Aston Martin returns to 24 Hours Nurburgring with the V12 Vantage GT3

The iconic blue and yellow Bilstein-liveried V12 Vantage GT3 (banner, left) carries a new Castrol Edge branding for 2014, and will compete for the overall race win in the top SP9 class for FIA homologated GT3 on the 21^st and 22^nd June. The V12 Vantage GT3, driven by Aston Martin Racing works drivers, finished tenth in last month's preparatory race.

Aston Martin will also enter two race-prepared V8 Vantage N430s, one in the SP8 class and another in the SP10 class. The latter will be piloted by British journalists Chris Harris and Richard 'Dickie' Meaden along with Nurburgring experts Oliver Mathai and Andreas Gulden. Furthermore, a close to production V12 Vantage driven by an Aston Martin Test Centre team will run in the SP8 class.

Aston Martin has been racing at the Nurburgring since 2006, facilitated in recent years by its permanently staffed test centre adjacent to the circuit.