Hours. Driven by Aston Martin CEO Dr. Ulrich Bez, development engineer Chris Porrit, development driver Wolfgang Schuhbauer and German journalist Horst Graf von Saurma-Jeltsch in the 24 hour race. The car finished 4th in class and 24th overall, before being driven home on public roads after the race. The N24 was featured in the British TV series Top Gear and driven by James May in a quest to find the best road for driving in Europe. The decision to use the "racing version" for this kind of drive was mocked by Richard Hammond and Jeremy Clarkson as the car lacked air conditioning and other comforts. May eventually had to drive naked, while pouring bottles of cold water over himself. Additional racing success for the V8 Vantage in N24 trim included a first and second at the 2007 European GT4 race at Silverstone, the first 3 places in their class for the 2 works N24 called "Kermit" and "Rose" and a private Team car chassis number N240011 called "Barry" at the 2008 Nurburgring 24 hours race (18th out of 220 cars entered overall), and strong showings in Bahrain (8th), VLN racing, and other tracks and events throughout the world. The N24 was also the basis of a one-make pan-Asia series called Aston Martin Asia Cup (AMAC). Competitors ran in identical N24s at various Asian circuits. References External links Aston Martin Racing World Car Fans N24 specification V8 Vantage N24 Grand tourer racing cars Coupés Rear-wheel-drive vehicles 2010s cars Cars introduced in 2006