Aston Martin Valkyrie LMH Aston Martin Thor Team No. 007 Gamble Gunn Tincknell 24h Le Mans 2025 Spark Model 1:12

The Aston Martin Valkyrie arrived at Le Mans not as a prototype curiosity but as a full factory Hypercar contender, developed under ACO and FIA WEC LMH regulations with aerodynamic engineering carried out by Red Bull Advanced Technologies. Car No. 007 — a race number Aston Martin has carried as a motorsport signature for decades — represented the team's flagship entry at the 92nd edition of the 24 Heures du Mans, held at Circuit de la Sarthe in 2025. For collectors of contemporary endurance racing, this is the live document of that campaign.

A Road Car Architecture Taken to Le Mans

The Valkyrie began as a road-going hypercar designed with Adrian Newey's involvement at Red Bull Advanced Technologies, and its transition to LMH specification retained the fundamental architecture while reshaping the aerodynamic surfaces for endurance racing regulations. At its core sits a Cosworth-built naturally aspirated V12 mated to a hybrid electric motor unit — a powertrain configuration that meets LMH output regulations while delivering the character Aston Martin's engineers had designed into the platform from the outset. The programme carries the internal name Aston Martin Thor.

No. 007 at the 2025 24 Heures du Mans

Aston Martin Thor Team entered the No. 007 Valkyrie in the Hypercar class at the 92nd 24 Heures du Mans with an entirely British driver line-up: factory driver Ross Gunn, endurance specialist Harry Tincknell — a former Le Mans class winner with extensive LMP2 and Hypercar experience — and Tom Gamble, one of British endurance racing's most closely watched rising talents. The car ran in Aston Martin's dark green and black Hypercar livery, directly referencing British Racing Green heritage. The three drivers brought the No. 007 home 13th overall at the conclusion of the race.

Spark Model in 1:12: Resin at the Largest Scale

Spark Model produced this replica in resin at 1:12, one of the manufacturer's largest and most demanding formats. At this scale, the Valkyrie LMH's Red Bull Advanced Technologies-designed bodywork — its channelled underfloor, layered aerodynamic surfaces and closed-cockpit roof — can be rendered with a level of surface fidelity that smaller scales cannot accommodate. Resin construction allows Spark's production team to capture the compound curves and sharp aero elements of the LMH body without the tooling compromises inherent in diecast. The model is catalogued under the Aston Martin Thor Team designation with all three drivers credited.