The world of endurance racing is changing and something very interesting is coming for next year. The new Hypercar category of the WEC will debut in 2025 with a good number of manufacturers joining the adventure. There will be more competition than ever and several are making an epic comeback. One of them is a certain firm from Gaydon that has already shown a first glimpse of its Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR-LMHIt is the vehicle with which they return to the top category with high expectations.
The goal is to succeed again in the 24 Hours of Le Manssomething they did for the first time in the 1959 edition and have maintained since then. On this occasion they have the development of Aston Martin Performance Technologies and the factory team The Heart of Racing to create a variant of the Valkyrie more suited to the WEC. This is the start of a comprehensive development programme aimed at achieving FIA homologation in the autumn and starting competition in early 2025.
We must not forget that this new Hypercar regulations It will be able to compete in both the World Endurance Championship (WEC) and the American IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (IMSA). It is derived from a limited production model, but with important modifications. In fact, it is as if it had been built from scratch with its optimized carbon fiber chassis, although maintaining mechanics. It carries the 6.5 liter naturally aspirated V12 and that is always good news.
The engine with fine-tuning of Cosworth It reaches 11,000 rpm and develops more than 1,000 hp in its standard version. For competition, modifications have to be made to make it comply with the regulations, but it will surely maintain that beguiling sound. In the first tests, the sensations have been very positive and they will continue to refine details so that the car becomes part of their history. After all, for them Le Mans is very special and they have been there. for the past 95 years in 27 different chassis and engine combinations.
