The British manufacturer’s test programme commenced earlier this month with the Valkyrie AMR Pro track day car, out of which the new LMH to be raced by the Heart of Racing team from next year is being developed.
Aston Martin head of endurance racing Adam Carter described the run at Silverstone as an “early systems test” before the definitive LMH begins testing later in the year.
He explained that there is “some fundamental software work we can do” with the AMR Pro.
The test took place, Carter stated, on “an extremely cold day at Silverstone” and that driving duties were handled by “a well-trusted member of the Aston Martin Racing family”.
More testing is planned with the AMR Pro before the LMH is up and running.
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“It will be very intensive testing because the platform already exists so we can crack on and push hard with some very focused objectives,” he said.
“We have very clear objectives around what that testing is about.”
Carter said that the 2025 Valkyrie LMH announced last October remains “on programme”.
Source: Autosport