Lamborghini announces development of its LMDh racing program

Lamborgini Squadra Corse is developping its first LMDh prototype, wich will debut in 2024 in the WEC (Hypercar class) and the IMSA (GTP class). Since 2015, Lamborghini has been competing at the pinnacle of GT racing, celebrating more than 40 titles and some unique achievements: the triple GTD class win at the legendary 24 Hours of Daytona beteween 2018 and 2020 was the first time a manufacturer won three times in a row. Now, the company's commitment to the LMDh class is the step into the top level of sports car racing, allowing Lamborghini to compete for overall victoires at the worlds most prestigious endurance races, such as the 24 Hours of Le Mans, 24 Hours of Daytona and 13 Hours of Sebring. 

"This step up into the highest echelon of sports car racing marks an important milestone for our company", stated Stephan Winkelmann, Lamborghini Chairman and CEO. "We will be measuring ourselves against the very best, on the most demanding proving grounds. On one hand, this will give our successful motorsports program even more visibility, but it will also allow us to test future technologies : our LMDh prototype will become our most sophisticated open laboratory on four wheels."

In keeping with the company's racing credentials and heritage in innovation, Squadra Corse is making the step into a motorsport landscape driven by hybrid propulsion. LMDh is, therefore, the perfect fit with Lamborghini's transition to hybrid technologies : by the end of 2024, the entire Lamborghini range will be hybridized. 

LMDh stands for Le Mans Daytona hybrid and gives the name to the new sports prototype car category debuting in 2023, giving the possibility to compete in both WEC and IMSA in the highest class. For Lamborghini, the LMDh program will run in addition to Squadra Corse's GT platform, consisting of Super Trofeo and GT3, wich remais the core of its customer motorsport operation.

Speaking about the entry into LMDh, Lamborghini Head of Motorsport Giorgio Sanna commented : "I am absolutely delighted that Lamborghini will be taking the next step in our motorsport journey, the step into LMDh and the top level of sports car racing. LMDh will play a special rôle in Lamborghini's Motorsport strategy, giving us the unique opportunity to exapand our customer racing activities to new plaforms and enforce our long-term partnership with customer teams and drivers."