‘You cannot improve the performance because you have a BoP, so the only thing you can do to improve performance is not power or downforce, it is driveability’
Leonardo Galante, technical lead for motorsport activities at Lamborghini
The relationship between track and production cars has taken another step closer for the Lamborghini Squadra Corse team, which in May launched the Huracan EVO2. This is the car that will carry the company’s hopes in GT3 racing for at least the next three years, and it is a world away from the existing car that is competing in series around the world in customer hands throughout 2022.
Based on the STO, the new GT3 car features aerodynamic styling from the production-based model, including the engine air intake over the cockpit, a fin on the rear deck and a new bumper design at the rear to help increase total downforce.
The car also features improved traction control systems and ABS, along with even more use of carbon fibre in its outer skin.
Key to its development is improved ease of maintenance, with ancillaries located in more accessible locations, and various quick release mechanisms to speed up service time in the pit in case of repair.
The STO itself was developed using the design of the Super Trofeo, Lamborghini’s one-make series that introduced its own EVO2 package at the opening round of the 2022 season at Imola in April. The race featured more than 30 cars. It’s a series of upgrades across the board for the Huracan on both road and track.
