Factory Drivers are the top of Lamborghini Squadra Corse driver programs, the best level of motorsport professionalism. Their very own office is the seat of the Huracn GT3 and their jobs are varied: they symbolize Lamborghini as brand ambassadors don and doff the track, these people work as test individuals during the development of the racecars and, above all, these people take part in the major GT championships around the world with the customer teams of Lamborghini Squadra Corse.
For the particular 2017 racing season, your Motorsport department of Automobili Lamborghini has decided to enhance its operater line-up by introducing brand new names and escalating to five the number of skilled drivers. Four these are Italian and also this underlines the importance that Lamborghini supplies to the “made in Italy”, which can be part of its DNA.
Besides Mirko Bortolotti and Giovanni Venturini, who have been Lamborghini Squadra Corse Manufacturing plant Drivers since 2017, Andrea Caldarelli, Marco Mapelli as well as Christian Engelhart have now get involved with the team. During the 2017 year or so, the five drivers, under contract with the Motorsport department of Automobili Lamborghini, will be competitive in the major GT championships around the world for that customers teams race with Huracn GT3s.
“We’re glad so that you can welcome to our team – said Giorgio Sanna, Head of Motorsport with Automobili Lamborghini – two new well known drivers, like Christian and Andrea, who received excellent results sporting with our customer squads behind the wheel of the Huracn GT3 around 2017. Talking about Marco Mapelli, his recent record on the Nrburgring Nordschleife using the new Huracn Performante consolidates his good reputation both for a test and racing driver.
We have high anticipation of them – continues Sanna – in addition to of Mirko and Giovanni, who were part of the family considering that the creation of Lamborghini Squadra Corse. I would also like to mention Jeroen Mul, Andrea Amici and Fabrizio Crestani, as a consequence of their performance plus attitude they will be given greater support and a focus from Lamborghini Squadra Corse, despite staying drivers of the GT3 Jr . Program.”
