[5] The car was originally slated to make its first appearance at the 2025 24 Hours of Daytona, however, Aston Martin opted to skip the event in favour of completing more internal testing.

[6] Aston Martin was one of the first manufacturers to commit to the Le Mans Hypercar class in 2019, with plans to start competition with at least two factory cars in the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship.

[2][3] This would make Aston Martin the first Le Mans Hypercar manufacturer to enter the IMSA series, which up to that point only had LMDh cars participate.

[10] The car, now recognized as the Valkyrie AMR-LMH,[1] was rolled out in the summer of 2024, ahead of an extensive testing program by Aston Martin and The Heart of Racing at Silverstone Circuit and Donington Park, alongside drivers Darren Turner, Harry Tincknell, and Mario Farnbacher.

[1][14] On the 21st of November, Aston Martin announced that the Valkyrie AMR-LMH would make its global racing debut at the 2025 Qatar 1812 km, opting to skip the 2025 24 Hours of Daytona to perform further testing and development.