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| Top three Pro-Class Lamborghini Huracan were separated by inches at the top of the Corkscrew at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. Image Credit: Brandon O'Brien / Motor Driven Images (2019) |
WeatherTech Raceway's Speed Week Feature - Lamborghini Super Trofeo
By: Brandon O'Brien
The Monterey Peninsula always seems to surprise, confound, and delight anyone fortunate to visit this beautiful California location. The Lamborghini Super Trofeo held this weekend at the iconic WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca had unseasonably hot dry weather for Saturday's Round 9 race with a more typical cooler fog shrouded Sunday morning for Round 10.
The Lamborghini Super Trofeo drivers compete in identical Lamborghini Huracan Super Trofeo EVO cars based on the Huracan LP-620-2. These championship races are held in North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia with a World Championship finale held in Italy with the top worldwide drivers competing. They compete in four classes. Professional (Pro), Professional-Amateur (Pro-Am), Amateur (Am), and LB Cup.
Putting the weather aside, this years Lamborghini Super Trofeo fortunately had less drama than the event last year. Pro-Class drivers Conor Daly and Brandon Gdovic co-drove the No. 46 Precision Performance Motorsports Lamborghini to a first place in both rounds.
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| The Pro-Class winning No. 46 Precision Performance Motorsports Lamborghini driven by Conor Daly and Brandon Gdovic at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. Image Credit: Brandon O'Brien / Motor Driven Images (2019) |
Second and third place (Round 9) Pro-Class drivers Corey Lewis and Richy Antinucci in the No. 29 Chance Racing Lamborghini and Andrea Amici and Sandy Mitchell in the No. 1 Prestige Performance/WTR car swapped positions for Round 10.
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| Second Place (Round 9) and Third Place (Round 10) No. 29 Chance Racing Lamborghini driven by Corey Lewis and Richy Antinucci at the top of the Corkscrew. Image Credit: Brandon O'Brien / Motor Driven Images (2019) |
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| Third Place (Round 9) and Second Place (Round 10) No. 1 Prestige Performance/WTR Lamborghini co-driven by Andrea Amici and Sandy Mitchell at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. Image Credit: Brandon O'Brien / Motor Driven Images (2019) |
James Sofronas competing in his first Lamborghini North America race in the No. 14 GMG Lamborghini placed first in both events for the Amateur-Class, followed closely in both events by the Pro-Am No. 09 US RaceTronics car co-driven by Damon Ockey and Jacob Eidson. With these wins they have secured the Pro-Am North American class championship.
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| Amateur Class winning No. 14 GMG Lamborghini driven by James Sofronas braking for the Corkscrew at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. Image Credit: Brandon O'Brien / Motor Driven Images (2019) |
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| Pro-Am class winners Damon Ockey and Jacob Eidson in the No. 09 US RaceTronics Lamborghini at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. Image Credit: Brandon O'Brien / Motor Driven Images (2019) |
The LB Cup Class was the only class where the two rounds were won by a different team. Round 9 was won by the No. 22 Dream Racing Motorsport car driven by Justin Price and Chad Reed. Round 10 was won by Mel Johnson and Thomas Lovelady in the No. 08 GMG Racing Lamborghini.
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| The Round 9 LB Cup Class winning No. 22 Dream Racing Motorsport Lamborghini driven by Justin Price and Chad Reed. Image Credit: Brandon O'Brien / Motor Driven Images (2019) |
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| The Round 10 LB Cup winning No. 08 GMG Racing Lamborghini co-driven by Mel Johnson and Thomas Lovelady at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. Image Credit: Brandon O'Brien / Motor Driven Images (2019) |
All, in all, the Lamborghini Super Trofeo showing this weekend provided the fans with the additional intertest of having a professional IndyCar driver lead the charts in both races. It helped to prove that racing Lamborghini's is not just a dealership sport. We hope that Conor Daly is able to achieve his wish for a steady seat in the 2020 NTT IndyCar Series.
TAGS: Lamborghini Super Trofeo, Lamborghini, Huracan, LP620-2, WeatherTech, WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey SportsCar Championship, Monterey Speed Week, Brandon O'Brien, Motor Driven Images, Conor Daly
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