Aston Martin has been involved in GT3 racing since the start of the category with the DBRS9 model through to the Vantage that shared a platform with a GTE car. Now, for the 2024 season, as the GTE category has finally died off and the GT3 regulations have evolved under the guidance of the FIA, the big prize has shifted from the 24 Hours of Spa to Le Mans, where Aston Martin teams will compete with the Vantage GT3 Evo.
Launched alongside Aston’s new Formula 1 car in mid-February, the GT3 update is one of three headline projects for the British manufacturer.
The Vantage will compete in the FIA World Endurance Championship this year, and next year will be joined by the Valkyrie Hypercar. Aston Martin has already started systems testing on that car, in January 2024, and says it will begin full car testing mid-year.
The Vantage GT3 Evo is the first product since the collaboration between Aston Martin Racing (AMR) and Aston Martin Performance Technologies (AMPT). The idea of this link between the two entities is to feed technology and learning into the next generation of road cars. That in turn, will then feed back into the racecars.
