Lamborghini has revealed the SC63, the car it has designed to contest the World Endurance Championship from next year.
As part of its entry in the WEC’s Hypercar class, Lamborghini plans to enter two cars at next year’s Le Mans 24 Hours. The SC63 will also race in America’s IMSA series.
The chassis was developed by Ligier and styled by Lamborghini’s design department, Centro Stile, to incorporate cues from its Revuelto road car.
Romain Grosjean, Daniil Kvyat, Andrea Caldarelli and Mirko Bortolotti have already been confirmed among the marque’s drivers, with more due to be confirmed.
The car is powered by a newly-designed 3.8-litre V8 twin-turbo and a standard hybrid system. The LMDh regulations limit the total power output to a maximum of 500kW.
Lamborghini Chairman and CEO Stephan Winkelmann called the SC63 “the most advanced racing car ever produced by Lamborghini.”
“The opportunity to compete in some of the biggest endurance races in the world with a hybrid prototype fits with our vision for the future of high-performance mobility, as demonstrated for road legal cars with the launch of the Revuelto. The SC63 LMDh is the step into the highest echelons and into the future of motorsports for our Squadra Corse.”
The cars will be run by Iron Lynx. The first track test of the SC63 is due to take place next month.
Iron Lynx team principal and CEO Andrea Piccini said they are “honoured and extremely excited” to “start a new chapter for Iron Lynx with Lamborghini.”
“Everyone at Iron Lynx is eager for testing to get underway. This is undoubtedly one of the biggest challenges we’ve ever faced as a team, and we are now looking forward to seeing the SC63 on track.”
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