# Aston Martin Vantage GTE (2018)

The Aston Martin Vantage GTE (also known as the Aston Martin Vantage AMR) is an endurance Grand Tourer developed by Aston Martin Racing, the motorsports arm of the British automobile manufacturer Aston Martin. It is based on the 2018 Aston Martin Vantage, and is the successor of the Aston Martin Vantage GT2, and its later derivatives. The car was launched on the 22nd of November 2017, alongside its road-going counterpart in London. The car is noted to be capable of being converted from Group GTE specification to Group GT3 specification.

## Development History

The Aston Martin Vantage GTE was developed in tandem with the Vantage road car, between Aston Martin Racing and the Aston Martin headquarters in Gaydon, with the car being entirely developed in house by the two companies. The car had its initial shakedown in the UK, at the Rockingham Motor Speedway, and subsequently had 2 30 hour endurance tests during its development, at the Circuito de Andalucia and then the Circuito de Navarra in Spain during October 2017. This was also complemented by tests at the Sebring International Raceway in Florida, with the team praising the durability and reliability of the car. Ahead of its official World Endurance Championship debut, at the WEC Prologue held at the Circuit Paul Ricard, the car was revealed to have completed over 20,000 km in pre-season test, with testing being held at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, Motorland Aragon, and the Algarve International Circuit.
At the 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans Test Day, the team debuted a new low-downforce kit, designed to reduce the overall drag on the car, due to the previous aerokit being a revised WEC Sprint kit, with Le Mans specific revisions. The kit was tested at Monza, and was found to be highly effective compared to the kit used at the 2018 edition of the race.

## Competition History
### Complete World Endurance Championship results

(key) Races in bold indicates pole position. Races in italics indicates fastest lap.
| Year | Entrant | Class | Drivers | No. | Rounds | Rounds | Rounds | Rounds | Rounds | Rounds | Rounds | Rounds | Pts. | Pos. |
| Year | Entrant | Class | Drivers | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts. | Pos. |
| 2018 - 2019 | Aston Martin Racing | LMGTE Pro | Marco Sørensen Nicki Thiim Darren Turner | 95 | SPA 7 | LMS 8 | SIL 8 | FUJ 6 | SHA 1 | SEB 10 | SPA 7 | LMS Ret | 65.5 | 9th |
| 2018 - 2019 | Aston Martin Racing | LMGTE Pro | Alex Lynn Maxime Martin Jonathan Adam | 97 | SPA 6 | LMS 12 | SIL 4 | FUJ 9 | SHA 4 | SEB 9 | SPA 1 | LMS 11 | 66 | 8th |
| 2019 - 2020 | Aston Martin Racing | LMGTE Pro | Marco Sørensen Nicki Thiim Richard Westbrook | 95 | SIL 5 | FUJ 1 | SHA 5 | BHR 1 | COTA 1 | SPA 2 | LMN 3 | BHR 5 | 172 | 1st |
| 2019 - 2020 | Aston Martin Racing | LMGTE Pro | Alex Lynn Maxime Martin Harry Tincknell Richard Westbrook | 97 | SIL 3 | FUJ 3 | SHA 4 | BHR 3 | COTA 4 | SPA 3 | LMN 1 | BHR 4 | 160 | 2nd |
| 2019 - 2020 | TF Sport | LMGTE Am | Jonathan Adam Charlie Eastwood Salih Yoluç | 90 | SIL 7 | FUJ 1 | SHA 1 | BHR Ret | COTA 1 | SPA 3 | LMN 1 | BHR 8 | 154 | 2nd |
| 2019 - 2020 | Aston Martin Racing | LMGTE Am | Paul Dalla Lana Ross Gunn Darren Turner Augusto Farfus Pedro Lamy | 98 | SIL 2 | FUJ 11 | SHA 3 | BHR 2 | COTA 2 | SPA 9 | LMN 6 | BHR 9 | 100.5 | 6th |
| 2021 | TF Sport | LMGTE Am | Felipe Fraga Ben Keating Dylan Pereira | 33 | SPA 2 | POR 7 | MNZ 12 | LMN 2 | BHR 1 | BHR Ret | | | 90.5 | 2nd |
| 2021 | Aston Martin Racing | LMGTE Am | Marcos Gomes Paul Dalla Lana Augusto Farfus Nicki Thiim | 98 | SPA 6 | POR 4 | MNZ 2 | LMN Ret | BHR 4 | BHR 10 | | | 58 | 8th |
| 2021 | D'station Racing | LMGTE Am | Tomonobu Fujii Satoshi Hoshino Andrew Watson | 777 | SPA 7 | POR Ret | MNZ 3 | LMN 5 | BHR 10 | BHR 7 | | | 51 | 9th |
| 2022 | TF Sport | LMGTE Am | Ben Keating Marco Sørensen Florian Latorre Henrique Chaves | 33 | SEB 2 | SPA 2 | LMN 1 | MON Ret | FUJ 1 | BAH 4 | | | 141 | 1st |
| 2022 | Northwest AMR | LMGTE Am | Paul Dalla Lana Nicki Thiim David Pittard | 98 | SEB 1 | SPA 3 | LMN 3 | MON 8 | FUJ 5 | BAH 5 | | | 118 | 2nd |
| 2022 | D'Station Racing | LMGTE Am | Charlie Fagg Tomonobu Fujii Satoshi Hoshino | 777 | SEB 6 | SPA 7 | LMN Ret | MON 11 | FUJ 3 | BAH 10 | | | 35 | 10th |
| 2023 | ORT by TF | LMGTE Am | Ahmad Al Harthy Michael Dinan Charlie Eastwood | 25 | SEB 9 | POR 8 | SPA 3 | LMN 2 | MZA 7 | FUJ 13 | BHR NC | | 65 | 5th |
| 2023 | NorthWest AMR | LMGTE Am | Paul Dalla Lana Axcil Jefferies Nicki Thiim Ian James Daniel Mancinelli Alex Riberas | 98 | SEB 11 | POR 13 | SPA 7 | LMN 6 | MZA | FUJ 7 | BHR 3 | | 51 | 9th |
| 2023 | D'Station Racing | LMGTE Am | Tomonobu Fujii Casper Stevenson Satoshi Hoshino Liam Talbot | 777 | SEB 10 | POR NC | SPA 10 | LMN Ret | MZA Ret | FUJ 10 | BHR 2 | | 31 | 12th |
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### Complete European Le Mans Series results

(key) Races in bold indicates pole position. Races in italics indicates fastest lap.
| Year | Entrant | Class | Drivers | No. | Rounds | Rounds | Rounds | Rounds | Rounds | Rounds | Pts. | Pos. |
| Year | Entrant | Class | Drivers | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts. | Pos. |
| 2020 | Aston Martin Racing | LMGTE | Paul Dalla Lana Mathias Lauda Ross Gunn Augusto Farfus | 98 | RIC Ret | SPA 3 | LEC | MNZ | POR | | 0 | NC |
| 2021 | TF Sport | LMGTE | Ollie Hancock John Hartshorne Ross Gunn Jonathan Adam | 95 | CAT 8 | RBR 8 | LEC 7 | MNZ 8 | SPA 8 | POR 7 | 30 | 9th |
| 2022 | Oman Racing with TF Sport | LMGTE | Ahmad Al Harthy Sam De Haan Marco Sørensen | 69 | LEC Ret | IMO 1 | MNZ 10 | CAT 10 | SPA 4 | POR 5 | 59 | 5th |
| 2022 | Oman Racing with TF Sport | LMGTE | Jonathan Adam Henrique Chaves John Hartshorne | 95 | LEC 6 | IMO 2 | MNZ 11 | CAT 7 | SPA 8 | POR Ret | 36 | 10th |
| 2023 | GMB Motorsport | LMGTE | Gustav Birch Jens Reno Møller Nicki Thiim | 44 | CAT Ret | LEC 12 | ARA 8 | SPA Ret | ALG 8 | POR 5 | 18 | 12th |
| 2023 | TF Sport | LMGTE | Valentin Hasse-Clot Arnold Robin Maxime Robin | 72 | CAT Ret | LEC 7 | ARA 9 | SPA 6 | ALG 5 | POR 10 | 28 | 10th |
| 2023 | TF Sport | LMGTE | Jonathan Adam John Hartshorne Ben Tuck | 95 | CAT 9 | LEC 3 | ARA 11 | SPA 9 | ALG 10 | POR 6 | 28 | 9th |
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