Aston Martin

Dbr1

Five cars and a Le Mans win. For Aston collectors this sits above every DB road car.

1956–1959

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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.

Generations

1956

1956-1959 (1956–1959)

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