Lamborghini Squadra Corse announces the 2023 Young Driver Programs

45 drivers will be assessed across the season before end-of-year shootout at Vallelunga in November

Lamborghini Squadra Corse, the racing division of Automobili Lamborghini, has unveiled the latest intake of drivers into its Young Driver Programs for the 2023 season.

The Super Trofeo Junior Drivers Program is dedicated to drivers aged 25 or under and who compete in one of the three regional Lamborghini Super Trofeo championships, while the GT3 Junior Drivers Program is reserved for those drivers competing at the wheel of a Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2 across the globe.

A total of 26 Super Trofeo Junior Drivers and 19 GT3 Juniors have been selected for the season-long assessment program. All 45 drivers will be assessed throughout the season, with specific evaluations on performance (single lap pace as well as average speed), consistency over the course of a weekend, experience, professionalism, technical feedback and attitude both at and away from the circuit.

The most impressive drivers over the season will then be selected by Program Supervisor Raffaele Giammaria, to take part in an end-of-year shootout at Vallelunga in Italy, following the conclusion of the 2023 Lamborghini Grand Finals. Both the winner of the Super Trofeo Junior Driver Program and GT3 Junior Driver Program shootouts will go on to receive factory support from Squadra Corse during the 2024 season.

Last year’s GT3 Junior Program winner, Leonardo Pulcini was rewarded for his standout performance in the assessment after winning the International GT Open title alongside Chilean Benja Hites, and subsequently became a Lamborghini Factory Driver. Coming out on top in the Young Driver shootout was Danny Formal, who was selected as a Lamborghini Young Professional Driver alongside Yuki Nemoto and Maximilian Paul.

A key element of the progression for young drivers to climb up the ranks of GT racing, the Super Trofeo Junior Driver Program and GT3 Junior Program offer an array of hands-on training such as media management and on-track instruction, providing the perfect package for up-and-coming talents. The Programs also teach the drivers how to increase their technical expertise while maintaining physical preparation in the state-of-the-art gym facilities at Lamborghini’s Sant’Agata Bolognese headquarters.


2023 LAMBORGHINI GT3 JUNIOR DRIVERS

Daan Arrow, 19, Netherlands, GT Open
Jack Bartholomew, 24, UK, Italian GT
Riccardo Cazzaniga, 26, Italy, Italian GT
Pierre-Louis Chovet, 20, France, GT Open
Jaden Conwright, 24, USA, IMSA
Alessio Deledda, 28, Italy, DTM
Philippe Denes, 24, USA, Italian GT
Raúl Guzman, 23, Mexico, Italian GT
Benjamin Hites, 24, Chile, GTWC Endurance/Sprint
Nico Jamin, 27, France, GTWC Sprint
Brendon Leitch, 27, New Zealand, Le Mans Cup/Asian Le Mans Series/GTWC
Mateo Llarena, 19, Guatemala, Italian GT
Mattia Michelotto, 20, Italy, Italian GT 
Baptiste Moulin, 23, Belgium, Italian GT/GTWC Sprint
Marcus Påverud, 23, Norway, GTWC Sprint
Artem Petrov, 23, Israel, Italian GT 
Loris Spinelli, 27, Italy, IMSA
Glenn van Berlo, 21, Netherlands, GTWC Endurance
Mick Wishofer, 23, Austria, DTM


2023 LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO JUNIOR DRIVERS

Largim Ali, 19, Denmark, Super Trofeo Europe
Filippo Berto, 24, Italy, Super Trofeo Europe
Douglas Bolger, 16, Japan/UK, Super Trofeo Europe
Amaury Bonduel, 24, Belgium, Super Trofeo Europe
Loris Cabirou, 18, France, Super Trofeo Europe
Hugo Condé, 22, France, Super Trofeo Europe
Ugo de Wilde, 20, Belgium, Super Trofeo Europe
Pedro Ebrahim, 17, Brazil, Super Trofeo Europe
Marco Giltrap, 19, New Zealand, Super Trofeo Asia
Riccardo Ianniello, 16, Italy, Super Trofeo Europe
Alessandro Mainetti, 19, Italy, Super Trofeo Europe
Edgar Maloigne, 22, France, Super Trofeo Europe
Patrick Matthiesen, 24, Denmark, Super Trofeo Europe
Marzio Moretti, 21, Italy, Super Trofeo Europe
Lucas Petersson, 21, Sweden, Super Trofeo NA
Guillem Pujeu Beya, 22, Spain, Super Trofeo Europe
Wesley Slimp, 21, USA, Super Trofeo NA
Oliver Söderström, 24, Sweden, Super Trofeo Europe
Gilles Stadsbader, 19, Belgium, Super Trofeo Europe
Rodrigo Testa, 17, Portugal, Super Trofeo Europe
Lucas Valkre, 22, France/Switzerland, Super Trofeo Europe
Yury Wagner, 22, Luxemburg, Super Trofeo Europe
Jake Walker, 17, USA, Super Trofeo NA
Jackson Walls, 20, Australia, Super Trofeo Asia
Carter Williams, 24, USA, Super Trofeo NA
Shenghui Xu, 20, China, Super Trofeo Asia