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marzo 25, 2019 - Aston Martin

ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE GT3 TAKES EMPHATIC MAIDEN WIN AT SUZUKA

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  • D’station #racing dominates in first race as #astonmartin partner team
  • Works driver Darren Turner returns to winning ways on #suzuka debut
  • New #vantagegt3 delivers on promise as a top flight customer GT car

 
Sunday 24 March, #suzuka Raceway, Japan: #astonmartin #racing partner team D’station #racing secured the first outright victory for the new #astonmartin #vantagegt3 at #suzuka Raceway, in the opening round of the Super Taikyu series.
 
In only its third competitive outing, following races in the Nürburgring Nordschleife-based VLN series and the Abu Dhabi 12 Hours last year, the #astonmartin #vantagegt3 took its debut win in Japan. It was also the first time the car had competed since its final FIA homologation approval.
 
The #777 D’station #racing #vantagegt3, being driven by works driver and three-time Le Mans 24 Hours class winner Darren Turner, D’station #racing President Satoshi Hoshino and Japanese driver Tsubasa Kondo finished the five-hour #event with a comfortable margin over second place after their key rivals hit trouble mid-race.
 
Having started from the front row Kondo maintained second position early on, before handing the car over to Hoshino just before the first hour-mark. The Bronze GT licence holder then produced an excellent stint to keep the car in contention while surrounded by pro drivers before swapping back to Kondo. In his second stint, Kondo moved into the lead as his two key rivals suffered contact lapping slower cars. That meant Turner climbed in to the car for his double-stint inheriting a lead he would not relinquish. The Briton, who was making his #suzuka debut, then delivered two typically strong stints to ensure the car finished well clear of the field.
 
“This is a great start to the year for the #astonmartin #vantagegt3,” said Turner. “It’s been a good feeling the whole weekend. I love #racing in Japan anyway, but getting the chance to race at #suzuka – a circuit that was very much on my bucket list – and then to top it off with the first win for the #vantagegt3; you can’t really ask for better than that! This is the first time the #vantagegt3 has raced in 2019 but with all the other championships about to kick-off around the world, hopefully this will start some momentum that can continue with all the teams set to embark on programmes with #astonmartin Racing’s new Vantage GT3s and GT4s.”
 
Satoshi Hoshino, President of D’station #racing said: “Five hours is a long time to go #racing, but the team and the car ran perfectly all day. It was a pleasure to race alongside Darren Turner and Tsubasa Kondo and it is an honour for D’station #racing to be the first team to win a race with the new #astonmartin #vantagegt3.”
 
David King, President of #astonmartin #racing, said: “It’s deeply gratifying to see the #astonmartin #vantagegt3 deliver so emphatically on its potential, particularly on its debut for a new partner team on a continent and in a series where #astonmartin #racing has not been involved for some time. The very ethos of the #vantagegt3 is for it to be a competitive force both in the hands of top professional drivers as well as amateurs and today’s result in #suzuka proves the car’s development programme remains on target. I would like to wish D’station #racing congratulations on its victory. I’m also very pleased to see Darren on the top step of the podium again – what a fantastic result!”
 
D’station #racing will begin its Super GT campaign at Okayama, Japan, on April 14.

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