Engelhart will once more compete for the marque with which he received the 2017 GT World Problem Europe Endurance Cup title and scored a number of race wins in GTWCE Dash Cup and ADAC GT Masters, having confirmed his cut up from Porsche final week.
He’s the second driver to be added to Lamborghini’s GT3 roster for 2024, following the inclusion of 27-year-old Loris Spinelli on the finish of final month.
Engelhart acquired permission from Porsche to drive the latest-spec Lamborghini Huracan GT3 within the DTM finale at Hockenheim final month, which paved the best way for him to make a full-time swap to the Italian supercar maker.
His actual programme will likely be revealed at a later date.
“To a sure extent, the DTM race at Hockenheim set the ball rolling,” Engelhart advised Motorsport.com’s sister title Motorsport-Complete.com.
“However, the choice was not simple in the long run: I had just a few choices for 2024 and determined in favour of Lamborghini – it was a intestine determination that simply felt proper for me.”
Photograph by: Alexander Trienitz
Christian Engelhart, Grasser Racing Group Lamborghini Huracán EVO GT3
Engelhart was beforehand a part of Lamborghini’s manufacturing facility effort between 2017-18, though he continued to race the Huracan in ‘19, ending second in GT Masters and taking a category win within the Daytona 24 Hours in that yr.
His transfer to Porsche in 2020 yielded a title in GT Masters and race victories in GTWCE and DTM.
Though no actual purpose has been revealed behind his cut up from Porsche, the German producer has misplaced a few of its groups, with Dinamic and Pfaff switching manufacturers and Bernhard 75 leaving GT3 racing altogether, which means it’s going through some issue accommodating all its drivers.
Requested how his cope with Lamborghini happened, Engelhart mentioned: “I’ve lots in widespread with Lamborghini, we have now already made historical past along with quite a few successes such because the 2017 Blancpain GT title and the 2019 Daytona victory.
“Accordingly, I feel we at all times had one another on our radar and there was common, free contact.”
Engelhart impressed on his substitute DTM look at Hockenheim in October with Grasser Racing – the group with which he beforehand competed in a wide range of races and championships – ending third in Race 1 as the highest Lamborghini driver.
Following the rostrum end, Engelhart agreed with Lamborghini motorsport boss Giorgio Sanna that Hockenheim shouldn’t be a one-off outing for him with the marque.
Though his actual programme for 2024 is but to be introduced, a full-season within the DTM might be one of many choices. Engelhart has a protracted historical past with Grasser Racing from his earlier stint with Lamborghini, and likewise developed good relations with SSR Performance throughout his title-winning season with ADAC Masters in 2020, when SSR used to compete with the Porsche 911 GT3 R.
“There are already plans for 2024, however I am not allowed to disclose them, however I do not suppose we’ll have to attend for much longer,” mentioned the 37-year-old.
“Competing as a works driver for Lamborghini Squadra Corse subsequent yr is certainly very emotional and fills me with nice pleasure. I can hardly wait to lastly get going”
