Lamborghini has a new motorsport boss. Maurizio Leschiutta comes to the Italian brand from BMW. Leschiutta also worked successfully in Formula 1 for eleven years. Successor to Giorgio Sanna.
Lamborghini Squadra Corse is pleased to announce the appointment of Maurizio Leschiutta as the new Head of Motorsport Department. Leschiutta will report directly to Rouven Mohr, Lamborghini’s technical director, who as interim head led the brand’s racing activities such as LMDh’s first Lamborghini Squadra Corse attack in the FIA WEC and IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championships.
Leschiutta succeeds Giorgio Sanna, who left Lamborghini in March 2024.
With more than 30 years of experience in motorsport at the highest level, mainly as part of BMW’s LMDh project in FIA WEC and IMSA, Leschiutta will oversee all aspects of Lamborghini Squadra Corse’s racing programs from 2025, starting at 24 of Daytona. (January 25-26), where Lamborghini will participate in Squadra Corse for the first time with its SC63. it will go. At the wheel of this historic start will be factory drivers Mirko Bortolotti, Romain Grosjean, Daniil Kvyat and Edoardo Mortara. In addition, Lamborghini returns to GTD Pro with its Huracán GT3 EVO2 alongside Pfaff Motorsport and Lamborghini factory drivers Andrea Caldarelli, Jordan Pepper and Marco Mapelli.
Leschiutta’s responsibilities include further development of the Lamborghini SC63 LMDh prototype during its second IMSA GTP campaign and the GT3 customer portfolio. The Huracán GT3 EVO2 will compete in the most important GT championships around the world, including the DTM (after Lamborghini’s first victory in 2024), GT World Challenge Europe, British GT and Italian GT, with the aim of commemorating the unique achievement of last year, when Lamborghini won six drivers’ titles and 34 victories.
The final test will be more interesting in 2025, as the new Temerario GT3 will undergo its first outdoor test program at the beginning of the year before being officially presented to the public later.
Leschiutta will also be responsible for the three Lamborghini Super Trofeo continental championships (Europe, North America and Asia) from 2025, all of which have a record series start in the 2024 season.
Before moving to Lamborghini, Leschiutta gained extensive experience in technology and marketing in motorsports. He worked in Formula 1 for eleven years, specializing in engine development, before switching to GT racing. In recent years he has been a key figure in the development of BMW’s LMDh program, where he has worked as a project manager since 2021.
Maurizio Leschiutta, Head of Motorsport at Lamborghini, said: “I am very pleased to join the Lamborghini Squadra Corse. It is an important step for me to be part of an established and respected name and company. I hope that I can contribute to writing a small paragraph in one of the many chapters of the book history and I am confident that together we will face the challenges of the coming years.”
Rouven Mohr, technical director of Lamborghini, said: “We are delighted to welcome Maurizio Leschiutta to the Lamborghini family at the start of the new season. Maurizio has an incredible level of motorsport expertise and knowledge and with his vision we hope to achieve even greater success in the Lamborghini Squadra Corse portfolio. Next season will certainly be very exciting for Lamborghini, with the launch of the new Temerario GT3 in the summer and the continuation of our LMDh project in the IMSA GTP class and of course the highly successful regional Lamborghini Super Trofeo series.”
