Le Mans 1959 Aston Martin DBR1 is a piece of digital artwork by Jindrich Vitu which was uploaded on December 28th, 2015.
Title
Le Mans 1959 Aston Martin DBR1
Artist
Jindrich Vitu
Medium
Digital Art - Acrylic Oil Canvas
Description
Starting Grid of the Le Mans 24 Hours 1959
# 5 is the winning Carroll Shelby/Roy Salvadori Aston Martin DBR1/300
# 4 the Stirling Moss/Jack Fairman sister car
# 3 the Innes Ireland/Masten Gregory Jaguar XKD Type, both DNF
1959 was the only Aston Martin Le Mans victory so far, Astons also won the World Sportscar Championship that year with wins in 3 of the 5 rounds; LeMans, Nurburgring 1000Km, and RAC Tourist Trophy at Goodwood. Ferrari and Porsche were second and third in the Championship respectively.
The Aston Martin DBR1 was one of the greatest cars produced under the 3 litre sports car formula, in addition to its 1959 successes it also won the Nurburgring 1000Km and the Tourist Trophy at Goodwood in 1958.
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December 28th, 2015
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