Turner interested in Aston LMP1

With the Le Mans 24 Hours organisers stating their aim to equalise the performance differential between the diesel and petrol-engined prototypes, Aston Martin have not ruled out green-lighting a full programme in the top class.

And Turner, who was part of the class-winning Aston Martin GT1 crew alongside David Brabham and Rickard Rydell in 2007, told Autosport he would jump at the chance.

"Yes of course, it would be a great opportunity," he said when asked if he would like to race for Aston Martin in LMP1. "I love GT1 racing, I have been doing it now since 2003, and it's a fantastic class of car.

"But obviously I have now won a GT1 class here, and although I want to keep winning, it would be great to try and win overall. But I don't know whether that it is possible for a petrol engine in the current LMP regulations. So if Aston did a full programme then yes I would love to do it."

Aston Martin is assisting the Charouz Racing Systems Aston Martin Lola in the Le Mans Series and the 24 Hours this year. The car was the fastest petrol-engined qualifier for the 24 Hours and even out-paced one of the diesel Audis.

But Aston Martin chief David Richards and race team principal George Howard-Chappell have both said this weekend that the company is still evaluating its options and that any decision is still more than a month away.

"I would like to talk about it but I haven't heard anything!" said Turner when asked if he had heard anything from the team on the subject. "I am contracted up to this race, but come Monday I am a free agent again and then it's just a case of hopefully they want me to be involved in whatever their projects are next year.

"It would be nice to think they are going to go down that avenue.

"Obviously with the Lola Aston that Charouz are running, it is a good investigation and a good way to find out about LMP1. I am the same as you guys, I'm just waiting to see what materialises."