Lamborghini factory drivers sign up for SRO E-Sport GT Series grid

• 2019 Blancpain GT champion and 2020 Daytona 24 Hours winner heads the campaign
• Former F1 driver to join sim racers in newly established digital division of FFF Racing
• Works racers to compete in six-round championship aboard Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVOs

Lamborghini Squadra Corse will field three of its works factory drivers in the inaugural SRO E-Sport GT Series, which starts the race weekend at a virtual Silverstone track on April 24. The SRO E-Sport GT Series is the online racing championship using the Assetto Corsa Competizione simulator. 

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Lamborghini’s Andrea Caldarelli, overall champion of the Blancpain GT Series last year and the 2020 Daytona 24 Hours winner, will be joined by teammate Dennis Lind in the SRO E-Sport GT Series. Both drivers will campaign the No. 63 and the No. 563 Orange1 FFF Racing Team Huracan GT3 EVOs, respectively. Albert Costa, who won the International GT Open alongside fellow Lamborghini factory driver Giacomo Altoe in 2019, will drive the No. 163 Emil Frey Racing-liveried Huracan.

Besides the three, several other Lamborghini-affiliated drivers have also confirmed their participation in the online racing championship. Former Super Trofeo Europe drivers Mikael Grenier (2017 Pro champion), Alberto di Folco and Jeroen Mul are set to compete alongside 2019 World Finals runner-up Sandy Mitchell and Dan Wells in the Pro class.

In addition to these drivers in the Pro class, FFF Esports—the new digital division of FFF Racing, of which Caldarelli is Team Principal—announced its participation in the Silver Cup, a class reserved for sim racers. Set to vie for Silver Cup honors are Jaroslav Honzik and Kamil Franczak, who will be joined by former F1 driver Vitantonio Liuzzi. Liuzzi, who raced in motorsport’s top level from 2005 to 2011, will compete as a wildcard in the No. 19 Orange1 FFF Racing Team Huracan GT3 EVO.

The SRO E-Sports GT Series is the official online racing championship of the promoters of the GT World Challenge Europe, SRO Motorsports Group. It is powered by Kunos Simulazioni and AK Informatica, and will run for five rounds this year, plus a Grand Final. Four of the five rounds will be held at predetermined circuits, with the final round location selected by public vote. Vying for the championship is a mix of real-world racers (competing in the Pro class), professional sim racers (Silver Cup) and public qualifiers (Am class).

Round 1 of the Pro class and Silver Cup (which have a calendar separate from the Am class) starts at Silverstone on April 26. Round 2 is set to take place on May 10 at Spa-Francorchamps, Round 3 on May 17 at Nurburgring, and Round 4 on May 31 in Barcelona. The venue for Round 5, scheduled on June 14, is yet to be announced. Fans get to vote for the date and venue of the Grand Final.