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LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO ON-TRACK FOR STRONG SEASON

The Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo took to the track in Adria, Italy for its
latest official testing session this week. The new Super Trofeo race car had
extensive tests of braking components and tyres, to ensure the car’s speed and
reliability for the forthcoming season.
Over 270 kilometres of full-bore testing went smoothly during the day at Adria
International Raceway, further proof that the Super Trofeo will be the racing
series to beat in 2009.
Lamborghini’s official test driver Giorgio Sanna completed more than 100 laps on
the drying circuit during the day, initially optimising the car for wet weather
conditions in the morning, before driving an entire race distance in the afternoon.
This was a real simulation of the stresses the cars will experience when the season
kicks off at Silverstone in May.
The Lamborghini development team was pleased to report that the day went well.
“We came to Adria to primarily test the performance of the brakes and tyres, as
well as component reliability in a full race simulation,” said Sanna. “Adria is ideal
for this kind of testing, as there’s lots of continual up-and-downshifting through
the gears, especially second, third and fourth. It’s also really hard on the brakes of
all cars that visit, because of the tight corners, so we’ve learnt a lot.”
“We’ve got lots of data to look at ahead of the May race weekend, and there’s even
more to come from the car in terms of performance,” he added.

“We’ll be testing
at Barcelona next, a very different circuit with very different conditions.”
“The test at Adria went very well indeed, so I’m confident of the car’s reliability
and performance when the start lights go green at Silverstone in only a few
months’ time,” said Manfred Fitzgerald, Director of Brand and Design for
Lamborghini. “We’re well on track to achieve the speed and performance expected
of a Lamborghini race car, so we can address any potential issues well before the
season opener to ensure a great spectacle for fans, as well as great racing for our drivers.”

Notes to editors
The Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo will debut in May 2009 featuring the
Lamborghini Super Trofeo: a lightweight version of the Gallardo LP 560-4. The
Super Trofeo will come with a reworked chassis and a power output of 419 kW (570
hp) from its V10, ‘Iniezione Diretta Stratificata’ engine. The race car will feature
Lamborghini’s permanent four-wheel drive, making the Super Trofeo the only onemake,
all-wheel-drive motorsport series.
Luxury Swiss watchmaker Blancpain is title sponsor. The Lamborghini Blancpain
Super Trofeo will run over 6 European race weekends, alongside other prestigious
series such as the FIA GT Championship and DTM. Either one or two drivers per car
can register for the series, comprising of free practice and a qualifying session, and
three 40-minute races during the race weekend.
The first race weekend of the 2009 provisional calendar will run on 02-03 May at
the Silverstone circuit in the UK, followed by Adria in Italy on 15-16 May;
Nuremburg’s Norisring in Germany on 26-28 June; Spa in Belgium on 23-25 July;
Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya in Spain on 19-20 September; and culminating on
03-04 October at Paul Ricard, France.
For more information visit the Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo website

www.lamborghini.com/supertrofeo