How Lamborghini's First eSports Champions Earned Seat Time in a Real Huracán Super Trofeo Evo at Imola
Three sim racers won a prize money cannot buy: a purpose-built race car on one of Italy's most demanding circuits.
Germany's Nils Naujoks, Italy's Matthias Egger, and South Africa's Jordan Sherratt each earned a three-day visit to Lamborghini headquarters, R&D simulator access, meetings with Squadra Corse factory drivers, and laps in a Huracán Super Trofeo Evo at Imola.
Not a supercar experience day
The Huracán Super Trofeo Evo is a purpose-built, non-road-legal race machine with a V10, rear-wheel drive, competition suspension, racing slicks, and an interior stripped to a roll cage, harness, and data display.
From lockdown experiment to driver pipeline
Lamborghini's eSports pipeline now feeds directly into its Young Driver Program, giving the overall champion a structured pathway toward real-world competition under the Squadra Corse banner.
Sponsors that mirror real-world racing
Pertamina Lubricants collaborated with Lamborghini's motorsport department to develop the Fastron Platinum 10W-60 racing lubricant, specifically formulated for the Huracán Super Trofeo and GT3 V10 engines and used in the real one-make championship.
Assetto Corsa Competizione's credibility test
Assetto Corsa Competizione's physics engine is widely regarded in the sim racing community as one of the most accurate available for GT3 machinery, and its Huracán model provokes the same setup debates that real-world Super Trofeo and GT3 teams navigate.
Lamborghini's edge over rival programs
Ferrari's Velas Esports Series focused on prize pools and team affiliations, and Porsche invested in broadcast production through its TAG Heuer Esports Supercup on iRacing, but neither offered a structured driver development pipeline connecting virtual champions to a manufacturer's professional academy.
Global talent from 106 countries
Lamborghini's digital feeder system identified talent from 106 countries in the first season alone, expanding its pool of potential competitors far beyond the traditional network of wealthy amateur racers who can afford a six-figure entry into customer motorsport.
A characteristically Lamborghini touch
Naujoks also received a limited-edition Huracán GT3 Evo diecast model finished in his in-game livery, a small but characteristically Lamborghini gesture alongside the headline prize of real seat time.
The R&D simulator feedback loop
Lamborghini gave the winners access to its engineering simulator used to validate chassis dynamics, aerodynamic loads, and powertrain calibration, letting them experience the fidelity gap between Assetto Corsa Competizione and the factory's own internal simulation tools.
Star power at the final
The final event featured hosting duties from David Coulthard, Italian F1 presenter Federica Masolin, and five-time Le Mans winner Emanuele Pirro, with a guest appearance by Pecco Bagnaia, then the reigning Moto2 World Champion.