Aston Martin to enter the WEC with new Valkyrie Hypercar
It was announced this morning that Aston Martin will field a minimum of two factory Aston Martin Valkyrie Hypercars, which will be specially developed for the 2020 - 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship season.
The new car will feature a race-prepared version of its bespoke high-revving normally-aspirated 6.5-litre V12 engine.
This exciting news underlines Aston Martin’s commitment to endurance racing. It comes on the eve of the British marque starting this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans on pole in the highly-competitive LMGTE Pro class.
Aston Martin Lagonda President and Group CEO, Andy Palmer, said: “We have always said that we would one day bring Aston Martin back to Le Mans with the intention of going for the outright win when the time was right – now is that time. David Brown came here in 1959, with a car and a team of drivers capable of winning. We intend to do the same in 2021.”
Palmer added: “The Aston Martin Valkyrie is primed for such a challenge and sits perfectly within the ACO’s new ‘hypercar’ rule framework. Bringing to bear all of our previous experience and knowledge of competing at the top levels of motorsport, we embark on this most ambitious project with the necessary ingredients for success.”
Aston Martin Valkyrie
— Aston Martin (@astonmartin) June 14, 2019
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More information can be found on Aston Martin’s website HERE.
