Season-Long Titles to be Settled Ahead of World Finals in Monza

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The Autodromo Nazionale di Monza is preparing to host the final rounds of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia, Europe, and North America series, before drivers compete in the 13th edition of the Lamborghini World Finals starting on Saturday.

A total of ten races featuring nearly 80 cars and 128 drivers will mark the final competitive meeting for the outgoing Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo EVO2, ahead of the debut of the new Lamborghini Temerario Super Trofeo next year.

While two of the four titles have been decided in the North American series, with Pro-Am having gone to Wayne Taylor Racing’s Danny Formal and Graham Doyle, and Precision Performance Motorsports driver David Staab having wrapped things up in Am, both the Pro and LB Cup categories could come down to the wire in Friday’s season finale.

TR3 driver Elias De La Torre holds a 17-point lead over Will Bamber, of XONINE Racing, in the Pro class, with the WTR pairing of Hampus Ericsson and Nick Persing still mathematically in with a chance too, although trail De La Torre by 25 points, with a maximum of 32 points to be scored between the final two rounds.

The closest title race is in LB Cup, with Rocky T Bolduc just five points ahead of Philippe Touchette, in what has been a season-long battle between the two drivers.

In the European championship, all four titles remain undecided heading into Monza.

Just one point separates DL Racing’s Simone Iaquinta and Kevin Gilardoni from Oregon Team’s Silas Lovén Rytter and Patrik Fraboni in the Pro standings, with both crews securing three wins this season.

Nicholas Pujatti and Benedetto Strignano (Rexal Villorba Corse) are tied on 71 points for third with Leipert Motorsport’s Matias Salonen and Henri Tuomaala, while team-mates Axel Bengtsson and Månz Thalin follow nine points behind.

In the Pro-Am class, Mičánek Motorsport powered by Buggyra’s Bronislav Formánek and Anthony Pretorius hold a 24-point advantage over Pietro Perolini and Josef Knopp (Oregon Team), who share second with ASR’s Marzio Moretti and Paolo Biglieri. VSR’s Paul Levet and Miguel Cristóvão remain in title contention 30 points back, with 32 points available.

Mičánek Motorsport also leads the Am class through Jakub Knoll and Renaud Kuppens, who carry a 15-point lead over CMR’s Rodrigue Gillion and Stéphane Lémeret, while Grzegorz Moczulski (GT3 Poland) sits 23 points back.

In the LB Cup, Nina Østergaard and Peder Demant Møller hold a three-point lead over Claude-Yves Gosselin, with Adalberto Baptista, Francesco Turzo, Holger Harmsen, and Petar Matić also in mathematical contention.

The Asian championship features a direct head-to-head battle for the Pro title between Batmobile Racing’s Will Tregurtha and VSR’s Liam Sceats and Gustaw Wisniewski.

Tregurtha leads by six points having secured six wins this season, while Sceats and Wisniewski hold three victories. Jonathan Cecotto sits third in points ahead of Peter Zhicong Li and Titus Sherlock.

In Pro-Am, VSR’s Chris van der Drift and Todd Kingsford aim to complete an undefeated season after winning every race so far, with Kumar Prabakaran and Putera Adam Halim Mu’azzam confirmed as runners-up.

The Am and LB Cup titles were secured in Shanghai by Suttiluck ‘Bobby’ Buncharoen and Supachai Weeraborwornpong, respectively.

Official action at Monza begins on Wednesday with free practice, followed by qualifying on Thursday 9 a.m. CEST.

The opening races for Asia, North America, and Europe will take place on Thursday afternoon, with the final races scheduled for Friday.

All races will be broadcast live on the official Lamborghini Squadra Corse YouTube channel.

Source: Sports Car 365