Le Mans: Aston Martin Racing exceeds all expectations
AMVOX2 Chronograph Racing
The 2009 edition of Le Mans 24 Hours thrilled both motor sports enthusiasts and fine watchmaking devotees. Fifty years on from Aston Martin’s victory in the 1959 Le Mans 24 Hours, the Aston Martin Racing team has exceeded all expectations by finishing an excellent fourth overall in this year’s race, having been quickest of the petrol runners from start to finish.
Despite the Aston Martin Racing’s LMP1 car being new for this year, with the Le Mans programme only confirmed six months ago, the fourth-placed 007 car – crewed by Jan Charouz (CZ), Tomas Enge (CZ) and Stefan Mücke (DE) – exhibited perfect mechanical reliability, with only a puncture and a minor issue with the headlights getting in the way of its serene progress to the chequered flag.
Two limited editions of the AMVOX2 Chronograph Racing model, the only chronograph operating without pushpieces, celebrate the partnership of Jaeger-LeCoultre and Aston Martin Racing.
Co-driving the 009 car with Stuart Hall (GB) and Peter Kox (NL), Harold Primat (CH) was wearing the prototype Number 1 of the AMVOX2 Chronograph Racing (regular titanium edition). The watch experienced imperturbably the tracks of the legendary Le Mans circuit, proving its high reliability in extreme conditions.
Aston Martin Racing and Jaeger-LeCoultre are united by shared values such as their competitive spirit, their strength of innovation and their consistent determination to take up new challenges.