A grid of numerous Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo race cars lined up under green starting lights on a racetrack.

Cecotto's Bold Pass Through the Esses Gave Wayne Taylor Racing Its First 2018 Super Trofeo Win

A daring outside move at Watkins Glen defined Round 4 of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America series.

Jonathan Cecotto threaded his No. 1 Wayne Taylor Racing Huracán Super Trofeo around the outside through Watkins Glen's famous Esses to seize a lead the team would never relinquish across the 50-minute race.

Identical machinery, pure driver skill

The Huracán Super Trofeo Evo's naturally aspirated 5.2-liter V10, rear-wheel-drive layout, and sequential gearbox created a machine that rewarded driver skill above all else.

Customer teams and gentleman racers on equal footing

The battles at Watkins Glen, fought by customer teams and gentleman racers pushing identical V10 machines to their limits, captured a specific era in Lamborghini's motorsport story defined by accessible competition and dealer involvement.

Cecotto commits through the Esses

Cecotto started from the outside of Row 1 in Round 4 and exploited a narrow window after polesitter Shinya Sean Michimi suffered suspension damage from contact in Turn 1.

Brett Meredith's maiden LB Cup victory

Brett Meredith of GMG Racing won his first LB Cup race in his debut weekend, demonstrating that the Super Trofeo's entry-level class functions exactly as intended as a place where new competitors can learn, improve, and earn results.

Michimi's costly Round 4 setback

Brandon Gdovic and Michimi sat third in Pro class points with 43, though Michimi's suspension damage in Round 4 represented a missed opportunity to close the gap on championship leaders Corey Lewis and Madison Snow.

Dallara-developed aero at speed

The aerodynamic package, developed with Dallara Engineering and Lamborghini Centro Stile, gave the car a carbon fiber body kit and prominent rear wing that helped define the Evo's on-track presence.

The V10 era's closing chapters

The 2018 Super Trofeo season represented one of the final chapters for the naturally aspirated V10 as the centerpiece of Lamborghini's customer racing program.