Aston Martin GT4 Challenge joins British GT Championship at Spa Francorchamps

This weekend is the 5th round of the Aston Martin GT4 Challenge, comprising of a double header - two one-hour races which takes place on Saturday preceded by a practice session on Friday morning with qualifying in the afternoon. Nine cars are expected to join the grid all sporting their challenge partner QuickSilver Exhausts branding which will share the seven kilometre circuit with the British GT Championship.

The season has been packed with excitement and close competition in every race. In the last round at Donington, the four lead cars finished on the same lap of the race illustrating how evenly matched the cars are. Individuals, dealerships, race teams and guest drivers including Red Bull Racing Team Principal, Christian Horner have all participated in the friendly atmosphere.

Aston Martin will be entering its media Vantage GT4 car nicknamed ‘Alec’ sporting a unique ‘X-Ray’ livery which will be driven by Nürburgring 24 hour regular Anja Wassertheurer from German publication Sport Auto and established British freelance journalist, Jethro Bovingdon. Alec is the latest specification GT4 car featuring a standard 4.7 litre V8 engine producing 420 bhp with styling inspiration taken from Aston Martin’s latest addition to the Vantage stable; V8 Vantage S.

The timetable for the weekends circuit activity at Spa Francorchamps takes place at 09:00-10:00 and 12:00-13:00 with qualifying at 16:05-16:40 on Friday 8th July. The two one hour races start at 09:40 and 13:20 on the Saturday. Live coverage can be viewed on Motors TV.