the DBR 1-2 and aiming to compete with the other petrol cars
on the grid. We intend to put on a fantastic show for all our fans.”
The Autosport 6 Hours of Silverstone
will also see Aston Martin official partner teams competing in the annual
endurance race with Jota Sport’s Vantage GT2 in the LM GTE Pro class and Gulf
AMR Middle East with their GT2 in the LM GTE Am class.
Aston Martin’s track record at
Silverstone has included being crowned Le Mans Series champion in 2009 and finishing
third in the final race of the series.
Qualifying starts at 13:35 on Saturday
10 September with the race commencing at 11:35 on Sunday.
Radio Le Mans will be broadcasting
live race coverage at www.radiolemans.com
and Aston Martin updates can be
found at www.astonmartinracing.com with additional behind the scenes
updates on Facebook; www.facebook.com/astonmartin and through Twitter at www.twitter.com/astonmartin.
