The Details of Aston Martin’s NEW Valkyrie LMH Coming in 2025

[@byates59]

It looks like Cadillac will have some very good competition for best sounding engine!

[@frankj0484]

Both Caddy and Mustang sound like Bugatti V16 and NASCAR engines but the Valkyrie has the best sound because of the V12.

[@presentjr]

The 499P and Alpine sound good too

[@fearme46]

@@presentjrAlpine sound is seriously underrated

[@freyala024]

Only if Gabe Newell succeeds in making them get rid of the ridiculous mufflers they put on it.

[@thecomebackkid6]

​@@fearme46agreed. Good ear...

[@E89drummerE39]

Been waiting for this car for years! Can’t wait to see it in action

[@Kaufman55]

Great to see the first LMH car in IMSA. Now we just need the other LMH manufacturers to come to IMSA to truly make it a golden age of sports car racing.

[@frankj0484]

IMSA has LMP2 cars to run full season because of 2500 production per year as IMSA's/NASCAR's regulations while in WEC, they only race in Le Mans because they have way more manufacturer brands to race in both hypercar and GT3 class which entirely occupied the LMP2 spots but both IMSA & WEC are in the golden age of motorsport racing.

[@AlanFormula12022]

​@@frankj0484NASCAR GARAGE 56 should've taken part in IMSA FULL TIME. In 2025.

[@toygamer9022]

Le mans 2025 will be legendary

[@samuelgt2811]

Correction: 2025 is the first time in 14 years since Aston Martin is competing for overall wins. The last time they did, in 2011, the AMR-One was rushed, off the pace (slower than front runners in LMP2), and unreliable. So bad the year was going for Aston's works team, they switched back to the DBR1-2 which ironically, finished in the top 10 overall in that year's le mans as well as competing in the American Le Mans Series courtesy of Muscle Milk

[@Hrtt]

I didnt know the AMR-One before u told me here, just looked it up on youtube and it sounds amazing considering it is a turbocharged i6

[@samuelgt2811]

@@Hrtt Despite having an i6, the AMR-One sounds like it has a V12 all things considered. B Sport did a video that goes into the issues that plagued the AMR-One such as the engine being down on power. Additionally, the AMR-One was chosen to use an open cockpit design instead of a closed cockpit for cost reasons

[@harrypotter4309]

Interestingly, the "modern" AMR-One LMP1 has been reworked for Endurance Legends Historic Series, and has appeared a few times and seems to work now. Its initial launch was rushed to much and underfunded, (not dissimilar to the story of the front engined Nissan LMP1 a few years back).

[@samuelgt2811]

The lack of a hybrid system may hurt the Valkyrie as the SCG project showed. Unless the grip overcomes the defect, I'm suspecting the car to be off the pace this year from Qatar to Bahrain. As for drivers that could be apart of the operation, Thiim and Soronsen come to mind as well as Gunn and De Angelis. Aside from Tincknell, most of Aston's lineup doesn't have much prototype experience and could show inconsistency and erraticity which BMW's IMSA lineup had until they benched De Phillippi and Krohn

[@OwenBeckman-g9z]

I think they’ll be fine cus the Valkyrie pro is faster than the hypercars by quite a bit I think so they shouldn’t struggle on power and downforce but the bop could screw them over

[@nanakixd7436]

I think lacking the hybrid component could cost them a lot in the series. You just have to go back a couple years and take a look at the Vanwall and Glickenhaus hypercars. AM better have a secret that we don't know yet, but let's say the expectations aren't exactly high​@OwenBeckman-g9z

[@nuztuz903]

new cars will always be off the pace as it will be over bopped until the ACO and the teams properly understand it

[@namesii1880]

SCG's project was hurt by lack of money to develop a competitive car. The Valkyrie shouldn't have such a problem.

[@frankj0484]

@@samuelgt2811 The starter motor along with the KERS on a non-hybrid car will prevent it from ending up like Glickenhaus and Vanwall. Glickenhaus, Isotta and Vanwall are too broke to take care of the cars while Aston Martin like every car manufacturers can easily afford them. The BOP and the FIA's rules destroyed the car manufacturers' reputations.

[@frankj0484]

The Valkyrie is also the only V12 car in WEC. Both street & AMR Pro variant are hybrid while the LMH variant isn't, so I hope it won't repeat the failures like both Glickenhaus and Vanwall that are non-hybrid hypercars. Most V12 race cars won every series whenever they participate but don't forget that the Jaguar XJR-9/12, McLaren F1 GTR, BMW LMR, Ferrari 250 LM and the Audi R10 are the V12 champions. I'm expecting that the Valkyrie can make history as the another V12 champion too but also I wish Honda should join too by summoning the rebranded Acura hypercar plus, the Lamborghini along with the Temerario and Mazda should return to Le Mans and rejoin WEC with both GT3 car & rotary-hybrid powered hypercar.

[@ChinoKawaii1021]

I'm pretty sure the AMR Pro one isn't hybrid as well

[@frankj0484]

@ChinoKawaii1021 There are videos that the AMR Pro started with EV mode and then switched to gas mode when it hits over 50kph.

[@divinasi0n]

Ive both heard it claimed in reviews that the AMR Pro doesn't have the heavy hybrid system weighing it down like the road going variant, but I also remember hearing the engine kick in after the car was already driving down the pitlane. 🤨

[@frankj0484]

@@divinasi0n Perhaps it's actually the KERS similar to F1 cars along with a little electric motors connected to the engine so that's why it started like every LMH/LMDH cars do. The AMR Pro's hybrid system is unlike the street variant of the Valkyrie.

[@freyala024]

@@frankj0484 The AMR Pro doesn't have a hybrid system, what you've heard on videos is just a starter motor, it is in fact electric but it doesn't recover energy, once the V12 kicks in its the only thing powering the car. The LMH car is based on the AMR Pro so it likely has the same thing.

[@mascio88]

Thanks for the video. In the future it would be interesting to have a video explaining all the differences between the LMH model and the street model of the Valkyrie

[@MatheusLanza89]

Hey Jonah, in WEC, Eduardo Barrichello (oldest son of Rubens Barrichello) will be the third GT3 driver. Aston in WEC and IMSA its a great present for us!

[@logannguyen1343]

I'm just hoping this livery is only a temporary one until they reveal the actual racing livery 🙏

[@Lee-eeL86]

That livery is just to camouflage certain shapes on the car, like WWI and WWII Battleships. I'm sure the 007 and 009 cars will be green!

[@petermaltha]

Great stuff

[@thomastartu9597]

Love it! New competition always seems to bring something interesting to the grid. And this one is no exception.

[@jean-marcelgoger]

Les hypercars. des super voitures❤🎉🎉

[@5000khn]

Can’t wait to see and hear it at Le Mans 🤩

[@drogynbattlebrand5229]

I’m sure we have to keep our expectations realistic. A lot of new cars struggle in their first year. But I’m excited to see it. I adjusted my plans for the year so I can go to Road America to experience the Valkyrie first hand!

[@colinmchattie4698]

I’m going to Qatar just to see it start out in WEC. And couldn’t miss Le Mans

[@phildunne7260]

Thanks FJ, can’t wait to see the 2 Valkyries at Le Mans! Although disappointed that they won’t be as loud as the IMSA entry.

[@Tony86-c1s]

One entry was forgotten in this amazing video, 2008 was first overall effort for Aston Martin in prototype endurance racing with Prodrive under the Charouz Racing banner. Even though it wasn't an official entry from Aston Martin that still counts.

[@AlanFormula12022]

The Valkyrie LMH in 2025 hopefully gonna perform brilliantly this season

[@V-Racing]

Hopefully mclaren will enter with the v10 based solus gt

[@speedymouse2859]

Needs to be a 2 seater so no.

[@redknightsr69]

I can only imagine how randy the crowds will be to hear that monster without any mufflers.

[@fuzzynutter8344]

Although this will be the first LMH car derived from a road car, the Valkyrie road car is, to me, like the GT1 cars of the mid to late 1990s, where many of the “road” cars were essentially purpose built race cars masquerading as road cars. The Valkyrie LMH is also derived from the AMR Pro which is a very different beast to the standard Valkyrie, with only superficial similarities.

[@freyala024]

The LMH car is not really road derived at all to be honest, its based solely on the AMR Pro which as you noted is a very different beast, the only things they share with the Valkyrie road car are the name and the engine.

[@eamonahern7495]

I'm glad we finally have an LMH in both WEC and IMSA. It'll be interesting to see how it does against the LMDh cars in both series.

[@Lakedistrictrider]

Great to see the new addition to the grid but lack of hybrid element makes them look backwards

[@frankj0484]

@@Lakedistrictrider The KERS(similar to F1) & the starting motor that connect and work together with the engine, ECU and alternator can actually prevent it from ending up like Vanwall & Glickenhaus. Aston Martin is like every normal brand manufacturer can easily afford race car programs while Vanwall, Isotta and Glickenhaus are too broke.

[@michaeloxlong5697]

I wonder how much of this design came from Newey, who was a big help on the road-going version, and who was still working with them when they announced the WEC program in 2019.

[@nomiguda]

Notification squad in! Everybody like the video and make sure you finish it to the end! I can't wait for the start of the 2025 sportscar season at Daytona!

[@grahamcrackergaming1540]

For one thing, it’s nice to finally see an LMH built car in IMSA (even if we do have to wait another race to finally see it in IMSA) but I there’s definitely a lot of questions that surround the Valkyrie, especially in IMSA. The big ones for IMSA being, more so a 2 for 1, how the car will fair against its LMDh counterparts in terms of BoP with it being both an LMH car and a non hybrid. Especially since we’ve seen in the WEC already how non hybrid LMH cars fair against the hybrid powered LMH and LMDh machinery, albeit with manufacturers that don’t have the same funding as the likes of Toyota, Ferrari, and Porsche for example. Reliability wise it should hopefully have a better run than Lamborghini’s first year with the SC63 as long as all goes well. Aston Martin and Heart of Racing will definitely have the new car first year gremlins, but as long as all goes well for the team and manufacturer, they should theoretically have a season similar to BMW and Alpine’s season in WEC where they were mid pack to running just inside the Top 10 in Hypercar and being able to fight for a podium towards the end of the year.

[@calvador94]

Can't wait to experience the noise of this car at Le Mans this year. Go AMR/THOR!

[@MrRW26]

its more funny that in FM4, the AMR1 was a pretty quick car. just sadly was let down with many issues during its build time.

[@soya31670]

How does multimatic have contracts with multiple manufacturers. I’d assume there’d be a conflict of interest

[@oliwhere]

I read that Dallara has different departments for people working on the BMW and Cadillac and I guess it's the same with Oreca and Multimatic

[@DuvJones]

​@@oliwhere It would have to be.

[@etotherescue2010]

I thought the hybrid systems in gtp are spec? Are they not allowed to use the system everyone else uses?

[@lol911000]

What is the Redline of the engine?

[@Gois83]

I understand they ditched the hybrid system for matters of complexity and, since the road-going was already so high-powered, detuning it would dramatically increase its reliability too. But one thing is certain: it might very well hurt its performance, specially on slower, more technical tracks where low-end torque is paramount.

[@Kierenstanden-qz7eu]

Aston martin last GT3 V12, LMP1 and hyper car❤

[@vettezl1]

Did Gordan Murray have any input?

[@usernamembp45]

TOTALLY LOVE Aston Martin (a British Car fan here) and LOVE the SOUND, V12 is amazing. Just one issue... What is with that color scheme, blocks all over?? Hope this is not the final scheme.

[@wonderwu]

How can we hype Ferrari and Toyota to bring their LMH cars to LMDh races too? Cause that's so sick

[@thepumpboy]

Great video but how will AMR going to run in both series? Will they be the same cars and shipped between WEC and IMSA or will there be separate cars? Same with BMW etc, will they be separate cars or the same cars shipped between races???

[@Maenfy]

Most likely seperate. There isn't enough time to use the same cars. There is a week between some WEC and IMSA races, shipping the cars across the world and rebuild them for the respective series in like 3 days is impossible to do.

[@harrypotter4309]

If I've understood it correctly, LMH was not allowed into IMSA for the first two years of LMDh, as it was felt that LMH would have had an "unfair" advantage as they already had a couple of years' experience with the formula compared to the then new LMDh. (Fair enough really, I guess). That time has now passed, so let's see what we can get from this year forward. I've also read that some LMH teams would not be interested in doing the short races in IMSA, but would be very interested in such as Daytona, Sebring and possibly Atlanta. (So would probably do the big races only on a non-points basis. Don't know for sure if that's fact).

[@FormulaJonah]

LMH was introduced in 2021 while LMDh was introduced in 2023. The LMH cars were allowed to race in the WEC for the first two years, while in IMSA DPi was still around. In 2023, the LMDh cars were introduced into both championships and the LMH cars were allowed to race in both. If you want information on LMH and LMDh, I just released a video which completely breaks down the rulesets, here is the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6qtoKend7x9g6s

[@harrypotter4309]

@@FormulaJonah Hi, looks like you've verified what I understood to be the case, so thanks for that.

[@moStallion]

If fhey brought back v12s I'll definitely watch

[@frankj0484]

@@moStallion The V10 is dead in WEC but it'll only be in IMSA, GT World and DTM because both Huracan and R8 are still race in these series. Lambo will return next year to WEC by bringing the Temerario along with refreshed/facelifted SC63. I was expecting before that either the 499P or the SC63 use V12 engines, but it turns out, they use V6 and V8 engines. I also expecting the Valkyrie can make history as another V12 champion like the Ferrari 250 GTO, Jaguar XJR series, McLaren F1 GTR BMW LMR and Audi R10.

[@diego_981]

sadly in the wec it is not going to sound the way we want it to sound because in Europe they ask to use mufflers

[@aubreysmith191]

I hope pagani joins with their v12 huayra r

[@freyala024]

Nowhere near fast enough for LMH and Pagani almost certainly lacks the funds, resources and infrastructure needed to build a proper LMH car and program.

[@frankj0484]

Although Pagani cars are super expensive, but the founder, Horacio, can't afford to get one. Lamborghini slightly can but the VW motorsport crisis and the 2 car mandate policy has causing it to get out of WEC and stay in IMSA.

[@aubreysmith191]

@@frankj0484 that is unfortunate then

[@RedBullRacingiGP]

in all fairness, the Valkyrie AMR-LMH is derived from the AMR Pro and NOT the Valkyrie

[@dibdab101]

I can see Fernando Alonso transitioning from Aston's F1 team to the endurance team in 2026 if the signs are positive in 2025.

[@freyala024]

2:50 Its about as derived from a road car as the Ferrari 499P is, which is to say not at all, the only thing it has in common with the Valkyrie road car is the engine.

[@ChloeButMoreLikeTheresa]

Daddy money

[@Ilovecars-wd6xu]

I’m kinda disappointed that Lamborghini was not the first cause they made the iconic na v12 at the aventador for nearly a decade but they didn’t use it on the sc63 Cause the normal aventador v12 was already a good choice, with some minor changes, it would already be within the regulations

[@F1ll1nTh3Blanks]

GabeN! GabeN! GabeN!

[@neilOP]

valve

[@Kierenstanden-qz7eu]

I hope it’s not going to be muffled

[@drabsteak1225]

In the WEC 110 dB max

[@PlayGames-nb6fz]

The only thing that can stop Aston Martin will be reliability of the car. Other than that I believe even the road version of Valkyrie beats any lmh or lmdh in terms of lap time around le mans

[@bomondlivinxton]

Are they seriously not going to run a hybrid system? This will hurt them. No hybrid, no turbo. They will need to stop for fuel more often than the rest of the hypercars. I guess BoP will help there by allowing AMR to get more energy on every stop but the weight will also be higher. I guess BoP will have to work hard to lift them to the level of the rest

[@seeya202]

Would lack of hybrid system lower the mileage of the car, resulting in more refuelings than its competitors? 🤔

[@Maenfy]

Usually the fuel tank size is also part of the BoP, it shouldn't make that much of a difference.

[@christinalloyd9566]

Actually they sold all the road cars even before the design was finished. Sure you can get a second hand one though if the price is right! My guess is north of £5 million.

[@Xz016e]

Faz a dublagem em português do Brasil automático e top🎉

[@Xz016e]

Faz a dublagem em português do Brasil automático e top

[@bobbler42]

…and Lance will have it in the wall before the GTs hit the Mulsanne…

[@EliasGydesen]

Hi

[@xjserpent7665]

It's gonna be really interesting to see a non-hybrid V12 LMH car go against hybrid ones. So far, the other non-hybrid Hypercars like the Glickenhaus and the Vanwall were pretty disappointing. Just hoping Aston Martin did their homework this time.

[@namesii1880]

Those cars weren't bad due to the lack of hybrid. They just didn't have the budgets to develop the cars like these massive car manufacturers do. The Vanwall couldn't even reach its maximum allowed power output and was significantly down on power as a result.

[@JamesDell-ni9hp]

Boo! No hybrid, top class has had hybrids for a decade now.

[@guilhermefonseca1562]

Mate I gotta say, this is livery is hideous

[@NicoNice24]

Afaik it is only the testing livery

[@speedymouse2859]

It's only the testing livery...

[@shakesnbake]

Hopefully Lance's car in 2026!

[@freyala024]

Eww no, kick him from F1 but you don't need to fuck over the WEC team to accomplish that.

[@_-ronin-_5521]

​​@@freyala024The thing is they have Adrian newey so i feel like his father doesn't want to fuck this up and move him to wec than later if he proves his worth move him back

[@namesii1880]

Guy has the awareness of a rock. No way you put him into a multiclass field.

[@colinmchattie4698]

Hopefully not Lance’s car. I want to see it winning

[@hertzwave8001]

mufflers