Super Trofeo Europe 2020: Why Misano's Season Opener Matters Beyond the Grid

Twenty-three crews, five rounds, and the final V10 era converge at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli.

The Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe championship opens its 2020 campaign at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli on August 7 through 9, months after the 2019 World Finals at Jerez de la Frontera.

Identical machinery, pure driver skill

One-make racing strips away the engineering arms race and replaces it with something more revealing: pure driver skill and team execution measured against identical machinery.

The race machine beneath the livery

The Huracán Super Trofeo EVO replaces every road-car comfort with a full roll cage, Öhlins racing dampers, a sequential six-speed X-Trac gearbox, and a MoTeC engine management system.

Where single-seater talent meets GT racing

Former single-seater driver Dorian Boccolacci partners with Kevin Gilardoni in the Pro class entry for Oregon Team, a pairing that combines open-wheel racecraft with GT experience.

The Huracán platform's final racing chapters

The Temerario is replacing the Huracán in Lamborghini's road car lineup, and the Temerario GT3 marks the brand's first competition car fully designed, developed, and built in-house.

A decade of one-make heritage on track

The 2020 season offers one of the last opportunities to watch the naturally aspirated V10 compete across Europe's best circuits before the series eventually pivots to a new platform.

Nose-to-tail on a compressed schedule

A grid of identically prepared Huracán Super Trofeo EVOs running nose to tail on a compressed five-round calendar reveals exactly what Lamborghini's one-make series does for the brand.

Smaller grids, closer racing

Lamborghini's grid tends to be more intimate than rival one-make ladders, which creates closer racing and arguably more visibility for individual drivers trying to catch the eye of factory-supported GT programs.

Collector significance beyond the checkered flag

According to Autoblog, a 2020-spec Huracán Super Trofeo EVO with only 84 miles recently appeared on the collector market, underscoring how even unused examples of these race cars now carry collector significance.

The Super Trofeo as a career crossroads

Dean Stoneman's presence at Bonaldi Motorsport illustrates how accomplished single-seater drivers with Formula Renault 3.5 and Formula 2 experience find the Super Trofeo a natural entry point into GT racing.

V10 skills that will outlast the era

Precise throttle modulation, exploiting a linear power curve, and managing tire degradation without road-car electronic assists are skills honed in the current V10 era that will translate even as the character of the racing changes.

Five rounds from Misano to Paul Ricard

Both Misano races stream live on the Lamborghini Squadra Corse YouTube channel and Facebook page, free of charge, as a compressed ten-race calendar runs from Misano through Nürburgring, Barcelona, Spa-Francorchamps, and Paul Ricard.