",Gunn meanwhile has been an Aston junior driver ever since winning the British GT4 title alongside,“It’s an honour to be joining the works Aston Martin Racing team for the start of the FIA WEC season," said Gunn. United Autosports. Aston Martin .

Darren remains Aston Martin Racing's most successful and longest-serving driver. Aston Martin. Dalla Lana, Lauda and Lamy had contested the WEC's GTE Am class as a trio since the 2015 season, taking the class title together in 2017, but were joined in the #98 car in last month's Prologue test at Barcelona by Turner, Gunn and.For Turner, it marks a full-time return to WEC action, the 45-year-old having been relegated to a part-time schedule for the 2018/19 superseason.

",It leaves Toyota as the only major manufacturer preparing to be on the grid for the start of the 2020/21 campaign in September, joined by smaller outfits,Peugeot meanwhile is set to return to the. 51 Ferrari to put the No. ".Aston Martin goes into the new WEC season with an unchanged driver line-up for its two-car GTE Pro attack.Rebellion reveals drivers for single-car LMP1 team,Molina replaces Bird in Ferrari WEC line-up,Ginetta announces WEC line-ups for Silverstone,Misano MotoGP: Vinales scores second straight pole,The 2020 Le Mans 24 Hours entry list in full,The races that could fit Red Bull's 'invitational' GP idea,Rossi says Bagnaia riding Ducati MotoGP bike “in perfect way”,Marquez: Honda MotoGP bike “out of control” in qualifying,Le Mans 24h, H8: #7 Toyota leads into the night,Turkey WRC: Neuville leads as Loeb stars despite setback,GRM extends Valvoline backing for 2020 S5000, TCR season,Le Mans 24h: The #8 Toyota has long stop to cure brake issue,First test of Peugeot’s Le Mans Hypercar already pushed back,LMDh's full introduction to IMSA delayed until 2023,Live: Follow the Le Mans 24 Hours as it happens,ByKolles reveals images of 2021 WEC hypercar design,FIA WEC: 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps - race highlights,FIA WEC: 6 Hours of Spa Francorchamps - Thomas Laurent crash,FIA WEC: 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps - Thomas Laurent v Paul di Resta,FIA WEC: 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps - Half race highlights. Aston's announcement follows months of official silence on the state of its hypercar project, with the marque having not provided any substantive updates on the programme since last September's Silverstone WEC season-opener.. Aston says the choice came after the recent decision by the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) and the International Motor Sport Association (IMSA) to harmonize the Hypercar class with the so-called LMDh prototype category in the WEC from 2021 and the U.S.-based WeatherTech Sportscar Championship from 2022. Aston Martin remains open to working with both organisations to find a suitable pathway for any future participation. [The] Vantage is winning in some of the most fiercely contested sportscar classes in global motorsport, and long may this continue.”,#95 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR: Marco Sorensen, Nicki Thiim,Aston Martin Valkyrie prototypes tested by Verstappen and Albon,Watch Nico Rosberg customise an Aston Martin Valkyrie,Aston Martin Valkyrie testing on public roads,Aston Martin Valkyrie And Valhalla On Track,Aston Martin Valkyrie At Silverstone Circuit,Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR Track Performance Pack,Aston Martin Valkyrie's Cosworth V12 engine,Aston Martin won't race WEC hypercar in 2020/21,https://uk.motor1.com/news/399529/aston-martin-hypercar-valkyrie-confirmed/,IMSA's next-generation LMDh cars will be eligible to race in the WEC in 2021/22,New Land Rover Defender takes off all camo in exclusive rendering,Bugatti La Voiture Noire debuts in Geneva: Most expensive new car ever,Range Rover Sentinel is a mobile fortress now with more power,Pininfarina Battista revealed as most powerful Italian road car ever. "Aston Martin’s ambition to compete for the overall victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans remains undiminished, but it is only right that we reassess our position in light of a significant change in the landscape that was not anticipated when we committed last year," said Aston Martin CEO Andy Palmer. Aston Martin Racing heads into the 88th running of the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans aiming to take its third class victory with Vantage, and secure the 2019/2020 World Endurance Championship. Aston Martin goes into the new WEC season with an unchanged driver line-up for its two-car GTE Pro attack. "I'm really looking forward to joining Paul and Ross in the #98 car and challenging for the 2019/20 GTE Am championship," said Turner. The 2020-2021 WEC season begins in August 2020, so Aston Martin and the WEC need to quickly find a common ground if they want to salvage the Valkyrie's racing career. Aston Martin is putting on hold a planned entry into the World Endurance Championship (WEC) and Le Mans 24 Hours with its Valkyrie hypercar.

"I’m very excited to begin this new chapter of my career at the pinnacle of GT racing and I will be pushing for a solid result. LMP2. The British marque confirmed on Wednesday morning that it is putting its return to the top flight of sportscar racing on hold while it assesses its options in the wake of the news that,A statement said: "Aston Martin will now pause as it considers whether to continue in any future prototype class. ... Thiim and Sørensen top the WEC standings by 19 points … In LMGTE Pro the two Aston Martin Racing Vantages also posted the top two times in the session, with the no95 Vantage coming out on top. For the first time at the Circuit de la Sarthe, both classes will race with the current turbocharged 4-litre V8 Vantage GTE, with […] The situation has changed and it makes sense for us to pause and reconsider our options. A four-time podium finisher in this year's WEC GTE Am class, he is also contesting the Nürburgring 24 Hours for partner team Garage 59, and selected rounds of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship with partner team The Heart of Racing in the US. "We entered Aston Martin Valkyrie in WEC and at Le Mans with the understanding that we would be competing with similar machinery and like-minded manufacturers. The most entertaining battle of the hour came right at the end, Maxime Martin chasing down and passing Alessandro Pier Guidi’s No.