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Aston Martin Reveals the Valkyrie LMH Race Car in Final Livery

Six years after announcing, and later cancelling, plans to run in the 2021 24 Hours of Le Mans, Aston Martin is almost ready to roll out the racing version of its Valkyrie hypercar. The LMH-spec variant of the V-12 road car is now set for the first round of the FIA World Endurance Championship on February 28th, and Aston Martin is celebrating the one-month-to-go marker with an official reveal of the car's livery and drivers. Valkyries will race full-time in both IMSA and the FIA WEC, fielded in both cases by long-time Vantage GT team The Heart of Racing. Cars running in the WEC program will be adorned in the classic British Racing Green, where prototype veteran Harry Tincknell and young driver Tom Gamble will team for an all-English full-time lineup in one of the team's two cars. The other car will be run by Aston Martin veterans Alex Riberas and Marco Sørensen. In IMSA, Heart of Racing will bring one blue Valkyrie driven by the former Aston Martin GT pairing of Roman de Angelis and Ross Gunn. Both drivers will fill the role of third drivers at Le Mans, with Gunn joining the all-English car with Tincknell and Gamble. The Aston Martin Valkyrie is a standout in auto racing for a few reasons, most notably because it's the only production-based car in the Le Mans Hypercar class. It's also the only production-based car in IMSA GTP, the only car with a V-12 in either series, and the only car built by a major manufacturer without a hybrid system in either category. In IMSA, it also notably serves as the first car built for the LMH rule set to race against the GTP category's field otherwise made up of LMDh-spec racers. American fans hoping to see the Valkyrie LMH race in person will get their first chance at the 12 Hours of Sebring in mid-March. The single IMSA entry will continue throughout the full season. Both FIA World Endurance Championship Valkyries will also race in the WEC round at Circuit of the Americas later this year. You Might Also Like You Need a Torque Wrench in Your Toolbox Tested: Best Car Interior Cleaners The Man Who Signs Every Car