- Mirko Bortolotti – (Trento, Italy, age 28) – He is one of the biggest Italian talents in Motorsport
- Andrea Caldarelli – (Pescara, Italy, age 28) –He has been a Lamborghini Factory Driver since 2017
- Christian Engelhart – (Ingolstadt, Germany, age 31) – a vehicle and engine technology engineer
For the 2018 season, the Motorsport department of Automobili Lamborghini has reconfirmed the 6 factory drivers and signed a long-term contract extension with Mirko Bortolotti, Andrea Caldarelli and Christian Engelhart. Additionally, Marco Mapelli and Giovanni Venturini have also been reconfirmed and Raffaele Giammaria has been included as a tester and youth program coordinator.
“We have reconfirmed the same line-up as 2017 – comments Giorgio Sanna, Head of Motorsport at Automobili Lamborghini – because we believe that our six Factory Drivers are the best that the international scene of GT competitions can offer. The sporting results speak for themselves: in 2017, the Grasser Racing Team won three titles in the prestigious Blancpain GT series, thanks to Bortolotti, Caldarelli and Engelhart; Giovanni Venturini won the International GT Open championship with Imperiale Racing; Marco Mapelli, besides his excellent racing results, is contributing to the development of Lamborghini road and racing cars; Raffaele Giammaria, thanks to his proven experience, will help us in the development of racing cars for customers and is the ideal guide for our training programs aimed at young drivers.”
The Lamborghini Squadra Corse Factory Drivers represent the pinnacle of driver programs within the Motorsport Department of Sant’Agata Bolognese. Additionally, there are the young talents taking part in the training programs of Lamborghini Squadra Corse (Young Drivers Program and GT3 Junior Program). Based on their sporting results, some of them will be supported also this year to compete in the main GT championships worldwide.
Here are the detailed profiles of the Lamborghini Squadra Corse Factory Drivers and their 2018 activities.
Mirko Bortolotti – (Trento, Italy, age 28) – He is one of the biggest Italian talents in Motorsport: he was born and raised on karts, then he became a Formula 2 and Formula 3 champion and was a Formula 1 test driver. He joined the Lamborghini family in 2014, when he started racing in the Super Trofeo one-make series and took part in the Young Driver Program of Lamborghini Squadra Corse. Bortolotti has been a Lamborghini Factory Driver since 2015. He is the defending champion of the Blancpain GT Series and winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona 2018; this year he will defend the title in the championship promoted by SRO (co-drivers: Caldarelli and Engelhart in the Endurance Cup, Engelhart in the Sprint Cup) and will participate in the ADAC GT Masters with Andrea Caldarelli as a co-driver. He will race in all championships with the Huracán GT3 of Orange 1 Team GRT.
Mirko Bortolotti
Andrea Caldarelli – (Pescara, Italy, age 28) –He has been a Lamborghini Factory Driver since 2017 and won the Blancpain GT Series with Bortolotti and Engelhart. He is another great Italian talent, with extensive experience both in single-seaters and GT racing cars. During his career, Andrea has alternated single-seaters (F3, GP3, GP2, SuperFormula, F1 test driver) and GT competitions (2014 and 2016 vice-champion of the Super GT 500 championship in Japan). During the 2018 season, he will again be part of the winning trio in the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup with Bortolotti and Engelhart; in addition, he will also participate in the Sprint Cup with Perez Companc and in the ADAC GT Masters with Mirko Bortolotti.
Christian Engelhart – (Ingolstadt, Germany, age 31) – Besides being a vehicle and engine technology engineer, Christian Engelhart significantly contributed to the victory of the Huracán GT3 # 63 of the Grasser Racing Team in the Blancpain GT Series. This year, he will defend the titles won in the series and will participate again in the ADAC GT Masters with Rolf Ineichen. Before joining the Lamborghini family, Engelhart distinguished himself in other German GT categories and in various endurance races.