To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION at RM Sothebys' Milan event, 22 May 2025.

• The final DBR9 chassis constructed by Prodrive between 2005 and 2008
• Entered two rounds of the 2010 FIA GT1 World Championship, scoring a 5th place finish at Silverstone; contested the prestigious 1000 Km of Spa
• Powered by a howling 5,935-cc all-alloy V-12 engine that delivers 625 brake horsepower via a six-speed sequential Xtrac transaxle
• Just two Danish keepers since new; in present ownership since late-2015
• Eligible for historic race series such as Peter Auto’s Endurance Racing Legends and Masters Endurance Legends

The DBR9 offered here marked the end of production for the sonorous and much-loved GT1 racer, with this 2008 example being the last of the reported 17 cars completed by Prodrive. As signified by a three-digit designation, chassis number 109 was destined for a customer team. Bought by Danish driver Jan Struve, the car was campaigned by Fischer Racing. Thanks to a partnership with Aston Martin for the inaugural FIA GT1 World Championship season in 2010, the entry ran as Young Driver AMR. This quasi-factory status granted access to Works drivers Tomáš Enge and Stefan Mücke alongside incumbent Christoffer Nygaard.

Following two test days at Paul Ricard, during which long-serving Aston Matin racer Darren Turner enjoyed time behind the wheel, DBR9/109 made its competitive debut in Abu Dhabi in April 2010. The car wearing a red and white livery, Nygaard partnered Mücke. The pair scored a promising 4th in the qualifying heat before steering issues curtailed their main race.

The Aston Martin remerged the following month for the Tourist Trophy at Silverstone. A suspension fault scuppered qualifying but, on home soil, the car revelled in the track’s fast, sweeping turns. Despite Mücke starting 23rd and suffering a puncture thanks to a knock from Romain Grosjean’s Ford GT, the DBR9 finished 6th on the road and was less than a second behind 4th. A final classification of 5th was recorded after the sister Young Driver AMR DBR9 was disqualified.

Later in May, the car rolled out to take on the famed 1000 Km of Spa. Having lined up 29th on the multi-class grid, Nygaard lost the rear at speed on lap 82 through the famous Blanchimont corner to spin into the tyre wall. While the Dane emerged unscathed, the front-end of the DBR9 was destroyed on what would turn out to be its last front-line outing.

Fischer Racing held onto chassis number 109 and used its other DBR9 to build a jig and map reference points. Come late-2011, the front bulkhead was replaced, the car rebuilt, and a Gulf livery applied before taking part in a shakedown session in Spain. Three years later, the 5.9-litre V-12 was repaired by Prodrive. An accompanying parts invoice for £12,763 includes the cost of new trumpets, water and oil pump, exhaust valves, plus airbox. The car was then acquired by its second and current owner towards the end of 2015.

Today, the DBR9 is presented in green and yellow colours reminiscent of the Aston Martin Racing entry from the 2006 edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. It also benefits from a new data-logging system and retains in-built air jacks and a water pre-heater.
Chassis number 109 could be ideally suited to Peter Auto’s Endurance Racing Legends (including the Le Mans Classic support race) and the Masters Endurance Legends series once inspected by the FIA and a Historic Technical Passport secured.

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