Aston Martin is returning to the top of endurance racing with its Valkyrie hypercar. It can compete within the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) and IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship this 12 months.
The Aston Martin Valkyrie will compete in opposition to manufacturers like Ferrari, Porsche, Toyota, Peugeot, BMW and Cadillac. Nevertheless, it’s the one competitor that’s derived from a road-legal hypercar.
Aston Martin will run two Valkyrie hypercars piloted by Harry Tincknell, Tom Gamble, Marco Sorensen and Alex Riberas in WEC. Ross Gunn and Roman de Angelis will race for the crew in IMSA.
The automotive itself appears similar to the Valkyrie AMR Professional. Nevertheless, it has been modified to adjust to racing laws. The 6.5-liter V12 has been de-tuned from 1000+ hp to 680 hp. It’s now paired with an Xtrac transmission. The automotive additionally will get a single-point speedy refuelling coupling, a high-speed pneumatic jack system and a barely redesigned cockpit for higher ingress and egress.