{"id":66623,"date":"2025-12-13T09:26:43","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T08:26:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autoestrada.ch\/?p=66623"},"modified":"2025-12-13T09:26:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T08:26:56","slug":"aston-martin-valkyrie-will-race-with-unchanged-line-up-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/autoestrada.ch\/en\/aston-martin-valkyrie-will-race-with-unchanged-line-up-in-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Aston Martin Valkyrie will race with unchanged line-up in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The spectacular Aston Martin Valkyrie hypercar will contest the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship [WEC] with an unchanged driver line-up, following an encouraging debut season at the highest level of sportscar racing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Aston Martin THOR Team will once again be represented by British duo Tom Gamble and Harry Tincknell in the #007 Valkyrie, and supported by Ross Gunn at selected WEC races, next year. Meanwhile Alex Riberas (ESP) and Marco S\u00f8rensen (DEN) will return to the #009 with Roman De Angelis (CDN) stepping in when required.<\/p><div class=\"autoestrada-nel-contenuto autoestrada-entity-placement\" id=\"autoestrada-1835152907\" style=\"position: relative;padding: 30px;border: 2px solid red;margin: 25px auto 35px;text-align: center;width: fit-content;\"><div class=\"autoestrada-adlabel\">Advertising<\/div><div id=\"autoestrada-2826521300\"><!-- START ADVERTISER: from tradedoubler.com -->\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\nvar uri = 'https:\/\/impfr.tradedoubler.com\/imp?type(img)g(25346028)a(2263928)' + new String (Math.random()).substring (2, 11);\r\ndocument.write('<a href=\"https:\/\/clk.tradedoubler.com\/click?p=289682&a=2263928&g=25346028\" target=\"_BLANK\"><img src=\"'+uri+'\" border=0><\\\/a>');\r\n<\/script>\r\n<!-- END ADVERTISER: from tradedoubler.com --><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThroughout 2025, as the programme grew and developed, we achieved a great deal as a team, but we also learned a considerable amount\u201d said Aston Martin THOR Team Principal Ian James. \u201cThe drivers as a group delivered over and above what we asked from them. That included a lot of work at the very beginning that required them to dig deep. But it also means that we have generated a hugely valuable hub of understanding and knowledge about Valkyrie that will be valuable as we move into season two. As we continue to understand more about how to exploit the competitive nature of Valkyrie, it\u2019s a great opportunity for all our drivers to use what they have learned and push on to achieve more in 2026, and we have every faith that they will.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Valkyrie is the first \u2018Le Mans Hypercar\u2019 (LMH) to be produced by Aston Martin. Raced by the works Aston Martin THOR Team, it remains the only car in WEC\u2019s premier category derived from a road-legal hypercar and made its global debut in the Qatar 1812km in February. The trail-blazing programme grew consistently in competitiveness and experience through 2025, covering more than 22,000 racing miles (including the 24 Hours of Le Mans) with the two stunning green Aston Martins in WEC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Valkyrie\u2019s inaugural season ended with a flurry of points finishes, including a best WEC finish of fifth overall in the 6 Hours of Fuji, while Riberas led a WEC race for the first time when charging to the front on merit in the Bapco Energies 8 Hours of Bahrain before ending the season with more points for seventh place. Meanwhile in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship finale \u2013 the 10-hour Motul Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta \u2013 in mid-October, Valkyrie clinched its first podium in global competition, coming within five seconds of a famous maiden victory with De Angelis, Gunn and Riberas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This all followed an encouraging 24 Hours of Le Mans (in June) where both Valkyrie hypercars completed their maiden twice-around-the-clock event without issue, finishing 12<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;and 14<sup>th<\/sup>, and the Aston Martin THOR Team registered the cars\u2019, and Aston Martin\u2019s first Manufacturer\u2019s World Championship points in the Hypercar Class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"aes-custom-banner\">\n<!-- START ADVERTISER: from tradedoubler.com -->\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\nvar uri = 'https:\/\/imp.tradedoubler.com\/imp?type(img)g(26033522)a(2367411)' + new String (Math.random()).substring (2, 11);\ndocument.write('<a href=\"https:\/\/clk.tradedoubler.com\/click?p=353975&#038;a=2367411&#038;g=26033522\" target=\"_blank\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"'+uri+'\" width=\"600\" height=\"500\" border=\"0\"><\/a>');\n<\/script>\n<!-- END ADVERTISER: from tradedoubler.com -->\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The spectacular Aston Martin Valkyrie hypercar will contest the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship [WEC] with an unchanged driver line-up, following an encouraging debut season at the highest level of sportscar racing. 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