Location: Silverstone Circuit, England

Date: 15 May, 2005

First time in this country for the World Touring Car Championship. One of the support races was a round of the GT Touring Car Championship. This was won comfortably by a pair of Aston Martin DB9Rs which were not entered for the championship as such but using the event as a proof-of-concept for next season.


  • The pair of Aston Martin DBR9s see of the challenge of a Maserati MC12

  • Labre Ferrari 550 Maranello of Gollin/Gardel

  • Eventual winners were Peter Kox and Pedro Lamy in this DBR9

  • For a while the Corvette C5R driven by Longin/Kumpen/Hezemans was running third.

  • Maserati MC12 and Ferrari 550 at speed

  • The other DBR9 was driven by David Brabham and Darren Turner

  • Pedro Lamy leading the field

  • The rest follow behind

  • Lister Storm

  • Aston Martin 1-2

  • From any angle, the Astons led the race

  • GT1 Maserati MC12 and GT2 Porsche 996

  • Darren Turner

  • SEAT teammates Jason Plato and Peter Terting

  • Current BTCC Champion, James Thompson, now driving for Alfa Romeo

  • The middle order runners included Ford Focusus, BMWs and Honda Accords

  • Honda Accord tailgating a BMW 320i

  • Tom Coronel's SEAT has a moment at the end of the second race.

  • Paddy Shovlin's Ferrari 360 at Bridge Corner

  • Another F360 at Bridge, this time driven by Holgar Harmsen