Lamborghini appears to be like set to downscale its LMDh programme for 2025 and to compete in both the World Endurance Championship or the IMSA SportsCar Championship.
The Italian producer, which has partnered with the Iron Lynx group in each collection, is endeavor a evaluate of its actions with the SC63 LMDh.
All choices are on the desk, together with axing the programme totally, based on Lamborghini chief technical officer and performing motorsport boss Rouven Mohr.
Mohr defined that the brand new regulatory requirement within the WEC subsequent 12 months for producers competing within the Hypercar class to run two automobiles is the explanation for the reassessment for subsequent 12 months.
“In the intervening time we’re investigating all of the alternatives for subsequent 12 months,” Mohr advised Motorsport.com.
“The most important challenge for us is that the second automobile [in WEC] was not foreseen. “It generates in our firm points to help the second automobile in an sufficient manner.”
#63 Lamborghini Iron Lynx Lamborghini SC63: Mirko Bortolotti, Edoardo Mortara, Daniil Kvyat
Photograph by: Andreas Beil
“Our want would have been to proceed with one automobile in IMSA [for the full season rather than in just the endurance races as this year] and one automobile in WEC.
“Now we’re in a state of affairs the place we have to discover a option to handle two automobiles in WEC and one automobile in IMSA, or it might be that now we have to determine which programme we run.”
He stated {that a} resolution “relies upon somewhat bit on the package deal we are able to afford”, including “this on the finish of the day, that is the query mark”.
Requested if ending the SC63 programme was the least possible possibility, he replied: “Sure, for certain.”
“I can say it might be each possibility, however our want and clear goal is to proceed,” he added.
Mohr identified that Lamborghini, though a part of the Volkswagen group, is a small firm compared with its rivals operating in Hypercar within the WEC and GTP in IMSA.
“We’re completely different to different producers as a result of we’re fairly new on this area of motorsport,” stated Mohr.
#63 Lamborghini Iron Lynx Lamborghini SC63: Mirko Bortolotti, Edoardo Mortara, Daniil Kvyat
Photograph by: Andreas Beil
“Squadra Corse [Lamborghini’s in-house motorsport department that manages the LMDh project] is lower than 30 folks.
“Earlier than we did GT3 and that is one other step for us – you can’t develop from one week to the opposite.”
Mohr’s newest feedback characterize a slight change in rhetoric from Lamborghini.
On the Le Mans 24 Hours in June, the corporate’s high brass pressured the advantages of operating two automobiles in WEC, similtaneously stopping in need of persevering with in IMSA.
Lamborghini’s slot for the 2025 IMSA collection was listed as an enduro-only entry when IMSA took the wraps off subsequent 12 months’s grid final month.
Ought to Lamborghini choose in opposition to persevering with in WEC, it could shut the door on its participation subsequent 12 months at Le Mans.
Iron Lynx boss Andrea Piccini advised Motorsport.com that the group was able to run two automobiles in WEC and one in IMSA subsequent 12 months, however directed questions on the way forward for the programme to Lamborghini.
He identified in Bahrain forward of final weekend’s WEC finale that Iron Lynx and Lamborghini have been participating within the official rookie check the day after the race and in addition in a Michelin check focussed on improvement of a brand new vary of tyres for 2026 on Tuesday.
The presence of Michele Gatting and Celia Martin – who’re a part of Iron Lynx’s Iron Dames programme for feminine drivers – in a Manthey Racing Porsche 811 GT3-R on the Bahrain rookie check has fuelled hypothesis of a breakdown within the relationship between the Italian group and Lamborghini.
Mohr instructed that not an excessive amount of must be learn into this and it shouldn’t be “interpreted as a detrimental factor”. He insisted that Lamborghini and Iron Lynx are “nonetheless in partnership”.
It seems more and more sure, nonetheless, that the Iron Dames programme will change to a Manthey Porsche from one of many Iron Lynx Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2s for subsequent 12 months.
Mohr identified that point was ticking for Lamborghini and that it was taking longer than anticipated to make a decision.
Entries for the WEC shut on 18 November.
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