Aston Martin is one of the teams that have not competed in the WEC (World Endurance Championship) for years, and now they are returning to the competition in the 2025 season. They will compete in the Hypercar class and the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship with two Valkyrie AMR-LMH cars.

Both cars will be in the colors of the Heart of Racing team and will be powered by the Cosworth RA 6.5-liter naturally aspirated V12 engine. It is an improved engine that in the standard version has over 1,000 hp at 11,000 rpm.

The car is currently in the testing stages, which Aston Martin will run on European and North American tracks until the end of autumn. At the first tests held at the British tracks Donington and Silverstone, racers Darren Turner, Mario Farnbacher and Harry Tincknell were behind the wheel.

It will be the return of another manufacturer that will join Ferrari, which after half a century returned to the WEC. At this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans, Ferrari won with the Ferrari LMH 499P. The car is powered by a twinturbocharged 3.0-liter V6 engine with 680 hp (500 kW), which in combination with an electric motor with 272 hp (200 kW), produces a total of 952 hp (700 kW). The engine is paired with a seven-speed sequential gearbox. It is equipped with a 900-volt battery from Formula 1, which is charged by deceleration and braking.

It has not yet been confirmed whether Aston Martin will appear at the IMSA 24 Hours of Daytona in January 2025.

Source: Aston Martin

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