1956
Aston Martin
Dbr1
Five cars and a Le Mans win. For Aston collectors this sits above every DB road car.
1956–1959
In Uncommon
The story
The Aston Martin DBR1 is the sports-racer that won Le Mans in 1959 and the World Sportscar Championship the same year. Five cars were built. Survivors are the most important Astons a collector can own.
Five cars and a Le Mans win. For Aston collectors this sits above every DB road car.
History
Ted Cutting designed the DBR1 around a 3.0-liter inline-six. After near-misses, Carroll Shelby and Roy Salvadori won Le Mans in 1959. Aston then withdrew from sports-car racing as a works team.
On track
Le Mans 1959 and the 1959 World Sportscar Championship. The DBR1 is Aston's only overall Le Mans win until the modern era.
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The Aston Martin DBR1 is the sports-racer that won Le Mans in 1959 and the World Sportscar Championship the same year. Five cars were built. Survivors are th...
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