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“We’re delighted to confirm the continuation
of our one-make race series, at the same
time as we launch the Lamborghini Gallardo
LP 570-4 Super Trofeo Stradale: our most
extreme Gallardo yet, which brings motor
racing excitement and theatre directly to
the road through a street-legal version of
our race car,” said Stephan Winkelmann,
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In Frankfurt Lamborghini has
announced that its Super Trofeo racing championship,
dubbed the fastest single make series in the world, will
continue for the 2012 and 2013 seasons in Europe, while
the series will launch in Asia in next year.
Blancpain, the world’s
longest-established watch maker, will continue its title
sponsorship in both Europe and Asia. Luxury Swiss brand
Blancpain has been title sponsor for three years since
the Super Trofeo’s first race season in 2009.
“We’re delighted to confirm the continuation of our
one-make race series, at the same time as we launch the
Lamborghini Gallardo LP 570-4 Super Trofeo Stradale: our
most extreme Gallardo yet, which brings motor racing
excitement and theatre directly to the road through a
street-legal version of our race car,” said Stephan
Winkelmann, President and CEO of Automobili Lamborghini.
“We are also extremely privileged to continue our
relationship with Blancpain: the Super Trofeo series has
gained significant momentum since we first announced it
in 2008, drawing teams, drivers and VIP guests from
across Europe, and we are delighted to now expand the
series into Asia where it is already being eagerly
anticipated by participants and audiences.”
Marc Hayek, CEO of Blancpain, commented, “The Super
Trofeo provides a perfect relationship between our two
luxury, innovative and international brands. Asia is an
extremely important region for Blancpain, as it is for
Lamborghini, and we look forward to developing our
activities on this much wider stage.”
The European series will continue under the same
sporting regulations as this year with a calendar to
include major F1 circuits in key European countries. The
Asian series will use the same Super Trofeo car as in
Europe with minor market modifications. Starting with a
test in Sepang in spring, the series will visit circuits
in China, Malaysia, Japan and Taiwan over five race
weekends.
The Lamborghini Super Trofeo is a lightweight version of
the Gallardo LP 570-4, with a reworked chassis and a
power output of 570 hp from its V10 engine. The race car
features Lamborghini’s permanent four-wheel drive
system, making the Super Trofeo the only one-make,
all-wheel drive race series, as well as being claimed as
the fastest one-make series in the world.
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