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Aston Martin DBR1
- Dates: 1956 - 1959
- Category: Le Mans Racer Sports car racing
- Constructor: Aston Martin Lagonda LTD
- Debuting at the 1956 24 Hours of Le Mans
- Races: (18) Including (4) Le Mans
- Wins: (8) Including 1959 Le Mans
- Notable drivers: Tony Brooks, Reg Parnell, Roy Salvadori, Les Leston,
Noël Cunningham-Reid, Stuart Lewis-Evans,
Carroll Shelby, Stirling Moss, Jack Brabham, Maurice Trintignant,
Jack Fairman, Paul Frere, Jim Clark
- Designer: Ted Cutting
- Chassis: Multi-tubular, space frame design
- Suspension:
- (front) Torsion bar and trailing arms Suspension
- (rear) De Dion with longitudinal Torsion bars and Watt linkage
- Length: 13 ft 2.5 in (402.6 cm)
- Width: 5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
- Height: 3 ft 2.5 in (97.8 cm)
- Axle track: 4 ft 3.5 in (130.8 cm)
- Wheelbase: 7 ft 6 in (229 cm)
- Engine: Aston Martin 2,493 cc / 2,922 cc, Straight six, FR Layout
- Transmission: David Brown CG537 5-speed Manual
- Weight: 1,765 lb (801 kg)
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