{"id":19497,"date":"2026-10-08T07:55:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T10:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/?page_id=19497"},"modified":"2026-10-07T11:45:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T14:45:03","slug":"lamborghini-sc63-63-spark","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/lamborghini-sc63-63-spark\/","title":{"rendered":"Lamborghini SC63 #63 – Spark"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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2024 Lamborghini SC63 #63<\/strong>
Pilots: M. Bortolotti, D. Kvyat, E. Mortara
Team:  Lamborghini Iron Lynx<\/em>
Race: 10th overall (Hypercar class) at Le Mans in 2024<\/strong>
Spark - S9125 (resin)<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Published 10\/08\/26<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When Ferruccio Lamborghini<\/strong> started making his own cars, he didn\u2019t want nothing to do with racing. He just wanted to make better cars than his archrival, Enzo Ferrari. The brand first got officially<\/em> involved in racing in 1989, as an engine supplier to F1. Only after their acquisition by Volkswagen in 1998 that they did become serious about motorsports. In 2009 they launched the Super Trofeo, a GT championship exclusive to Lamborghini cars. But at La Sarthe their presence was virtually nil. In 1975 a privateer enrolled a 400 GT Islero<\/a> that didn\u2019t even qualify. Their only \u201csuccessful\u201d participation (if you can even call it that\u2026) came in 2006. The Japanese Lamborghini Owners Club (JLOC) enrolled a Murci\u00e9lago RG-1LM<\/a>, that DNC. Well, it did finish, which is nothing to sneeze at, but didn\u2019t complete the minimum 70% distance of the winner. Things would only improve in 2024\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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A LMDh (Le Mans Daytona hybrid) car is legal in both the FIA WEC and in the IMSA Sportscar Championship.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
In May 2022 Lamborghini announced that they would enter both the WEC and the IMSA Sportscar Championship, beginning in 2024. In fact, they were going to race in both LMGT3 and Hypercar classes. For LMGT3, in the WEC, they partnered with Iron Lynx and fielded a Hurac\u00e1n GT3 Evo 2. A second Hurac\u00e1n also raced, in the hands of the Iron Dames<\/a>. However, for the Hypercar class, they fielded a LMDh in a works team. The car? The brand new SC63<\/strong>. Shortly after, they announced that Ligier would supply the chassis – the first LMDh car to use a Ligier chassis. They also disclosed that the SC63 would use a hybrid powertrain. With that, the car would have a V8 twin-turbo ICE and hybrid drivetrain components, from Williams, Bosch and Xtrac. In November that year they confirmed that Iron Lynx would also be responsible for the Hypercar factory effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The SC63 is 5100 mm long, 1170 mm tall and has a 3148 mm-long wheelbase.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Designed by Mitja Borkert, the SC63 relied on Ligier\u2019s LMP2-based carbon fiber monocoque chassis. All four wheels used a push-rod suspension system with power steering up front. The ICE that came out of Lamborghini\u2019s race department (Lamborghini Squadra Corse<\/em>) was a DOHC 3.8 liters 90\u00b0 V8 twin-turbocharged. Longitudinally-mounted at midship, it was supplemented by a rear-mounted Bosch electric motor. Combined, both delivered 500 kW (671 hp) of power, and for braking Lamborghini used Brembo carbon fiber disk brakes. With a carbon fiber body covering everything up, the SC63 weighed 1030 kg. The SC63 debuted in the Qatar 1812 km, in March of 2024. Just two weeks later, it debuted at IMSA, at the 12 Hours of Sebring. Despite being quite reliable, it was unfortunately slow, with the best result a 7th<\/sup> place at Sebring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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While SC63 #19 started in 21st<\/sup> on the grid, SC63 #63 started in 13th<\/sup>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
At La Sarthe, that June, Iron Lynx arrived with two cars<\/a>, SC63 #19 and #63. Despite proving to be very reliable, the SC63 lacked speed. With that, car #63 finished in 10th<\/sup> and #19 came home in 13th<\/sup> place. Considering that 2024 was Lamborghini\u2019s first Le Mans race as a factory, that\u2019s not a terrible race result. Nonetheless, later that year Lamborghini announced that they would leave the WEC<\/em>, both in the Hypercar and LMGT3 classes. For Hypercar they alleged that the new two-car rule for 2025 was not viable for them. And for the Hurac\u00e1n GT3, they would stop development due to the introduction of the new Temerario GT3<\/a>. Moreover, in August of 2025 came more bad news. They announced that they would halt their LMDh program, so they also left the IMSA Sportscar Championship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Beautiful cars, but probably 2024 was the last time we saw a works Lamborghini at La Sarthe.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
With all that, it\u2019s hard to know what to think about Lamborghini \ud83e\udd28. With banking from the all-mighty Volkswagen Group, it\u2019s hard to understand why it isn\u2019t a racetrack powerhouse yet. Perhaps that\u2019s exactly the problem: Volkswagen doesn\u2019t want more competition for Audi and Porsche. Maybe they just want Lamborghini as their \u201cbonkers brand\u201d, the subdivision that produces fast and mental cars. I also read that, from the start, there was tension between Lamborghini Squadra Corse and Iron Lynx. Maybe Volkswagen didn\u2019t interfere and just let Lamborghini be Lamborghini\u2026 Who can say? Don\u2019t think we\u2019ll ever know. Nonetheless, in my eyes this is a total shame. And being 100% honest, infuriating even. Come on, just look at it: the SC63 #63 is absolutely stunning<\/a>! And we won\u2019t see the likes of it again at La Sarthe\u2026\ud83d\ude22<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Believe me when I say this \u2013 it was a true personal high mark touching that car that evening.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
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In model form, however, we\u2019re lucky that Spark makes high-level 1:43 stuff \ud83d\ude0e. Just like my Hurac\u00e1n GT3 Evo 2, the SC63 is a-w-e-s-o-m-e. Fantastic detail level and with a terrific paint job. One of those models that deserves to be bought just because \u201cit looks so darn good\u201d. However, that\u2019s not the only reason why I REALLY wanted one. And also, not just because the SC63 was the first Lamborghini to race in a top class at Le Mans. No, my reason is a bit more personal. That exact same car (chassis #SC63-004) raced at the 6 Hours of S\u00e3o Paulo<\/a>, just one month after Le Mans. Not only was I there, but I touched<\/em> the thing during my pit walk before the race \ud83e\udd18. Yeah, yeah, I\u2019m a geek. But a happy geek that touched a Lambo SC63 that raced at Le Mans \ud83d\ude01.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
2024 Lamborghini SC63 #63Pilots: M. Bortolotti, D. Kvyat, E. MortaraTeam: Lamborghini Iron LynxRace: 10th overall (Hypercar class) at Le Mans in 2024Spark – S9125 (resin) Published 10\/08\/26 When Ferruccio Lamborghini started making his own cars, he didn\u2019t want nothing to do with racing. He just wanted to make better cars than his archrival, Enzo Ferrari. … Continue reading “Lamborghini SC63 #63 – Spark”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-19497","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19497","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19497"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19497\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19613,"href":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19497\/revisions\/19613"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}