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Aston Martin leads Nürburgring 24 Hours at 15-hour mark

Nürburgring, 19 May 2013 – Aston Martin leads the 41st ADAC Zurich 24 Hours of Nürburgring at the 15-hour mark of the race, which was red flagged at around five and a half hours (approximately 2030hrs CET on Sunday 19 May) due to heavy rain and fog on the Nordschleife.

The race, due to restart at approximately 0800hrs CET on Monday 20 May, has been led by Aston Martin’s Bilstein liveried #007 V12 Vantage GT3 charger since the two hour mark and will restart with nine hours remaining of the 24 hour race.

John Gaw, Team Principal at Aston Martin Racing comments: “Conditions out on the Nordschleife are less than ideal; we’re hearing that the fog has cleared, although the torrential rain continues as it has throughout the night. Our car and drivers performed faultlessly before the session was red flagged enabling us to lead from early on in the race – we need to continue to do push with the same momentum but ensuring that we get the car to the end of the race.”

Alongside the race-leading charger, Aston Martin’s Hybrid Hydrogen Rapide S, designed and built with Alstet Global, will continue to showcase the engineering capabilities of the manufacturer by completing laps of the 25km circuit on a blend of gasoline and hydrogen with a lap in each stint on pure hydrogen.

The #005 V12 Vantage, which hit problems around an hour before the session was red flagged, has had small electrical issue resolved and will head back out into the race with the rest of the 170 plus strong grid.

David King, Head of Motorsport at Aston Martin comments: “The drivers all did a fantastic job in treacherous conditions meaning we are all in good shape ready for the restart. Along with the drivers, the real heroes are the marshalls and fans, who are out in the Eifel Forest suffering from 12 hours of relentless rain.”

The 2013 Nürburgring 24 Hours concludes at 17:00 CET on Monday 20 May. Follow the team’s progress in the dedicated area of the website n24, on Facebook astonmartinracing and on Twitter using @amr_official

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Notes to editors:

The Hybrid Hydrogen system comprises a hydrogen fuel rail, storage tanks and proprietary engine management system. This enables flexibility in the control of the combustion process according to each particular driving situation: either pure hydrogen, gasoline or a arbitrary blend of both can be selected to ensure optimum power, acceleration and CO2 reduction. This control results in a powerful and dynamic propulsion system that provides sports car performance but with a carbon footprint more akin to that of a supermini.

Safety is paramount, of course, and the system includes four ultra-high strength carbon fibre tanks holding a total of 3.5kg of hydrogen stored at a pressure of 350bar – two tanks housed next to the driver and two in the boot of the car. Meanwhile the entire hydrogen system developed by Alset Global and its partners is approved by German motorsport’s governing body, the DMSB.

The Hybrid Hydrogen race car is based on the new Rapide S four-door sports car that is arriving in Aston Martin showrooms worldwide this month.

Redesigned and re-engineered to offer even greater style and significantly enhanced performance by virtue of its new AM11 6.0-litre V12 naturally aspirated engine, the new Rapide S is capable of 190 mph and sprints from 0 to 62 mph in only 4.9 seconds.

Full technical information on the Hybrid Hydrogen Rapide S, including details of engine modifications, hydrogen storage and the refuelling procedure, can be found via this link:

For additional information:

Aston Martin Brand Communications contacts:

Janette Green, Director, Brand Communications

Tel: +44 (0)1926 644 444 Mobile: +44 (0)7766 471555

Sarah Calam, Corporate Communications Manager

Tel: +44 (0) 1926 644198 Mobile: +44 (0) 7795 240989

Scott Fisher, Product Communications Manager

Tel: +44 (0)1926 644854 Mobile: +44 (0)7764 386358

Kevin Watters, Press Officer, Product Communications

Tel: +44 (0)1926 644850 Mobile: +44 (0)7764 386683

Grace Barnie, Press Officer, Corporate and Internal Communications

Tel: +44 (0)1926 644852 Mobile: +44 (0)7880 903490

Continental Europe Media Contact:

Tammy Haines, Brand Communications Executive, Europe

Tel: +49 (0)69 77075 2005 Mobile +49 (0)160 969 59241

The Americas Media Contact:

Matt Clarke, Brand Communications Manager

Tel: +1 (949) 379 3107 Mobile: +1 (949) 870 5942

Viana Mehl-Laituri, Brand Communications Executive

Tel: +1 (949) 379 3112 Mobile: +1 (949) 278 1217

Asia Pacific Media Contact:

Shoichi Terashima, Operations Manager - Asia

Tel: +81 (0)3 4360 9242

Middle East Media Contact:

Neil Slade, AMMENA General Manager

Mobile: +971 (0)5291 04675

Alset Global media enquiry contacts:

Claire Dumbreck, Propel Technology

Tel: +44 (0) 1295 724573 Mobile: +44 (0) 7768 773857

claire@propel-

Nick Bailey, Propel Technology

Tel: +44 (0)1295 724130 Mobile: +44 (0) 7813 956664

nick@propel-

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