Tire Gamble and Four-Hundredths Finish Keep Lamborghini's Title Hopes Alive

Oregon Team's #63 Huracán GT3 EVO2 scores a win and a podium at Monza in the penultimate round of the International GT Open.

Maximilian Paul and Pierre-Louis Chovet drove the #63 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2 to victory in Race 1 and a hard-fought third place in Race 2 at Monza, giving Oregon Team a double podium and narrowing the championship deficit to 16 points.

The slick-tire call that won Race 1

Oregon Team gambled on slick tires during the driver change as rain began to clear, and after Chovet initially lost ground on the damp surface, he passed the leading Mercedes around the outside at the first Lesmo corner to win by more than seven seconds.

16 points to Barcelona

Paul displaced championship leader Sam de Haan for third in Race 2 by four hundredths of a second while carrying a 20-second success penalty, and a full weekend of racing at Barcelona now gives the crew a realistic shot at the title.