The Racing Oil Behind Lamborghini's Biggest Wins
Squadra Corse and Pertamina Lubricants renewed their technical partnership through 2021.
Lamborghini Squadra Corse and Pertamina Lubricants announced a renewed technical partnership covering both GT3 and Super Trofeo competition worldwide, with Pertamina supplying the Fastron Synthetic Oil line to every Squadra Corse operation.
Racing oil versus road-car synthetic
The difference between a racing-specific oil formulation and a premium road-car synthetic is roughly the difference between a track-day brake pad and the pads on your daily driver — both work, but only one survives 24 consecutive hours at the limit.
Hundreds of identical engines, one oil supplier
Lamborghini's Super Trofeo series puts dozens of identically prepared Huracán race cars on track across three continents, and every one runs the same Pertamina Fastron oil, creating a massive real-world testing dataset of hundreds of engines and thousands of race hours.
Additive chemistry tuned to one engine
Racing oils use anti-wear additives, detergents to keep internal surfaces clean, and friction modifiers calibrated to the specific metallurgy of the engine they protect.
Bespoke approval for the Huracán V10
The Platinum Racing 10W-60 carries an explicit Squadra Corse approval, meaning it was developed and validated for one particular engine architecture: the Huracán's 5.2-liter V10 in competition tune.
Lubricant supply as a core engineering function
Squadra Corse treats its lubricant supply as a core engineering function rather than a marketing line item, a distinction that matters to every customer team running a Huracán GT3 or Super Trofeo entry.
A partnership rooted in 2015
The collaboration originally began in 2015, timed to the presentation of the first Huracán GT3, and the two organizations announced a renewal covering the next two seasons of GT3 and Super Trofeo competition worldwide.
The thermal punishment of GT3 racing
A naturally aspirated V10 in GT3 trim endures sustained high RPM stint after stint, with oil temperatures climbing well past 130°C during long summer races and enormous shear forces that would destroy conventional engine oil within minutes.
Endurance stress at Daytona and Sebring
Engines run for hours at a time between service windows at events like Daytona and Sebring, and the Florida heat adds ambient thermal stress that shorter European sprint races simply do not replicate.
Formulated for one V10's specific demands
Lamborghini's engineers and Pertamina's chemists tested and adjusted the Platinum Racing additive chemistry against the Huracán V10's bearing materials, operating temperature range, oil flow paths, and sensitivity to viscosity changes under load.
Lamborghini's one-make advantage over rivals
Porsche runs the Carrera Cup and Supercup one-make series and Ferrari operates its Challenge program, but Lamborghini's three-continent Super Trofeo grid creates a uniquely large and controlled sample set for lubricant development.
From V10 partnership to full motorsport portfolio
Pertamina moved from supporting a single-platform V10 racing effort to backing Lamborghini's entire motorsport portfolio, including the SC63 LMDh prototype program alongside GT3 and Super Trofeo operations.