Huracan force: Racing Lamborghinis that took GT racing by storm
Lamborghini’s return to GT racing was swift and brutally successful on multiple levels. Robert Ladbrook takes a look at the range of racing Huracáns and meets their maker
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Taken from Motor Sport, October 2019
Just look at them. There aren’t many cars that give you the same feeling that Lamborghinis do. There’s something primal about them. Aggressive, untamed, dramatic, almost… evil. We’re at Silverstone and a storm is brewing overhead. Actually, a lightning fork in the background would set this scene off nicely. We’ve a few spots of rain, but no luck with timely electrostatic.
It may not have the longest history in motorsport, but Lamborghini has well and truly stepped up a gear in recent years. With the formation of its Squadra Corse factory racing arm in 2014, the Italian firm has absolute control over its racing range for the first time since the mid-1990s. Former Ferrari F1 team boss Stefano Domenicali is CEO, and the brand is on a roll in GT racing.