Valkyrie on track this week in IMSAs official Sebring test
Monday, February 10, 2025
Despite this being an official test ahead of another endurance round following the opening 24hour round from Daytona at the end of January, we will only see some of the Aston Martin Racing powered participants there at the test.
Most importantly however, we will see the #23 Heart of Racing Aston Martin Valkyrie for the first time since the team confirmed its dual IMSA / World Endurance Championship driver line ups and colour schemes just last week. Whether the #23 will be in its official and more familiar blue and black Heart of Racing livery design or its testing camouflage design of old is yet to be seen but having missed the Rolex 24 its appearance at the Sebring is important for the programme if nothing else.
The #23's stated regular drivers Ross Gunn and Roman De Angelis will be joined at the test by Alex Riberas (who will be at the helm of the team’s #009 WEC Valkyrie effort alongside that of Marco Sorensen) as well as the team’s #27 AMR Vantage GTD car with Tom Gamble (another WEC Valkyrie driver) and Casper Stevenson behind the wheel within a test bed of thirty-seven cars.
The #19 Van Der Steur AMR Vantage GTD will not be in attendance by design – nor will the #44 Magnus Racing AMR which unfortunately bowed out of the IMSA championship for the last time with a blown engine at Daytona.
Tuesday will see two three-hour GTD Pro/GTD only test sessions before two similar but all incumbent test sessions on Wednesday before rounding off with two GTP/LMP2 test sessions only on Thursday.
Photo credits – Team / AMR
