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Michelin Le Mans Cup
The Michelin Le Mans Cup is an important European endurance series on the road towards Le Mans, with LMP3, LMP3 Pro/Am and GT3 categories. The 2026 season runs across Barcelona, Paul Ricard, Le Mans, Spa-Francorchamps, Silverstone and Portimão. Aston Martin interest is strong in GT3, with the opening grid featuring three Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo entries from Racing Spirit of Léman, Code Racing Development and Ecurie Ecosse Blackthorn.
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Season so far
The 2026 Michelin Le Mans Cup season has already produced a strong Aston Martin storyline in GT3. Across Barcelona, Le Castellet and Road to Le Mans, the Vantage AMR GT3 Evo has shown race-winning pace, qualifying speed and championship resilience, but also the frustration and unpredictability that comes with customer GT racing.
Round 01 - Barcelona Round
The season opened at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya with the #85 R-ace GP Duqueine taking overall victory, but the Aston Martin headline came in GT3. Philipp Sager and Valentin Hasse Clot won the class in the #10 Racing Spirit of Léman Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo, giving Aston Martin the perfect start to the GT3 campaign.
Code Racing Development also showed the single-lap pace of the Vantage, with the #11 Aston Martin taking GT3 pole through Sebastian Moreno. However, that pace did not convert into a race result, with the car listed among the non-classified runners. For Ecurie Ecosse Blackthorn, the weekend ended before the race after the #91 Aston Martin was withdrawn following Claude Bovet’s Bronze Driver Collective Test accident.
From a Fuel the Passion perspective, Barcelona showed both sides of the story: a class win for Racing Spirit of Léman, clear speed from Code Racing Development, and early frustration for Blackthorn.
Round 02 - Le Castellet Round
Round two at Circuit Paul Ricard was another important Aston Martin weekend, even though GT3 victory went to the #17 Kessel Racing Ferrari. Racing Spirit of Léman again delivered the strongest Aston Martin result, with Sager and Hasse Clot finishing third in GT3 in the #10 Vantage. Hasse Clot also recorded the fastest GT3 race lap, reinforcing the pace and consistency of the Racing Spirit of Léman entry.
Code Racing Development again looked capable of fighting for a major result. The #11 Aston Martin took GT3 pole for the second round in succession and led the class before a suspected right-rear suspension failure ended its race. Blackthorn, meanwhile, made progress after the disappointment of Barcelona. The #91 Aston Martin reached the finish sixth in GT3, scoring the team’s first Michelin Le Mans Cup points of the season.
Le Castellet was therefore less triumphant than Barcelona, but it still strengthened Aston Martin’s GT3 picture. Racing Spirit of Léman banked another podium, Code Racing Development confirmed its speed, and Blackthorn finally got its campaign properly underway.
Round 03 - Road to Le Mans
The third round took the Michelin Le Mans Cup to the full Circuit de la Sarthe for Road to Le Mans, and once again Aston Martin was firmly part of the GT3 story. Overall victory went to the #12 Brutal Fish by Campos Ligier, while GT3 honours went to the #77 SMC Motorsport McLaren after late drama in the class fight.
For Aston Martin, Racing Spirit of Léman again delivered the key result. The #10 Vantage AMR GT3 Evo finished second in GT3, only a few seconds behind the class-winning McLaren, adding another major Le Mans-week podium to the team’s season. After a win in Barcelona and a podium at Le Castellet, the #10 Aston Martin has now been a front-running GT3 entry at every round so far.
Code Racing Development also reached the finish at Road to Le Mans with the #11 Aston Martin, classified seventh in GT3 after a 40-second track-limits penalty. It wasn’t the headline result the team’s early-season speed suggested might be possible, but it was still an important finish after two frustrating opening rounds.
For Ecurie Ecosse Blackthorn, Road to Le Mans was a difficult race. Both Blackthorn Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo entries were listed as not classified, with the #91 completing nine laps and the #90 completing eight. Even so, the team’s two-car presence at Le Mans week remains an important part of the wider Aston Martin customer-racing story, particularly for Fuel the Passion as we continue to follow Blackthorn’s progress closely.
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After three rounds, Racing Spirit of Léman is the clear Aston Martin benchmark in the Michelin Le Mans Cup. The #10 Vantage has taken a GT3 win, a GT3 podium at Le Castellet and second in GT3 at Road to Le Mans, giving Aston Martin a consistent presence at the front of the class.
Code Racing Development has shown the Vantage’s outright speed, particularly in qualifying, but has not yet converted that pace into the race results it has threatened. Blackthorn has had the toughest run of the Aston Martin teams so far, but Le Mans week gave the team a bigger stage and two Vantage entries on the full Circuit de la Sarthe.
The season now moves on with Aston Martin already established as one of the main GT3 forces in the Michelin Le Mans Cup, but with unfinished business still running through all three customer programmes.
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Latest Result
Road to Le Mans
The first three-hour Road to Le Mans race produced an incident-packed result on the full Circuit de la Sarthe. Overall victory went to the #12 Brutal Fish by Campos Ligier JS P325-Toyota, while SMC Motorsport won GT3 with its #77 McLaren. For Aston Martin, Racing Spirit of Léman delivered another strong GT3 podium with the #10 Vantage AMR GT3 Evo finishing second in class, Code Racing Development reached the finish with the #11 Vantage, while both Ecurie Ecosse Blackthorn Aston Martins were listed as not classified after difficult races.
| Pos | Car | Team | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #12 Ligier JS P325-Toyota | Brutal Fish by Campos | Overall winner |
| 2 | #20 Ligier JS P325-Toyota | High Class Racing | Overall podium |
| 3 | #78 Ligier JS P325-Toyota | M Racing | 3rd overall; LMP3 Pro/Am winner |
| 4 | #19 Ligier JS P325-Toyota | Brutal Fish by Campos | Second Brutal Fish car in the top four |
| 5 | #85 Duqueine D09-Toyota | R-ace GP | Top-five finish |
| Overall | Class Pos | Car | Team | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 1 GT3 | #77 McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | SMC Motorsport | GT3 winner after late-race drama |
| 17 | 2 GT3 | #10 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo | Racing Spirit of Léman | GT3 podium; finished 3.487 seconds behind the class winner |
| 18 | 3 GT3 | #14 Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | GetSpeed | GT3 podium |
| 19 | 4 GT3 | #54 Porsche 911 GT3 R | Dinamic GT | Top-five GT3 finish |
| 20 | 5 GT3 | #21 Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo | Kessel Racing | Dropped to fifth in GT3 after a time penalty |
| 23 | 6 GT3 | #88 Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo | AF Corse | GT3 points finish |
| 26 | 7 GT3 | #11 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo | Code Racing Development | Finished seventh in GT3; 40-second penalty applied for track limits |
| NC | GT3 | #91 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo | Ecurie Ecosse Blackthorn | Not classified after 9 laps |
| NC | GT3 | #90 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo | Ecurie Ecosse Blackthorn | Not classified after 8 laps |
From an Aston Martin perspective, Racing Spirit of Léman again carried the strongest result, converting the #10 Vantage into a second-place GT3 finish at Le Mans. Code Racing Development reached the flag with the #11 Vantage, while Blackthorn’s two-car Road to Le Mans appearance ended early with both entries listed as not classified.
Championship Standings
The official Michelin Le Mans Cup standings page had not yet applied the Road to Le Mans points when this update was prepared. The tables below therefore remain the latest published official GT3 championship standings, after Round 2 at Le Castellet. A further update will be needed once the championship classification is formally refreshed.
| Pos | No. | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #10 | Racing Spirit of Léman | 40 |
| 2 | #51 | AF Corse | 28 |
| 3 | #17 | Kessel Racing | 25 |
| 4 | #77 | SMC Motorsport | 25 |
| 5 | #54 | Dinamic GT | 24 |
| 6 | #21 | Kessel Racing | 20 |
| 7 | #88 | AF Corse | 16 |
| 8 | #91 | Blackthorn | 8 |
| 9 | #23 | Biogas Motorsport | 2 |
| 10 | #11 | Code Racing Development | 2 |
| Pos | Drivers | Car / Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philipp Sager / Valentin Hasse Clot | #10 Aston Martin / Racing Spirit of Léman | 40 |
| 10 | Claude Bovet / Tom Canning | #91 Aston Martin / Blackthorn | 8 |
| 12 | Sebastian Moreno | #11 Aston Martin / Code Racing Development | 2 |
| 13 | Nico Hantke | #11 Aston Martin / Code Racing Development | 1 |
| 14 | Ethan Ischer | #11 Aston Martin / Code Racing Development | 1 |
Once Road to Le Mans points are officially applied, Racing Spirit of Léman should remain central to the GT3 title fight after finishing second in class at Le Mans. SMC Motorsport’s GT3 win will also have a major impact on the championship picture, while Blackthorn’s difficult Road to Le Mans result means the standings update will be especially important to check carefully before publication as final championship data.
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Round 03 - Road to Le Mans 2026
The third round of the 2026 Michelin Le Mans Cup took the championship to the biggest stage of the season: the full Circuit de la Sarthe during Le Mans week. Road to Le Mans was always going to be an important round for Aston Martin interest, not only because of the scale of the event, but because it placed the Vantage AMR GT3 Evo on the same legendary circuit where Aston Martin’s wider Le Mans story was already building across Hypercar and LMGT3.
Overall victory went to the #12 Brutal Fish by Campos Ligier JS P325-Toyota of Arthur Rogeon and August Raber, with the team taking a major result at Le Mans. The #20 High Class Racing Ligier finished second overall, while the #78 M Racing Ligier completed the overall podium and also won LMP3 Pro/Am. It was a strong day for Brutal Fish by Campos, with its #19 Ligier also finishing fourth overall and third in the main LMP3 class.
For Aston Martin, the leading result again came from Racing Spirit of Léman. Philipp Sager and Valentin Hasse Clot finished second in GT3 in the #10 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo, continuing what has been an excellent start to the season for that car. After winning the GT3 class in Barcelona and finishing on the podium at Le Castellet, the #10 Vantage once again delivered at the front of the class, this time on the full Le Mans circuit. The GT3 fight was dramatic right to the end. The class win went to the #77 SMC Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3 Evo after a late battle with the #95 United Autosports McLaren. The official race report described the final half-hour as a direct fight between the two McLarens, before a last-lap incident at Mulsanne involving an LMP3 competitor ended with the United Autosports car in the barrier and the SMC Motorsport McLaren able to continue to the chequered flag.
That late drama opened the way for the #10 Racing Spirit of Léman Aston Martin to finish second in GT3, just a few seconds behind the class-winning McLaren. It was not the victory Aston Martin fans might have hoped for, but it was another serious result for the Vantage and another reminder that Racing Spirit of Léman is currently the strongest and most consistent Aston Martin GT3 entry in the Michelin Le Mans Cup.
Code Racing Development also reached the finish with the #11 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo. After two frustrating opening rounds, where the car had repeatedly shown qualifying speed without converting that into the race result it threatened, Road to Le Mans at least gave the team a classified finish. The #11 Aston Martin finished 26th overall and seventh in GT3, one lap down. It was not the headline result Code Racing Development’s earlier pace suggested might be possible, but after Barcelona and Le Castellet it was still an important step simply to reach the chequered flag.
For Ecurie Ecosse Blackthorn, Road to Le Mans was a difficult race. The team brought two Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo entries to Le Mans week, giving Fuel the Passion a particularly strong interest in the event, but neither car reached a classified finish. The #91 Blackthorn Aston Martin was listed after nine laps, while the #90 sister car was listed after eight laps. That is a disappointing outcome, especially on such a high-profile weekend, but Blackthorn’s presence at Le Mans with two Aston Martins still mattered as part of the wider customer-racing picture.
The final GT3 podium was completed by the #14 GetSpeed Mercedes-AMG, after the #21 Kessel Racing Ferrari, which had finished third on the road, dropped to fifth following a time penalty. That reshuffle underlined the nature of the race: traffic, penalties and late incidents all played a role in shaping the final order, particularly in GT3.
From a Fuel the Passion perspective, Road to Le Mans was another reminder of how much depth there is in Aston Martin’s customer-racing story. Racing Spirit of Léman again delivered the result that keeps Aston Martin at the front of the Michelin Le Mans Cup GT3 conversation. Code Racing Development finally got a finish after showing strong pace earlier in the season. Blackthorn endured a tough day, but still represented Aston Martin on one of the most important racing stages in the world.
After three rounds, the pattern is becoming clear. The #10 Racing Spirit of Léman Vantage is the benchmark Aston Martin in the championship, with a win, a podium and now a second-place GT3 finish at Le Mans. Code Racing Development has the speed but is still looking for the full result. Blackthorn has had the hardest start of the Aston Martin teams, but its two-car Road to Le Mans appearance remains a significant milestone in its season.
Road to Le Mans didn’t deliver an Aston Martin class win, but it did deliver another Aston Martin podium, another strong result for Racing Spirit of Léman, and another chapter in a busy Le Mans week for the marque. On a weekend when Valkyrie and Vantage were both making headlines elsewhere at La Sarthe, the Michelin Le Mans Cup added one more strand to Aston Martin’s 2026 Le Mans story.
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Road to Le Mans Result Snapshot
Round 03 of the 2026 Michelin Le Mans Cup brought the championship onto the full Circuit de la Sarthe during Le Mans week. Brutal Fish Campos Racing won overall, SMC Motorsport took GT3 honours, and Aston Martin’s strongest result came from Racing Spirit of Léman with second in GT3.
Overall Top Five
| Overall | Car | Team | Laps | Total Time | Gap | Best Lap | FTP note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #12 Ligier JS P325-Toyota | Brutal Fish Campos Racing | 38 | 3:02:36.755 | — | 3:50.292 | Overall winner |
| 2 | #20 Ligier JS P325-Toyota | High Class Racing | 38 | 3:02:59.929 | +23.174 | 3:53.437 | Overall podium |
| 3 | #78 Ligier JS P325-Toyota | M Racing | 38 | 3:03:58.598 | +1:21.843 | 3:53.688 | Overall podium and LMP3 Pro/Am winner |
| 4 | #19 Ligier JS P325-Toyota | Brutal Fish Campos Racing | 38 | 3:04:00.141 | +1:23.386 | 3:50.568 | Second Brutal Fish entry in the top four |
| 5 | #85 Duqueine D09-Toyota | R-ace GP | 38 | 3:04:04.432 | +1:27.677 | 3:50.732 | Top-five finish |
GT3 Result — Aston Martin Focus
| Overall | Class Pos | Car | Team | Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | FTP note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 1 GT3 | #77 McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | SMC Motorsport | 37 | 3:02:44.027 | 3:55.077 | GT3 winner |
| 17 | 2 GT3 | #10 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo | Racing Spirit of Léman | 37 | 3:02:47.514 | 3:56.152 | Aston podium Finished 3.487s behind the GT3 winner. |
| 18 | 3 GT3 | #14 Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | GetSpeed | 37 | 3:03:24.807 | 3:56.375 | GT3 podium |
| 19 | 4 GT3 | #54 Porsche 911 GT3 R | Dinamic GT | 37 | 3:03:26.829 | 3:57.130 | Top-five GT3 finish |
| 20 | 5 GT3 | #21 Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo | Kessel Racing | 37 | 3:03:46.309 | 3:57.411 | Dropped from third on the road to fifth after a time penalty |
| 23 | 6 GT3 | #88 Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo | AF Corse | 37 | 3:04:04.042 | 3:57.556 | GT3 points finish |
| 26 | 7 GT3 | #11 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo | Code Racing Development | 37 | 3:06:34.063 | 3:59.558 | Aston finish Classified seventh in GT3. |
| NC | GT3 | #91 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo | Blackthorn | 9 | 50:57.561 | 4:03.777 | Aston focus Listed after nine laps. |
| NC | GT3 | #90 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo | Blackthorn | 8 | 49:12.733 | 4:11.340 | Aston focus Listed after eight laps. |
FTP Summary Line
Racing Spirit of Léman kept Aston Martin at the sharp end of the Michelin Le Mans Cup GT3 fight with second place at Road to Le Mans, while Code Racing Development reached the finish and Blackthorn endured a tough two-car outing on the full Circuit de la Sarthe.
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Round 02 - France Round 2026
The second round of the 2026 Michelin Le Mans Cup took place at Circuit Paul Ricard, and while the overall victory went to LMP3, the Aston Martin interest was concentrated in a lively and slightly frustrating GT3 contest. Overall honours went to the #50 23 Events Racing Ligier JS P325-Toyota of Giovanni Maschio and Colin Queen, with the #85 R-ace GP Duqueine second and the #19 Brutal Fish by Campos Ligier third. In GT3, Kessel Racing’s #17 Ferrari won the class, ahead of the #51 AF Corse Ferrari and the #10 Racing Spirit of Léman Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo.
For Aston Martin, the strongest result again came from Racing Spirit of Léman. Philipp Sager and Valentin Hasse Clot finished third in GT3 in the #10 Aston Martin, 19.574 seconds behind the class-winning Ferrari and just 0.700 seconds behind the second-placed AF Corse Ferrari. The #10 car also carried a 10-second time penalty after the race, but the podium result was secure, and Hasse Clot recorded the fastest GT3 race lap with a 2:03.207. That combination of speed and points mattered because it kept Racing Spirit of Léman at the top of the GT3 teams’ standings after two rounds.
Code Racing Development had looked as though it might deliver the Aston Martin headline result. Sebastian Moreno and Ethan Ischer put the #11 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo on GT3 pole, with Moreno’s qualifying lap of 2:04.744 placing the car 0.738 seconds clear of the #51 AF Corse Ferrari. In the race, Moreno led GT3 and began to pull away from the pack before the pit-stop phase. But soon after the handover to Ischer, the official race report described the #11 as suffering what appeared to be a right-rear suspension failure. The car was forced back to the pits and was listed as not classified after completing 29 laps.
Ecurie Ecosse Blackthorn also had a much more constructive weekend than it had endured at Barcelona. After its opening round was lost before the race due to Claude Bovet’s Bronze Test accident, the #91 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo reached the finish at Le Castellet. Bovet and Tom Canning qualified ninth in GT3 and finished sixth in class, one lap down, also carrying a 10-second post-race time penalty. It was not a podium result, but it was Blackthorn’s first Michelin Le Mans Cup race finish and first points of the season, lifting the #91 crew into the GT3 standings.
The wider GT3 picture was therefore mixed for Aston Martin. Racing Spirit of Léman did exactly what championship campaigns require: after winning at Barcelona, it banked another podium at Paul Ricard and left the second round still leading the GT3 teams’ table on 40 points. Code Racing Development showed strong pace for the second round in a row, taking GT3 pole and leading the class, but once again came away without the race result its speed suggested was possible. Blackthorn, meanwhile, moved from a non-start in Spain to a proper points finish in France, which gives its Le Mans Cup campaign something firmer to build on.
From a Fuel the Passion perspective, Le Castellet was not as simple or as triumphant as Barcelona, but it was still an important Aston Martin weekend. The Vantage AMR GT3 Evo showed pace in qualifying, pace in the race, and championship resilience through Racing Spirit of Léman’s podium. It also showed the other side of customer GT racing: Code Racing’s missed opportunity and Blackthorn’s steady rebuild after a difficult start. The result leaves Aston Martin still strongly placed in GT3, but with clear unfinished business as the Michelin Le Mans Cup moves on to Road To Le Mans in June.
FTP Summary Line
Aston Martin left Le Castellet still leading the Michelin Le Mans Cup GT3 standings, thanks to Racing Spirit of Léman’s third-place finish with the #10 Vantage AMR GT3 Evo. Code Racing Development again showed real speed by taking GT3 pole and leading the class before an apparent suspension failure ended its race, while Blackthorn’s #91 Aston Martin reached the finish in sixth to score its first points of the season.
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Round 01 - Barcelona Round 2026
The 2026 Michelin Le Mans Cup season opened at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya with a strong Aston Martin storyline in GT3. Overall victory went to the #85 R-ace GP Duqueine D09-Toyota of Danial Frost and Enzo Peugeot, who finished ahead of the #50 23Events Racing Ligier JS P325-Toyota, with the sister #86 R-ace GP Duqueine completing the overall podium. For R-ace GP, it was maximum points in the opening round.
For Aston Martin, the headline was in GT3. Philipp Sager and Valentin Hasse Clot won the class in the #10 Racing Spirit of Léman Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo, finishing a lap clear of the nearest GT3 rival. The result stood despite a 10-second post-race penalty for the #10 car, underlining a strong and composed start to the season for Racing Spirit of Léman.
The GT3 race had already begun with Aston Martin showing pace. Code Racing Development’s #11 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo took GT3 pole through Sebastian Moreno, with the official qualifying classification showing Moreno fastest in GT3 by more than a second. In the race itself, however, the #11 car did not convert that pole into a result and was listed among the non-classified runners.
There was also disappointment for Ecurie Ecosse Blackthorn before the race had even begun. The team’s #91 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo, entered for Claude Bovet and Tom Canning, was withdrawn from the Barcelona opener after an accident for Bovet during the Bronze Driver Collective Test. DailySportsCar reported the withdrawal before the race, while the official Michelin Le Mans Cup timing documents confirm the #91 Blackthorn Aston Martin and its Bronze Test participation.
The class fight itself was not straightforward. The official race report described a disrupted opening phase, with Safety Car and Full Course Yellow interruptions shaping the rhythm of the race. After the pit stops, the GT3 contest developed around the #17 Kessel Racing Ferrari, the #10 Racing Spirit of Léman Aston Martin and the #54 Dinamic GT Porsche. Hasse Clot eventually moved the Aston Martin past the Ferrari into Turn 1 and built enough of a margin to secure the class victory, even after the penalty had been applied.
From a Fuel the Passion perspective, Barcelona was a weekend that showed both sides of Aston Martin’s customer-racing story. Racing Spirit of Léman delivered the result that mattered most, taking the opening GT3 win and giving the Vantage AMR GT3 Evo an immediate championship foothold. Code Racing Development had already shown the car’s single-lap pace with GT3 pole, but Blackthorn’s withdrawal after Claude Bovet’s Bronze Test accident was a reminder that GT racing weekends can turn sharply before the race even begins. It was therefore a strong Aston Martin weekend overall, but not a simple one.
FTP Summary Line
Aston Martin’s Michelin Le Mans Cup season began with a GT3 victory in Spain, as Philipp Sager and Valentin Hasse Clot delivered the class win for Racing Spirit of Léman in the #10 Vantage AMR GT3 Evo. Code Racing Development had underlined the car’s pace with GT3 pole, but Blackthorn’s #91 Aston Martin was withdrawn before the race after Claude Bovet’s Bronze Driver Collective Test accident, making Barcelona a weekend of both success and setback for Aston Martin’s GT3 presence.
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Image © Blackthorn Racing. Used for editorial purposes.