Zborowski himself drove the TT1, but both cars had engine damage and were eliminated from the race. Still, it was a big step forward for Aston Martin, and a bigger success followed with second place at the Grand Prix de Penya Rhin in 1922, with similar successes the following year. It would be two decades before Aston Martin raced again, with a win at the 1946 Belgian Sports Car Grand Prix in a 1936 Aston Martin 2.0-liter sports car, followed by a runner-up in the class in the 24-hour spa of 1949 race. Each time, the stockbroker St. John Ratcliffe Stewart Horsfall aka ‘Jock’ was at the wheel.
In the 1950s, company owner Sir David Brown saw involvement in motorsport as an integral part of the brand’s commercial success. The DBR1 won the 1959 edition of LeMans, while the DP155 marked the move to single-seater racers. In 1959 the brand was crowned world champion in sports cars.
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