HEXIS Racing AMR and their Aston Martins swept to their first major international title by winning the FIA GT3 European Championship
They won by a comfortable margin over 2008 champions Ford GT Matech. In the drivers’ standings, the crew of Aston Martin DBRS9 No.3 comprising Thomas Accary and Julien Rodrigues are the new vice-champions of Europe, while Frédéric Makowiecki and Manu Rodrigues took a splendid 4th place.
Hexis Racing AMR, based at the Nîmes Ledenon race track, was founded during the 2001/2002 season by Michel Mateu, president of Hexis Group. The team is today run by Clément Mateu and Philippe Dumas, two former racing drivers.
Hexis S.A. manufactures a full line of graphic vinyl and digital printing media used for sign making and vehicle markings. The company is based in Frontignan, near Montpellier, France with subsidiaries in Germany, Italy, Spain and the United States and with affiliate Hexis companies in the Netherlands, Switzerland and the UK. The group exports some 40% of its sales to over 40 countries worldwide, with a consolidated turnover of EUR 40.1 million in 2008.
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