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<\/a><\/p>\nThe first \u2018Le Mans Hypercar\u2019 (LMH) to be produced by Aston Martin, Valkyrie is the only car in the WEC\u2019s premier category derived from a road-legal hypercar. Its global debut, masterminded by the works Aston Martin THOR team in at the Qatar 1812km of Qatar in February, began an historic season for the British machine. Valkyrie is the only LMH to compete in both the FIA WEC and in North America\u2019s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and scored a top-10 finish on its US debut at the 12 Hours of Sebring \u2013 renowned as North America\u2019s toughest endurance race \u2013 in March.<\/p>\n
Highlights<\/h2>\n\n- Aston Martin Valkyrie hypercar set for European race debut as FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) continues in Italy<\/li>\n
- Valkyrie is the only hypercar to contest the world\u2019s two premier sportscar series, the WEC and IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, in 2025<\/li>\n
- The Aston Martin THOR Team continues preparations to take the Wings back to the 24 Hours of Le Mans to fight for its first overall victory since 1959<\/li>\n
- All-British line-up, Harry Tincknell and Tom Gamble will race Valkyrie #007<\/li>\n
- Three-time FIA WEC GT champion Marco S\u00f8rensen and Alex Riberas will drive Valkyrie #009<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nDeveloped by Aston Martin and THOR from the Valkyrie production model, the LMH version blends a race-optimized carbon fibre chassis with a modified 6.5-litre, V12 powerplant that revs to 11,000rpm and produces over 1000bhp in standard form, but adheres to a strict 500kw (680bhp) regulation power limit.<\/p>\n
Valkyrie positions Aston Martin \u2013 present in the FIA WEC every year since the series\u2019 inception in 2012 and one of its most successful manufacturers with 11 championship titles \u2013 in contention to challenge for a first outright victory at the world\u2019s greatest race, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, since Carroll Shelby (USA) and Roy Salvadori (GBR) triumphed in the Aston Martin DBR1 in 1959.<\/p>\n
Developed by Aston Martin and THOR from the Valkyrie production model, the LMH version blends a race-optimized carbon fibre chassis with a modified 6.5-litre, V12 powerplant that revs to 11,000rpm and produces over 1000bhp in standard form, but adheres to a strict 500kw (680bhp) regulation power limit.<\/p>\n Valkyrie positions Aston Martin \u2013 present in the FIA WEC every year since the series\u2019 inception in 2012 and one of its most successful manufacturers with 11 championship titles \u2013 in contention to challenge for a first outright victory at the world\u2019s greatest race, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, since Carroll Shelby (USA) and Roy Salvadori (GBR) triumphed in the Aston Martin DBR1 in 1959.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n