Aston Martin Formulation 1 driver Lance Stroll has been noticed across the streets of Monaco in an ultra-rare Aston Martin DBR22 speedster.
The Canadian was seen on the wheel of the open-cockpit V12 through the F1 summer season break. Launched in 2022 to rejoice a decade of the bespoke ‘Q by Aston Martin’ division, the DBR22 attracts inspiration from the British marque’s DBR1, which received the 1959 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Powered by a 5.2-litre twin-turbocharged V12 engine producing 705 horsepower and 752Nm of torque, the limited-run speedster can speed up from 0 to 60 mph in simply 3.5 seconds and might attain a prime pace of 198 mph.
Solely 22 of the DBR22 speedsters had been made. The equipment initially got here with a price ticket of roughly £1.5million earlier than customized choices, and values are actually estimated between £2.5million and £3million.
In response to VIP Fortunes, the DBR22 joins a number of different spectacular automobiles within the 27-year-old’s assortment, together with an Aston Martin Vantage, a Mercedes-AMG GT R, a Ferrari California and a Lamborghini Huracán.
This comes amid a tough begin to the 2026 F1 season for the Aston Martin driver. Expectations had been excessive for the Silverstone outfit at the beginning of the 12 months. It headed into the season with a brand new energy unit partnership with Honda and its first automotive constructed underneath the management of Adrian Newey.
However the workforce encountered main points with the AMR26, which resulted in 11 grand prix retirements/non-finishes between two-time champion Fernando Alonso and Stroll within the first half of the season.
Whereas it battled in opposition to these issues, the workforce launched a B-spec automotive on the current Hungarian Grand Prix, which resulted in a lift in efficiency. Stroll and Alonso completed in thirteenth and 14th on the Hungaroring.
Aston Martin at the moment sits tenth within the constructors’ championship with one level, solely forward of the newly shaped Cadillac.
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