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The Aston Martin Valkyrie LMH is a racing version of the Aston Martin Valkyrie created for the Le Mans Hypercar class in the FIA World Endurance Championship and the GTP class in the IMSA SportsCar Championship.

Initial plans
Aston Martin was one of the first manufacturers to commit to the Hypercar class in 2019, with plans to start competition with at least two factory cars in the 2020/2021 FIA World Endurance Championship.The car was planned to compete without a hybrid system, despite the road car having one. Alongside the factory entries, two further cars were planned to be fielded by R-Motorsport.

In February of 2020, Aston Martin announced that they would be cancelling the project, following the decision of the ACO to allow LMDh vehicles to participate in the Hypercar project. The brand also joined Formula 1 around this time, meaning they had limited finances to support their motorsport programms. The manufacturer stated to still be open to joining in the future.

2023 revival
In October of 2023, Aston Martin officially announced the return of the Valkyrie Hypercar project. They plan to enter at least one car in both the FIA WEC and the IMSA SportsCar Championship in 2025, run by the Heart of Racing Team. This would make Aston Martin the first LMH manufacturer to enter the IMSA series, which up to that point will only have had LMDh cars compete.