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FEBRUARY 12, 2025
Sunday, February 9, 2025 at 08:14AM 
(Aston Martin images)
Aston Martin has revealed its Valkyrie hypercar – "a pure racer bred from the road that will return the British ultra-luxury performance car brand to the pinnacle of endurance motor sport and allow it to bid for overall victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans," according to Aston PR minions.
The Valkyrie is the only competitor derived from a road-legal hypercar, and the first racing car built to the FIA’s ‘Hypercar’ regulations that will contest both the FIA World Endurance Championship [WEC] and the US-based IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship [IMSA]. It will make its world competition debut when the works Aston Martin The Heart of Racing Team (THOR) enters two Valkyries in the opening round of the 2025 WEC, at the Qatar 1812Km on February 28.
Adrian Hallmark, Chief Executive Officer of Aston Martin Lagonda, said: “This is a proud moment for Aston Martin. To be returning to the fight for overall honors at the 24 Hours of Le Mans exists at the very core of our values and marks a key milestone in our motor racing heritage. As the only hypercar born from the road to challenge at the top of sports car racing in both the WEC and IMSA, the Valkyrie is an embodiment of our enduring sporting ethos, one that has defined the brand for more than century.”
Harry Tincknell, Aston Martin’s most recent British 24 Hours of Le Mans class winner, will be joined by countryman and rising endurance star Tom Gamble in the No. 007 Valkyrie for the full WEC season, while the sister No. 009 car will be driven by triple FIA GT World Champion Marco Sørensen (DEN) and WEC LMGT3 class race winner Alex Riberas (ESP).
In IMSA, 2024 IMSA GTD Pro championship contender Ross Gunn (GBR) and 2022 GTD class champion Roman De Angelis (CDN) will drive the single Aston Martin THOR Team No. 23 entry in the GTP class. Both Gunn and De Angelis will also join the WEC contenders to complete the three-driver lineups at Le Mans. Gunn will drive the No. 007 Valkyrie with Tincknell and Gamble to complete an all-British partnership for the race on June 14-15. The factory Valkyrie racing effort in both WEC and IMSA will be handled by The Heart of Racing [THOR], which has previously run Aston Martin’s Vantage GT3 in both series. Watch the video here.
The Valkyrie is the only competitor derived from a road-legal hypercar, and the first racing car built to the FIA’s ‘Hypercar’ regulations that will contest both the FIA World Endurance Championship [WEC] and the US-based IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship [IMSA]. It will make its world competition debut when the works Aston Martin The Heart of Racing Team (THOR) enters two Valkyries in the opening round of the 2025 WEC, at the Qatar 1812Km on February 28.
Adrian Hallmark, Chief Executive Officer of Aston Martin Lagonda, said: “This is a proud moment for Aston Martin. To be returning to the fight for overall honors at the 24 Hours of Le Mans exists at the very core of our values and marks a key milestone in our motor racing heritage. As the only hypercar born from the road to challenge at the top of sports car racing in both the WEC and IMSA, the Valkyrie is an embodiment of our enduring sporting ethos, one that has defined the brand for more than century.”
Harry Tincknell, Aston Martin’s most recent British 24 Hours of Le Mans class winner, will be joined by countryman and rising endurance star Tom Gamble in the No. 007 Valkyrie for the full WEC season, while the sister No. 009 car will be driven by triple FIA GT World Champion Marco Sørensen (DEN) and WEC LMGT3 class race winner Alex Riberas (ESP).
In IMSA, 2024 IMSA GTD Pro championship contender Ross Gunn (GBR) and 2022 GTD class champion Roman De Angelis (CDN) will drive the single Aston Martin THOR Team No. 23 entry in the GTP class. Both Gunn and De Angelis will also join the WEC contenders to complete the three-driver lineups at Le Mans. Gunn will drive the No. 007 Valkyrie with Tincknell and Gamble to complete an all-British partnership for the race on June 14-15. The factory Valkyrie racing effort in both WEC and IMSA will be handled by The Heart of Racing [THOR], which has previously run Aston Martin’s Vantage GT3 in both series. Watch the video here.
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