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aprile 23, 2019 - Aston Martin
Aston Martin announces all-star n24 line-up and signs Chadwick
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- Two #astonmartin Vantage GT4s to contest the 2019 Nürburgring 24 Hours
- Jamie Chadwick signed as works junior driver and makes return to N24
- All-star line-up also includes Turner, Harris, Goodwin, Gunn and Brundle
- Team to compete in upcoming VLN3 and ADAC qualifying race in May
Wednesday 17 April, Banbury: #astonmartin will contest the 2019 ADAC Zurich 24-Hour race staged on the world famous Nürburgring Nordschleife (22-23 June) with a pair of Vantage GT4 machines run by the AMR Performance Centre and an all-star driver line-up that includes three-time Le Mans class winner Darren Turner, BBC Top Gear presenter Chris Harris and new works junior driver Jamie Chadwick.
One of five Britons selected to contest the inaugural all-female W Series single-seater championship, Chadwick has also been awarded a long-term contract as a junior #astonmartin GT driver and ambassador. Her busy 2019 campaign means that the 20-year-old former British Formula 3 race-winner will combine her six-round W Series commitments with multiple appearances for #astonmartin in the Nürburgring-based VLN #endurance Championship. She will also fulfil a significant programme of testing, development and ambassador duties for the marque.
Chadwick is no stranger to #astonmartin. Indeed she won the 2015 British GT4 championship alongside fellow works driver Ross Gunn (GB) in her debut season with the previous generation Vantage GT4, and made her N24 debut in a works Vantage GT8 in last year’s #event. Classified fifth in class, she became the youngest finisher of what is considered to be one of the world’s most gruelling #endurance events.
Chadwick’s first tasks in her new role will be to take on Round 3 of the VLN on 27 April and then the six-hour qualification race on May 19, where she will be re-united with Gunn for both. They will compete in the SP10 class while joining them in the car will be N24 debutant and 2016 European Le Mans Series champion Alex Brundle (GB) and Nordschleife expert Peter Cate (GB).
In the sister car, entered in the SP8T class, Turner (GB), who gave the new #astonmartin Vantage GT3 its international debut on the Nordschleife last October, will share driving duties with #astonmartin High Performance Test Driver Chris Goodwin (GB) and his Garage 59 Blancpain GT team-mate Harris (GB). Christian Gebhardt (D) will complete the quartet.
Jamie Chadwick said: “It’s an incredible feeling to become an #astonmartin works junior driver. To have started my #racing journey in an #astonmartin in British GTs in 2015, and to then be welcomed back and rewarded with a works contract is fantastic. It’s looking like it’s going to be a big year. The W Series is a key focus in 2019 and winning that title has to be an imperative, but bringing home some silverware in the Nürburgring 24 Hours is extremely important to me as well. Who knows where this will all lead to, but one of my targets is to compete for victory at Le Mans and building on this relationship with #astonmartin is an important step on that road.”
David King, President, #astonmartin #racing, added: “Jamie is one the brightest talents in the British junior ranks and must be considered among the favourites in the exciting new W Series. We’ve been keeping a watchful eye on her progress and working with her ad hoc since she won the British GT4 Championship in one of our cars and it was clear that the time was right to bring her more formally into the fold so that we may play a deeper role in her career development.
“We are taking the N24 as seriously as ever, which is why we are bringing such a strong driver line-up to the #event to give the new Vantage GT4 its N24 debut. We have a very strong blend of talent and experience and this offers up the perfect opportunity for us to demonstrate the strengths of the Vantage in the fiercest #endurance #racing environment available.”
The #astonmartin Performance Centre will also be entering the prior generation Vantage GT8 in the SP8 class for customer drivers Marco Müller (D) and Tony Richards (NZ).
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