Lamborghini has officially selected former Formula 1 driver Romain Grosjean as their factory driver. Starting next year, Grosjean will participate in various competitions and serve as a key member of the 2024 LMDh project.
Lamborghini Motorsports president Giorgio Sanna stated, “We are very proud to have Romain Grosjean join the Lamborghini family during this new and exciting historical phase for Squadra Corse. We look forward to seeing Romain at the top in Daytona and hope this marks the beginning of a very successful partnership.”
After spending the last two seasons racing in the IndyCar Series, Romain Grosjean will debut alongside fellow factory drivers Andrea Caldarelli and Mirko Bortolotti at the Daytona 24 Hours with the factory team Iron Lynx. They will race the Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2 in this event. Grosjean will participate in endurance events throughout the 2023 season, with the schedule to be announced later.
Additionally, besides the GT3 program next year, Grosjean will participate in testing as a driver for Lamborghini Iron Lynx’s LMDh car, alongside Caldarelli and Bortolotti, with plans to compete in the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship and the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.
The Lamborghini team will partner with Iron Lynx, owned by Swiss company DC Racing Solutions Ltd., to compete in the FIA World Endurance Championship and IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. They will closely collaborate with Prima Engineering, which has 30 years of experience and expertise in various victories.
Romain Grosjean expressed, “First of all, I am honored to join Lamborghini, a brand that is very iconic for myself and all car enthusiasts, including my children. Above all, I am very excited about two things.”
He continued, “The first is starting at Daytona with the GT3. It is a good opportunity for me to reflect on myself, forming a good team with Iron Lynx, a team with a very successful experience at Daytona. Also, the new Lamborghini LMDh model being developed as part of the endurance project is truly a beautiful car.”
The LMDh race car prototype developed by Lamborghini’s motorsport department, Squadra Corse, features a hybrid powertrain arranged according to the LMDh regulations announced by the FIA, the ACO leading European endurance racing, and IMSA, composed of an internal combustion engine and an energy recovery system with a maximum output of 500 kW. The Lamborghini LMDh prototype has a body size of 5,100 mm in length, 2,000 mm in width, and a wheelbase of 3,148 mm. The weight, excluding the driver and fuel, is 1,030 kg, with a minimum engine weight of 180 kg. The top speed is 340 km/h.
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