Lamborghini Squadra Corse unleashes the SC63 Hybrid

Lamborghini Squadra Corse, the Italian performance motorsport division, recently revealed the SC63 hybrid race car at the 2023 Goodwood Festival of Speed.

The SC63 will begin testing in a matter of weeks as it prepares to race in the Hypercar class of the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship, which culminates in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

It will also see events in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Endurance Cup GTP class, including classic races like the 24 Hours of Daytona and 12 Hours of Sebring.

Lamborghini says it has hired the services of Iron Lynx to run the show in international competitions. The automaker has also signed F1 and endurance drivers to get behind the wheel of the SC63.

“The SC63 is the most advanced racing car ever produced by Lamborghini and follows the brand’s ‘Direzione Cor Tauri’ roadmap for electrifying our product range,” said Stephan Winkelmann, Chairman and CEO of Lamborghini.

Lamborghini has equipped the SC63 with a newly developed 3.8-liter twin-turbo power plant designed specifically for its racing programme. LMDh (Le Mans Daytona h) regulations limit competition cars to 500 kW, but we imagine the SC63’s wild power output is much higher. The hybrid mill also uses a “cool V” engine design, which places the turbocharger off the vee angle for improved cooling and serviceability.

The design of the SC63 came courtesy of Lamborghini’s Centro Stile division and racing design team.

“From the very beginning, my personal briefing to the design team was that the car needed to be very practical, but we wanted to create a car that would be instantly recognizable as a Lamborghini,” said Mitja Burkert, Head of Design for Centro Style at Lamborghini.

It’s a familiar design, right down to the Y-shaped lighting and cladding that evoke a Huracán GT3 racer. The SC63 will wear a Verde Mantis green paint scheme with black Nero Noctis striping over the cabin and other key areas.

We’ll be able to see the Lamborghini Squadra Corse SC63 in action soon as it tests its mettle against the best the rest of the world has to offer.