Lamborghini conducted three days of testing earlier this week at the Circuito de Almería in Spain, as Romain Grosjean drove his first laps in the SC63 LMDh.
He was joined by fellow Lamborghini factory driver Andrea Caldarelli, collectively driving nearly 2000 km of mileage at the 4.2 km circuit.
Technicians from Lamborghini and the Italian manufacturer’s team partner, Iron Lynx, were able to simulate full course yellow conditions and restart procedures, often implemented in endurance races to neutralise the race if there are safety concerns.
The team remain set to debut next year competitively at the FIA World Endurance Championship’s Qatar race, which will open the season in early March.
However, the team will not debut the car at the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship debut at the 24 Hours of Daytona in January, instead waiting until later in the year for its first competitive outing on American soil.
Furthermore, Lamborghini will only race in select IMSA Endurance Cup rounds, which form part of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship.
Grosjean said: “It was a very intense three days, but I am very happy to have been able to work the team and the car on the track for the first time.
“The car proved to be very good from the first laps and I can’t wait to put even more kilometres on it during the next tests.
“It felt really good, and I am happy to be in Almería with the whole team and discovering all the people and the work that has been going on behind the scenes.
“So, I am very excited to be here, the car felt really good from the beginning but obviously we still have a bit of a journey [ahead of us].
“But the work that has been done prior to my arrival has been very good and I am looking forward to learning more about the car.”
The testing programme for the SC63 LMDh will continue in Europe next week.
Additionally, the Iron Lynx test team will move to the United States to continue the homologation process by IMSA, with a series of tests across North American circuits.
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