Aston Martin is coming back to the 24 Hours of Le Mans this year and hoping to win the event outright for the first time in more than 65 years. To achieve that lofty goal, it will race a V-12-powered hypercar based on its Valkyrie.

New Aston Martin driver Tom Gamble has described signing for the British marque to race the new Valkyrie in the World Endurance Championship as a “pinch yourself moment”. The 2018 McLaren Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year revealed racing for a manufacturer in the top class of the WEC had become his aspiration after switching to sportscar racing in 2019 with a campaign in the GT World Challenge Europe.

Aston Martin’s Valkyrie Hypercar is set to make its motorsport debut at the Qatar 1812KM on February 28.This will be the first time the V12-powered-road-going hypercar will compete in top-level endurance racing.

The production of the Aston Martin Valkyrie hypercar wrapped at the end of the year to make room for the Valhalla model, but the company has revived it

Aston Martin is embarking on an exciting new chapter in its renowned racing history with the unveiling of the Valkyrie hypercar. This pure racing machine, derived from its road-legal counterpart, marks the brand's return to the pinnacle of endurance motorsport and aims for overall victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

In the year that will mark six decades since Dan Gurney and AJ Foyt won the race in a GT40 Mk. IV, Ford is headed back to the world's greatest sports car race. Not just with a GT car, but with an LMDh-spec prototype, competing in the top class for the overall win.

Aston Martin returns to the premier class of endurance racing contesting both the World Endurance Championship and IMSA Sportscar Championship with its 6.5-litre V12 Valkyrie and the help of one Adrian Newey – can it prevail?

Aston Martin has confirmed a racing version of its Valkyrie hypercar will head to Le Mans this summer as it competes in this year’s FIA World Endurance Championship and IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

Because of regulations, the racing Valkyrie will have less power than the one you can drive on the road. Aston Martin’s confirmation that factory-backed Valkyries will compete in both the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) and the U.