Lola-Aston Martin B09/60

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Lola-Aston Martin B09/60
(Aston Martin DBR1-2)
Klaus Graf
Debut2009 1000 km of Catalunya
RacesWinsPolesF/Laps
27945
Teams' Championships1 (
2009 LMS
)

The Lola-Aston Martin B09/60, also known as the Aston Martin DBR1-2,

World Sportscar Championship as well as that year's 24 Hours of Le Mans.[2]

Development

The B09/60 is an evolution of the

air restrictors allowing for an increase of 50 hp (37 kW) due to using a production-based engine. This V12 is a little heavier, taller and longer than custom-built prototype racing engines. The standard Lola gearbox was replaced by a more compact Xtrac
6-speed which is operated with paddle-shifting. An unusual feature to the car is the rearward brake cooling, which feeds the air to the brakes through two fans, and eliminates brake ducts on the body.

Racing history

Two B09/60s competed in the full

Charouz Racing Systems also competed at the 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans
and in the last three races of the LMS. The number 007 car won the Le Mans Series overall, and the number 009 finished fourth.

At Le Mans the B09/60 of Jan Charouz, Tomáš Enge and Stefan Mücke finished fourth behind the factory entries of Peugeot and Audi, as well as being the highest finishing petrol-fuelled car. The 008 car was running as high as 3rd overall in the morning until Anthony Davidson had a collision with a GT1 Aston Martin. Subsequent repairs and a 5-minute stop and go penalty—for causing the collision—dropped the car out of contention.

A Lola Aston Martin competed at the

Signature-Plus
. Both the 008 and 009 cars suffered from problems and had to be retired, leaving only the 007 to finish 6th overall and completing 365 laps, less than it did in 2009. It was the third highest petrol finisher behind Oreca and the LMP2 winner Strakka HPD.

At the 1000 km of Silverstone, the Lola-Aston Martin finished 4th and the highest petrol finisher.

Lola-Aston Martin B09/60 at the Goodwood Festival of Speed
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In 2011, the car was raced by Team

Klaus Graf and Lucas Luhr. The team failed to finish the first round at the 12 Hours of Sebring, but rebounded by overtaking the polesitting Dyson Racing
car at Long Beach to take the win. The team went on to win again at Mosport, Mid-Ohio and Road America and finished the season in second place in the LMP1 category behind Dyson Racing.

With

Audi R18 TDI
.

After suffering reliability problems and a lack of speed with its new

Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.[citation needed]. The lone factory Aston started third behind the two Dyson Lola machines, but the race would end with the Aston winning by three laps, notching up another victory for the car. The car also got a surprise podium finish at Petit Le Mans after 3 of the 4 factory cars (Audi and Peugeot
) crashed.

Gallery

  • Left side
    Left side
  • Front close up
    Front close up
  • Left side with engine cover off
    Left side with engine cover off
  • Front right side detail
    Front right side detail
  • Front detail
    Front detail

References

  1. ^ "Lola-Aston Martin LMP1". Aston Martin Racing. Archived from the original on 4 June 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2009.
  2. ^
    SpeedTV.com. Archived from the original
    on 17 April 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2009.

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