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Successful first season in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo – Hankook delivered perfect grip on three continents

  • Amaury Bonduel wins the Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Finals 2023
  • Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia, Europe and USA boasted 18 exciting events
  • Oregon Team delighted to receive the Hankook Best Livery Award
Successful first season in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo – Hankook delivered perfect grip on three continents

Neu-Isenburg, Germany, 21.11.2023 – The Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Finals that took place from 18th to 19th November in Vallelunga, Italy, were the glorious conclusion to an extremely successful first season for Hankook as official tyre partner. A total of 82 Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo EVO2 competed with the Hankook Ventus Race in the highlight of the 2023 season. The drivers of the sports cars harnessed over 600 HP to provide exciting motorsport action and thrill more than 10,000 spectators. French driver Amaury Bonduel finished the season in perfect fashion with victory in the first event and third place in the second race, thanks to the great performance of the Hankook tyres. The driver from the BDR Competition by Grupo Prom team (Belgium) scored 27 points to emerge from the World Finals as the new champion. This was the tenth edition of the historic event, which will take place next year in Jerez de la Frontera (Spain).

The 2023 season represented a new chapter for Hankook and Lamborghini Squadra Corse. As exclusive tyre partner, the premium tyre manufacturer supports the drivers in the three Lamborghini Super Trofeo continental championships with the reliable grip of the Hankook Ventus Race. The championship season consisted of 18 races, visiting prestigious circuits such as the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium), the Nürburgring (Germany), Laguna Seca (USA) and the Inje Speedium (Korea) for Hankook’s home race. A pair of drivers from New Zealand, Marco Giltrap and Chris van der Drift, set the standards in Asia. They claimed eleven out of a possible twelve wins to secure the title. A similarly dominant situation emerged at an early stage in North America as well. Daniel Formal (Costa Rica) and Kyle Marcelli (Canada) also chalked up eleven victories in eleven championship races to claim the title. However, the European championship remained up for grabs until the final event. New Zealand’s Brendon Leitch from the Leipert Motorsport team (Germany) finished third in the final race to claim the championship.

Manfred Sandbichler, Hankook Motorsport Director Europe: “That was a fantastic conclusion to our debut season as official tyre partner of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo. I would like to thank everyone who took part for a thrilling season with extremely high-quality motor racing, and of course I would like to express my congratulations to the winners.  The Hankook Ventus Race and the Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo EVO2 are a good team. Drivers were able to rely on the best possible level of grip and great performance as they executed their manoeuvres on the track.”

The Oregon Team was delighted to receive a special prize at the Lamborghini Super Trofeo awards ceremony. A poll on the Hankook Motorsport Instagram channel allowed users to cast their votes and choose the winner of the Hankook Best Livery Award. The traditional pink, yellow and green design for the Italian racing team proved most popular. The trophy was presented by Sanghoon Lee, President and COO of Hankook Tire Europe, to Marzio Moretti (Italy), who recorded two victories in the winning livery this year together with Sebastian Balthasar (Germany).

Hankook, uno dei principali produttori mondiali di pneumatici, fornisce pneumatici radiali premium ad alte prestazioni per automobili, SUV, fuoristrada, trasporto leggero, camper, autocarri e autobus oltre che per competizioni motoristiche (gare su circuito e su strada/rally).

Hankook investe costantemente in ricerca e sviluppo al fine di offrire ai propri clienti la massima qualità, abbinata all'eccellenza tecnologica. In cinque centri di sviluppo e in otto stabilimenti situati in tutto il mondo, l'impresa sviluppa e produce pneumatici atti a soddisfare pienamente le speciali esigenze e richieste dei diversi mercati. In Europa, presso il centro tecnologico Hankook di Hannover (Germania), avviene lo sviluppo degli pneumatici per i mercati locali e il primo equipaggiamento, nel rispetto delle indicazioni delle principali case automobilistiche europee. Gli pneumatici vengono prodotti, tra l'altro, nella modernissima fabbrica europea dell'impresa di Rácalmás (Ungheria), inaugurata nel 2007 ed in continua espansione.

La sede centrale europea e tedesca Hankook si trova a Neu-Isenburg, nei pressi di Francoforte sul Meno. Il produttore gestisce altre filiali in diversi paesi europei e vende i suoi prodotti tramite distributori regionali in altri mercati locali. L'impresa dà lavoro a 20.000 dipendenti in tutto il mondo e fornisce i propri prodotti in oltre 160 paesi. L'azienda è partner tecnico e fornitore esclusivo degli pneumatici della Generazione 3 per il FIA ABB Formula E World Championship dal 2023. Gli pneumatici Hankook sono utilizzati in primo equipaggiamento dalle principali case automobilistiche internazionali. Circa il 38% del fatturato globale dell'impresa è generato all'interno dell'Europa.

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Hankook Tire Europe GmbH | Marketing Communications Europe | Siemensstr. 14, 63263 Neu-Isenburg | Germany

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