A PRO-AM Title Decided in the Final Minutes at Dubai

March 3, 2018 — Dubai Autodrome, Lamborghini Super Trofeo Middle East season finale

Glauco Solieri, Giacomo Altoé, and the Konrad Motorsport pairing of Carrie Schreiner and Axcil Jefferies all carried legitimate title claims into the final race of the 2018 season at the Dubai Autodrome.

The Proto family's unprecedented double championship

Taylor Proto clinched the AM title in Race 1, and his father Mark Proto won the Lamborghini Cup category in the same weekend — a father and son winning championships in the same one-make series at the same event.

Rear-wheel drive by design: the Super Trofeo formula

The Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo stripped out the road car's all-wheel-drive system to reduce weight and put a greater premium on driver skill, amplifying the difference between a good stint and a great one.

Safety car erases Solieri's gap, hands Jefferies his chance

A late-race safety car compressed the entire field, and Jefferies capitalized on the restart momentum from his recovery drive to take both the PRO-AM class victory and the 2018 championship.

A naturally aspirated racing era now entering the collector market

Autoblog reported on a 2020 Huracán Super Trofeo EVO Collector with just 84 miles appearing on Bring a Trailer, described as embodying Lamborghini's naturally aspirated racing era — an era now closing as the Huracán platform gives way to the Temerario.

From one-make drama to GT3 — Squadra Corse's next chapter

Lamborghini's Super Trofeo series distinguished itself through its V10 soundtrack and genuinely unpredictable results, and that credibility now carries forward as Squadra Corse moves into GT3 competition with the Temerario.