Following its official withdrawal last week from the FIA World Endurance Championship, Lamborghini finds itself with an urgent need to identify the service providers(s) who will run its GTD PRO and GTP cars in IMSA’s WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.
The Italian brand confirmed its exit from the WEC’s Hypercar class due to the FIA’s new-for-2025 mandate that each manufacturer field two factory cars — a doubling for Lamborghini if it went forward — by stating how the regulation “changes the terms on which Lamborghini entered the championship this year and is no longer aligned with the company’s strategy,” and also reiterated its intent to continue in the U.S., adding that “Lamborghini has therefore evaluated its options and elected to sit out the 2025 FIA WEC while remaining committed to SC63 development by continuing in the IMSA SportsCar Championship in the United States.”
Lamborghini’s departure from the WEC coincides with a change in relationship with longstanding partner Iron Lynx, who recently announced it has aligned with Mercedes-AMG to represent the German auto manufacturer in the WEC’s LMGT3 class.
Change has been anticipated between Lamborghini and Iron Lynx with its Huracan GT3 effort in IMSA’s GTD PRO class as well, and potentially in GTP with the Lamborghini SC63 hybrid, which has been run by PREMA Racing under the Iron Lynx banner.