Two-time 12 Hour winner Kenny Habul finished second in the Pro class SunEnergy1 Racing Mercedes on a 2:06.0620s, with Yasser Shahin third in the Manthey EMA Pro-Am Porsche on a 2:07.1950s.

The eras of Aston Martin may be best defined by its DB models - the DB5 of the ‘60s, the DB7 of the ‘90s, the DB9 of the 2000s - but for many die-hard fans of the brand, it's best defined by the cars bearing the name Vantage.

Krack’s first foray into motorsport management came during a return to BMW. Between 2014 and 2022, he oversaw their Formula E, IMSA and GT programmes. His career then took an unexpected turn when he received a call out of the blue from Aston Martin owner Lawrence Stroll offering him a role within the F1 team.

Dallas was the only Texas stop for an event including Champagne Bollinger, Jimmy Choo, Georgie’s chef — and an SUV so classy 007 could drive it if he

Penske Porsche Motorsport has won the 24 Hours of Daytona for the second year in a row, extending Porsche's record of overall wins in the race to 20. Felipe Nasr secured the win for No. 7 963 teammates Laurens Vanthoor and Nick Tandy by passing the team's No. 6 car on track with less than 30 minutes remaining in the race.

The #14 Volante Rosso Aston Martin Vantage of Jaylyn Robotham/Jamie Day/Mateo Villagomez. Image: InSyde Media The Jaylyn Robotham/Jamie Day/Mateo Villagomez

For the latest iteration, the supercar maker developed a bigger and better V-12 power plant capable of previously untouched performance numbers

Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway wrapped up Sunday, and Felipe Nasr and the No. 7 Penske Porsche repeated as champions.

Jamie Day was quickest in the second practice session of the day at Mount Panorama, dedicated to the Bronze-rated drivers. Day, in the No. 14 Volante Rosso Motorsport Aston Martin Vantage GT3, reeled off a best lap of 2:05.106 to outpace Kenny Habul’s No. 75 SunEnergy1 Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo by 0.956 seconds.

“The iconic blue and orange colours of Gulf Oil have been involved in endurance racing for many decades and in recent times have had a close association with the Aston Martin brand in European racing.

Aston Martin has removed the roof from its V8-engined supercar. Is the new Vantage Roadster as good as it looks?

Porsche will have representation on the SUPER GT grid this season for the first time since 2021 as Kiyoto Fujinami’s Seven x Seven Racing outfit joins the GT300 class. Two-time GT300 champion Fujinami will share the No. 666 Porsche 911 GT3 R with Tsubasa Kondo for the eight-round season that begins at Okayama in April.