Lamborghini GTD Pro Program Unclear for 2027

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A Lamborghini Temerario GT3 effort in the GTD Pro class of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship next year is currently unclear according to Head of Lamborghini Motorsport Andrea Reggiani, who stated they will not fund a factory program in the category.

The Italian manufacturer has been closely linked with Pfaff Motorsports the last two seasons in GTD Pro, including entrusting the Canadian squad to give the Temerario GT3 its global race debut in the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring in March.

The No. 9 entry of Andrea Caldarelli and Sandy Mitchell remain in the championship hunt entering Saturday’s season-ending Motul Petit Le Mans, which will be Pfaff’s final race in the series, having announced its withdrawal in August.

While Lamborghini is understood to have held discussions with multiple teams, including current GTD customer Wayne Taylor Racing for a potential step up to GTD Pro, a deal has yet to be reached due to budget-related complications.

It’s understood the currently preferred option is to have WTR field a GTD Pro entry although the team and Lamborghini have not come to financial terms.

“That is something that is clearly under discussion at the moment with other parties,” Reggiani told Sportscar365. “We are not in the position to have a fully funded factory team. We will not do that at any cost.

“So we need to find a solution that works for us and works with another party, like it was with Pfaff in the past. It was a great partnership.

“We need to have the right condition before we can finalize and confirm a program in GTD Pro.”

Reggiani said the current costs in the WeatherTech Championship GTD Pro class is deemed too high for Lamborghini to fund a program itself.

“The cost of doing that are very high,” he said. “So it’s not so easy to find a solution now. That in general is a key consideration.

“Costs are increasing rapidly to the point that it’s difficult to justify the investment of a fully funded factory team in this championship, which is very expensive.”

Reggiani, however, said he’s optimistic of having at least one Temerario GT3 on the grid in GTD next year, with WTR understood to be likely acquiring the new car to replace its current Huracan GT3 EVO2, which will no longer be eligible in WeatherTech Championship competition next year.

Sportscar365 understands there’s at least one other team, which currently competes in Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America, that could run the car in the Pro-Am-enforced class.

“For sure we are working on that,” said Reggiani. “That is the objective, to have a car in GTD, and then we’ll see the other conditions to also have a car in GTD Pro.”

John Dagys

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