 Aston Martin DBR1/4, next to an Aston Martin DB3S/10 at Silverstone Classic 2008 | |||||
| Category | Le Mans Racer Sports car racing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constructor | Aston Martin Lagonda LTD | ||||
| Designer(s) | Ted Cutting | ||||
| Technical specifications | |||||
| Chassis | Multi-tubular, space frame design | ||||
| Suspension (front) | Torsion bar and trailing arms | ||||
| Suspension (rear) | De Dion with longitudinal torsion bars and Watt linkage | ||||
| Length | 13 ft 2.5 in (4,026 mm) | ||||
| Width | 5 ft 4 in (1,630 mm) | ||||
| Height | 3 ft 2.5 in (978 mm) | ||||
| Axle track | 4 ft 3.5 in (1,308 mm) | ||||
| Wheelbase | 7 ft 6 in (2,290 mm) | ||||
| Engine | Aston Martin 2,493 cc / 2,922 cc, Straight six, FR Layout | ||||
| Transmission | David Brown CG537 5-speed Manual | ||||
| Power | 255 bhp (190 kW) | ||||
| Weight | 1,765 lb (801 kg) | ||||
| Tyres | Avon | ||||
| Competition history | |||||
| Notable entrants |  David Brown Border Reivers | ||||
| Notable drivers | Tony Brooks, Reg Parnell, Roy Salvadori, Les Leston, Noël Cunningham-Reid, Stuart Lewis-Evans, Carroll Shelby, Stirling Moss, Jack Brabham, Maurice Trintignant, Jack Fairman, Paul Frere, Jim Clark | ||||
| Debut | 1956 24 Hours of Le Mans | ||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 1 (1959) | ||||
The Aston Martin DBR1 is a sports racing car built by Aston Martin starting in 1956, intended for the World Sportscar Championship as well as non-championship sportscar races at the time. It is most famous as the victor of the 1959 24 Hours of Le Mans, Aston Martin's only outright victory at the endurance classic. It is one of only three cars in the 1950s to win both the World Sports Car Championship and Le Mans 24 Hours in the same year (the others being the Ferrari 375 Plus in 1954 and the Ferrari 250TR in 1958). In addition the six World Sports Car Championship victories was a record for any car in the 1950s and remained a record in the championship until surpassed by the Ferrari 250TR. The three consecutive triumphs in 1959 at the Nürburgring, Le Mans and the Tourist Trophy equalled the record set by the Ferrari 250TR with its three consecutive victories at the start of the 1958 season.
In August 2017, car DBR1/1 was sold for a world record price for a British-made car of US$22,555,000.[1]
- ^ Kirby, Cameron (21 August 2017). "Stunning Aston Martin DBR1 breaks auction record". Wheels Magazine. Retrieved 21 August 2017.