Lamborghini has confirmed it is going to debut the substitute for its long-serving Huracán GT3 EVO race automotive, within the type of the Temerario GT3. Set to race with out its road-going hybrid powertrain, it is going to debut in July subsequent 12 months.
In an unique worldwide roundtable, Exhaust Notes Australia sat down with Lamborghini chairman and CEO Stephan Winkelmann to debate all-things motorsport technique, and the model’s imaginative and prescient for its latest race automotive.
Set to run as a pure inner combustion engine car, with a 4.0-litre twin turbo V8 engine, in step with GT3 rules, the Temerario GT3 represents a clean-sheet for the Italian automotive maker.
Marking a big departure from the Huracán-based GT3 vehicles the model has raced since 2015, in response to Winkelmann, this isn’t merely an replace — it’s a wholly new growth from the bottom up.
Designed to compete on the highest degree of GT3 racing for years to return, he stated the brand new chassis, re-engineered aerodynamics and up to date powertrain bundle have been constructed with modularity and flexibility in thoughts.
“We’re bringing all one of the best potentialities, not just for subsequent season, however for future seasons to be up to date and stay aggressive,” he defined, saying it was a key consider trendy GT racing, the place rules and efficiency balancing (BoP) are continually evolving.
Regardless of hybrid know-how turning into commonplace in Lamborghini’s highway vehicles, Winkelmann emphasised that there isn’t a push to develop GT3 rules to incorporate hybrid programs. He cited price management and sophistication stability as key causes GT3 stays ICE-only.
“Motorsport is about price and subsequently we don’t see any motion by way of opening the category. It could be far more costly [and] the GT3 isn’t designed for this.”
This stance aligns Lamborghini with different producers at the moment sustaining ICE powertrains in GT3, together with Ferrari with its 296 (which additionally runs hybrid know-how within the highway automotive model).
Lamborghini’s well-liked Tremendous Trofeo one-make sequence can even profit from the brand new platform with affirmation {that a} future Temerario automotive for that sequence will share the identical engine and plenty of parts because the GT3 racer.
“We’re utilizing the identical drivetrain – that means engine and plenty of parts would be the similar between the Tremendous Trofeo and the GT3.”
The Tremendous Trofeo model will characteristic completely different aerodynamic traits and a setup to go well with its distinctive racing format, however core mechanical similarities will assist streamline growth and servicing throughout buyer groups.
When requested about the potential of a GT4 race automotive, Winkelmann declined to offer particulars, suggesting that whereas GT3 and Tremendous Trofeo stay priorities, the extra reasonably priced ‘gentleman racer’ sequence isn’t at the moment on the agenda or able to be publicly disclosed.
Unveiled on the Goodwood Competition of Velocity, the Temerario GT3 boasts an extended wheelbase in comparison with the Huracán EVO, introducing new engineering challenges. The Lamborghini CEO was fast to downplay issues about dynamics although.
He famous that cautious calibration of weight distribution and suspension geometry ensures the brand new automotive stays razor-sharp on observe. “We predict that there isn’t a damaging impression on dealing with,” he stated.
Lamborghini’s GT3 racing program will stay customer-focused, however Winkelmann confirmed that chosen groups will obtain robust manufacturing unit backing, significantly as they transition to the brand new platform.
“We are going to accommodate all of the groups. Our motorsport division already has an inventory of groups that need to be first adopters,” he stated, hinting at a step-by-step rollout beginning in mid-2026.
Greater than a mannequin replace, it’s a reset of Lamborghini’s GT racing id. From its new design to its dedication to inner combustion and buyer racing, the Temerario GT3 represents Lamborghini’s imaginative and prescient for the way forward for endurance motorsport.
“We’re able to carry the following era to the observe,” Winkelmann concluded.
Keep tuned to Exhaust Notes Australia for extra data on the Lamborghini Temerario GT3 as its July 2026 debut approaches.
