Motoring

Aston Martin Vantage GT3 chasing glory in FIA World Endurance Championship

by: BTM - Mon, 02 Sep 2024

Aston Martin made a racing return to the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) and the Lone Star Le Mans 6 hours race – the scene of extraordinary success for Vantage in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) – as the newest Vantage GT3 took its Texas bow in the hands of partner teams The Heart of Racing (THoR) and D’station Racing, last month.

No other manufacturer boasts such a tremendous victory tally at the Austin venue, which returned to the WEC calendar for the first time since 2020 when Aston Martin also recorded a double-class victory. Indeed, the British ultraluxury sportscar brand has achieved no less than nine GT class wins in the six events COTA has staged since the series was formed in 2012. That’s a 75 percent win ratio, and four of those triumphs were double-class victories.