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ABT competes with two Lamborghini in 24-hour classic
Double dedication on the legendary Nordschleife: ABT will be fielding two Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2 at this year’s edition of the 24-hour race (21/22 June 2025). When it comes to the selection of drivers, ABT can rely on huge experience at the wheel of the Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2: With Mirko Bortolotti (Italy), Christian Engelhart (Germany), Luca Engstler (Germany), Marco Mapelli (Italy), Jordan Pepper (South Africa) and Franck Perera (France), the line-up includes six drivers from the Lamborghini squad, joined by Spaniard Dani Juncadella.
THE CAR
LAMBORGHINI HURACÁN GT3 EVO2
The Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2 was designed and developed by Lamborghini Squadra Corse on the basis of the Huracán STO, with which it shares important design elements, the rear-wheel drive and the naturally aspirated V10 engine. The GT3 racing car with up to 585 HP has been in use in this form since 2022 and is closely related to the Audi R8 LMS. On the Nordschleife, the EVO2 reaches a top speed of around 275 km/h.
PARTNER
H&R is one of the world’s leading developers and producers of sporty suspension systems. The technology transfer from motorsport plays a key role here, just as it does at ABT Sportsline. A good suspension is particularly important on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife.
The technology company Schaeffler has been an important partner of ABT in motorsport for many years. The absolute highlight was the championship title in Formula E with a jointly developed electric drive. ABT and Schaeffler also work closely together in many other areas.
SÜDPACK is a leading manufacturer of high-performance films for the packaging of food, medical and non-food products as well as for technical applications and is also a partner of ABT in the DTM.
Red Bull not only gives wings to ABT Sportsline in the DTM. The Bavarian team is also receiving full support from Red Bull at this year’s 24-hour race at the Nürburgring. With more than eleven billion cans sold each year, the Austrian company is the world market leader in energy drinks and has been an ABT partner from the very beginning.
SUCCESSES
The 2025 24-hour race will be ABT’s twelfth appearance in the endurance classic. The debut was in 1999 with an Audi A4 quattro powered by natural gas – the race with the innovative drive concept was a little sensation at the time. This was followed by outings with the Abt-Audi TT-R from the DTM, the Audi R8 LMS and the Bentley Continental GT3. The best results so far were two second places in the 2003 and 2009 editions.
