Lola Lola-aston Martin B09/60
The Lola-Aston Martin B09/60, also known as the Aston Martin DBR1-2, is a Le Mans Prototype sports car built by Lola Cars International and co-developed with Prodrive for use by Aston Martin Racing.
It is the first prototype to bear the Aston Martin name since the AMR1 in 1989. Aston Martin's internal name for the car, DBR1-2, refers to the specific DBR1 chassis which won six races in 1959 en route to clinching the World Sportscar Championshipas well as that year's 24 Hours of Le Mans.
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| Category | Le Mans Prototype LMP1 |
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| Constructor | Lola Cars International Prodrive |
| Technical specifications | |
| Chassis | Carbon fibre monocoque |
| Suspension (front) | Double wishbone with adjustable Koni dampers |
| Suspension (rear) | Double wishbone with adjustable Koni dampers |
| Length | 4,634 mm (182.4 in) |
| Width | 1,990 mm (78.3 in) |
| Axle track | 1,990 mm (78.3 in) |
| Wheelbase | 2,890 mm (113.8 in) |
| Engine | Aston Martin 6,000 cc (370 cu in) 60° V12, DOHC, 94 x 71.96 mm (bore x stroke), naturally aspirated, mid-engined, longitudinally mounted |
| Transmission | 6-speed sequential manual |
| Weight | appr. 900 kg (2,000 lb) |
| Fuel | Gulf |
| Tyres | 18" Michelin |
With Aston Martin Racing switching to their new car, the AMR-One for the 2011 24 Hours of Le Mans, a B09/60 was entered by Kronos Racing in cooperation with fellow Belgian outfit Marc VDS Racing Team. The car was driven by Vanina Ickx, Bas Leinders and Maxime Martin and finished the race seventh overall, twenty-seven laps behind the race winning Audi R18 TDI.In 2011, the car was raced by Team Cytosport in the American Le Mans Series with regular drivers Klaus Graf and Lucas Luhr. The team failed to finish the first round at the 12 Hours of Sebring, but rebounded by overtaking the polesitting Dyson Racing car at Long Beach to take the win. The team went on to win again at Mosport, Mid-Ohio and Road America and finished the season in second place in the LMP1 category behind Dyson Racing.
After suffering reliability problems and a lack of speed with its new AMR-One prototype, Aston Martin Racing will revert to using a B09/60 for the final three rounds of the 2011 Intercontinental Le Mans Cup as well as round eight of the 2011 American Le Mans Series season, the American Le Mans Montereyat Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.. The lone factory Aston started third behind the two Dyson Lola machines, but the race would end with the Aston winning by three laps, notching up another victory for the car. The grandfathered car also got a surprise podium finish at Petit Le Mans after 3 of the 4 factory cars (Audi and Peugeot) crashed.