The claims proved sadly true:
In the FIA WEC season 2020/2021. Aston Martin revealed it would not go forward with the intention to race the Valkyrie.
Aston Martin originally supposed to enter the Valkyrie racer. The newly announced Hypercar class which replaces LMP1 as the top endurance car racing category.
The decision made by 24 Hours of Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) director Le Mans and the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). North America’s sanctioning body for racing in a sports car.
This decision means that in August 2020. The Aston Martin Valkyrie Hypercar won’t make its WEC debut at Silverstone or run in Le Mans ‘ 2021 24 Hours. Now Aston Martin must pause as it decides whether to proceed in any potential project form. Reads the announcement from the group.
This is a big blow to the FIA’s reformed World Endurance Championship (WEC). So, leaving Toyota as the only competitor to have announced entry for the 2020/2021 season into the new Hypercar division. Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus will join the Japanese factory team in 2021 and possibly Peugeot as of 2022.
In WEC and at Le Mans. We joined Aston Martin Valkyrie with the expectation that we would deal with identical machines and like-minded manufacturers. The situation has changed, and for us to hesitate and rethink our choices makes sense. Explained Aston Martin Lagonda Chairman Andy Palmer.
However, he noted that. So, Aston Martin’s determination to succeed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the overall victory remains undiminished.
Aston Martin says:
He is open to working with both the FIA and the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) to find an appropriate course for any potential activity. The unexpected change of plans does not impact the Aston Martin Vantage GTE. So, they will continue to compete in the GTE Pro and Am divisions of the FIA World Endurance Championships.
