Aston Martin AMR-One
Carbon fibre monocoque | |||||||||
Suspension (front) | Double wishbone with push rod Koni dampers, 3rd spring/damper, front ARB | ||||||||
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Suspension (rear) | Double wishbone with adjustable Koni dampers and 3rd spring/damper | ||||||||
Length | 4,640 mm (182.7 in) | ||||||||
Width | 1,990 mm (78.3 in) | ||||||||
Wheelbase | 2,930 mm (115.4 in) | ||||||||
Engine | Aston Martin 2,000 cc (120 cu in) straight six, turbocharged, mid-engined, longitudinally mounted, approx. 540 hp (400 kW) | ||||||||
Transmission | Xtrac 6-speed sequential manual | ||||||||
Weight | Appr. 900 kg (2,000 lb) | ||||||||
Tyres | Michelin | ||||||||
Competition history | |||||||||
Notable entrants | Aston Martin Racing | ||||||||
Notable drivers | |||||||||
Debut | 2011 6 Hours of Castellet | ||||||||
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The Aston Martin AMR-One was a Le Mans Prototype sports car built by Prodrive's Aston Martin Racing arm. The car was a successor to the Aston Martin DBR1-2.
Development
To meet the new regulations brought in by the ACO for endurance racing, the AMR-One is powered by a downsized, 2.0-litre turbocharged straight six petrol engine and features a blade-fin behind the cockpit.
The car has a very high belt-line, broad shapes and few surface breaks. The front of the car is designed to develop minimal downforce and to force as much air into the ducts. The air then moves through the car instead of over the top. There are numerous ducts inside the high bodywork, one for brake cooling, two through the side vents and one for rear gearbox cooling. One air scoop is in place to feed the turbocharger. Two side ducts on the rear of the car are for rear-brake cooling. The exhaust exits at the bottom of the vertical fin.
Racing history
2011
Six cars were expected to be built, with
Two of the AMR-One chassis were later sold to other programs. The DeltaWing project utilized an AMR-One chassis for the base of its radical design due to the team not needing to rehomologate a chassis which had already passed safety tests. A second AMR-One chassis was sold to Pescarolo Team for their use in developing the Pescarolo 03 LMP1 chassis.
Discontinuation
In January 2012, Aston Martin Racing announced they were ceasing development of the AMR-One and instead focusing once again on their GT program. Racing driver Darren Turner blamed the public development of the AMR-One and its rushed entry as its undoing citing that most teams develop their new cars completely behind closed doors for at least a year before attempting to race with them.[4]
Gallery
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Front view
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Right view
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Front left view
References
- ^ a b c "Aston Martin AMR-One". Aston Martin. Archived from the original on 15 March 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
- ^ "Aston Martin Racing to sit out Spa-Francorchamps". Automobile Club de l'Ouest. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
- ^ "Il n'y a plus d'Aston Martin AMR One au Mans !". Automobile Club de l'Ouest. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
- ^ "Darren Turner defends Aston Martin's AMR-One LMP1 car". Autosport.