Watkins Glen Super Trofeo: Freiberg Makes History as Lamborghini Turns Racing Into a Brand Masterclass

A historic podium, a last-lap battle, and a hospitality strategy that treats one-make racing as the ultimate sales pitch.

Lamborghini's second Super Trofeo North America round of 2017 delivered competitive one-make racing and a curated hospitality operation at Watkins Glen International, producing a genuinely historic result in the process.

Lamborghini's one-make racing lineage

Every car on the Watkins Glen grid ran the Huracán Super Trofeo, a dedicated race car whose naturally aspirated 5.2-liter V10 produces 620 horsepower channeled exclusively to the rear wheels through a sequential gearbox.

Close-quarters racing that reshaped the championship

Austin Versteeg, the 18-year-old DXDT Racing driver, lost positions early in the Esses but clawed back through traffic, cutting Trent Hindman's lead to less than a second by the checkered flag, while Ashley Freiberg became the first woman to reach an overall podium in any worldwide Super Trofeo series.

The final chapter of Lamborghini's V10 rear-drive era

The Huracán Super Trofeo's naturally aspirated V10, rear-wheel-drive formula represents the final chapter of a specific era in Lamborghini's racing history, with drivers developing skills that will carry forward as the electrified Temerario GT3 program takes over.