Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR-LMH

Initial plans

Aston Martin was one of the first manufacturers to commit to the Le Mans Hypercar class in 2019, with plans to start competition with at least two factory cars in the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship. The car was planned to compete without a hybrid system, despite the road car containing one.^[9] Alongside the factory entries, which were to be fielded by Multimatic Motorsports, R-Motorsport were set to run two customer cars.^[10][11]

In February 2020, Aston Martin announced that they would be cancelling the project, citing the Automobile Club de l'Ouest's decision to allow LMDh sports cars to participate in the Hypercar class.^[11] The LMDh regulations were a more cost-effective solution for manufacturers, which meant customer racing programs were less expensive to invest in for brands and running costs were viable for customer teams. The convergence of the two rulesets significantly impacted Aston Martin's financial model for the Valkyrie race car, as they had anticipated that sales of the Valkyrie to customer teams would constitute a substantial portion of the program's funding.^[12] According to Aston Martin executive David King, the development of the project had nearly progressed towards the construction of a fully operational model at the time, with testing set for spring that same year.^[11]

Around this time, Aston Martin had also joined Formula One for the first time in 61 years, which was followed by an internal restructuring of the British marque's racing division with a primary focus on the company's Formula One and LM GTE programmes.^[11] Despite Aston Martin's decision to pause the project, they remained open to future participation in the Hypercar class.^[13]

2023 revival

The project was revived in October 2023.^[14] Aston Martin planned to enter at least one car in both the FIA World Endurance Championship and the IMSA SportsCar Championship in 2025, run by factory team The Heart of Racing.^[4][5] This made them the first Le Mans Hypercar manufacturer to enter the IMSA series, which up to that point only had LMDh cars participate.^[15]

The original plan to compete without a hybrid system was carried over to the new car. It uses the same 6.5-litre Cosworth RA V12 used by all versions of the Valkyrie sports car, but is extensively modified to run leaner in order to meet the Le Mans Hypercar class performance window and to stay reliable throughout all stages of an endurance race.^[3][16] The gearbox is a 7-speed sequential manual developed by Xtrac.^[17] Despite not using a hybrid, the car is able to launch from a standstill without requiring engine power, using a combined starter and alternator motor system that Aston Martin calls a 'starternator'.^[18]

The car, officially named the Valkyrie AMR-LMH,^[3] was rolled out in the summer of 2024, ahead of an extensive testing program by Aston Martin and The Heart of Racing at Silverstone Circuit and Donington Park with drivers Darren Turner, Harry Tincknell, and Mario Farnbacher.^[19][20] The team also participated in sanctioned tests with the car later that year, testing at Bahrain International Circuit and Daytona respectively.^[21] In November 2024, Aston Martin announced that the car would make its global racing debut at the 2025 Qatar 1812 km, opting to skip the 2025 24 Hours of Daytona to perform further testing and development.^[8] They also announced that both cars that would be racing in the FIA World Endurance Championship would be using numbers #007 and #009, both taken from their Le Mans-winning Aston Martin DBR9.^[22]

Valkyrie LM

In celebration of their return to top class endurance racing at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Aston Martin introduced an unrestricted track-only version of the Valkyrie AMR-LMH in June 2025 called the Valkyrie LM.^[23] The car is nearly identical to its racing counterpart, with only certain racing equipment removed such as ballast and the mandated electronics required for competition in both the FIA World Endurance Championship and the IMSA SportsCar Championship. The Cosworth V12 powertrain was carried over from the race car, reconfigured in order to use standard fuels.^[24] Production is limited to 10 examples.^[25] Through Aston Martin's 'Unleashed' program, owners of the Valkyrie LM are able to drive the car on different racing circuits worldwide with comprehensive support from Aston Martin engineers.^[26]

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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Year	Entrant	Class	Drivers	No.	Rounds								Pts.	Pos.
					1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
2025	Aston Martin THOR Team	Hypercar			QAT	IMO	SPA	LMN	SAO	COA	FUJ	BHR	24	8th
			Tom Gamble[22]	007	Ret	18	13	14	16	Ret	Ret	15
			Harry Tincknell[22]		Ret	18	13	14	16	Ret	Ret	15
			Ross Gunn		Ret			14				15
			Alex Riberas[22]	009	17	17	14	12	13	Ret	5	7
			Marco Sørensen[22]		17	17	14	12	13	Ret	5	7
			Roman De Angelis[22]		17			12				7
2026*	Aston Martin THOR Team	Hypercar			IMO	SPA	LMN	SÃO	COA	FUJ	QAT	BHR	14	4th
			Tom Gamble	007	9	4
			Harry Tincknell		9	4
			Ross Gunn
			Alex Riberas	009	14	Ret
			Marco Sørensen		14	Ret
			Roman De Angelis

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Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

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Year	Entrant	Class	Drivers	No.	Rounds									Pts.	Pos.
					1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
2025	Aston Martin THOR Team	GTP			DAY	SEB	LBH	LGA	DET	WGL	ELK	IMS	ATL	2049	11th
			Roman De Angelis[22]	23	—	9	8	10	8	10	6	11	2
			Ross Gunn[22]		—	9	8	10	8	10	6	11	2
			Alex Riberas		—	9							2
2026*	Aston Martin THOR Team	GTP			DAY	SEB	LBH	LGA	DET	WGL	ELK	IMS	ATL	971	10th
			Roman De Angelis[38]	23	10	9	9	8
			Ross Gunn[39]		10	9	9	8
			Alex Riberas[40]		10	9
			Marco Sørensen[41]		10
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Complete IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup results

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Year	Entrant	Class	Drivers	No.	Rounds					Pts.	Pos.
					1	2	3	4	5
2025	Aston Martin THOR Team	GTP			DAY	SEB	WGL	IMS	ATL	22	12th
			Roman De Angelis[22]	23	—	9	10	11	2
			Ross Gunn[22]		—	9	10	11	2
			Alex Riberas		—	9			2
2026*	Aston Martin THOR Team	GTP			DAY	SEB	WGL	ELK	ATL	14	11th
			Roman De Angelis[38]	23	10	9
			Ross Gunn[39]		10	9
			Alex Riberas[40]		10	9
			Marco Sørensen[41]		10
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