Walkenhorst Motorsport, winner of the blue riband Spa round of the GTWCE in 2018, will field a solo Aston Martin Vantage GT3 in the Pro class of the Endurance Cup segment of the series next year.
The German team will also undertake a campaign with an all-pro line-up in the Nurburgring Long-distance Series (NLS) around its attack on the German endurance classic with the support of Aston Martin Racing.
The driving crew for these entries will be made up of drivers from Aston’s GT roster, which in 2023 included Marco Sorensen, Nicki Thiim and Jonny Adam.
Walkenhorst will field a further two Vantage GT3s in the non-professional classes in the GTWCE and at the 24 Hours at the ‘Ring and in the NLS, while it is also open to entering the ADAC GT Masters series in its homeland.
The signing of Walkenhorst means Aston will be represented in the Pro class for a full-season campaign in the GTWCE enduros for the first time since 2019.
Garage 59 took in a full season that year with a roster of drivers including Adam, while the works-run Beechdean AMR squad undertook the first three rounds up to and including Spa in 2022.
The last factory assault at the Nurburing came in 2022 with a partnership between AMR and TF Sport.
Walkenhorst is returning to the Pro class after a two-season absence: it was BMW’s factory representative in the GTWCE enduros with the M6 GT3 in 2021.
Source: Autosport