The Aston Martin DBR1 is a sports racing car built by Aston Martin starting in 1956, intended for the World Sportscar Championship as well as non-championship sportscar races at the time. It is most famous as the victor of the 1959 24 Hours of Le Mans, Aston Martin's only outright victory at the endurance classic. It is one of only three cars in the 1950s to win both the World Sports Car Championship and Le Mans 24 Hours in the same year. In addition the six World Sports Car Championship victories was a record for any car in the 1950s and remained a record in the championship until surpassed by the Ferrari 250TR. The three consecutive triumphs in 1959 at the Nürburgring, Le Mans and the Tourist Trophy equalled the record set by the Ferrari 250TR with its three consecutive victories at the start of the 1958 season.
Aston Martin DBR1/4, next to an Aston Martin DB3S/10 at Silverstone Classic 2008
Tony Brooks with mechanic, Eric Hind parked outside the 1957 Le Mans Aston Martin base, the Hotel de France, at the wheel of his DBR1/2 race car.
DBR1/3 at Targa Florio in 1958
DBR1/1 driven by Carroll Shelby at Sebring on 22 March 1958.
Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings PLC is a British manufacturer of luxury sports cars and grand tourers. Its predecessor was founded in 1913 by Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford. Steered from 1947 by David Brown, it became associated with expensive grand touring cars in the 1950s and 1960s, and with the fictional character James Bond following his use of a DB5 model in the 1964 film Goldfinger. Their grand tourers and sports cars are regarded as a British cultural icon.
1923 Razor Blade Team car
1924 tourer
1937 2-Litre open 2/4-seater Speed model, Kop Hill 2010
1958 Aston Martin DB Mark III