The Lamborghini SC63 is seen testing at the Imola track. Image: Lamborghini Media
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The Lamborghini SC63 Le Mans Daytona hybrid (LMDh) race car is being tested at Imola to take on the World Endurance Championship in 2024.
The Lamborghini SC63 is seen testing at the Imola track. Image: Lamborghini Media
There’s a new challenger set to battle Porsche, Ferrari, Toyota and BMW at the 24 Hours of Le Mans next year: Lamborghini.
The Italian carmaker showed off its first on-track running of its SC63 prototype, with which it will contest next year’s FIA World Endurance Championship and IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Championship, in a two-day test at Imola according to the brand.
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THE LAMBORGHINI SC63 DID A TOTAL OF 1500KM OF TESTING AT IMOLA
The team did a shakedown at Vallelunga at the beginning of August and this week headed to Imola where Lamborghini Squadra Corse engineers began calibration work on the LMDh machine alongside the factory supported IMSA and WEC team, Iron Lynx according to the WEC.
Three of the official factory drivers in Mirko Bortolotti, Andrea Caldarelli and Daniil Kvyat each drove during the test, totaling 1500km, and focused on a number of development areas of the SC63.
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There are two more European tests for the Lamborghini which take place at Paul Ricard and Spa-Francorchamps throughout the rest of August.
The three drivers worked on a variety of calibrations across the two days, most notably on the engine which is the first bespoke racing engine developed in-house by Lamborghini Squadra Corse.
Additional gearshift calibration was carried out on the Xtrac gearbox which, although standard to all LMDh cars, can be customised to the brand’s requirements of gear ratios and mechanical differential slip.
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The team also worked on calibrations of the speed limiter and traction control as well as conducting a brake migration, cooling data acquisition and an extensive aerodynamic test.
