Yahoo Autos Lamborghini working to define IMSA GTD and GTP service providers
Following its official withdrawal last week from the FIA World Endurance Championship, Lamborghini finds itself with an urgent need to identify the service providers(s) who will run its GTD PRO and GTP cars in IMSA’s WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.
The Italian brand confirmed its exit from the WEC’s Hypercar class due to the FIA’s new-for-2025 mandate that each manufacturer field two factory cars — a doubling for Lamborghini if it went forward — by stating how the regulation “changes the terms on which Lamborghini entered the championship this year and is no longer aligned with the company’s strategy,” and also reiterated its intent to continue in the U.S., adding that “Lamborghini has therefore evaluated its options and elected to sit out the 2025 FIA WEC while remaining committed to SC63 development by continuing in the IMSA SportsCar Championship in the United States.”
Lamborghini’s departure from the WEC coincides with a change in relationship with longstanding partner Iron Lynx, who recently announced it has aligned with Mercedes-AMG to represent the German auto manufacturer in the WEC’s LMGT3 class.
Change has been anticipated between Lamborghini and Iron Lynx with its Huracan GT3 effort in IMSA’s GTD PRO class as well, and potentially in GTP with the Lamborghini SC63 hybrid, which has been run by PREMA Racing under the Iron Lynx banner.
RACER understands a new GTD PRO service provider could be waiting in the wings if Iron Lynx does not return. One possible option could be found with Canada’s Pfaff Motorsports, which led Porsche’s factory effort to a GTD PRO championship in 2022, represented McLaren in the class last season, and has put the McLaren 720S GT3 up for sale on multiple websites. To date, the team has not declared its plans for next season.
With the GTP program, which ran under the direction of Iron Lynx/PREMA during the Nov. 15-17 IMSA test at Daytona, the path forward is said to have more options for Lamborghini to consider, including a continuation with PREMA if it severs ties to Iron Lynx. Where the GTD PRO effort is likely to be a full-season commitment, Lamborghini’s second season of GTP racing is targeted for the five-race Michelin Endurance Championship, which excludes the shorter 2h40m and 100-minute events.
Reached for comment, a Lamborghini representative told RACER its IMSA program will be announced soon, but declined to provide any details.