Lamborghini celebrates victory at 24 Hours of Daytona

Lamborghini kicked off its 2020 racing season by making yet more history at the 24 Hours of Daytona.

Winning the GTD class with the #48 Paul Miller Racing partnership of Andrea Caldarelli, Corey Lewis, Bryan Sellers and Madison Snow, this is the third consecutive year Lamborghini has taken victory at Daytona.

The quartet in the #48 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo kept their noses clean throughout the epic endurance race to finish 21.908 seconds ahead of another Lamborghini, the Magnus Racing by GRT's Marco Mapelli, John Potter, Spencer Pumpelly and Andy Lally to secure a historic one-two.

Strategy played a key role in determining the outcome of the race, with the #88 Audi R8 LMS providing a stern test in the closing hours of the classic endurance race. But both the #48 and #44 held their nerves to lock out the top two positions. Second for the #44 was a remarkable turn in fortunes, after mechanical issues prevented the Magnus Racing team to set a time in Thursday's qualifying, leaving them 17^th and last on the grid for the race.

It was in stark contrast to the two-time defending champions Grasser Racing; the #11 was the quickest of the five Huracans with fifth on the grid in the hands of Steijn Schothorst, Richard Heistand and Factory Lamborghini drivers Franck Perera and Albert Costa. As the race got underway however, the #11 dropped five places to 10^th on the opening lap, while the #44 (with Pumpelly at the wheel) made a superb start to leap six spots to run just behind Schothorst.