Get Le Mans 2025 in your calendars; you're not going to want to miss this
It’s finally happening. In a couple of years’ time, the Circuit de la Sarthe will be alive with the sound of twelve cylinders for the first time in nearly 15 years. Aston Martin has confirmed that Valkyrie is going to Le Mans - for real this time - with its sights firmly set on beating Ferrari and Toyota to outright victory at the world-famous 24-hour race.
What we don’t know is how much power that glorious V12 will be pumping out in race trim. In the unrestricted AMR Pro track car, it’s 1,000hp and a rev limit all the way up at 11,000rpm. However, the race car has to deal with pesky Balance of Performance rules, which typically alter power outputs and adjust the weight of cars that are either walking all over the field or struggling to keep up with the LMP2s to keep the pack bunched up.
Like Ferrari, the Valkyrie racing project will be run by one of Aston Martin’s affiliated motorsport outfits. Nope, not long-time partner Prodrive, but new-ish kids on the block Heart of Racing. The American GT team has competed with Vantage GTE and GT3s across the globe, and will run ‘at least’ a single car in both the WEC and IMSA series in the US. With any luck, that’ll mean a two-pronged attack for Le Mans in 2025 for extra V12 glory.
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