| Aston Martin entered the auto racing field in the | | | | that Aston Martin truly got back into the field of |
| early twentieth century. | | | | racing when it partnered with Prodrive to create |
| The company had been inspired by touring cars | | | | the DBR9. This is a racing version of the |
| for years and in 1923 the company introduced | | | | company's DB9 that featured a 6.0L V12 engine |
| two modified versions of its cars in the French | | | | and a flat bottom for aerodynamic purposes. |
| Grand Prix. Over the years the quality of the cars | | | | Carbon fibre materials are also used to help with |
| grew, but it wasn't until David Brown took over | | | | reduce the car's weight. |
| the company in 1947 when the company | | | | In recent years Aston Martin has also returned to |
| seriously got into the field of auto racing. | | | | endurance racing. This is where cars typically |
| Over the years there were many Aston Martin | | | | compete with teams of drivers in races that last |
| cars used in auto racing events. The biggest | | | | about twelve to twenty-four hours. In 2007 |
| success for the company in its early years of | | | | Aston Martin brought a DBR9 to the Le Mans 24 |
| racing was in 1959 when a DBR1 won the Le | | | | Hours race and won in the GT1 class. The 009 |
| Mans 24 Hours endurance race and the World | | | | DBR9, which is a variant of the vehicle with fuel |
| Sports Car Championship title. | | | | economy in mind, won in the GT1 class in the |
| Although a number of cars were used in racing | | | | 2008 Le Mans race. |
| during the twentieth century it wasn't until 2004 | | | | |