Hankook exclusive tyre partner to Lamborghini Super Trofeo

If asked which tyres are worn by cars competing in Lamborghini Super Trofeo races, you may be tempted to name an Italian brand starting with ‘P’ – but you’d be wrong. As of the 2023 season, Hankook Tire is now official technical partner and exclusive tyre supplier to all three series of the one-make cup. It has also developed a new, high-performance race tyre for this engagement, the Hankook Ventus Race, a product specifically tailored to the Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo2 racing car.

With its medium compound, Hankook says the Ventus Race provides a “high level of grip and maximum consistency in all conditions and at all racetracks.” The new tyre will be used in Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe, North America and Asia. Hankook will also provide racetrack technical support, while Hankook engineers and mechanics will be on site to assist the drivers and teams.

Supplier to three series

“The partnership with Lamborghini Super Trofeo sees Hankook add a big name and three exciting series to its portfolio in international motorsport – another step that will further enhance our premium brand in 2023 and beyond,” says Sanghoon Lee, president of Hankook Tire Europe.

The oldest Lamborghini championship is Super Trofeo Europe, which this year visits such prestigious circuits as Imola, Valencia, Spa-Francorchamps and the Nürburgring. The schedule for Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America also includes some big-name venues. Racetracks like Watkins Glen and Indianapolis are enough to set the pulse of any motorsport fan racing. Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia also returns after a three-year break, with the calendar featuring six race weekends, including in Fuji, Shanghai and The Bend Motorsport Park in Australia.

The Grand Final will take place in Vallelunga for the third time on 18-19 November. All Super Trofeo competitors will gather at this showdown, some 20 miles from Rome, where they will line up in two 50-minute sprints to determine the overall winner for 2023. The Lamborghini Grand Final is not only the sporting highlight of Super Trofeo, but also a festival that has attracted spectators and fans from all over the world in recent years.

Hankook has developed a new Ventus Race tyre for Lamborghini Super Trofeo (Photo: Hankook)

Proud partner in 60th anniversary year

“We are proud to be a partner of this high-class international racing series as Lamborghini celebrates its 60th anniversary, and are keen to expand this cooperation over the coming years,” states Manfred Sandblichler, Hankook motorsport director Europe. “Our newly developed Ventus Race tyre, with its mono-compound, has been designed as a medium version in such a way that it is able to exploit its full potential in different temperatures on a wide range of tracks and surfaces. Our Hankook engineers and mechanics will be on hand to help and advise the drivers and teams on all four continents. I am looking forward to an exciting season and the final highlight in Vallelunga.”

Giorgio Sanna, head of Lamborghini Motorsport, adds: “We are excited to start this new collaboration together with a technical partner as experienced and valuable as Hankook. I’m sure that the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Platform is the first step in our long-term journey and one which will bring us strong results for both parties.”

Prior tyre partner Pirelli had been the exclusive supplier to Lamborghini Super Trofeo since the championship’s launch in 2009.