Aston Martin, 5 titles to celebrate the centenary?

Leader of the GT World Cup with 232,5 points on the clock compared to 215 Ferrari and 199,5 to Porsche, premier des classements Pilotes du GTE Pro et du GTE Am grâce respectivement aux duos Stefan Mücke-Darren Turner et Jamie Campbell Walter-Stuart Hall et aux commandes des championnats teams GTE Pro et GTE Am, Aston Martin Racing could well win five titles this Saturday, at the end of the 6 Hours of Bahrain, final round of the WEC 2013.

“The team and the car performed very well throughout the season and we won more races than any team entered in GTE, underlines the Briton Darren Turner. Now we need to do it again in Bahrain. For us, it is as important to win the Teams title as the Manufacturers title. It would be a fair reward for the work put in by the team throughout the 2013 season."

To achieve this, the Gaydon firm will rely in GTE Pro on Darren Turner-Stefan Mücke and Richie Stanaway-Pedro Lamy-Bruno Senna. “We are going to Bahrain with a clear objective, added the latter. That of scoring as many points as possible. Obviously, the ideal would be that we (n°99. Editor’s note) and the No. 97 finished first and second, but we know that it will be a difficult race during which everyone will give their all. »

In GTE Am, the No. 96 will see Jamie Campbell-Walter, Stuart Hall and Roald Goethe take turns in the No. 8 V96 Vantage, while the Danish trio Kristian Poulsen-Christoffer Nygaard-Nicki Thiim will be tough on board the No. 95. . “Everyone at Aston Martin Racing is looking forward to this Bahrain Grand Final, concludes team principal John Gaw. It would be nice to finish the job and achieve the goals we set for ourselves at the start of this important year for Aston Martin. » And for good reason, the famous and legendary British brand was founded in 1913, exactly 100 years ago.