Iron Lynx Lamborghini have wrapped up their first on-track outing for their Lamborghini SC63 after a two-day test took place at Imola.
At the beginning of August, an initial shakedown took place at Vallelunga as the Lamborghini Squadra Corse engineers began development work on the SC63, which was unveiled earlier this year at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
It will become the Italian manufacturer’s entry into the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship (Endurance Cup only) and FIA World Endurance Championship next year, with one car in each championship in collaboration with Iron Lynx.
In addition, both cars will race at Le Mans in June — but neither will race at Daytona, with a debut at Sebring for IMSA and the WEC season opener at Qatar.
Official works drivers Mirko Bortolotti, Andrea Caldarelli and Daniil Kvyat all drove the Le Mans Daytona Hybrid (LMDh) machine at the Imola Circuit.
The trio covered 1500 km, focusing on various development areas and calibrations.
The main focus was on the powertrain, which has been developed in-house by Lamborghini Squadra Corse, a bespoke 3.8-litre twin-turbo V8 engine, coupled with the 50kW hybrid spec part found in all LMDh cars.
Furthermore, gearshift calibrations were carried out on the Xtrac gearbox unit whilst adjusting it to Lamborghini’s preference of gear ratios and the settings for the limited-slip differential.
Other aspects tested by the team include the speed limiter and traction control calibrations, in addition to overseeing a brake migration, cooling data acquisition and an extensive aerodynamic test.
This is the first LMDh chassis developed by French manufacturer Ligier, as one of the four LMDh approved makers, and is based off the next-generation LMP2 chassis.
Two further tests are set to take place for the remainder of August on European soil once again, at Paul Ricard in France followed by Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium.
