Aston Martin DBR9

[Matt]

Aston Martin Racing has unveiled the DBR9, which will spearhead the British marque’s return to international motor racing in 2005.

The car was shown to a selected audience for the first time on 4th November 2004 at Aston Martin’s headquarters at Gaydon in the UK. An intensive testing programme now follows for Aston Martin Racing prior to the DBR9’s debut race scheduled for the 12 hours of Sebring, Florida, in March 2005.

Aston Martin Racing will run two cars at Sebring and then move to Europe to prepare for the Le Mans 24 hours in June 2005. This will mark Aston Martin’s return to the race which was won outright in 1959 with Roy Salvadori and Carroll Shelby. In recognition of this, the DBR9 will follow the Le Mans-winning DBR1 and Works DB3S and carry the same green and yellow livery as the cars which dominated sports car racing in the late 1950s.

Aston Martin Racing will build 12 Works cars, which will be run by three Works teams in the major international GT series. A limited run of only 20 racing cars, prepared to the same specification, will also be built and made available to selected customers to race or keep in private collections.

The DBR9 GT racing car is based on the latest Aston Martin production sports car - the DB9 - but is significantly modified for competition use. The DB9’s bonded-aluminium body architecture is shared with the DBR9 and provides both with a lightweight rigid chassis. The race engine uses the same aluminium cylinder block and head as the DB9’s 450bhp 6-litre V12 unit, but with racing modification it is expected to produce in the region of 600bhp.

The DB9’s double wishbone suspension configuration is retained on the DBR9, but features up-rated components and a revised geometry for racing purposes. Formula One style carbon brakes are fitted front and rear and a competition, six-speed sequential gearbox is mounted at the rear axle.

The DBR9 was styled by Aston Martin Racing’s own design team who made extensive use of Computational Fluid Dynamics to optimise the aerodynamics before producing the final body surface. The panels are hand made from carbon-fibre composite, helping the car to meet its 1,100kg minimum weight and giving it a power to weight ratio of 550bhp per tonne - more than double that of the road car.

[Matt]

Configuration:
Front engine, rear wheel drive

Chassis:
Modified DB9 aluminium chassis. Aluminium
roof. All other body panels in carbon fibre
composite. High strength steel roll-cage.

Dimensions:
Length: 4687mm +80mm
Width: 1978mm
Wheelbase: 2741mm
Weight: 1100kg

Engine:
Aston Martin Racing V12 based on Aston
Martin DB9 aluminium block and cylinder
heads. Dry sump, double overhead cam, four
valves per cylinder, 2 x 31.2mm air restrictors.

Capacity: 6 litres

Power: approximately 600 bhp

Torque: > 700 Nm

ECU/Data system:
Pi Data system
Pectel engine ECU

Transmission:
Xtrac - 6 speed sequential gearbox
longitudinally mounted at the rear axle.

Clutch:
Four plate carbon clutch.

Suspension:
Double wishbone suspension front and
rear with adjustable Koni dampers fitted
with Eibach springs.

Brakes:
Front and rear: Brembo six pot calipers with
330mm diameter carbon discs

Wheels:
OZ forged magnesium.

[Matt]

Aston Martin DBR9 #3

[lithuanianmafia]

i've been waitin for this, damn it was worth it! can't wait to see this thing on the track

[Coventrysucks]

£475,000 doesn't sound too bad.

[Niko_Fx]

Those green lights are crazy!

[bush_tuckerman]

Oh MY GOD! that is INSANE!!! I cant get enough of the DB9... and this is even better!!! what a car!!!

[illusionest]

friggin hell
damn....
nice pics Matt.
keep em coming! THAT car is crazzzzyyyy

[BMW325]

gotta love that retro livery

[Benz_Boy_1]

can someone give me some lower res pics???

[McLareN]

Originally Posted by Benz_Boy_1

can someone give me some lower res pics???

Sure, 1024x768 and 1280x960 size
Aston Martin DBR9 #4:

[McLareN]

More
Aston Martin DBR9 #5:

[McLareN]

Last one, enjoy .
Aston Martin DBR9 #3:

[Benz_Boy_1]

thanks a TON

[Benz_Boy_1]

and thank you, but im the most hardcore SLR McLaren Fan!! u might be the 300SLR