Tujula and Ortiz Triumph Under the Lights at Misano

The 2018 Super Trofeo Europe night race rewarded strategy and composure over raw qualifying pace.

Shifting braking references and narrowed depth perception under artificial light turned Misano into a stage where pit stop strategy and driver composure mattered as much as qualifying speed.

The one-make equalizer: Huracán Super Trofeo EVO

Every car on the 2018 grid shared the same 5.2-liter naturally aspirated V10, hybrid carbon and aluminum chassis, and sequential six-speed X-Trac gearbox, so four-tenths-of-a-second margins in class finishes came down to driver skill and team strategy.

Four classes, four dramas in a single night

Poleman Vito Postiglione retired on the opening lap, Perez and Spinelli claimed a fourth consecutive PRO-AM win, and the AM battle between Scholze and Necchi came down to just four-tenths of a second at the line.

A recovery drive that delivered a first win

Felipe Ortiz and Tuomas Tujula were not leading early, but after the pit stop sequence Tujula emerged with track position and never relinquished it, giving the VS Racing pairing their inaugural Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe victory.

From customer grid to factory GT3 pipeline

Teams like Antonelli Motorsport, Iron Lynx, and Imperiale Racing were building the institutional knowledge and driver relationships that a factory GT3 program requires, and the Super Trofeo's role as a proving ground now has a destination in the Temerario GT3.