November 20th 2015, Sebring (USA) – Lamborghini and Blancpain are in Florida for the Asian, European and North American Super Trofeo World Finals, bringing drivers and teams from all over the world to Sebring’s famed International Raceway for the most thrilling one make series in motorsport. As one of the oldest continuously-operating racetracks in the USA, Sebring is steeped in history; the raceway boasts pedigree racing heritage and is a favorite in the American motorsports community. Known for the famous ‘12 hours of Sebring’ endurance race, Sebring is a classic American track for the series to conclude its 2015 season.
The Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo Asia series is now in its fourth season, with the Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo making its anticipated debut this year. The World Final in Sebring also sees the final outing of the much loved Gallardo LP570-4 in a Super Trofeo race series.
The racing format saw the Asian and European cars starting on the same grid, racing simultaneously but classed according to region. In the World Final races on Saturday and Sunday, the Asian, North American and European teams will race head to head on the track together for the final podium.
Set in the heart of the Florida panhandle, the Sebring’s 6.02km International Raceway is a favorite with racers and is well known for being part asphalt, part concrete, with some of the track originally used as an airstrip. Turn 17 is particularly well known as a long, fast and bumpy corner setting up for the front straight, representing just one of the many unique driving challenges offered by the raceway.
In race 1 qualifying, Lamborghini Young Driver Program graduates Yuan Bo and Afiq Yazid placed in first and second, the former with teammate Eduardo Liberati. Qualifying third on the Asian grid was Italian driver Davide Rizzo and Japanese teammate Hiroshi Hamaguchi, followed by Dilantha Malagamuwa of Sri Lanka and Armaan Ebrahim from India in fourth. In the race 1 overall standings, Yuan Bo and Edoardo Liberati held their position in pole, followed by PRO driver Afiq Yazid, while Japanese duo Yudai Uchida and Tomonobu Fujii pushed up to third after qualifying fifth on the grid. In the PRO-AM class, Uchida and Tomonobu took second with Malagamuwa and Ebrahim in third and Yuan Bo and Edoardo Liberati first on the podium. The AM class was dominated by Japanese drivers, with Akira Mizutani and Hajime Noma in first, followed by Omaccha9 and Yasuke Hayashi in second and Takeshi Kimura in third.
In race 2 qualifying, again, Young Driver Program graduates placed in first and second, this time with Afiq taking the lead and Yuan Bo and Liberati following. Qualifying in third was Toshiyuki Ochiai of Japan, with Malagamuwa and Ebrahim in fourth once more. In the race 2 overall and PRO-AM standings, Yuan Bo and Edoardo Liberati once again took pole. With Afiq Yazid unfortunately not finishing the race, it was Japanese driver Toshiyuki Ochiai who took second, with Li Chao and Zhang Da Sheng pushing up from eighth on the grid to finish in third. The AM class podium saw a slight reshuffle compared to race 1, with Omaccha9 and Yasuke Hayashi in first, Kimura Takeshi in second and Akira Mizutani and Hajime Noma in third.
Winners of the European and American series finals were PRO drivers Patrick Kujula of Bonaldi Motorsport and Richard Antinucci of O’Gara Motorsport, respectively.
With the final rankings complete for the Asian series, more thrilling racing is certain for tomorrow’s race 1 and Sunday’s race 2 finals, where the 2015 Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo World Champions will emerge.
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