The British manufacturer will remain involved in the GT3 and GT4 classes for the foreseeable future, it was announced on the launch of the Valkyrie programme on Wednesday.
To that effect, Aston will be producing new versions of its GT3 and GT4 customer cars on the Vantage platform in conjunction with Prodrive under the Aston Martin Racing banner in time for next season.
These will be homologation evolutions of the existing cars, Aston Martin head of endurance motorsport Adam Carter explained, while adding that the “naming of the cars remains a work in progress”.
The current-generation Vantage GT3 and GT4 cars were released to customers in 2019, one year after the introduction of the GTE version of the car that will stop racing at the conclusion of this year.
Customer GT racing will remain central to the marque’s motorsport strategy going forward, according to Carter.
“It goes back to Aston Martin building racing sportscars being part of our DNA,” Carter told Autosport.
“GT3 and GT4 are absolutely the places for our cars to be raced. Our customers love racing Aston Martins: they love the cars and they love the brand.
“By also confirming Aston Martin’s commitment to a new GT3 and GT4 challenger, we signal our intent to compete for victory at all levels of sportscar racing now and well into the future.”
Source: Autosport