With testing almost concluded and the driver lineup confirmed, here’s how the Valkyrie’s first year in racing looks

O riginally codenamed Nebula (an acronym for Newey, Red Bull, and Aston Martin) and later internally dubbed AM-RB 001, Aston Martin announced the Valkyrie hypercar in March 2017.

Three years after it built its first customer Valkyrie, Aston Martin has confirmed that production of the V-12 hypercar will soon reach an end. In a statement to Motor Authority, Aston Martin spokesperson Morgan Theys said the final Valkyrie will be built before the end of 2024.

This will be the first time an FIA Hypercar specification race car will compete in both the WEC and IMSA competitions. The post Aston Martin names two drivers for Valkyrie hypercar in FIA and IMSA championships appeared first on The Manual.

The iconic Silverstone Circuit holds a special place in the minds of enthusiasts and automakers from the United Kingdom, so it seems only right that a British manufacturer has just regained control of the Grand Prix track's production car lap record.

Aston Martin will debut its Valkyrie Hypercar in WEC and IMSA next year

Faster than a GT3-spec race car around Silverstone, the Aston Martin Valkyrie coupe needed 1 minute and 56 seconds to lap the British circuit

The Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR-LMH will make its global race debut in February’s FIA World Endurance Championship season-opener in Qatar, with Aston Martin Racing and The Heart of Racing Team electing to skip the Rolex 24 at Daytona in favor of additional development time for the car.