Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR Pro Ready to Ride the Nurburgring
Possible Nurburgring run would preview power of Aston Martin’s Valkyrie AMR Pro prior to 2021 FIA Hypercar inaugural season.
With FIA’s World Endurance Championship LMP1 class down to Toyota, Toyota, and Toyota, the motorsport organization is ready to usher in a new era for 2021 with the Hypercar class. The class would include the likes of the Mercedes-AMG Project One, McLaren Senna GTR, and the Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR Pro.
But before then, the Valkyrie AMR Pro may set foot upon the Green Hell to claim a ‘Ring time. Autoblog learned of potential interest in beating the time of the Porsche 919 Hybrid Evo around the Nurburgring, a jaw-dropping five minutes and 19.55 seconds.
At the Austrian Formula Grand Prix last weekend, Red Bull F1 boss Christian Horner was asked if the Valkyrie AMR Pro, built in a partnership with Aston Martin and the taurine-powered beverage producer, would be capable of beating the time set by the 919. He said that while a Formula One car would be hard-pressed to set a five-minute lap around the ‘Ring, “the Valkyrie—certainly the track version of the Valkyrie—could be a contender.”
It would be one hell of a ride for this Valkyrie. The 919 Evo pulled off the feat due to its combination of a 720-horsepower two-liter turbo V4, a pair of KERS units good for 440 horsepower, active aero, and a dry weight of 1,868 pounds. The regular Valkyrie weighs a bit more at 2,200 pounds, but has a more powerful drivetrain on board, consisting of a 6.5-liter AMR Cosworth V12 paired with a kinetic energy recovery system putting out a total of at least 1,130 horses.
The AMR Pro version would be lighter, of course, and who knows how much power would be on tap on the track. Horner may be onto something, and that something is an insane ‘Ring time that likely will never be broken. At least, until the next hypercar comes along.
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