Volante Rosso is excited to confirm a new partnership with Aston Martin Racing entering in Fanatec GT World Challenge Australia powered by AWS as its official partner.
A near-new Aston Martin Vantage GT3 will be delivered to the operation ahead of Round 3 of Fanatec GT Australia at Queensland Raceway.
The Vantage GT3 has competed in only a handful of races in the IMSA Sportscar Championship last year and is currently on its way to the team's Marrickville, NSW, base.
While the car will arrive in the previous generation, the Aston Martin will be upgraded to the latest evolution aerodynamic and body specifications later this season.
The Volante Rosso squad will shake the Vantage GT3 down at Sydney Motorsport Park on Friday ahead of the team's return to Fanatec GT Australia at Queensland Raceway on August 2-4.
The team will enter the outright Pro-Am battle, with its driver line-up to be announced shortly.
Part of the exciting deal for the team is that it will become the official Aston Martin Racing Partner team in Australasia. This deal will give the squad access to data and support for all Aston Martin Racing activities in Australia and its neighbouring countries.
Aston Martin has enjoyed great success in GT3 competition since being one of the inaugural marques represented in 2006. Most recently, Aston Martin, through factory-supported team Comtoyou Racing, achieved the holy grail in GT3 racing by winning the centenary 24 Hours of Spa.
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Chris Papadopoulos
Director, Volante Rosso Motorsport
“To join Aston Martin Racing as a Partner Team is the most exciting thing we’ve done in our time in GT racing,” said Papadopoulos.
“The Vantage GT3 is everything you want in a racing car. Not only has AMR done a fantastic job with everything they’ve added to make it a great race car, but they’ve started from a pretty sensational road car!
“Aston Martin is as serious about racing performance as we are so it’s been a great fit for us and they’ve really welcomed us into the fold from a car ownership and technical perspective.
“I think it’s fair to say every race fan has missed seeing an Aston Martin in the outright fight in Australia, so we couldn't be more proud to be the team taking Aston Martin back to the top flight here.”