Sunday 3rd June 2007

Lord Drayson and Jonny Cocker drove their Aston Martin DBRS9 to victory during the British GT championship race at Snetterton England – the first time a car fuelled by ethanol had won a race in the series. The Aston Martin DBRS9 was based on the Aston Martin DB9 road car but with several modifications to make it suitable for racing. While it retains the DB9’s six litre V12 engine, the fuelling system had been modified and the ECU recalibrated for the bio-ethanol fuel. The drive train and general suspension configuration was also retained from the road car, but the DBRS9 had racing springs and dampers, as well as a sequential racing gearbox and composite bodywork to help reduce the weight.