Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Aston Martin DBR9/09

2006

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 The car was also contested in the 2006 24 Hours of Le Mans by Babini, Gollin, and Pescatori, but the car withdrawn after a crash just after the start of the race.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

#23 – FIA GT Championship 2006

  • Silverstone (05-07-06) – Babini/Gollin – 3/3
  • Brno (05-28-06) – Babini/Gollin – 3/3
  • Oschersleben (07-02-06) – Babini/Gollin – 5/5
  • Spa 24 Hours (07-30-06) – Babini/Pescatori/Enge/Kox – 4/4
  • Paul Ricard (08-20-06) – Babini/Gollin – 5/5
  • Dijon (09-03-06) – Babini/Pescatori – 6/6
  • Mugello (09-17-06) – Babini/Pescatori – 5/5
  • Budapest (10-01-06) – Babini/Malucelli – 3/3
  • Adria (10-15-06) – Babini/Pescatori – 4/4
  • Dubai (11-18-06) – Babini/Mallucelli – 4/4


#69 – 24 Hours of Le Mans 2006

  • 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

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