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Photo: Lamborghini Squadra Corse Dennis Lind and Chris van der Drift have qualified on pole for the Pro/Pro-Am races of the Lamborghini World Finals at Monza. Lind, aiming to repeat his World Finals victory from a decade ago, set the pace in a close first qualifying session, the TR3 Racing driver posting a 1:45.430 to defeat the opposition by a tenth of a second. Second fastest was Brendon Leitch aboard the No. 70 Leipert Motorsport Lamborghini Huracan Super Trofeo EVO2, while Will Bamber was third for XONINE Racing having clocked a 1:45.731. Giano Taurino was fourth fastest, almost half a second shy of Lind’s time, while recently-crowned European champion Simone Iaquinta was fifth for DL Racing having posted his 1:45.981 early in the session but was unable to improve. The Pro-Am pole went to the No. 119 TB Autosports car of Kyle Marcelli, with his 1:46.036 good enough for sixth overall. European Pro-Am champion Anthony Pretorius moved his Micanek Motorsport car up to secon...

Photo: Lamborghini Squadra Corse Andrzej Lewandowski has taken pole for both of the Am/LB Cup races of the Lamborghini World Finals at Monza. Auto Sport Racing Service driver Lewandowski has twice claimed World Finals titles in the past, but these were remarkably his first poles at the event. He set a blistering pace in the first qualifying session to post a 1:47.087 that was almost exactly a second faster than anyone else managed. His nearest rival was Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe Am champion Renaud Kuppens aboard the No. 46 Micanek Motorsport Lamborghini Huracan Super Trofeo EVO2, who posted a 1:48.072 right at the end of the session to secure second. Third fastest was the best of the North American competitors, Gabriel Holguin aboard the No. 145 Precision Performance Motorsports car, while fourth went to North American champion Staab’s sister entry. The pole margin in LB Cup was slightly closer in Q1 as Donovan Privitelio set the pace with a 1:48.343 that good enough ...

Photo: Lamborghini Squadra Corse ***This year’s Lamborghini World Finals is a milestone occasion as it not only marks the final appearance for the Lamborghini Huracan Super Trofeo EVO2 but it is also the first time in the event’s 13-year history that it has been held at Monza. ***The circuit therefore becomes the ninth different venue to have hosted the end-of-season celebration — the fourth in Italy after Vallelunga, Imola and Misano — while 577 drivers from 59 countries have so far taken part in World Finals competitions. ***Of those competing this year, Andzej Lewandowski has the most previous World Finals starts, having previously taken part in 17 races. The 2019 Pro-Am conqueror and 2022 Am champion only trails the 20 starts of Shota Abkhazava, who has also taken two titles, in the leaderboard. ***Each of the three Lamborghini Super Trofeo regional championships held their final two races with the Huracan — before the Temerario Super Trofeo machine is introduced next ...

Photo: Jessica Johnk/Porsche Pro class championship leader Tyler Maxson got off to a strong start to the weekend by topping the lone Porsche Carrera Cup North America practice session at Circuit of The Americas (COTA) on Friday afternoon. Maxson best lap of 2:06.255 in his No. 77 Topp Racing Porsche 911 Cup car led the overall standings in the 30-minute session. Topp Racing teammate Cole Kleck was second overall and in the Pro class with a 2:06.670 in the No. 78 entry, while Janne Stiak completed the overall and class top three in ACI Motorsports’ No. 40 machine. James Sofronas led the Pro-Am class with a 2:09.093 in GMG Racing’s No. 14 Porsche, marking the team owner’s first series appearance since March’s doubleheader at Sebring International Raceway. 2026 Pro-Am champion Patrick Mulcahy finished second in class in the No. 54 ACI Motorsports entry, followed by Steve Wetterau in KellyMoss’ No. 58 car. Joel Johnson paced the Masters class with a 2:09.923 in JDX Racing’s No. 70 P...

Photo: TR3 Racing Newly-crowned Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America champion Elias De La Torre is targeting a future relationship with the Italian manufacturer as he seeks to follow in the footsteps of TR3 Racing teammate Dennis Lind. De La Torre claimed the title with a race to spare after dominating the opening contest at Monza following a supreme opening stint by polesitter Lind, the duo finishing over 16 seconds clear of the field at the wheel of the No. 129 Lamborghini Huracan Super Trofeo EVO2. This was achieved in just De La Torre’s fourth season of racing and he now wants to emulate Lind by becoming a factory Lamborghini driver in the future. His first step towards that will come next month as he has secured a place in Lamborghini’s Young Driver Program Shootout to determine which emerging talent the brand will support moving forward. “It’s only my fourth year racing and it’s a pretty good way to end it,” De La Torre told Sportscar365. “H...

Photo: Lamborghini Squadra Corse Lamborghini Super Trofeo drivers have expressed sadness that this weekend’s World Finals event at Monza will represent the last outing for the “amazing” Huracan Super Trofeo EVO2 “beasts” and their “life-changing” noise. The current machine has been in service since 2022 but is due to be replaced by the Temerario Super Trofeo next year in all three of the regional Lamborghini one-make championships. Monza therefore marks the “last hurrah” for the popular car, with many drivers citing its V10 powerplant as being one of the aspects they will miss the most. “Of course I’m going to miss the V10 screaming around — it’s life-changing the noise,” four-time Super Trofeo North America champion Danny Formal told Sportscar365, with him lamenting the fact the European restrictor has been applied for its Monza farewell. “It’s been a great car, it’s a great platform, it’s helped me grow as a...

Photo: GM Inception Racing will be back for its fifth consecutive full-time IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship campaign, although will switch from Ferrari to Corvette in the GTD class. Announced on Tuesday, the British squad will become the second season-long customer with the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R, following confirmation of 13 Autosport’s return. The move is believed to have been largely influenced by the team currently known as DXDT Racing  not continuing with Corvette in the series next year, along with DragonSpeed’s withdrawal from top-level IMSA competition. Brendan Iribe, Frederik Schandorff and Ollie Millroy will continue as drivers in the Inception entry, with Millroy targeting a return to the wheel for January’s season-opening Rolex 24 at Daytona. “We are extremely excited to be joining the Corvette family for our IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship campaign,” said sporting director Bas Leinders. “GM and Pratt Miller have an ...