Aston Martin DBR1

(1956 - 1962)

Brand:

Aston Martin

Model:

DBR1

Country:

United Kingdom

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Technology in race cars (4): Aston Martin DBR 1 from 1959 - A sports car beau for Le Mans

May 8, 2021 — Gerhard Schütz 43

Enzo Ferrari once said that successful sports cars are usually also beautiful. This was certainly true of the Aston Martin DBR1 of the late 1950s, because as a Le Mans winner and sports car champion, it lacked neither success nor elegant lines. The DBR1 was a solid construction and was particularly convincing as a complete package. This episode of "Technology in a racing car" looks under the aluminum-magnesium dress of the Aston Martin DBR1 and explores its success.

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Aston Martin DBR1 - The best from Aston

August 7, 2023 — Karl Ludvigsen (Übersetzung: Paul Krüger)36

In the 1950s, the sports car world championship up to three liters in displacement was one of the most fiercely contested motorsport classes. Slowly but steadily, Aston Martin worked its way up from the midfield to finally reach the top at the end of the decade. This article tells the story of the development of the Aston Martin DBR1, with which the British company not only won the World Sports Car Championship, but also the world's biggest endurance race.

Photos of Aston Martin DBR1 (random selection)

Aston Martin DBR1 (1959) - at the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este 2012 - Category 'I - Heroes of Le Mans'

Aston Martin DBR1 (1957) - at the Geneva Motor Show in 2013

Stirling Moss (#1) in DBR1, Dan Gurney (#5) in Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa, Edgar Barth (#14) in Porsche 718 RSK, Tony Brooks (#3) in Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa at the 1000km race of the Nürburgring 1959 - Motorsport Classic 2014 Calendar by McKlein

Aston Martin DBR1 (1956) - on the stand of Lukas Hüni - at the Rétromobile Paris 2014

Aston Martin DBR1 (1956) - as lot 148 at the RM/Sotheby's auction in Monterey 2017

Aston Martin DBR 1 (1959) - beautiful finish

Aston Martin DBR1 (1959) - in the race for the Sussex Trophy at the Goodwood Revival 2012

Aston Martin DBR1 (1957) - 2nd place overall in Plateau 3 (1957-1961) at the Le Mans Classic 2012

Aston Martin DBR1 (1957) - legendary racing car at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show

Aston Martin DBR1 (1957) - the successful long-distance sports car at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show

Aston Martin DBR1 (1956) - on departure - Concours d'Elégance Suisse "spéciale" 2021 in Coppet

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Auctioned vehicles of Aston Martin DBR1

Brand	Model	Year	Status	Auction name
Aston Martin Half-Scale Modell DBR1 1959 Sold Bonhams The Aston Martin Works Sale (May 21, 2016)	Half-Scale Modell DBR1	1959	Sold	Bonhams The Aston Martin Works Sale (May 21, 2016)
Aston Martin DBR 4/250 Formula 1 Monoposto Recreation 1959 Not Sold Bonhams The Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale (June 27, 2014)	DBR 4/250 Formula 1 Monoposto Recreation	1959	Not Sold	Bonhams The Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale (June 27, 2014)
Aston Martin DBR 2 by ARA ( Replik) 1961 Sold Coys Techno Classica Essen 2013 (April 13, 2013)	DBR 2 by ARA ( Replik)	1961	Sold	Coys Techno Classica Essen 2013 (April 13, 2013)

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