Aston Martin Vantage and Valkyrie Shine at 24 Hours of Le Mans with Podium and Top Ten Finish
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What Happened
The #23 Aston Martin Vantage GT3, driven by Gray Newell, Dudu Barrichello, and Jonny Adam, finished third in the LMGT3 class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans on Sunday, marking the car's 11th class podium at the event. The Heart of Racing Team secured its first Le Mans podium, with Newell achieving a debut podium and Barrichello standing on the rostrum for the first time. The #27 Vantage, which started from pole, suffered a gearbox issue in the 21st hour after leading the class.
“This was an outstanding performance from Vantage, another excellent weekend at Le Mans for Aston Martin, and a great result for our partners Heart of Racing Team,”
In the Hypercar class, the #007 Aston Martin Valkyrie driven by Tom Gamble, Ross Gunn, and Harry Tincknell finished eighth overall, marking the car's best Le Mans result and extending its WEC points streak to five races. The #009 Valkyrie ended up 14th after a late technical issue.
Why this matters
These results underscore Aston Martin's competitive endurance racing heritage and demonstrate the performance of both the Vantage and Valkyrie models under extreme conditions.
Terms in This Story
- LMGT3
- A class in the FIA World Endurance Championship for GT3 race cars.
- Hypercar
- The top class of Le Mans and the FIA World Endurance Championship, consisting of high-performance prototypes.
- WEC
- FIA World Endurance Championship, a global sports car racing series.
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