It is designed to the Le Mans Hypercar regulations and made its debut in the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship at the season-opening 1000 Miles of Sebring.

[6] ByKolles Racing planned to use a Gibson LMP1 engine for its non-hybrid Le Mans Hypercar, as its development continues ahead of its debut in the FIA World Endurance Championship.

The team had to abandon the Gibson V8 engine for a more powerful unit when Aston Martin committed to the class last June with its 1,160 hp Valkyrie hypercar.

However, following Aston's subsequent withdrawal and the recent announcement that LMH power levels will be reduced, ByKolles can now use its original plan of using the Gibson GL458 V8 engine, which produces around 700 hp.

A spin from Esteban Guerrieri led to a full-course yellow, followed by Villeneuve crashing the Vanwall into the rear of the #54 AF Corse Ferrari 488 GTE Evo, causing another retirement.

[13] At Le Mans, the Vanwall started 15th in class, only above the #38 Hertz Team Jota Porsche 963 which failed to set a time due to issues with its hybrid system.

[15] Following this race, longstanding Vanwall driver Tom Dillmann departed the team and was replaced by João Paulo de Oliveira.

[17] Following the 2023 season, Vanwall struck a deal with PIPO Moteurs "at the end of October" to use their P21 twin-turbocharged V8 in the Vandervell 680 before it was excluded from the 2024 entry list due to a lack of competitiveness.