The evolution model of the Vantage GT3 underneath improvement forward of a launch to clients in time for the 2024 season was photographed for the primary time throughout basic testing at Silverstone this week.
It follows final week’s announcement that Aston is creating new variations of its GT3 and GT4 Vantages on the launch of its commencement to the highest divisions of the WEC and IMSA SportsCar Championship with the Valkyrie Le Mans Hypercar in 2025.
The information was a part of a reaffirmation of its commitment to customer racing in the GT ranks with Prodrive, which has been its companion since 2004.
New Aston Martin head of endurance motorsport Adam Carter has confirmed that the brand new automobiles shall be homologation evolutions of the present GT3 and GT4 automobiles launched for the 2019 season.
Aston Martin GT3
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No different data has been forthcoming in regards to the automobiles developed at Prodrive underneath the Aston Martin Racing banner, together with their names.
The revised GT3 racer is known to be within the remaining levels of improvement forward of its homologation, whereas the brand new GT4 model of the Vantage can be identified to be up and working.
No particulars of the 2 days of testing at Silverstone on Monday and Tuesday this week have been launched by Aston.
However it’s identified that manufacturing facility driver Jonny Adam and marque stalwart Darren Turner, who’s contracted to Aston Martin Lagonda moderately than AMR, have been amongst these to get behind the wheel of the brand new automotive.
Phil Eager can be understood to have pushed the automotive on behalf of a possible buyer, together with Tomonobu Fujii, who races for the D’Station Aston squad within the WEC.
The evolution Vantage shall be eligible for all of the collection run to FIA GT3 guidelines.
Aston Martin GT3
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Which means these run underneath GT World Problem banner by the Stephane Ratel Organisation and GT Daytona Professional and GTD in IMSA, in addition to the brand new LMGT3 class changing GTE Am for subsequent season within the WEC and the European Le Mans Sequence.
Aston is anticipated to be one of many producers to be granted entries for LMGT3 within the WEC subsequent 12 months, although it has but to disclose which group it can select to be its consultant.