Lamborghini Super Trofeo Middle East Returns for 2022 After Two-Year Hiatus

Six races across Yas Marina and Dubai Autodrome pack Squadra Corse's Gulf comeback into 10 days of January competition.

After a two-year shutdown forced by the COVID-19 pandemic, Lamborghini's Super Trofeo Middle East championship is confirmed for January 2022 with six races across two weekends at Yas Marina Circuit and Dubai Autodrome.

From regional champion to factory-backed GT3 driver

Frederik Schandorff won the 2019 Pro class title in the Middle East series, then captured the World Finals crown, and Lamborghini subsequently enrolled him in the GT3 Junior Drivers programme with factory support, coaching, and international endurance opportunities.

Huracán Super Trofeo Evo on a Gulf circuit

The Huracán Super Trofeo Evo is a purpose-built, non-street-legal race car with a dry weight of 1,270 kg achieved through extensive carbon fiber bodywork, a stripped interior, and racing-specific components including Öhlins dampers and Pirelli racing slicks.

Two contrasting tracks sharpen driver development

Yas Marina's stop-start sections and Dubai Autodrome's flowing layout with elevation changes give drivers a varied education in adapting their style, better preparing them for the diverse circuits they will encounter higher up the GT3 ladder.

The Gulf as a distinct market, not an afterthought

Squadra Corse chose to revive the Middle East series rather than fold its participants into the Asian or European calendars, revealing that Lamborghini views the Gulf region as a distinct market with its own strategic logic.

A documented pathway rivals cannot match

Ferrari Challenge and Porsche Carrera Cup both offer excellent racing, but Lamborghini's explicit connection between Super Trofeo success and GT3 Junior Driver status creates a documented pathway rather than a vague promise.

620 horsepower, rear wheels only

The 5.2-liter naturally aspirated V10 produces 620 horsepower sent exclusively to the rear wheels through a sequential gearbox, a rear-drive layout that demands the throttle discipline and car control essential for higher-tier GT3 machinery.

One of the final chapters for the V10 on the competitive grid

Yas Marina's combination of high-speed straights, tight hotel-section corners, and distinctive tunnel passage offers a varied challenge, and this 2022 season represents one of the final chapters for naturally aspirated V10 power in Lamborghini's customer racing ladder.