Aston Martin Valkyrie makes public debut at Silverstone

The Aston Martin Valkyrie has broken cover after making its dynamic public debut in front of an enthusiastic crowd at the 2019 British Grand Prix over the weekend.

Piloted by Aston Martin High Performance Test Driver Chris Goodwin, the 1,160bhp machine took to Silverstone's world-famous Grand Prix circuit for its first public demonstration run. With the focus not on outright lap times, the day's showcase offered only a glimpse of what is to come from this extraordinary hypercar.

Following months of digital modelling and simulation work alongside both Aston Martin and Red Bull Advanced Technologies' engineers, today's drive becomes one of the first times that Aston Martin Valkyrie has been driven in the physical world - a testimony to the technological capability of the team's cutting-edge development techniques.

The Aston Martin Valkyrie was created as a result of a technical and strategic collaboration between Aston Martin, Red Bull Advanced Technologies and project partner AF Racing.

Chris Goodwin said on completing the lap, "I've driven this car around Silverstone for countless hours on the simulator at Aston Martin Red Bull Racing's HQ and in many other sportscars throughout my career, but to drive the Aston Martin Valkyrie here today feels exceptionally special. We still have a lot of development work to go but we can now begin to really push and realise the capabilities of what we have developed over the past months. I hope that the crowds watching from the stands enjoyed it as much as I did."

Andy Palmer, Aston Martin Lagonda President & Group CEO said, "Today is a real milestone in not only Aston Martin's history but for the industry as a whole. The Aston Martin Valkyrie continues to redefine what you and I recognise as a hypercar, possessing unrivalled levels of performance in a package that is technologically beyond anything else."

The 150 road-going Aston Martin Valkyries are sold out, with first deliveries commencing in late 2019.