Aston Martin Racing have confirmed their plans for the upcoming 2015 season, which promises to be their biggest season yet.
In the FIA World Endurance Championship, the team be present again, but this time with five Vantages GTEs for the entire season. Three of them will be entered in the factory dominated GTE Pro class, while two will appear in GTE Am.
Meanwhile, the team will be back at the Nüburgring 24 Hours for a third year as a factory, but this time with two Bilstien liveried Vantages at their disposal for the gruelling contest. With this effort, the team are most certainly gunning for the ever-elusive win at the Green Hell.
“Announcing our largest racing programme to date ten years to the day after Aston Martin Racing’s debut win at Sebring 12 Hours clearly shows how the team has progressed, building year-on-year on its success,” said AMR CEO Dr Andy Palmer.
“Our multiple wins last year underlines our ability to perform at the highest level and, as we look forward to the 2015 season, we’re anticipating another exciting and highly competitive year of exhilarating GT racing in the WEC, as well as at Le Mans and the Nürburgring.”
The announcement also revealed the team’s liveries for the season, which have seen some major changes. The familiar colours of Gulf and Bilstien will be present, but sponsors Hanergy and Valero headline their vibrant new designs in the WEC field.
Aston Martin Racing’s 2015 season starts with The Prologue, the official WEC test session at Circuit Paul Ricard in France on 28 and 29 March. The opening round of the championship, the Six Hours of Silverstone, takes place on 12 April and Nürburgring 24 Hours begins on 16 May.
