Lamborghini Iron Lynx will participate within the GT Prototype class of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for the primary time this weekend because the SC63 LMDh makes its US debut within the 12 Hours of Sebring.

Having made its aggressive bow in Qatar a fortnight in the past, the SC63 will tackle a very totally different problem in Florida, with the infamous bumps of the previous airfield requiring a vastly altered setup to the one used through the opening spherical of the FIA World Endurance Championship. On the wheel of the #63 machine, this weekend might be Lamborghini Squadra Corse manufacturing unit drivers Matteo Cairoli, Andrea Caldarelli, and Romain Grosjean, who will make their race debuts within the SC63.

Becoming a member of the GTP class on the grid for the grueling endurance occasion, which kinds a part of the Michelin Endurance Cup, is a quintet of Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2s. As in Daytona for the season’s opening spherical, 4 crews will contest the GT Daytona (GTD) class, with two vehicles in GT Daytona Professional (GTD Professional).

The crew heads into the Sebring spherical with the identical objectives as they did in Qatar, particularly specializing in reliability and studying extra concerning the automotive whereas bettering general efficiency. The previous was significantly optimistic in Qatar, the place the SC63 reached the end of the 10-hour race, finishing a complete of 330 laps. Along with the latest long-distance achievement of the automotive, the #63 crew can even arrive at Sebring with some data of the observe prematurely, having participated in a bunch check final month.

The 6.019km (3.741 miles), 17-turn Sebring Worldwide Raceway is without doubt one of the most demanding circuits on the IMSA calendar, with the change of floor and variation of corners presenting innumerable challenges for the crews. For the Lamborghini Iron Lynx crew, the engineering problem can also be on the forefront, with vital alterations to suspension and experience peak settings required to face up to the pure bumps and undulations of the circuit over 12 hours. Due to this fact, additional studying and knowledge gathering would be the major goal for the Lamborghini Squadra Corse engineers and technicians throughout the weekend, because the LMDh mission continues its journey.

The Sebring 12 Hours has been a contented searching floor for Lamborghini within the GTD class through the years, with Grasser Racing Group successful the 2019 version, finishing the unofficial 36 Hours of Florida following its victory within the Daytona 24 Hours. Lamborghini, courtesy of TR3 Racing, additionally completed on the rostrum with second in 2021. Iron Lynx will subject a single Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2 within the GTD Professional class, with Franck Perera, Jordan Pepper and Mirko Bortolotti on the wheel of the #19 automotive. In the meantime, the #60 will once more characteristic Claudio Schiavoni and Matteo Cressoni, with the pair joined by Leonardo Pulcini.

In GTD, the #83 Iron Dames machine stays largely unchanged, with Michelle Gatting, Sarah Bovy and Rahel Frey lining up collectively. The complete-season entries of Forte Racing and Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti are additionally contenders for sophistication victory. Devlin Defrancesco, Misha Goihkberg and Loris Spinelli will look to avenge a disappointing Daytona spherical for Forte, whereas Kyle Marcelli, Graham Doyle and Danny Formal accomplice once more for WTR.

The weekend at a look

Aggressive motion begins on Thursday morning with the primary of three free apply classes scheduled to happen at 10:05, with the second session held at 15:05. The ultimate session will start at 19:45. All classes will run for 90 minutes. The grid will then be set on Friday with qualifying, break up by GTP and GTD lessons, beginning at 12:50. The 12 Hours of Sebring takes centre stage on Saturday morning, with the inexperienced flag dropping at 09:40.

The weekend can even mark the opening spherical of the Lamborghini Tremendous Trofeo North America one-make championship, the 12^th season of the one-make collection organised by Squadra Corse. Each 50-minute races might be livestreamed on the official Lamborghini Squadra Corse YouTube channel and IMSA TV.