About a week before the new Vantage GT2 makes its race debut with James Watts Automotive at the first round of the Le Mans Series at Barcelona on 5 April, and Aston Martin decided to release the first official images of its latest racing car. The Vantage GT2, which has been designed to run on both standard and E85 bio-ethanol fuel, completes Aston Martin’s portfolio of GT cars in each of the four categories GT1, GT2, GT3, GT4.

Robin Brundle, Aston Martin Racing’s new managing director, said: “The new Vantage GT2 completes our product portfolio for 2008 with competitive cars now available in every category. Thanks to our experience with the DBRS9, we have been able to develop a bio-ethanol fuelled version, which will be eligible to compete in an increasing number of series now accommodating this greener fuel, including the American Le Mans Series.” -More pics after the jump