Aston Martin DBR1/300 group S (1957)

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6 units built
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Aston Martin RB6.300, straight 6 cyl, 4 stroke, petrol engine
2992 cc, 84 mm x 90 mm
9.3:1
179 kw / 254 bhp @ 6250 rpm
alloy block and head
DOHC, 2 Valves per Cyl
aspiration, natural with 3 x Weber 45 DCO carburetors
twin spark
water cooled

David Brown CG537 5-speed Manual gearbox
20 Gauge Magnesium Alloy (0.03in) Body over Steel Tubular Space Frame
f suspension trailing links with torsion bars
r suspension Revised DeDion-Type Axle w/Trialing Links, Watts Linkage
rack and pinion steering
Girling Discs all around, 318mm front disk diameter, 292mm rear disk diameter
length 4026 mm / 158.5 in
width 1626 mm / 64.0 in
height 978 mm / 38.5 in
wheelbase 2286 mm / 90.0 in
front track 1308 mm / 51.5 in
rear track 1308 mm / 51.5 in
800kg

Results in WSCC

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Car entry, chassis number	Car number/ result
	Buenos Aires	Sebring	Mille Miglia	Nurburgring	Le Mans	Sverige	Venezuela
Team	1000km	12h	1600km	1000km	24h	GP	GP
David Brown, DBR1/1				#12, 6th	#19, oil pump
David Brown, DBR1/2				#14, 1st	#20, acci dent

Total points 15				15
Statistics
Works Starts/finishes 4/2				2/2	2/0
Drivers	Team entries and car number
David Brown
Roy Salvadori				12	19
Les Leston				12	19
Tony Brooks				14	20
Noël Cunningham-Reid				14	20

Car entry, chassis number	Car number/ result
	Buenos Aires	Sebring	Targa Florio	Nurburgring	Le Mans	Tourist Trophy
Team	1000km	12h		1000km	24h

David Brown, DBR1/1		#25, rear axle		#3, gear box	#4, acci dent	#9, 2nd
David Brown, DBR1/2		#24, trans mission		#2, acci dent	#3, gear box	#7, 1st
David Brown, DBR1/3			#100, gear box	#1, 1st	#2, con rod	#8, 3rd

Total points 37				10		27
Statistics
Works Starts/finishes 12/4		2/0	1/0	3/1	3/0	3/3
David Brown
Stirling Moss		24	100	1	2	7
Tony Brooks		24	100	2	3	7
Carroll Shelby		25		3		8
Roy Salvadori		25		3	4	9
Jack Brabham				1	2	9
Stuart Lewis-Evans				2	4	8
Maurice Trintignant					3

Car entry, chassis number	Car number/ result
	Sebring	Targa Florio	Nurburgring	Le Mans	Tourist Trophy
Team	12h		1000km	24h

David Brown, DBR1/1	#1, gear lever		#1, 1st		#T, spare car
David Brown, DBR1/2				#5, 1st	#2, 1st
David Brown, DBR1/3				#4, eng ine	#1, pit fire
David Brown, DBR1/4				#6, 2nd	#3, 4th
A. G. Whitehead, DBR1/5			#2, gear lever	#7, acci dent	#4, with drawn
Daniel Pouget/ René Bourrely				in entry list

Total points 46			10	19	17
Statistics
Works Starts/finishes 11/5	1/0		2/1	4/2	4/2
Drivers	Team entries and car number
David Brown
Roy Salvadori	1			5	1, T
Carroll Shelby	1			5	2
Stirling Moss			1	4	1, T
Jack Fairman			1	4	2, T
Maurice Trintignant				6	3
Paul Frere				6	3, T
A. G. Whitehead
Graham Whitehead			2	7	4
Brian Naylor			2	7
Henry Taylor					4

Car entry, chassis number	Car number/ result
	Buenos Aires	Sebring	Targa Florio	Nurburgring	Le Mans
Team	1000km	12h		1000km	24h

Major I. B. Bailie, DBR1/2				#9, 22nd	#8, 9th
Border Reivers, DBR1/3				#8, valves	#7, 3rd
A. Graham Whitehead, DBR1/5				#7, universal joint

Total points 10					10
Statistics
Works Starts/finishes 5/3				3/1	2/2
Drivers	Team entries and car number
Major I. B. Bailie
Ian Baillie				9	8
Edward Greenall				9
Jack Fairman					8
A. Graham Whitehead
Graham Whitehead				7
Henry Taylor				7
Border Reivers
Jim Clark				8	7
Roy Salvadori				8	7

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Roy Salvadori / Carroll Shelby at Le Mans '59
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Car entry, chassis number	Car number/ result
	Dayt	Sebring	Targa Florio	Nurb	Le Man	d' Auvergne	Bridgeh
Team	3h	12h		1000km	24h		400km
Essex Racing Stables, DBR1/1				#96, 4th

Total points 7				7
Statistics
Works Starts/finishes 1/1				1/1
Drivers	Team entries and car number
Essex Racing Stables
Bruce McLaren				96
Tony Maggs				96

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