Aston Martin has began testing the Valkyrie it should enter within the high classes of endurance racing in 2025. The corporate is working with an American staff known as The Coronary heart of Racing to fine-tune the mannequin, which is expounded to the limited-edition, V12-powered manufacturing automobile.
The automobile is known as Valkyrie AMR-LMH to designate it as an entry into the Le Mans Hypercar (LHM) class. It is formed identical to the street-legal mannequin it is primarily based on, but it surely beneficial properties a number of options to make it faster round a observe, together with a brand new physique equipment that features a fin and a rear wing. Aston Martin additionally notes that it made modifications to the carbon fiber chassis, although it hasn’t detailed what they’re but.
Energy comes from a racing-specific, lean-burning model of the common Valkyrie’s Cosworth-built 6.5-liter V12. The engine makes over 1,000 horsepower and revs to greater than 11,000 rpm in its commonplace state of tune, however right here once more modifications have been made for homologation causes.
Race automobile drivers Darren Turner, Mario Farnbacher, and Harry Tincknell are a part of the staff that began testing the Valkyrie AMR-LMH on the observe. The testing section began on the Silverstone observe in England, and it’ll develop to different circuits within the coming months. Aston Martin and The Coronary heart of Racing hope to complete homologation this fall, and the Valkyrie will race for the primary time in early 2025.
Aston Martin and The Coronary heart of Racing will enter the Valkyrie AMR-LMH in two collection: the FIA’s World Endurance Championship and IMSA’s WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Which means the mannequin will likely be eligible to compete in quite a few races together with the Rolex 24, the 12 Hours of Sebring, the 6 Hours of Fuji, and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Aston Martin hopes to earn its first general win at Le Mans since 1959.
