88 drivers for the 2024 season opener at Imola

The race, which is contested by the Huracán Super Trofeo EVO2 tires on Hankook tires, returns to the starting line and launches at the Imola circuit an important synergy with the FIA ​​World Endurance Championship, which from this year sees the new Lamborghini as the protagonist. the Hypercar SC63 LMDh unit produced by the Lamborghini Iron Lynx team. There are three rounds that will be held in conjunction with the World Endurance Championship on the same weekend (Imola, Spa and Le Mans, at the 24 Hours event). The duo will join the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe run by Aws (Nürburgring and Barcelona), with the Spanish circuit of Jerez de la Frontera hosting the final stage of the three-series Europe, Asia and North America series in November, at the same time as the Final of the Lamborghini World.

The Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europa returns to Imola for the third time, after having already stopped there in 2017 and 2022. There are 23 teams at the start, for a total of 88 drivers representing 28 different countries. Of these, 33 are set to make their debut at the company’s flagship store in Sant’Agata Bolognese.

Numbers and quality in the Pro class

The standard is high in the Pro class For the second year, the two VSR teams made up of Mattia Michelotto and Gilles Stadsbader, aged 41 between them, are back together, reigning as runners-up after securing five wins last season. The team led by Vincenzo Sospiri will also feature a team made up of rookies Andrea Frassineti and Ignazio Zanon. The young Belgian Amaury Bonduel is also trying again, in his third year with the BDR Championship and Grupo Prom, winner of the World Finals in Vallelunga in 2023.

A two-pronged attack in the same class for the Target Racing team, which will bring 22-year-old Swede Hampus Ericsson (brother of Marcus, former F1 driver and winner of the Indianapolis 500 2022) to his debut, presenting a car of the second. for the other two Scandinavians Largim Ali and Oliver Söderström and handed the third in Lamborghini Stüttgart colors to Calle Bergman and Guido Luchetti, the latter also making their first start in the continental series.

After winning the Pro title last year with New Zealand’s Brendon Leitch, the Leipert Motorsport team will put everything on German duo Sebastian Balthasar and new arrival Jacob Riegel. Two Team Oregon cars; one for the Italian-French duo of Leonardo Caglioni and Enzo Geraci, both making their Lamborghini Super Trofeo debut in Europe, as well as teammates Paul Levet and Laszlo Toth, who will alternate in the other Huracán Super Trofeo EVO2.

Also new names for Iron Lynx, which will hand the Lamborghini to Giorgio Amati and Jesse Salmenautio, both making their debuts in the series. The other pair will be formed by two Bulgarians Stefan Bostanjiev and Pavel Lefterov, while Georgi Dimitrov and Edgar Maloigne will alternate in the third car. Two crews from the Buggyra-powered Micanek Motorsport ACCR Team, the first formed by veteran Bronek Formanek and Stefan Rosina, while the Czech duo Jachym Galas and Matej Pavlicek, both starting, will complete the second pair of full references.

A great return for Alberto Di Folco, the 2014 Pro-Am champion The Roman, who this year will also face two programs in the Gran Turismo Endurance and Sprint Championship with the Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2 of the VSR team, will present himself at the start. with Rexal Villorba Corse colors, as well as the first edition of Benedetto Strignano. Another driver with great experience is Andrea Fontana,

on the track with rookie Cristian Bortolato and DL Racing, who will also provide the car to Riccardo Ianniello and Rodrigo Testa, the latter returning from the more advanced 2023 season, while Filippo Lazzaroni will ride the third Huracán Super Trofeo EVO2 from the Milanese Team with Lucas Valkre. Also with DL Racing, young Egyptian Ibrahim Badawy, who was second in the Am class last year, is preparing to jump to the division.

The first match of the French Simon Gachet and Simon Terman, together with the Schumacher CLRT team, which will also provide a second car for the young Lola Lovinfosse (age 18) and Jean-Baptiste Mela. Two other transalpine players Loris Cabirou and Quentin Antonel will be at the start with a CMR car. Among the most experienced drivers is also the Serbian Miloš Pavlovic, who will exchange the wheel of the Auto Sport Racing Huracán Super Trofeo EVO2 with Alessio Ruffini.

For the first time in the same team Sicilian Giuseppe Guirreri (GG Motorsport), Poland’s Jerzy Spinkiewicz (Uniq Racing) and Denmark Marco Gersager (GM Motorsport), while Egor Orudzhev will drive the ART-Line car. Japanese Dougie Bolger will be at the start with the Cruel Fish Racing Team and the Pegasus Racing team will rely on the French duo Dimitri Enjalbert and Anthony Nahra.

Lewandowski is doing everything he can to defend his Pro-Am title

After winning his third Pro-Am title last year, Andrzej Lewandowski is returning to the start and is doing so in a team with his son Adrian swapping in an Auto Sport Racing car. And the conflict has already been announced between the Polish duo and the French duo Claude-Yves Gosselin and Joran Leneutre, on the track with the colors of Iron Lynx. The Boutsen VDS team is also a reference crew, with Renaud Kuppens and the younger Roee Meyuhas. Back after five years, that of Davide Roda in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europa. The driver from Como will alternate at the wheel of the Team Oregon Huracán Super Trofeo EVO2 with Pietro Perolini.

Many newcomers in Am

Between news and confirmation, the Am class lineup is very interesting. The Aggressive Italia team arrives, which will show itself at the beginning with Karim Ojjeh. Stéphane Guerin will instead drive for the Schumacher CLRT team. The Rexal Villorba Corse team, which will feature Frenchman Julien Lambert and Cyril Saleilles, both making their Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europa debut. Rodrigue Gillion will make his CMR debut to join fellow Belgian driver Stéphane Lemeret.

Among the memorable names of Sant’Agata Bolognese is that of Cedric Leimer (two Pro-Am titles he won in 2011 and 2012); The Swiss will alternate at the wheel of the Autovitesse car with Julien Piguet. After a successful 2023 season, Piergiacomo Randazzo and Stéphane Tribaudini will return with VSR. The all-Italian combination of DL Racing, with Diego Locanto and the new arrival Stefano Pezzucchi.

The car for the Leipert Motorsport team, which will rely on Glenn McGee and Anthony McIntosh, the protagonists of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America at the same time. Also being tracked by AKF Motorsport is German Oliver Freymuth. Chinese Huilin Han will race with the Target Racing team, while Belgian Nigel Bailly will join the ART-Line team. Another German Holger Harmsen returns to the start with GT3 Poland.

It’s not just a family affair at the Lamborghini Cup

Luciano and Donovan Privitelio are returning to the start with the aim of defending the Lamborghini Ahadi Cup title that father and son face this year with the Rexal Villorba Corse team. But there are many variables in one class. All eyes are on the Motor Racing crew consisting of Paolo Biglieri and Petar Matic. Jason Keats and Charlie Martin are also trying again with the Cruel Fish Racing Team for the second year in a row. Another highly experienced driver is Shota Abkhazava, 2015 Am champion and 2019 Pro-Am title winner, who will represent the colors of the ART-Line team. Along with Iron Lynx there will be British John Seale. Car also for DS Racing with Serge Doms and for BDR Competition by Grupo Prom, accompanied by Alfredo Hernandez Ortega.