How Stoneman and Galbiati's 2020 Nürburgring Win Shaped the V10 Legacy

A four-second margin that belied one of the season's most intense battles.

Dean Stoneman and Kikko Galbiati won the first Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe race of the weekend at the Nürburgring in September 2020, beating Miloš Pavlović and Raul Guzman by just over four seconds.

Spinelli's charge from 16th — and the penalty that erased it

Loris Spinelli of Van der Horst Motorsport started 16th and carved through the field after taking over from Gerard van der Horst, but a five-second post-race penalty for contact dropped him from third to fifth.

Identical machinery, driver skill only

Every car on that 2020 grid ran the same fundamental package: a naturally aspirated 5.2-liter V10 engine, rear-wheel drive, and an aggressive aerodynamic kit built around carbon fiber elements, large rear wings, and prominent air intakes.

The STO: Super Trofeo Omologata, named for the race car

The Super Trofeo car's rear-drive, naturally aspirated character stood apart from the all-wheel-drive road cars it sat alongside, making the eventual Huracán STO feel like a genuine philosophical statement rather than a marketing exercise.

Safety car, pit window, and the fight for the lead

Stoneman held a narrow gap over Karol Basz through the mandatory pit window, which coincided with a safety car period after Libor Dvoracek's car stopped on track.

Real-world validation no simulation could replicate

Lamborghini's engineers in Sant'Agata Bolognese gained hundreds of hours of high-stress validation for the V10 platform's durability, cooling, and chassis dynamics from Super Trofeo racing data.

The track-to-street pipeline in the STO's rear-drive layout

The Huracán STO's rear-drive layout, its emphasis on aerodynamic downforce over peak power, and its stripped-back electronic architecture all echo the Super Trofeo EVO's design priorities.

Motorsport pedigree now driving collector interest

Autoblog reported a 2020 Huracán Super Trofeo EVO Collector edition with just 84 miles listed on Bring a Trailer, its rarity and motorsport pedigree driving collector interest.