Standout motorsport season for Lamborghini
Following the launch of its one-make race series in 2009, Automobili Lamborghini has had an astoundingly competitive motorsport season in 2010 thanks to its representatives in series all across the globe.
The Italian marque secured countless wins, including a victory in the highly-prestigious and ultra-competitive FIA GT1 World Championship, as well as titles in ADAC GT Masters and GT3 Asia. But the season is not over yet, and Lamborghini is still in the running for further victories and even championship titles.
Lamborghini race teams Reiter Engineering and All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport entered a total of four Lamborghini Murciélago LP 670-4 R-SV race cars in the newly-formed FIA GT1 World Championship. Reiter Engineering drivers Frank Kechele and Ricardo Zonta have led the way for Lamborghini and secured two Championship Race victories so far. With two events remaining, the fight is still on. Reiter Engineering is currently second in the Teams’ Standings, just 18 points behind the current leader. Meanwhile, German pilot Kechele is fourth in the Drivers’ Standings, with Zonta not far behind in sixth place.
Lamborghini also graced the grids of many national racing series, including Germany’s ADAC GT Masters, in which Lamborghini drivers Albert von Thurn und Taxis and Peter Kox drove their Lamborghini Gallardo LP 560-4 to title victory. The pair wrapped up the 2010 championship at the final race weekend in Oschersleben, Germany, finishing 13 points clear of their closest rivals.
Dilantha Malagamuwa secured the honours for Lamborghini in the GT3 Asia championship with three race wins at the final round. The Dilango Racing Sri Lanka driver defended from rival Lamborghini driver Hammam Sulong, with the pair finishing the championship first and second respectively.
Meanwhile, in the marque’s homeland of Italy, strong performances in the Italian GT Cup class of the Italian GT Championship saw official Lamborghini test driver Giorgio Sanna and his team-mate Davide Stancheris finish joint second in the Drivers’ Standings having claimed an impressive five victories in their Lamborghini Gallardo LP 570-4.
Lamborghini test driver Giorgio Sanna said: “I am very happy with second place in the Championship. We have been able to show the superiority of our Gallardo, especially in the second part of the season, with the pole and two victories at Monza, ahead of manufacturers like Ferrari and Porsche.”
Lamborghini’s achievements for 2010 also include strong results in the FIA GT3 European Championship, Avon Tyres British GT Championship, Brazilian GT Championship and the BELCAR Endurance Championship, as well as second overall in the FFSA GT Gentlemen Trophy and an outright victory in the 12-hour Merdeka Millennium Endurance Race (MMER) in Sepang, Malaysia.
This year also marked the second year of Lamborghini’s one-make series, the Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo. Contested in four-wheel drive Lamborghini Super Trofeo race cars, the highly-competitive series visited race circuits across Europe, which included the technical Paul Ricard, France, and the prestigious Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium. Competition went down to the wire, with the Pro Drivers’, Pro-Am Drivers’ and Team titles all decided at the season finale in Italy.
“It has been a remarkable season for Lamborghini,” said Automobili Lamborghini Director of Brand and Design, Manfred Fitzgerald. “We’ve had great successes in series from around the world, with excellent results in the FIA GT1 World Championship a true highlight. Lamborghini’s competiveness is obvious and we look forward to the final weeks of this year’s season bringing further success to Lamborghini teams and drivers.”
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Lamborghini's motorsport heritage has been recently enhanced with the launch of the Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo, as well as entries in FIA GT1 World Championship and GT3 championships.
The world's fastest one-make series, the Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo, was launched in October 2008 and was followed by a highly-competitive season in 2009, where 24 drivers of seven different nationalities secured podium finishes. The 2010 season took place over six race weekends competing at circuits across Europe, supporting series such as DTM, FIA GT1 World Championship and Le Mans Series.
Lamborghini also has entrants in the following GT3 championships:
International GT Open
GT3 European Championship
Belcar Endurance Championship
VdeV Endurance Championship
ADAC GT Masters
Australian GT Championship
Brazilian GT3 Championship
FFSA
GT3 Asia Challenge
Italian GT Championship
Nordic GT3 Championship
Spanish GT Championship
