Aston Martin Vantage GTE (2018)

Aston Martin Vantage GTE

#95 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage GTE at Silverstone
Category	LM GTE
Constructor	Aston Martin (Prodrive)
Designer(s)	Dan Sayers [1]
Predecessor	Aston Martin Vantage GT2
Technical specifications [2]
Chassis	Bonded aluminium chassis with carbon fibre panels
Suspension (front)	Double wishbone with 5-way adjustable Ohlins dampers
Suspension (rear)	Double wishbone with 5-way adjustable Ohlins dampers
Engine	Mercedes AMG M177 4,000 cc (4.0 L), all aluminium, 32 valve 90° V8, Turbocharged, Front mid-mounted
Transmission	Xtrac 6-speed sequential manual
Weight	ACO regulated base weight 1,245 kg (2,745 lb)
Fuel	Total Excellium 98 unleaded
Lubricants	Total Quartz 9000
Tyres	Michelin radial 30/68-18 front, 31/71-18 rear TWS forged magnesium wheels 12.5" x 18" front, 13.0" x 18" rear
Competition history
Notable entrants	Aston Martin Racing TF Sport
Notable drivers	Darren Turner Jonathan Adam Alex Lynn Maxime Martin Marco Sørensen Nicki Thiim
Debut	2018 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps
First win	2018 6 Hours of Shanghai
Last win	2022 6 Hours of Fuji
Last event	2023 8 Hours of Bahrain
Races Wins Poles 55 15 4
Teams' Championships	1 (2022 FIA WEC (LMGTE Am))
Constructors' Championships	1 (2019–20 FIA WEC)
Drivers' Championships	2 (2019–20 FIA WEC, 2022 FIA WEC (LMGTE Am))

The Aston Martin Vantage GTE (also known as the Aston Martin Vantage AMR) is an endurance Grand Tourer developed by Aston Martin Racing, the motorsports arm of the British automobile manufacturer Aston Martin. It is based on the 2018 Aston Martin Vantage, and is the successor of the Aston Martin Vantage GT2, and its later derivatives. ^[3] The car was launched on the 22nd of November 2017, alongside its road-going counterpart in London. ^[4] The car is noted to be capable of being converted from Group GTE specification to Group GT3 specification. ^[5]

Development History

The Aston Martin Vantage GTE was developed in tandem with the Vantage road car, between Aston Martin Racing and the Aston Martin headquarters in Gaydon, ^[6] with the car being entirely developed in house by the two companies. ^[7] The car had its initial shakedown in the UK, at the Rockingham Motor Speedway, ^[8] and subsequently had 2 30 hour endurance tests during its development, at the Circuito de Andalucia and then the Circuito de Navarra in Spain during October 2017. ^[9] This was also complemented by tests at the Sebring International Raceway in Florida, with the team praising the durability and reliability of the car. ^{[10] [11]} Ahead of its official World Endurance Championship debut, at the WEC Prologue held at the Circuit Paul Ricard, the car was revealed to have completed over 20,000 km in pre-season test, with testing being held at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, Motorland Aragon, and the Algarve International Circuit. ^{[12] [13]}

At the 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans Test Day, the team debuted a new low-downforce kit, designed to reduce the overall drag on the car, due to the previous aerokit being a revised WEC Sprint kit, with Le Mans specific revisions. The kit was tested at Monza, and was found to be highly effective compared to the kit used at the 2018 edition of the race. ^[14]

Competition History

Complete World Endurance Championship results

(key) Races in bold indicates pole position. Races in italics indicates fastest lap.

Year	Entrant	Class	Drivers	No.	Rounds								Pts.	Pos.
					1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
2018 - 2019	Aston Martin Racing	LMGTE Pro	Marco Sørensen Nicki Thiim Darren Turner	95	SPA 7	LMS 8	SIL 8	FUJ 6	SHA 1	SEB 10	SPA 7	LMS Ret	65.5	9th
			Alex Lynn Maxime Martin Jonathan Adam	97	SPA 6	LMS 12	SIL 4	FUJ 9	SHA 4	SEB 9	SPA 1	LMS 11	66	8th
2019 - 2020	Aston Martin Racing	LMGTE Pro	Marco Sørensen Nicki Thiim Richard Westbrook	95	SIL 5	FUJ 1	SHA 5	BHR 1	COTA 1	SPA 2	LMN 3	BHR 5	172	1st
			Alex Lynn Maxime Martin Harry Tincknell Richard Westbrook	97	SIL 3	FUJ 3	SHA 4	BHR 3	COTA 4	SPA 3	LMN 1	BHR 4	160	2nd
	TF Sport	LMGTE Am	Jonathan Adam Charlie Eastwood Salih Yoluç	90	SIL 7	FUJ 1	SHA 1	BHR Ret	COTA 1	SPA 3	LMN 1	BHR 8	154	2nd
	Aston Martin Racing		Paul Dalla Lana Ross Gunn Darren Turner Augusto Farfus Pedro Lamy	98	SIL 2	FUJ 11	SHA 3	BHR 2	COTA 2	SPA 9	LMN 6	BHR 9	100.5	6th
2021	TF Sport	LMGTE Am	Felipe Fraga Ben Keating Dylan Pereira	33	SPA 2	POR 7	MNZ 12	LMN 2	BHR 1	BHR Ret			90.5	2nd
	Aston Martin Racing		Marcos Gomes Paul Dalla Lana Augusto Farfus Nicki Thiim	98	SPA 6	POR 4	MNZ 2	LMN Ret	BHR 4	BHR 10			58	8th
	D'station Racing		Tomonobu Fujii Satoshi Hoshino Andrew Watson	777	SPA 7	POR Ret	MNZ 3	LMN 5	BHR 10	BHR 7			51	9th
2022	TF Sport	LMGTE Am	Ben Keating Marco Sørensen Florian Latorre Henrique Chaves	33	SEB 2	SPA 2	LMN 1	MON Ret	FUJ 1	BAH 4			141	1st
	Northwest AMR		Paul Dalla Lana Nicki Thiim David Pittard	98	SEB 1	SPA 3	LMN 3	MON 8	FUJ 5	BAH 5			118	2nd
	D'Station Racing		Charlie Fagg Tomonobu Fujii Satoshi Hoshino	777	SEB 6	SPA 7	LMN Ret	MON 11	FUJ 3	BAH 10			35	10th
2023	ORT by TF	LMGTE Am	Ahmad Al Harthy Michael Dinan Charlie Eastwood	25	SEB 9	POR 8	SPA 3	LMN 2	MZA 7	FUJ 13	BHR NC		65	5th
	NorthWest AMR		Paul Dalla Lana Axcil Jefferies Nicki Thiim Ian James Daniel Mancinelli Alex Riberas	98	SEB 11	POR 13	SPA 7	LMN 6	MZA	FUJ 7	BHR 3		51	9th
	D'Station Racing		Tomonobu Fujii Casper Stevenson Satoshi Hoshino Liam Talbot	777	SEB 10	POR NC	SPA 10	LMN Ret	MZA Ret	FUJ 10	BHR 2		31	12th
Sources: [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]

Complete European Le Mans Series results

(key) Races in bold indicates pole position. Races in italics indicates fastest lap.

Year	Entrant	Class	Drivers	No.	Rounds						Pts.	Pos.
					1	2	3	4	5	6
2020	Aston Martin Racing	LMGTE	Paul Dalla Lana Mathias Lauda Ross Gunn Augusto Farfus	98	RIC Ret	SPA 3	LEC	MNZ	POR		0	NC
2021	TF Sport	LMGTE	Ollie Hancock John Hartshorne Ross Gunn Jonathan Adam	95	CAT 8	RBR 8	LEC 7	MNZ 8	SPA 8	POR 7	30	9th
2022	Oman Racing with TF Sport	LMGTE	Ahmad Al Harthy Sam De Haan Marco Sørensen	69	LEC Ret	IMO 1	MNZ 10	CAT 10	SPA 4	POR 5	59	5th
			Jonathan Adam Henrique Chaves John Hartshorne	95	LEC 6	IMO 2	MNZ 11	CAT 7	SPA 8	POR Ret	36	10th
2023	GMB Motorsport	LMGTE	Gustav Birch Jens Reno Møller Nicki Thiim	44	CAT Ret	LEC 12	ARA 8	SPA Ret	ALG 8	POR 5	18	12th
	TF Sport		Valentin Hasse-Clot Arnold Robin Maxime Robin	72	CAT Ret	LEC 7	ARA 9	SPA 6	ALG 5	POR 10	28	10th
			Jonathan Adam John Hartshorne Ben Tuck	95	CAT 9	LEC 3	ARA 11	SPA 9	ALG 10	POR 6	28	9th
Sources: [20] [21] [22]

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