Aston Martin DBRS9

[John Turner]

Announced in the middle of 2005, with deliveries starting later that year, the DBRS9 was intended to bridge the gap between the road going DB9 and the GT1 spec. DBR9, and to enable those who wanted to go into GT racing without incurring the substantial cost (or pace!) of the GT1 car. In the event, it costs almost double the price of the DB9, but a little under half the cost of the DBR9. The DBRS9 is built to current GT3 regulations.

More here:- http://www.astonmartinracing.com/ENG/dbrs9

In what appears a deliberate reversal to the DBR9 numbering sequence, the DBRS9 prototype/demonstrator retained by Aston Martin Racing is numbered DBRS9/101, with customer cars starting at DBRS9/1. Below is shown DBRS9/101, photographed at the Silverstone classic on the 30th July:-





The following first 3 customer cars, all prepared by Barwell Motorsport are (with their owners):-
DBRS9/1 - Tom Alexander
DBRS9/2 - Leo Machitski
DBRS9/3 - Lord Paul Drayson

All three, I understand, prepared for the FIA GT3 championship, have also appeared at selected rounds of the British GT championship. Tom Alexander's DBRS9/1 was the car in which Tiff Needell had his big accident at the 'bus stop' at Spa in Round 5 of the FIA GT3 championship.

BMS Scuderia Italia have three cars and it is pure speculation on my part that these may be DBRS9/4-6. Anyone know?

DBRS9/7 plus one other (#8?) was delivered to Autosport Designs Racing in the USA, where it was intended they would compete in the Speed GT Championship. Their first race was at Sebring, but since the cars were only delivered 8 days before the event, and they had to be modified to SCCA spec, there was no opportunity to do shakedown tests or fettling. Johnny Mowlem in the 'other' car failed to finish but Tom Papadopoulos finished 15th in DBRS9/7. (source for this paragraph - AMOC Quarterly)

More info and pics to follow, regarding the Barwell cars, but if anyone can fill some of the other gaps, that would be good!