Aston Martin AMR23

Lore & Background

The AMR23 immediately proved to be far more competitive than its predecessor, as the Aston Martin team were able to pick up 23 points from the opening round in Bahrain, with Fernando Alonso scoring the team's second ever podium finish in third place. The car scored eight podiums throughout the season, all through Alonso. Its performance began to deteriorate as the season went on, but Aston Martin still managed two more podiums at the Dutch and São Paulo Grands Prix; its highest Grand Prix finish was three second places at the Monaco, Canadian and Dutch Grands Prix. By the end of the season the team finished fifth in the constructors' championship, 22 points behind McLaren. Alonso finished fourth place in the drivers' championship with 206 points and 8 podiums. Stroll finished tenth in the drivers' championship with 74 points.

In Their Own Story

The air in the garage was thick with the smell of burning rubber and high-octane fuel as Fernando Alonso climbed into the cockpit of the AMR23 for his final warm-up lap at Silverstone. The British Grand Prix track stretched out ahead, a ribbon of tarmac painted in the team's signature British Racing Green. As he pushed the throttle on the exit of Maggotts and Becketts, the car responded with a newfound stability that had been absent just months prior. It wasn't just speed; it was confidence. The crowd roared as the green machine sliced through the pack, a visual declaration that Aston Martin had returned to the hunt.

Reader's Guide

The AMR23 is among the first Mercedes-AMG powered F1 car to utilize non Petronas-branded fuel and lubricants since 2016 along with the Williams FW45. The livery was largely identical to the previous year's design with subtle changes to the green tone. In countries where alcohol branding was outlawed, the Peroni logos were replaced with 'ITALIA 0.0'.

Did You Know?

• Aston Martin reserve driver Felipe Drugovich temporarily replaced Lance Stroll for all three days of the pre-season test in Bahrain, after Stroll had a cycling incident.
• Fernando Alonso scored his first podium with the AMR23 at the opening round in Bahrain, not Australia.
• Alonso's third place at the 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix was his 100th podium in Formula One, making him the sixth driver in the sport's history to do so.
• Alonso's last-lap overtake on Sergio Pérez at the São Paulo Grand Prix earned him the FIA Action Of The Year Award.