Aston Martin Confirms its Valkyrie Hypercar Will Race at Le Mans in 2025

[Famine]

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Aston Martin Confirms its Valkyrie Hypercar Will Race at Le Mans in 2025​

Aston Martin has confirmed that, at long last, it will enter a pair of its halo Valkyrie supercars into the Le Mans Hypercar category for the whole of the 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship — including the 24 Hours of Le Mans itself...

 

[VR-SORN]

The side of the Valkyries. Epic.

 

[Eggstor]

Big Duke Six to Eagle Thrust, put on psy-war op, make it loud. This is a Romeo Foxtrot. Shall we dance?

 

[RACECAR]

So with that IMSA confirmation, definately expecting to see that at the end of year Daytona Test. The high banks will be alive with that distinctive wail.

 

[karaokequeen3]

And that's how Lance Stroll exits F1.

Hopefully.

 

[RACECAR]

And that's how Lance Stroll exits F1.

Hopefully.

That's about as likely as GT7 getting a Hypercar other then the Toyota GR010 at this point and I don't have much expectation for either.

 

[zeptrans]

So, we'll have a V12 screaming in WEC 2025... perfect

 

[danimac]

Cool. It’s definitely a car I was hoping would compete someday. When GT7 got the Valkyrie I said it reminded of a Le Man hyper car but for the road. Wouldn’t mind GT7 getting the track version.

 

[forcemotorsport]

good news to all endurance racing fans 🎆🎆🎆🎆🎆

 

[CommanderBond]

NICE !!!

This is great news.

 

[Quakebass]

So with that IMSA confirmation, definately expecting to see that at the end of year Daytona Test. The high banks will be alive with that distinctive wail.

If my chat with a team driver is to come to fruition, I might be able to see them in a static preview event in Seattle in the coming months. 3 racing chassis and 2 tubs for spares is what I was told.

Either way I’ll get to see its racing debut in Daytona in January, I got my 4 day passes 2 months ago.

Got the new GT3 Vantage debut with them this past Daytona:

With the operations and sponsor being local I’m hoping I can make more connections and network with folks from the HoR team, maybe get some behind the scenes looks here and there. We’ll see if I can position myself into that this year, but media work is very competitive these days.

 

[GOTMAXPOWER]

The more the merrier but I would love it if Glickenhaus came back for 2025 and kicked their ass 💪

 

[CarreraGT]

The more the merrier but I would love it if Glickenhaus came back for 2025 and kicked their ass 💪

Shame Glickenhaus were never a serious contender... None of the non-hybrid teams have the resources to compete properly

 

[GOTMAXPOWER]

Shame Glickenhaus were never a serious contender... None of the non-hybrid teams have the resources to compete properly

They always did a decent job with what they had until this year with Lamborghini and Isotta Fraschini they were the only Hypercar entry with a 100% finishing record at Le Mans (from 6 entries with a worst finish of 7th.

Those small constructors embody the spirit of endurance racing for me, hopefully they get on top of the reliability 004.

 

[Eunos_Cosmo]

Anybody have a read on the potential fuel economy of a high RPM V12 compared to a bunch of much smaller turbo engines? Seems like a distinct disadvantage, although it should be able to run a leaner fuel mix all else being equal. The Cadillac fuel economy seems to be comparable, but that's a relatively low revving engine.

 

[MagpieRacer]

Silverstone struggling to sell tickets, blaming Red Bull dominance.

Nothing to do with the fact it's cheaper to go to the Hungarian GP, including flights and hotels, than it is for general admission to Silverstone..

 

[Har1MAS1415]

This is the discussion thread for an article on GTPlanet:

Aston Martin Confirms its Valkyrie Hypercar Will Race at Le Mans in 2025​

Aston Martin has confirmed that, at long last, it will enter a pair of its halo Valkyrie supercars into the Le Mans Hypercar category for the whole of the 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship — including the 24 Hours of Le Mans itself...

That will be something to look out for!

 

[Fezzik]

Testing this week at Silverstone

 

[JackRyanWMU]

Valkyrie LMH Spied Testing at Silverstone – Sportscar365

Images emerge of Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR-LMH on track at Silverstone...

sportscar365.com

 

[Fezzik]

 

[Famine]

This is the discussion thread for an article on GTPlanet:

Aston Martin Reveals Valkyrie Hypercar for 2025 WEC and IMSA​

After one of the longest will they/won’t they periods in motorsport, Aston Martin has finally whipped the covers off its Valkyrie Hypercar ready for the 2025 season...

 

[MIE1992]

I think I read that the AMR-LMH is also the only non-hybrid. How do the regulations allow that?

 

[danimac]

Kewl

 

[andersonrezende]

I think I read that the AMR-LMH is also the only non-hybrid. How do the regulations allow that?

That was always possible under LMH regulations. Just look at the Glickenhaus and the Vanwall.

I think that the Valkyrie LMH isn't a hybrid because, unlike an LMDh, Hypercars have their electric power deployed to the front axle, something that the Valkyrie probably wasn't designed to be able to do.

 

[LogSwapper]

Looks damn good. Can’t wait to not drive it in GT7.

 

[forzaturismo]

Looks damn good. Can’t wait to not drive it in GT7.

...Me too

 

[Quakebass]

I think I read that the AMR-LMH is also the only non-hybrid. How do the regulations allow that?

Hypercar has never mandated a hybrid system. Glickenhaus, Vanwall, and Alpine’s initial single year grandfathered Rebellion chassis also went without hybrids.

All LMDh-based cars require it as its part of the customer spec chassis - Cadillac, Porsche, Lambo, BMW, Alpine, and Acura use the same exact hybrid units, whereas every other car using one develops their own.

The big deal is that this will be the first major manufacturer to enter with no hybrid, HoR and Aston are hedging their bets on the chassis and aero being what keeps the car competitive within the BoP. It very well could be with the route Peugeot went - minimal overbody aero gave it a massive top speed boost on straighter tracks due to the lower drag, and had it not been sent into walls a few times it may have had a shot at Le Mans here and there.

 

[Pilot625]

How much time will go by before PD puts this in the game?

 

[juanffy18]

PD it's your time...

 

[Volksauto]

Looks damn good. Can’t wait to not drive it in GT7.

PD: "We got you!"
Also PD: