Pedro Lamy and Peter Kox, driving the new Aston Martin DBR9, were declared winners of the Royal Automobile Club Tourist Trophy at the British round of the FIA GT Championship on Sunday at Silverstone. Lamy and Kox’s car finished 1.9 seconds ahead of the team's second DBR9, driven by David Brabham and Darren Turner, after a breathtaking final stint during which the two cars battled for the lead, all the while being chased down by the Vitaphone Racing Team Maserati MC 12 of Babini and Biagi.

Following in the tyre tracks of many of motor sport’s greats, including Caracciola, Nuvolari, Stirling Moss, Graham Hill, Denny Hulme, Innes Ireland, Andrea de Adamich and Derek Bell, Lamy and Kox continued Aston Martin’s association with the Tourist Trophy in what proved to be a thrilling race, with Maserati fighting hard right to the last lap to take first place.

Aston Martin has won the Royal Automobile Club Tourist Trophy three times since it was launched in 1905. In 1953, an Aston Martin DB3S was driven by Peter Collins and Pat Griffith to take the title. And Stirling Moss drove to success at Goodwood in the DBR1 in 1958 and 1959.



In the GT2 class, the third placed team was Team LNT, giving the TVR its first-ever FIA GT podium finish. "It was a good weekend. The boys worked a lot, so it is nice to go home with a trophy" said driver Jonny Kane. "This weekend was quite last-minute and mostly a test session. Third is a very good result for us." said Jonny Kane.