The Italian manufacturer withdraws from the World Endurance Championshipending its participation in the Hypercar and LMGT3 categories, news confirmed after Lamborghini was not on the WEC entry list for 2025. The brand then announced what it described as a “pause” in the WEC's programs. SC63 LMDh and the Huracán GT3 EVO2.
Lamborghini said the change in sporting rules requiring manufacturers competing in Hypercar must use two cars was essential as they wanted to field a single SC63 with its partner, Iron Lynxin 2024.
He declared that The new regulations “change the conditions under which Lamborghini entered the championship this year and is no longer aligned with company strategy. “Therefore, Lamborghini has evaluated its options and decided not to participate in the WEC in 2025, although it will remain committed to the development of the SC63 and will continue in the IMSA SportsCar Championship in the United States,” he said. declared.
He also hinted at his desire to return to the WEC with the SC63 with the motto “racing at the highest level is an honor for Lamborghini Squadra Corse and remains an ambition for years to come”.
The Italian manufacturer added that leaving the WEC would allow it to “focus its efforts” on the development of the GT3 competition version of the new Temerario launched this summer, which is planned to launch only for customer teams in 2026.
Lamborghini has given no explanation as to how it will approach its IMSA campaign.
No reference was made to Iron Lynxwho also led the IMSA program this year, following his move from Lamborghini to Mercedes for 2025 in LMGT3.
In total, 18 cars appear in the premier category of the World Endurance Championship, one less than last season, after the disappearance of And Isotta Fraschiniand the change of Jota as Porsche customer team to become Cadillac factory teamdespite the arrival of by the hand of The heart of the race with two Valkyrie AMR-LMH.
There was a decrease in registrations, although the organization hosted up to 40 cars, where Proton competition I will repeat it with a single Porsche 963 LMDhafter having studied the extension of its project with another unit. Porsche, Toyota and Ferrari They have already announced their lineups for the 2025 season, and the .
There is only one driver per car for the rest of the Hypercars, as required by the current registration procedure, something Jota and Peugeot opted forwhich will reveal its models later.
In LMGT3, they find themselves with 18 cars in their second year after the disappearance of the Iron Lynx Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2, which will be replaced by the two Mercedes-AMG GT3s of the Italian team. Meanwhile, The Heart of Racing will continue with a Vantage GT3, but those from D' will not be thererunning stationand it is Racing Spirit of Lemans which will take over the second British car, after winning the Michelin Le Mans Cup in the European Le Mans Series with Valentin Hasse-Clot and Arnold Robin.
The Swiss team is promoted from this championship, where it has competed in both LMGT3 and LMP3 in 2024, and has WEC experience thanks to its participation in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2020 with Cool Racing. For his part, Derek DeBoer will be with the team after having evolved with them, while Ben Barnicoat will be in one of the two Auto Sport Promotion Lexus RC F GT3s.
The Briton was a Lexus factory driver from 2022 and won the IMSA GT Daytona Pro title the following season for Vasser Sullivan Racing. In addition to them, José María López found a place in this group with the other Japanese carswith And Maxime Martin like the duo of the BMW M4 GT3, and confirmation of Valentino Rossi at the German manufacturer, while Grégoire Saucy And Marino Sato they will return to United Motorsports to compete with their McLaren 720S GT3 EVO.
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