British car maker has motorsport ambitions beyond Formula 1 and GT racing
Aston Martin would not confirm the Valkyrie LMH project, but in a statement said the firm was"encouraged" by the growth of the Hypercar division at Le Mans, adding that as"a global hypercar brand we continue to play close attention to the class.”
The LMH rules allow manufacturers considerable free rein to produce hybrid prototype racers, with Balance of Performance rules then used to level their performance. Ferrari, Toyota and Peugeot currently build cars to the LMH rules. There is also a cost-controlled LMDh category, which features entrants such as Porsche and Cadillac and uses spec chassis and hybrid systems.
Autocar first revealed Aston chairman Lawrence Stroll's interest in reviving plans to compete in the LMH class of Le Mans in February 2022. Speaking at the launch of theteam’s 2022 AMR22 car, the Canadian billionaire made the admission that the British car maker has greater ambitions than simply maintaining its presence in GT racing.
“We fully intend to go back to racing other than in F1,” he said. “We’ve never stopped racing in GT3 and GT4, and we won [the GTE Pro class at] Le Mans two years ago. That programme will continue and be enhanced. Performance Technologies as a division of the F1 team, it will get a lot more involved in the development of our mid-engined programme out of the new F1 factory [being built near Silverstone]. Stroll refused to be drawn on a timescale for the return. “We’re not there yet,” he said.
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