Aston Martin won GT1 class in 2007 and 24 Hours of Le Mans 2008 races having the DBR9, plus Aston has set now its sights higher for 2009. It is abandoning that GT1 class and it's focusing all the efforts on the LMP1 class (faster) and overall win.

The auto is based on the Charouz Racing System Lola 2008, and power is coming from the same Aston Martin V12 production-based engine used on DBR9 model which won last year. Although all vehicle firms wouldn't mind winning at Le Mans, especially sweet, fabulous for Aston Martin.

'2009 is a hugely significant year for Aston Martin at Le Mans and the challenge of reclaiming victory in this famous race for Aston Martin and Great Britain was simply too great to ignore' affirmed David Richards - Aston Martin Chairman. 'However, we do not underestimate the task. While we have won the GT1 class for the last two years, competing against the proven speed and endurance of the diesel-powered cars with all their years of winning the prototype class, will be a massive undertaking. Nonetheless, I see this as a great opportunity to showcase the ingenuity of British engineering talent'. Dr Ulrich Bez, Chief Executive Officer of Aston Martin said: 'Racing has been, and still is at the heart of Aston Martin. Our cars today are subtle, elegant and handcrafted but they still have the genes for competition. I am happy that we have found partners who, with their support, will enable us to compete at the highest level of endurance racing. We will put all our heart and skill behind this project to demonstrate the essence of Aston Martin: Power Beauty and Soul'. 50 years ago, Roy Salvadori and Carroll Shelby brought Aston the overall win on French circuit with a DBR1 unit.