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Aston Martin


Aston Martin Lagonda Limited is a British manufacturer of luxury sports cars and grand tourers. It was founded in 1913 by Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford.
The firm became associated with luxury grand touring cars in the 1950s and 1960s, and with the fictional character James Bond following his use of a DB5 model in the 1964 film Goldfinger.
The company has had a chequered financial history, including bankruptcy in the 1970s, but has also enjoyed long periods of success and stability, including under the ownership of David Brown, from 1947 to 1972 and of the Ford Motor Company from 1994 to 2007.
In March 2007, a consortium of investors, led by David Richards, purchased 92% of Aston Martin for £479 million, with Ford retaining a £40 million stake. David Richards became chairman of Aston Martin. In December 2012, the Italian private equity fund Investindustrial signed a deal to buy 37.5% of Aston Martin, investing £150 million as a capital increase.
Aston Martin Lagonda Limited
Founded
London, 1913
Founder(s)
Lionel Martin
Robert Bamford
Headquarters
Gaydon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Ulrich Bez, Non-Executive Chairman
Andrew Palmer, CEO
Marek Reichman, Director of Design
Hanno Kirner, CFO
Owner(s)
Investindustrial (37.5%)
Investment Dar (24%)
 ADEEM Investment
David Richards
Ford Motor Company (8%)
Daimler AG (5%)
Subsidiaries
Aston Martin Racing (50%)
Lagonda (100%)
Website
astonmartin.com

History

Early Aston Martin marque

Aston Martin 2-Litre 2/4-Seater Sports 1937

Founding

Aston Martin was founded in 1913 by Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford. The two had joined forces as Bamford & Martin the previous year to sell cars made bySinger from premises in Callow Street, London where they also serviced GWK and Calthorpe vehicles. Martin raced specials at Aston Hill near Aston Clinton, and the pair decided to make their own vehicles. The first car to be named Aston Martin was created by Martin by fitting a four-cylinder Coventry-Simplex engine to the chassis of a 1908 Isotta-Fraschini.
They acquired premises at Henniker Mews in Kensington and produced their first car in March 1915. Production could not start because of the outbreak of World War I, and Martin joined the Admiralty and Bamford the Royal Army Service Corps. All machinery was sold to the Sopwith Aviation Company.

Inter war years

After the war, the company was refounded at Abingdon Road, Kensington and a new car designed to carry the Aston-Martin name. Bamford left in 1920 and the company was revitalised with funding from Count Louis Zborowski. In 1922, Bamford & Martin produced cars to compete in the French Grand Prix, which went on to set world speed and endurance records at Brooklands. Three works Team Cars with 16-valve twin cam engines were built for racing and record breaking: chassis number 1914, later developed as the Green Pea; chassis number 1915, the Razor Blade record car; and chassis number 1916, later developed as the Halford Special.
Approximately 55 cars were built for sale in two configurations, long chassis and short chassis. The company went bankrupt in 1924 and was bought by Lady Charnwood, who put her son John Benson on the board. The company failed again in 1925 and the factory closed in 1926, with Lionel Martin leaving.
Later that year, Bill Renwick, Augustus (Bert) Bertelli and investors which included Lady Charnwood took control of the company. They renamed it Aston Martin Motors and moved it to the former Whitehead Aircraft Limited works in Feltham. Renwick and Bertelli had been in partnership some years and had developed an overhead-cam four-cylinder engine using Renwick's patented combustion chamber design, which they had tested in an Enfield Allday chassis. The only "Renwick and Bertelli" motor car made, it was known as "Buzzbox" and still survives.
The pair had planned to sell their engine to motor manufacturers, but having heard that the Aston Martin was no longer in production realised they could capitalise on its reputation to jump start the production of a completely new car.
Between 1926 and 1937 Bertelli was both technical director and designer of all new Aston Martins, since known as "Bertelli cars". They included the 1½-litre "T-type", "International", "Le Mans", "MKII" and its racing derivative, the "Ulster", and the 2-litre 15/98 and its racing derivative, the "Speed Model". Most were open two-seater sports cars bodied by Bert Bertelli's brother Enrico (Harry), with a small number of long-chassis four-seater tourers, dropheads and saloons also produced.
Bertelli was a competent driver keen to race his cars, one of few owner/manufacturer/drivers. The "LM" team cars were very successful in national and international motor racing including at Le Mans and the Mille Miglia.
Financial problems reappeared in 1932. The company was rescued for a year by L. Prideaux Brune before passing it on to Sir Arthur Sutherland. In 1936, Aston Martin decided to concentrate on road cars, producing just 700 until World War II halted work. Production shifted to aircraft components during the war.

David Brown era

1958 Aston Martin DB Mark III
In 1947, tractor manufacturer David Brown Limited bought the company under the leadership of managing director Sir David Brown—its "post-war saviour". The company also acquired Lagonda that year for its 2.6-litre W. O. Bentley-designed engine. Both companies shared resources and workshops, birthing the classic "DB" series of cars. In 1950, the company announced the DB2, followed by the DB2/4 in 1953, the DB2/4 MkII in 1955, the DB Mark III in 1957 and the Italian-styled 3.7 LDB4 in 1958.
While these models helped Aston Martin establish a good racing pedigree, the DB4 stood out and yielded the famous DB5 in 1963. The company stayed true to its emerging "grand touring" style with the DB6 (1965–70), and DBS (1967–1972).
The six-cylinder engines of these cars from 1954 up to 1965 were designed by Tadek Marek.

1970s—changing ownership

The Aston Martin company was often financially troubled. In 1972, the firm was sold to Company Developments, a Birmingham-based consortium chaired by William Wilson, MBE.
The company was resold in 1975 by its receiver following a further bankruptcy to North American businessmen Peter Sprague and George Minden for £1.05 million. A successful turn-around strategy led to the recruitment of 360 new employees and, by 1977, a trading profit of £750,000. The new owners pushed the company into modernising its line, producing the V8 Vantage in 1977, the convertibleVolante in 1978, and the one-off William Towns-styled Bulldog in 1980. Towns also styled the futuristic new Lagonda saloon, based on the V8 model.
In 1980 Aston-Martin sought to buy MG, planning to design a new model and offering their take on an updated 1981 model MGB. The acquisition never developed, as the company was badly hit by the economic contraction of the early 1980s. Worldwide sales shrank to three cars per week, prompting chairman Alan Curtis, Sprague, and Minden to consider shutting down production to concentrate on service and restoration. At this point Curtis attended the 1980 Pace sponsored Stirling Moss benefit day at Brands Hatch, and met fellow Farnham resident Victor Gauntlett.

1980s—Victor Gauntlett

Gauntlett bought a 12.5% stake in Aston Martin for £500,000 via Pace Petroleum in 1980, with Tim Hearley of CH Industrials taking a similar share. Pace and CHI took over as joint 50/50 owners at the beginning of 1981, with Gauntlett as executive chairman. Gauntlett also led the sales team, and after some development and publicity when it became the world's fastest 4-seater production car, was able to sell the Aston Martin Lagonda in Oman, Kuwait, and Qatar.
In 1982, Aston Martin was granted a Royal Warrant of Appointment by the Prince of Wales. The company holds the warrant to this day.
Understanding that it would take some time to develop new Aston Martin products, they created an engineering service subsidiary to develop automotive products for other companies. It was decided to use the name of the coachbuilding company Tickford which Aston Martin had owned since 1955, the name being already associated with quality cars in the public perception. Products included a Tickford Austin Metro, a Tickford Ford Capri and even Tickford train interiors, particularly on the Jaguar XJS. Pace continued sponsoring racing events, and now sponsored all Aston Martin Owners Club events, taking a Tickford-engined Nimrod Group C car owned by AMOC President Viscount Downe, which came third in the Manufacturers Championship in both 1982 and 1983. It also finished seventh in the 1982 24 Hours of Le Mans race. However, sales of production cars were now at an all time low of 30 cars produced in 1982.
As trading became tighter in the petroleum market, and Aston Martin was requiring more time and money, Gauntlett agreed to sell Hays/Pace to the Kuwait Investment Office in September 1983. As Aston Martin required greater investment, he also agreed to sell his share holding to American importer and Greek shipping tycoon Peter Livanos, who invested via his joint venture company with Nick and John Papanicalou, ALL Inc. Gauntlett remained chairman of the AML company 55% owned by ALL, with Tickford a 50/50 venture between ALL and CHI. The uneasy relationship was ended when ALL exercised options to buy a larger share in AML; CHI's residual shares were exchanged for CHI's complete ownership of Tickford, which retained development of existing Aston Martin projects. In 1984, Titan the main shipping company of the Papanicolaou's was in trouble, so Livanos's father George bought out the Papanicolaou's shares in ALL, while Gauntlett again became a shareholder with a 25% holding in AML. The deal valued Aston Martin/AML at £2 million, the year it built its 10,000th car.
Although as a result Aston Martin had to make 60 members of the workforce redundant, Gauntlett bought a stake in Italian styling house Zagato, and resurrected its collaboration with Aston Martin.
Aston Martin V8 Vantage from The Living Daylights
In 1986, Gauntlett negotiated the return of fictional British secret agent James Bond to Aston Martin. Cubby Broccoli had chosen to recast the character using actor Timothy Dalton, in an attempt to re-root the Bond-brand back to a more Sean Connery-like feel. Gauntlett supplied his personal pre-production Vantage for use in the filming of The Living Daylights, and sold a Volante to Broccoli for use at his home in America. Gauntlett turned down the role of a KGB colonel in the film, however: "I would have loved to have done it but really could not afford the time."
The company needed funds to survive in the long term. In May 1987, Gauntlett and Prince Michael of Kent were staying at the home of Contessa Maggi, the wife of the founder of the original Mille Miglia, while watching the revival event. Another house guest was Walter Hayes, vice-President of Ford of Europe. Despite problems over the previous acquisition of AC Cars, Hayes saw the potential of the brand and the discussion resulted in Ford taking a share holding in September 1987. In 1988, having produced some 5,000 cars in 20 years, a revived economy and successful sales of limited edition Vantage, and 52 Volante Zagato coupes at £86,000 each; the company finally retired the ancient V8 and introduced the Virage range—the first new Aston launched in 20 years.
Although Gauntlett was contractually to stay as chairman for two years, his racing interests took Aston back into sports car racing in 1989 with limited European success. However, with engine rule changes for the 1990 season and the launch of the new Aston Martin Volante model, Ford provided the limited supply of Cosworth engines to the Jaguar cars racing team. As the "small Aston" DB7 would require a large engineering input, Ford agreed to take full control of Aston Martin, and Gauntlett handed over the company chairmanship to Hayes in 1991. In 1992, the Vantage version was announced, and the following year the company renewed the DB range by announcing the DB7.

Ford era

Ford placed Aston in the Premier Automotive Group, invested in new manufacturing and ramped up production. In 1994, Ford opened a new factory at Banbury Road in Bloxham. In 1995, the company produced a record 700 vehicles. Until the Ford era, cars had been produced by hand coachbuilding craft methods, such as the English wheel. In 1998 the 2,000th DB7 was built, and in 2002 the 6,000th, exceeding production of all previous DB models. The DB7 range was boosted by the addition of V12 Vantage models in 1999, and in 2001 the company introduced the V12-engined Aston Martin Vanquish.
At the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan in 2003, Aston Martin introduced the AMV8 Vantage concept car. Expected to have few changes before its introduction in 2005, the Vantage brought back the classic V8 engine to allow the company to compete in a larger market. 2003 also saw the opening of the Gaydon factory, the first purpose-built factory in Aston Martin's history. Also introduced in 2003 was the DB9 coupé, which replaced the ten-year-old DB7. A convertible version of the DB9, the DB9 Volante, was introduced at the 2004 Detroit Auto Show.
In October 2004, the company set up the dedicated 12,500 square metres (135,000 sq ft) AMEP engine production plant within the Ford Germany Niehl, Cologne plant. With capacity to produce up to 5,000 engines a year by 100 specially trained personnel, like traditional Aston Martin engine production from Newport Pagnell, assembly of each unit is entrusted to a single technician from a pool of 30, with V8 and V12 variants assembled in under 20 hours. By bringing engine production back to within the company, the promise was that Aston Martin would be able to produce small runs of higher performance variants engines. This expanded engine capacity allowed in 2006, the V8 Vantage sports car to enter production at the Gaydon factory, joining the DB9 and DB9 Volante.
In December 2003 Aston Martin announced it would return to motor racing in 2005. A new division was created, called Aston Martin Racing, which became responsible, together with Prodrive, for the design, development, and management of the DBR9 program. The DBR9 competes in the GT class in sports car races, including the world-famous 24 Hours of Le Mans.
In 2006, an internal audit led Ford to consider divesting itself of parts of its Premier Automotive Group. After suggestions of selling Jaguar Cars, Land Rover, or Volvo Cars were weighed, Ford announced in August 2006 it had engaged UBS AG to sell all or part of Aston Martin at auction.

2007—the Richards era

On 12 March 2007, a consortium led by Prodrive chairman David Richards purchased Aston Martin for £475m (US$848m). The group included American investment banker John Singers and two Kuwaiticompanies, Investment Dar and Adeem Investment; Prodrive had no financial involvement in the deal. Ford kept a stake in the company valued at £40m (US$70m).
To demonstrate the V8 Vantage's durability across hazardous terrain and promote the car in China, the first east-west crossing of the Asian Highway was undertaken between June and August 2007. A pair of Britons drove 12,089 km (7,512 miles) from Tokyo to Istanbul before joining the European motorway network for another 3,259 km (2,025 miles) to London. The promotion was so successful the company opened dealerships in Shanghai and Beijing within three months.
On 19 July 2007, the Newport Pagnell plant rolled out the last of nearly 13,000 cars made there since 1955, a Vanquish S. The Tickford Street facility was converted to Aston Martin's service and restoration department. UK production is now concentrated at Gaydon on the former RAF V-bomber airfield. In March 2008 the company announced a partnership with Magna Steyr to outsource manufacture of over 2,000 cars annually to Graz, Austria, reassuringly stating: "The continuing growth and success of the company is based upon Gaydon as the focal point and heart of the business, with the design and engineering of all Aston Martin products continuing to be carried out there."
More dealers in Europe and the new pair in China brought the total to 120 in 28 countries.
On 1 September 2008, Aston Martin announced the revival of the Lagonda marque, proposing a concept to be shown in 2009 to coincide with the brand's 100th anniversary. The first production cars are slated for 2012.
In December 2008, Aston Martin announced it would cut its workforce from 1,850 to 1,250.
The first four-door Aston Martin Rapide sports cars rolled out of the Magna Steyr factory in Graz, Austria in 2010. The contract manufacturer provides dedicated facilities to ensure compliance with the exacting standards of Aston Martin and other marques, including Mercedes-Benz. Ulrich Bez has publicly speculated about outsourcing all of Aston Martin's operations with the exception of marketing. In September 2011 it was announced Rapide production would be returned to Gaydon in the second half of 2012, restoring all manufacture there.

2012 - Investindustrial Stakeholding & New Chief Executive Officer

In late 2012, Investment Dar reviewed its stake, with Mahindra & Mahindra emerging as a potential bidder for as much as half of Aston Martin. Instead, Italian private equity fund Investindustrial signed a deal on 6 December 2012 to buy 37.5% of Aston Martin, investing £150 million as a capital increase. This was confirmed by Aston Martin in a press release on 7 December 2012. In April 2013 it was reported that Dr Ulrich Bez would be leaving his role as chief executive officer to take up a more ambassadorial position widely seen as the first move by the new shareholders in reviewing the leadership and strategy of the company. On 2nd September 2014, Aston Martin announced they had appointed the Nissan executive Andy Palmer as their new CEO with Ulrich Bez retaining a position as Non-Executive Chairman.

Relationship with Mercedes-AMG

In 2013 Aston Martin signed a deal with Daimler AG to supply new Mercedes-AMG power plants for the next generation line up. Daimler AG now owns 5% of Aston Martin. Mercedes-AMG will also supply Aston Martin with electrical systems. This technical partnership will support Aston Martin’s launch of a new generation of models that will incorporate new technology and V8s.

List of Aston Martin car models

Category
Models
Current models
Rapide, Vantage, DB9, Vanquish
Historic models
Pre-war cars:
Standard Sports, First Series, International, International Le Mans, Le Mans, 12/50 Standard, Mk II, Ulster, 2-litre Speed Models, 15/98
Post-war Sports and GT cars:
2-Litre Sports (DB1), DB2, DB2/4, DB Mark III, DB4, DB4 GT Zagato, DB5, Short Chassis Volante, DB6, DBS, V8, V8 Vantage, V8 Zagato, Virage/Virage Volante, Virage, Vantage, V8 Coupe/V8 Volante, DB7/DB7 Volante, V12 Vanquish/Vanquish S, DB7 Zagato, DB AR1, DB9, V8 and V12 Vantage, DBS V12, One-77, Rapide, Vanquish
Other:
Lagonda Rapide, Lagonda, V8 Vantage N400, V12 Vantage Carbon Black Edition, DBS Carbon Black Edition
Discontinued Models:
Cygnet, DBS V12, One-77, V8 Vantage, V8 Zagato, Virage/Virage Volante, Virage, Vantage, V8 Coupe/V8 Volante, DB7/DB7 Volante, V12 Vanquish/Vanquish S, V12 Zagato,
Concept models
Atom, Bulldog, Lagonda Vignale, V12 Vantage RS, Lagonda SUV, Rapide Bertone Jet 2+2, CC100 Speedster

Pre-war cars

  • 1921–1925 Aston Martin Standard Sports
  • 1927–1932 Aston Martin First Series
  • 1929–1932 Aston Martin International
  • 1932–1932 Aston Martin International Le Mans
  • 1932–1934 Aston Martin Le Mans
  • 1933–1934 Aston Martin 12/50 Standard
  • 1934–1936 Aston Martin Mk II
  • 1934–1936 Aston Martin Ulster
  • 1936–1940 Aston Martin 2-litre Speed Models (23 built) The last 8 were fitted with C-type bodywork
  • 1937–1939 Aston Martin 15/98

Post-war Sports and GT cars

  • 1948–1950 Aston Martin 2-Litre Sports (DB1)
  • 1950–1953 Aston Martin DB2
  • 1953–1957 Aston Martin DB2/4
  • 1957–1959 Aston Martin DB Mark III
  • 1958–1963 Aston Martin DB4
  • 1961–1963 Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato
  • 1963–1965 Aston Martin DB5
  • 1965–1966 Aston Martin Short Chassis Volante
  • 1965–1969 Aston Martin DB6
  • 1967–1972 Aston Martin DBS
  • 1969–1989 Aston Martin V8
  • 1977–1989 Aston Martin V8 Vantage
  • 1986–1990 Aston Martin V8 Zagato
  • 1989–1996 Aston Martin Virage/Virage Volante
  • 1989–2000 Aston Martin Virage
  • 1993–2000 Aston Martin Vantage
  • 1996–2000 Aston Martin V8 Coupe/V8 Volante
  • 1993–2003 Aston Martin DB7/DB7 Vantage
  • 2001–2007 Aston Martin V12 Vanquish/Vanquish S
  • 2002–2003 Aston Martin DB7 Zagato
  • 2002–2004 Aston Martin DB AR1
  • 2004– Aston Martin DB9
  • 2005– Aston Martin V8 and V12 Vantage
  • 2007–2012 Aston Martin DBS V12
  • 2009–2012 Aston Martin One-77
  • 2010– Aston Martin Rapide
  • 2012– Aston Martin Vanquish

Other

  • 1944 Aston Martin Atom (concept)
  • 1961–1964 Lagonda Rapide
  • 1976–1989 Aston Martin Lagonda
  • 1980 Aston Martin Bulldog (concept)
  • 1993 Lagonda Vignale (concept)
  • 2007 Aston Martin V12 Vantage RS (concept)
  • 2007–2008 Aston Martin V8 Vantage N400
  • 2009 Aston Martin Lagonda SUV (concept)
  • 2010 Aston Martin V12 Vantage Carbon Black Edition
  • 2010 Aston Martin DBS Carbon Black Edition
  • 2013 Aston Martin Rapide Bertone Jet 2+2 (concept)

Current models

  • V8 Vantage & V12 Vantage
  • DB9
  • Vanquish & Vanquish Volante
  • Rapide S

Gallery

1950–1957 DB2 and later DB2/4
1957–1959 Aston Martin DB Mark III
1958–1963 Aston Martin DB4/GT
1961–1963 Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato
1963–1965 Aston Martin DB5
1965–1971 Aston Martin DB6
1967–1989 DBS and later V8s
1986–1990 Aston Martin V8 Zagato
1989–2000 Virage/V8/Vantage
1993–2003 Aston Martin DB7/Vantage
2002–2003 DB7 Zagato coupé/roadster
2002–2004 Aston Martin DB AR1 roadster
2001–2007 Aston Martin V12 Vanquish/S
2003– Aston Martin DB9 coupé/Volante
2005– Aston Martin V8/V12 Vantage
2007–2012 Aston Martin DBS V12
2009–2012 Aston Martin One-77
2010– Aston Martin Rapide
2011–2012 Aston Martin Virage
2012– Aston Martin Vanquish

Motorsport

DBR1/2 at Goodwood Festival of Speed 2009
Part of Aston Martin's current racing program, Charouz Racing System competes with sports prototype powered by an Aston Martin V12
Aston Martin DBR9

Whole race cars (post-war)

  • Aston Martin DB3 (1950–1953)
  • Aston Martin DB3S (1953–1956)
  • Aston Martin DBR1 (1956–1959)
  • Aston Martin DBR2 (1957–1958)
  • Aston Martin DBR3 (1958)
  • Aston Martin DBR4 (1959)
  • Aston Martin DBR5 (1960)
  • Aston Martin DP212 (1962)
  • Aston Martin DP214 (1963)
  • Aston Martin DP215 (1963)
  • Aston Martin RHAM/1 (1976–1979)
  • Aston Martin AMR1 (1989)
  • Aston Martin AMR2 (never raced)
  • Aston Martin DBR9 (2005–)
  • Aston Martin DBRS9 (2005–)
  • Aston Martin V8 Vantage N24 (2006–)
  • Aston Martin V8 Vantage Rally GT (2006–)
  • Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2 (2008–)
  • Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 (2008–)
  • Aston Martin DBR1-2 (2009–)
  • Aston Martin AMR-One (2011)

Engine supply only

  • Cooper-Aston Martin (1963)
  • Lola T70-Aston Martin (1967)
  • Aston Martin DPLM (1980–1982)
  • Nimrod NRA/C2-Aston Martin (1982–1984)
  • Aston Martin EMKA C83/1 and C84/1 (1983–1985)
  • Cheetah G604-Aston Martin
  • Lola B08/60-Aston Martin (2008–)

Formula One World Championship results

YearChassisEngineTyresDriver12345678910PointsWCC
1959Aston Martin DBR4Aston Martin L6 ?MON500NEDFRAGBRGERPORITAUSA05th
United Kingdom Roy SalvadoriRet66Ret
United States Carroll ShelbyRetRet810
1960Aston Martin DBR4
Aston Martin DBR5
Aston Martin L6 ?ARGMON500NEDBELFRAGBRPORITAUSA08th
United Kingdom Roy SalvadoriDNP
Ret
France Maurice Trintignant11
Legend:
MON - Monaco Grand Prix 
500 - Indianapolis 500
NED - Dutch Grand Prix
FRA - French Grand Prix
GBR - British Grand Prix
GER - German Grand Prix
POR - Portuguese Grand Prix
ITA - Italian Grand Prix
USA - United States Grand Prix

24 Hours of Le Mans finishes

Year
Pos
Class
No
Team
Drivers
Chassis
Engine
Laps
1931
5
1.5
25
United Kingdom Aston Martin
United Kingdom A.C. Bertelli
United Kingdom Maurice Harvey
Aston Martin 1½-litre International
Aston Martin 1.5L I4
139
1932
5
1.5
20
United Kingdom Aston Martin Ltd.
United Kingdom Sammy Newsome
Sweden Henken Widengren
Aston Martin 1½-litre Le Mans
Aston Martin 1.5L I4
174
7
1.5
21
United Kingdom Aston Martin Ltd.
United Kingdom A.C. Bertelli
United Kingdom Pat Driscoll
Aston Martin 1½-litre Le Mans
Aston Martin 1.5L I4
168
1933
5
1.5
25
United Kingdom Aston Martin Ltd.
United Kingdom Pat Driscoll
United Kingdom Clifton Penn-Hughes
Aston Martin 1½-litre Le Mans
Aston Martin 1.5L I4
188
7
1.5
24
United Kingdom Aston Martin Ltd.
United Kingdom A.C. Bertelli
United Kingdom Sammy Davis
Aston Martin 1½-litre Le Mans
Aston Martin 1.5L I4
174
1934
10
1.5
20
United Kingdom M.R.E. Tongue
United Kingdom Reggie TongueUnited Kingdom Maurice Faulkner
Aston Martin 1½-litre Le Mans
Aston Martin 1.5L I4
188
11
1.5
24
United Kingdom John Cecil Noël
United Kingdom John Cecil NoëlUnited Kingdom Jen Wheeler
Aston Martin 1½-litre Le Mans
Aston Martin 1.5L I4
180
1935
3
1.5
29
United Kingdom Roy Eccles
United Kingdom Charles E.C. Martin
United Kingdom Charles Brackenbury
Aston Martin 1½-litre Ulster
Aston Martin 1.5L I4
215
8
1.5
33
United Kingdom Maurice Faulkner
United Kingdom Maurice FaulknerUnited Kingdom Tom Clarke
Aston Martin 1½-litre Ulster
Aston Martin 1.5L I4
202
10
1.5
32
United Kingdom C.T. Thomas
United Kingdom C.T. Thomas
United Kingdom M. Kenyon
Aston Martin 1½-litre Ulster
Aston Martin 1.5L I4
199
11
1.5
31
United Kingdom P.L. Donkin
United Kingdom Peter Donkin
United Kingdom Lord Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton
Aston Martin 1½-litre Ulster
Aston Martin 1.5L I4
199
12
1.5
27
United Kingdom John Cecil Noël
United Kingdom Jim Elwes
United Kingdom Mortimer Morris-Goodall
Aston Martin 1½-litre
Aston Martin 1.5L I4
196
15
1.5
30
United Kingdom R.P. Gardner
United Kingdom R.P. Gardner
United Kingdom A.C. Beloë
Aston Martin 1½-litre Ulster
Aston Martin 1.5L I4
190
1937
5
1.5
37
United Kingdom J.M. Skeffington
United Kingdom J.M. SkeffingtonUnited Kingdom R.C. Murton-Neale
Aston Martin 1½-litre Ulster
Aston Martin 1.5L I4
205
11
2.0
31
United Kingdom C.T. Thomas
United Kingdom Mortimer Morris-Goodall
United Kingdom Robert P. Hichens
Aston Martin Speed Model
Aston Martin 2.0L I4
193
1939
12
2.0
29
United Kingdom Robert Peverell Hichens
United Kingdom Robert P. Hichens
United Kingdom Mortimer Morris-Goodall
Aston Martin Speed Model
Aston Martin 2.0L I4
199
1949
7
S
2.0
27
United Kingdom Arthur Jones
United Kingdom Arthur Jones
United Kingdom Nick Haines
Aston Martin 2-Litre Sports (DB1)
Aston Martin 2.0L I4
207
11
S
2.0
29
United Kingdom Robert Lawrie
United Kingdom Robert LawrieUnited Kingdom Robert W. Walke
Aston Martin 2-Litre Sports (DB1)
Aston Martin 2.0L I4
 ?
1950
5
S
3.0
19
United Kingdom Aston Martin Ltd.
United Kingdom George Abecassis
United Kingdom Lance Macklin
Aston Martin DB2
Aston Martin 2.6L I6
249
6
S
3.0
21
United Kingdom Aston Martin Ltd.
United Kingdom Charles Brackenbury
United Kingdom Reg Parnell
Aston Martin DB2
Aston Martin 2.6L I6
244
1951
3
S
3.0
26
United Kingdom Aston Martin Ltd.
United Kingdom Lance MacklinUnited Kingdom Eric Thompson
Aston Martin DB2
Aston Martin 2.6L I6
257
5
S
3.0
25
United Kingdom Aston Martin Ltd.
United Kingdom George Abecassis
United Kingdom Brian Shawe-Taylor
Aston Martin DB2
Aston Martin 2.6L I6
255
7
S
3.0
24
United Kingdom Aston Martin Ltd.
United Kingdom Reg Parnell
United Kingdom David Hampshire
Aston Martin DB2
Aston Martin 2.6L I6
252
10
S
3.0
28
United Kingdom N.H. Mann
United Kingdom Nigel Mann
United Kingdom Mortimer Morris-Goodall
Aston Martin DB2
Aston Martin 2.6L I6
236
13
S
3.0
27
United Kingdom P.T.C. Clark
United Kingdom Peter Clark
United Kingdom James Scott-Douglas
Aston Martin DB2
Aston Martin 2.6L I6
233
1952
7
S
3.0
32
United Kingdom Peter C.T. Clark
United Kingdom Peter Clark
United Kingdom Mike Keen
Aston Martin DB2
Aston Martin 2.6L I6
248
1955
2
S
3.0
23
United Kingdom Aston Martin Ltd.
United Kingdom Peter Collins
Belgium Paul Frère
Aston Martin DB3S
Aston Martin 2.9L I6
302
1956
2
S
3.0
8
United Kingdom Aston Martin Ltd.
United Kingdom Stirling Moss
United Kingdom Peter Collins
Aston Martin DB3S
Aston Martin 2.9L I6
299
1957
11
S
3000
21
United Kingdom David Brown
France Jean-Paul ColasFrance Jean Kerguen
Aston Martin DB3S
Aston Martin 3.0L I6
272
1958
2
S
3000
5
United Kingdom P & A.G. Whitehead
United Kingdom Graham Whitehead
United Kingdom Peter Whitehead
Aston Martin DB3S
Aston Martin 3.0L I6
293
1959
1
S
3.0
5
United Kingdom David Brown Racing Dept.
United States Carroll ShelbyUnited Kingdom Roy Salvadori
Aston Martin DBR1/300
Aston Martin 3.0L I6
323
2
S
3.0
6
United Kingdom David Brown Racing Dept.
France Maurice Trintignant
Belgium Paul Frère
Aston Martin DBR1/300
Aston Martin 3.0L I6
322
1960
3
S
3.0
7
United Kingdom Border Reivers
United Kingdom Roy SalvadoriUnited Kingdom Jim Clark
Aston Martin DBR1/300
Aston Martin 3.0L I6
306
9
S
3.0
8
United Kingdom Major Ian B. Baillie
United Kingdom Ian B. Baillie
United Kingdom Jack Fairman
Aston Martin DBR1/300
Aston Martin 3.0L I6
281
1977
17
GTP
83
United Kingdom SAS Robin Hamilton
United Kingdom Robin HamiltonUnited Kingdom David Preece
United Kingdom Mike Salmon
Aston Martin DBS V8 RHAM/1
Aston Martin 5.3L V8
260
1982
7
C
32
United Kingdom Viscount Downe Pace Petroleum
United Kingdom Ray Mallock
 Simon Phillips
United Kingdom Mike Salmon
Nimrod NRA/C2
Aston Martin-Tickford DP1229 5.3L V8
317
1983
17
C
41
United Kingdom EMKA Productions Ltd.
United Kingdom Tiff Needell
 Steve O'Rourke
 Nick Faure
EMKA C83/1
Aston Martin-Tickford 5.3L V8
275
1985
11
C1
66
United Kingdom EMKA Productions, Ltd.
United Kingdom Tiff Needell
United Kingdom Steve O'Rourke
United Kingdom Nick Faure
EMKA C84/1
Aston Martin-Tickford 5.3L V8
338
1989
11
C1
18
United Kingdom Aston Martin
United Kingdom Ecurie Ecosse
United Kingdom Brian RedmanRepublic of Ireland Michael Roe
Greece Costas Los
Aston Martin AMR1
Aston Martin (Callaway) RDP87 6.0L V8
340
2005
9
GT1
59
United Kingdom Aston Martin Racing
Australia David BrabhamFrance Stéphane Sarrazin
United Kingdom Darren Turner
Aston Martin DBR9
Aston Martin 6.0L V12
333
2006
6
GT1
007
United Kingdom Aston Martin Racing
Czech Republic Tomáš Enge
United Kingdom Darren TurnerItaly Andrea Piccini
Aston Martin DBR9
Aston Martin 6.0L V12
350
9
GT1
62
Russia Russian Age RacingUnited Kingdom Team Modena
Spain Antonio GarcíaAustralia David BrabhamBrazil Nelson Piquet Jr.
Aston Martin DBR9
Aston Martin 6.0L V12
343
10
GT1
009
United Kingdom Aston Martin Racing
Portugal Pedro Lamy
France Stéphane Sarrazin
Monaco Stéphane Ortelli
Aston Martin DBR9
Aston Martin 6.0L V12
342
2007
1
GT1
009
United Kingdom Aston Martin Racing
Australia David BrabhamUnited Kingdom Darren TurnerSweden Rickard Rydell
Aston Martin DBR9
Aston Martin 6.0L V12
343
3
GT1
008
France AMR Larbre Compétition
Denmark Casper ElgaardUnited Kingdom Johnny HerbertItaly Fabrizio Gollin
Aston Martin DBR9
Aston Martin 6.0L V12
341
4
GT1
007
United Kingdom Aston Martin Racing
Czech Republic Tomáš Enge
United Kingdom Johnny HerbertNetherlandsPeter Kox
Aston Martin DBR9
Aston Martin 6.0L V12
337
2008
1
GT1
009
United Kingdom Aston Martin Racing
Australia David BrabhamUnited Kingdom Darren TurnerSpain Antonio Garcia
Aston Martin DBR9
Aston Martin 6.0L V12
344
4
GT1
007
United Kingdom Aston Martin Racing
Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Italy Andrea PicciniAustria Karl Wendlinger
Aston Martin DBR9
Aston Martin 6.0L V12
339
2009
4
LMP1
007
Czech Republic AMR Eastern Europe
Czech Republic Tomáš Enge
Czech RepublicJan Charouz
Germany Stefan Mücke
Lola-Aston Martin B09/60
Aston Martin 6.0L V12
373
13
LMP1
008
United Kingdom Aston Martin Racing
United Kingdom Anthony Davidson
United Kingdom Darren Turner
Netherlands Jos Verstappen
Lola-Aston Martin B09/60
Aston Martin 6.0L V12
342
3
GT1
66
United Kingdom Jetalliance Racing
Austria Lukas Lichtner-Hoyer
Austria Thomas Gruber
Germany Alex Müller
Aston Martin DBR9
Aston Martin 6.0L V12
294
2010
6
LMP1
007
United Kingdom Aston Martin Racing
Switzerland Harold Primat
Mexico Adrián Fernández
Germany Stefan Mücke
Lola-Aston Martin B09/60
Aston Martin 6.0L V12
365
3
GT1
52
Germany Young Driver AMR
Czech Republic Tomáš Enge
Denmark Christoffer Nygaard
Netherlands Peter Kox
Aston Martin DBR9
Aston Martin 6.0L V12
311
2011
7
LMP1
22
Belgium Kronos Racing
Belgium Marc VDS Racing Team
Belgium Vanina Ickx
Belgium Bas Leinders
Belgium Maxime Martin
Lola-Aston Martin B09/60
Aston Martin 6.0L V12
328
2012
3
GTE-Pro
97
United Kingdom Aston Martin Racing
United Kingdom Darren TurnerMexico Adrián Fernández
Germany Stefan Mücke
Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE
Aston Martin 4.5L V8
332
2013
3
GTE-Pro
97
United Kingdom Aston Martin Racing
United Kingdom Darren TurnerUnited Kingdom Peter DumbreckGermany Stefan Mücke
Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE
Aston Martin 4.5L V8
314
6
GTE-Am
96
United Kingdom Aston Martin Racing
Germany Roald GoetheUnited Kingdom Jamie Campbell-Walter
United Kingdom Stuart Hall
Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE
Aston Martin 4.5L V8
301

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