The phrase "They saved the best for last" is one that Aston Martin Racing must have taken to heart when building Aston Martin DBR9/10. It was the final "works" DBR9 built, and it only competed one time, but what a race it was! This chassis won its class (and finished 5th overall) at the 2007 24 Hours of Le Mans, Aston Martin's first win at the famed endurance race since 1959! The driving trio of David Brabham, Darren Turner, and Rickard Rydell held off a hard charging Corvette to take the win after a rain soaked night.
2007 Results:
Key: Track (Date) - Drivers - Position in class/Position overall
#009 – 24 Hours of Le Mans
Le Sarthe (06-17-07) – Brabham/Turner/Rydell – 1/5
Aston Martin DBR9/09 became BMS Scuderia Italia's lead car in their fight for the FIA GT Championship. Driven by various combinations of Fabio Babini, Fabrizio Gollin, Christian Pescatori, and Mateo Mallucelli, as well as Tomas Enge and Peter Kox for the Spa 24 Hours, the #23 DBR9 acheived 3 podiums in 2006. The car was also contested in the 2006 24 Hours of Le Mans by Babini, Gollin, and Pescatori, but the car withdrawn after a crash just after the start of the race.
2006 Results:
Key: Track (Date) - Drivers - Position in class/Position overall
Le Mans (06-18-06) – Babini/Gollin/Pescatori – 14/50 (DNF)
2007
For 2007, BMS Scuderia Italia entered DBR9/09 in the FIA GT Championship yet again. Fabio Babini and Jamie Davies piloted the car to two podiums at Oschersleben and Adria. The pair were joined by Matteo Mallucelli for the 24 Hours of Le Mans where the team finished a respectable 6th in class.
2007 Results:
Key: Track (Date) - Drivers - Position in class/Position overall
#23 – FIA GT Championship 2007
Zhuhai (03-25-07) – Babini/Davies – 4/4
Silverstone (05-06-07) – Babini/Davies – 7/7
Bucharest (05-20-07) – Babini/Davies – 8/9
Monza (06-24-07) – Babini/Davies – 6/6
Oschersleben (07-08-07) – Babini/Davies – 3/3
Adria (09-08-07) – Babini/Davies – 3/3
Brno (09-23-07) – Babini/Davies – 11/11
Nogaro (09-30-07) – Babini/Davies – 4/4
Zolder (10-21-07) – Babini/Davies – 18/27 (DNF)
#100 – 24 Hours of Le Mans 2007
Le Mans (06-17-07) – Davies/Babini/Malucelli – 6/11
BMS Scuderia Italia only entered this car in one race of the FIA GT Championship in 2007, the Spa 24 Hours. The car was driven by Fabio Babini, Jamie Davies, Ferdinando Monfardini, and Diego Alessi. Unfortunately the team wasn't able to finish the race and ended up 10th in class.
2007 Results:
Key: Track (Date) - Drivers - Position in class/Position overall
The factory Aston Martin Racing team entered this car in the 2008 24 Hours of Le Mans as #009. It was driven by David Brabham, Darren Turner, and Antonio Garcia and they went on to win the GT1 class for the second straight year! The blue and orange Gulf Oil sponsored car had a flawless run beating the Corvettes who ran into small problems throughout the race.
2007 Results:
Key: Track (Date) - Drivers - Position in class/Position overall
#009 – 24 Hours of Le Mans 2008
Le Sarthe (06-14-08) – Brabham/Turner/Garcia – 1/13
Factory "works" team BMS Scuderia Italia entered this car in the 2006 FIA GT Championship. It was driven by a variety of pilots including Christian Pescatori, Miguel Ramos, Fabrizio Gollin, and more. The car achieved little success though with no wins or podiums in 2006.
2006 Results:
Key: Track (Date) - Drivers - Position in class/Position overall
Paul Ricard (08-20-06) – Pescatori/Ramos/Malucelli – 9/16
Dijon (09-03-06) – Gollin/Ramos – 7/7
Mugello (09-17-06) – Gollin/Ramos – 11/22 (DNF)
Budapest (10-01-06) – Gollin/Ramos – 6/6
Adria (10-15-06) – Gollin/Ramos – 5/5
Dubai (11-18-06) – Gollin/Ramos – 6/6
2007
Aston Martin Racing made this car one of it's factory entries in the 2007 24 Hours of Le Mans. The car was drivn by Peter Kox, Tomas Enge, and Johnny Herbert to a 4th place in class finish.
2007 Results:
Key: Track (Date) - Drivers - Position in class/Position overall
#007 – 24 Hours of Le Mans 2007
Le Sarthe (06-17-07) – Kox/Enge/Herbert – 4/9
2008
This chassis was also entered in the 2008 24 Hours of Le Mans by the factory Aston Martin Racing team. The #007 Gulf Oil sponsored car was driven by Andrea Piccini, Karl Wendlinger, and ex-F1 driver Heinz-Harold Frentzen.
2008 Results:
Key: Track (Date) - Drivers - Position in class/Position overall
#007 – 24 Hours of Le Mans 2008
Le Sarthe (06-14-08) – Piccini/Wendlinger/Frentzen – 4/16
BMS Scuderia Italia was the 3rd team chosen to become a factory supported "works" team. They would be in charge of the Aston Martin effort in the FIA GT Championship. The team entered this chassis in all 10 races of the 2007 schedule. The car was driven by an assortment of Italian pilots as well Frenchmen Jean-Marc Gounon. The team in the #22 car achieved no victories or podiums in 2007.
2007 Results:
Key: Track (Date) - Drivers - Position in class/Position overall
Entrepreneur and car collector Michael Fux has owned DBR9/05 since it was built in 2006, but the car did not turn a competitive wheel until 2008. The very capable team of Bell Motorsports has taken on the task of running this car in the American Le Mans Series. The team has put the program together with assistance from Team Modena who runs another DBR9 in the Le Mans Series in Europe. Terry Borcheller and Chapman Ducote are in charge of driving duties with Team Modena's Antonio Garcia joining them for the long distance events. Unfortunately, the team has suffered about as bad of luck as you could possibly imagine and has been forced to miss as many events as they've entered.
2008 Results:
Key: Track (Date) - Drivers - Position in class/Position overall
Aston Martin DBR9/04 was one of the first car to be sold to a privately run team. Cirtek Racing entered the car in a 1000 mile race at the Interlagos circuit in Brazil. Driven by an all star lineup of Christpophe Bouchut, Helio Castroneves, Nelson Piquet Sr. & Jr., the blue DBR9 took the win its first race! Cirtek also contested two rounds of the 2006 FIA GT Championship at Istanbul & Spa.
2006 Results:
Key: Track (Date) - Drivers - Position in class/Position overall
#1 – Individual Race 2006
Mil Milhas (01-22-06) – Bouchut/Castroneves/Piquet/Piquet Jr. – 1/1
In 2007, this car was run in two races by Harry Leventis' EDM Motorsports team. They entered two 6 hour races in 2007, one at Brno and the other at Vallelunga. Peter Hardmann & Nick Leventis did the driving and finished 3rd at Brno and 2nd at Vallelunga.
2007 Results:
Key: Track (Date) - Drivers - Position in class/Position overall
For 2008, EDM Motorsports became known as Strakka Racing. Leventis and company planned to race it in select Le Mans Series races, and through a partnership with FIA GT Champions Vitaphone Racing, were able to contest the 2008 24 Hours of Le Mans!
2008 Results:
Key: Track (Date) - Drivers - Position in class/Position overall
#61 – Le Mans Series 2008
Spa (05-11-08) – Hardmann/Leventis – 4/26
#53 – 24 Hours of Le Mans 2008
Le Sarthe (06-14-08) – Hardmann/Leventis/Negrao – 10/50 (DNF)
