The 2010 Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo will once again feature the Lamborghini Super Trofeo: a lightweight version of the Gallardo LP 560-4. The Super Trofeo has a reworked chassis and a power output of 419 kW (570 hp) from its V10, ‘Iniezione Diretta Stratificata’ engine.

Following its debut season last year Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo has announced its six-round triple-header race calendar for 2010, which will commence in April at Hockenheim, Germany. Lamborghini will be hoping to build on a fairly solid first season which was launched into the full face of the global recession. However the series only managed thin grids that barely strayed into double figures even counting in several VIP cars that were included in the fields.

The pan-European series will once more visit six circuits across the continent this year, supporting prestigious series such as DTM, FIA GT, Le Mans Series as well as the Italian GT Championship. Again visiting the highly-demanding Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium, and Paul Ricard, France, the series will also travel to four new tracks for 2010.

Lamborghini will again partner with luxury Swiss watchmaker Blancpain, who is the series’ title sponsor. Its President and CEO, Marc A. Hayek, will get behind-the-wheel of a Super Trofeo following his successful 2009 race season, where he secured four race victories and finished second in the Pro-Am drivers’ classification. Pirelli, one of the world’s largest tyre manufacturers and sole OEM supplier to Automobili Lamborghini, also partners the series.

The 2010 Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo will once again feature the Lamborghini Super Trofeo: a lightweight version of the Gallardo LP 560-4. The Super Trofeo has a reworked chassis and a power output of 419 kW (570 hp) from its V10, ‘Iniezione Diretta Stratificata’ engine. The race car features Lamborghini’s permanent four-wheel drive, making the Super Trofeo the only one-make, all-wheel-drive motorsport series.

Professional and ‘gentlemen’ drivers will battle side-by-side behind-the-wheel of the Super Trofeo race car with the series retaining  its dynamic race format, which comprises of three 40-minute races, a 30-minute qualifying session and free practice, allowing drivers to make full use of the Super Trofeo car over the weekend.

“2009 was an excellent year for the Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo series, 24 drivers of seven different nationalities secured podium finishes,” said Lamborghini’s Director of Brand and Design, Manfred Fitzgerald who curiously sees the turnover of drivers as. “With competition so close last season, I am confident that 2010 will be even more exciting for drivers, teams and fans as we have added fresh circuits to this year’s calendar.

“The series continues to be a part of Lamborghini’s marketing strategy, with the aim of attracting a new audience to the brand, using motorsport as a marketing platform through which people can create an emotional tie with Lamborghini,” continued Fitzgerald. “It also presents a great opportunity for Lamborghini owners and drivers to get a taste of the glamorous and competitive world of motorsport while feeling the power of the 570 hp Super Trofeo race car, aided by the stability of its four-wheel drive system.”

2010 Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo Calendar

23-25 April Hockenheim (Germany) DTM
21-23 May Brno (Czech Republic) FIA GT
2-4 July Paul Ricard (France) FIA GT
29-31 July Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium) FIA GT
21-22 August Hungaroring (Hungary) LMS
24-26 September Vallelunga (Italy) IGTC*

* Italian GT Championship