Twelve Titles, Three Continents, One Weekend at Imola
Lamborghini’s sixth and final round of the 2017 Super Trofeo continental series settled every championship still in play, across Europe, North America, and Asia, on a single weekend at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari. The timing was deliberate. Imola would host the World Final the very next day, meaning freshly crowned continental champions barely had time to dry the champagne before lining up against each other for the global showdown.
That compressed schedule turned the final round into something more revealing than a typical season closer. Drivers who locked up titles early could race with freedom; those still chasing points had no margin. The results, spread across four classes in each continental series, painted a vivid picture of a racing ladder that Lamborghini Squadra Corse continues to use as both a proving ground and a shop window for aspiring professionals.
Europe’s PRO Battle: Debris, Bad Luck, and a Championship Decided by Attrition
Loris Spinelli and Mikaël Grenier arrived at Imola leading the European PRO standings for Antonelli Motorsport, but their closest rivals, Vito Postiglione and Jonathan Cecotto of Imperiale Racing, trailed by just three points. The margin was close enough that Race 1 could have rewritten the entire season.
It nearly did, though not in the way Postiglione and Cecotto needed. Lamborghini says a problem with the rear right wheel, likely caused by debris, forced Postiglione into the pits only six minutes after the start. Imperiale Racing clawed back to eighth, but the damage to their title bid was fatal. Grenier and Spinelli finished second in Race 1 and won Race 2 from pole, clinching their sixth victory of the year and the championship with it. Grenier’s own assessment was characteristically understated:
“It has been a fantastic season, my first one in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe. I wish to thank my team and teammate, Spinelli, with whom I have always been on the same wavelength.”
Elsewhere in the European paddock, Christopher Dreyspring and Liang Jiatong secured the PRO-AM crown with VS Racing, while Andrej Lewandowski and Teodor Myszkowski had already wrapped up the AM title at the Nürburgring. Gerard Van Der Horst completed a quiet dynasty of his own, taking the Lamborghini Cup for the second consecutive year.
North America: Agostini and Hindman Leave Nothing to Chance
If the European PRO title came down to misfortune, the North American equivalent was a clinic in dominance. Riccardo Agostini and Trent Hindman, running with Prestige Performance, won both races at Imola to reach seven victories for the season. Agostini took pole, and from that point the outcome felt predetermined.
Agostini’s post-race comments carried the satisfaction of a driver who peaked at exactly the right moment:
“Hindman and I concluded our experience in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America in the best way, by taking two wins on my home track. We’ve been improving race after race.”
The supporting classes told their own stories. Edoardo Piscopo and nineteen-year-old Taylor Proto, with US RaceTronics, took a win and a second place in PRO-AM, while Austin Versteeg of Change Racing pushed them to the final lap. Yuki Harata earned the AM crown with a pair of class victories for Dream Racing Motorsport. Juan Perez, running under the Antonelli Motorsport banner, claimed the Lamborghini Cup title despite teammate Ryan Hardwick winning both individual races. Points accumulated over a full season still matter more than a strong finale, a lesson the series reinforces every year.
Asia: A Title Already Sealed, But Cozzolino and Yazid Kept Pushing
Kei Cozzolino and Afiq Yazid of Clazzio Racing had mathematically secured the Asian PRO championship during the previous round in Shanghai. Arriving at Imola without pressure, they won both races anyway.
Cozzolino framed it simply:
“We arrived in Imola with the certainty of the title but with a low profile; we tried to do our best and will aim at doing well also in the World Final.”
The PRO-AM title went to Nigel Farmer and Rik Breukers of GDL Racing. Breukers earned his second championship of the year, having already won the Middle East series earlier in 2017. Andrew Haryanto had clinched the AM title before Imola, though both Asian AM races were won by Andrés Josephsohn. In the Lamborghini Cup, Supachai Weeraborwornpong of Siam Gas Racing Team took the crown, splitting the two race wins with Gabriele Murroni of Petri Corse.
The Huracán Super Trofeo as a Racing Ladder
What makes the Super Trofeo series strategically important for Lamborghini goes beyond brand visibility. The format, identical rear-wheel-drive Huracán race cars competing across four classes, functions as a structured ladder. Gentlemen drivers enter at the AM or Lamborghini Cup level. Those with professional ambitions work through PRO-AM toward PRO. The best performers earn a shot at the World Final, and from there, a potential path into GT3 competition.
For prospective entrants weighing the Super Trofeo against rival one-make series from Ferrari or Porsche, the practical calculus involves more than entry fees. Lamborghini’s series spans three continents with a unified World Final, creating international exposure that standalone regional championships cannot match. The series also functions as an informal audition: perform well here, and the door to factory-supported GT racing opens wider.
Setting the Stage for the World Final
With all continental titles decided, Imola immediately pivoted to the World Final, bringing the top performers from Europe, North America, and Asia together for two days of racing. AM and Lamborghini Cup competitors ran separately from PRO and PRO-AM entries.
The 2017 season’s results set up several compelling storylines for that global showdown. Agostini and Hindman arrived riding seven victories. Grenier and Spinelli carried the momentum of a championship won under pressure. Cozzolino and Yazid brought the quiet confidence of a team that dominated its series so thoroughly they wrapped the title a round early. Rik Breukers, already a double champion in 2017, had nothing left to prove except that he could do it on the biggest stage.
For Lamborghini, the World Final served a dual purpose: a spectacle for fans and media, and a talent evaluation for Squadra Corse’s broader racing ambitions. The drivers who excelled under those conditions were the ones most likely to graduate into GT3 programs, carrying the lessons of the Huracán Super Trofeo into whatever comes next.
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