Lamborghini earns first motorsports win in FIA GT
While its sister ship struggled a bit, the #7 All-Inkl Racing Lamborghini Murcièlago R-GT ran strong all race, and managed to grab Lamborghini's first international racing trophy in its maiden outing. Drivers Christophe Bouchut and Stefan Mücke held off a pair of hard-charging Z06 Corvettes at Zhuhai International Circuit, with all three finishing within four seconds of each other.
The race not only marked the debut of the R-GT, but also of the FIA's new GT race format. For the 2007 season, GT races follow a new two-hour format that appears to have given organizers what they had hoped for – some really close racing. A late safety car deployment meant that pit strategy ended up being pretty important in this one, but that shouldn't take anything away from Lamborghini's impressive debut. After the final restart they rattled off a string of fastest laps to stay ahead for good. Kudos to Lambo. Check out the cool gallery available at Supercars.net by following the links.
[Source: Lamborghini via Supercars.net]
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John P. 11:22AM (3/26/2007)
It's about time they start showing they are capable of doing something other than look good. kidding, sorta. Great news.
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testa di cazzo 12:22PM (3/26/2007)
its sort of strange that lambo has never been too involved in motorsport. they sure have the ability (member of VAG - Audi capabilities, etc.). i think it would be a great idea for VAG to invest in F1 under the Lamborghini brand
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why not the LS2/LS7? 12:48PM (3/26/2007)
I'm shocked to see this. The R-GT has been noncompetitive in the past.
But now that it works well, please send one or two over. We need some cars in GT1 in ALMS that can give the Vettes a run for their money.
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chris 5:23PM (3/26/2007)
A Lamborghini Murcielago won Rd.1 in Super GT GT300 last year. Unless you only mean outright win, which would be impossible in Super GT as only Nissan, Toyota and Honda run in GT500 these days.
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Scott Eaton 8:03PM (3/26/2007)
Can it get any lower to the ground than that? :D
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