Afiq Yazid Wins at Shanghai as Lamborghini Stages a GT3 Debut and China Giro Launch in One Weekend

A rain-delayed race day became a three-part statement of intent for Lamborghini across Asia.

Storm clouds gave way to patchy skies, and when the Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo cars rolled onto a nearly dry Shanghai track, the weekend's disrupted schedule finally found its rhythm.

The Huracán GT3's first public appearance in China

Lamborghini chose Shanghai to publicly display its Huracán GT3 in China for the first time, signaling that its motorsport ambitions extended well beyond a branded trophy series.

The China Giro grows into an anniversary tradition

The China Giro proved durable: the 2022 edition covered more than 1,100 kilometers over five days, and the 2023 edition coincided with Lamborghini's global 60th-anniversary celebrations and drew nearly 40 cars.

Building an Asian calendar, not isolated race weekends

Lamborghini previewed its next Asian Super Trofeo stop—a street race through Kuala Lumpur past the Petronas Towers—reinforcing the impression that it was building a continent-wide calendar.

Owner expeditions as regional brand architecture

Structured across four themed legs spanning eastern, southern, western, and northern China, the inaugural China Giro was designed to make owners feel like participants in a narrative rather than passengers on a dealer event.

Afiq Yazid's PRO class victory at Shanghai

Afiq Yazid, a Malaysian driver in the Squadra Corse Young Driver Program, seized the lead after pole-sitter Yuan Bo failed to finish and took first place overall in the PRO class.

One weekend, three reasons to pay attention

Lamborghini's approach to brand building in growth markets—layering a race win, a GT3 debut, and a lifestyle tour into a single Shanghai weekend—now looks as sophisticated as anything happening in Maranello or Stuttgart.