Pfaff Motorsports to field factory line-up of Caldarelli-Mitchell-Perera for GTD Pro assault
Sant’Agata Bolognese, 18 March 2026 – A new chapter in the history of Lamborghini Squadra Corse will begin this weekend as the Lamborghini Temerario GT3 makes it competitive debut in the 12 Hours of Sebring, round two of the 2026 IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Championship in the GTD Pro class.
Piloted in Sebring by a full factory driver line-up of Andrea Caldarelli, Sandy Mitchell and Franck Perera for Canadian team Pfaff Motorsports, the six-speed four-litre V8 twin-turbo powered Temerario GT3 is the first racing vehicle designed and built entirely in-house by Lamborghini Squadra Corse and replaces the Huracán GT3 as the flagship model for the Sant’Agata Bolognese firm.
The car, which was first launched at the Goodwood Festival of Speed last summer, has undergone a rigorous testing and development programme since hitting the track for the first time at Vallelunga in August, amassing over 15,000km. At the back end of 2025, the car took part in the IMSA sanctioned test at Daytona before conducting a successful full race endurance test at Sebring, covering over 2,400km with minimal issues. The car was put through its paces and pushed to its limits throughout the testing programme in an effort to maximise reliability and performance.
Caldarelli, Mitchell and Perera all recently joined Pfaff Motorsports for a four-day private test back at Vallelunga to give the race car its final shakedown before being shipped by air to the team’s headquarters in Toronto in preparation for the 12 Hours.
The Sebring weekend marks the international debut for the Temerario GT3, with its maiden European voyage set to take place in next month’s opening round of the GT World Challenge Europe season at Paul Ricard in the south of France.
The hugely successful Huracán GT3 – which has amassed over 200 victories and 99 major championship titles in its 10-year history – will remain a key part of Lamborghini Squadra Corse’s motorsport operations throughout the 2026 season, with Wayne Taylor Racing continuing to field a car in the GTD class, with drivers Danny Formal, Trent Hindman and Graham Doyle.
Sebring 12 Hours at a glance
Originally a World War II airfield, the Sebring International Raceway is one of the oldest continuously operating racetracks in the United States, having first opened in 1950. The 2026 Sebring 12 Hours will be the 74th running of the event, one that Lamborghini has won twice in the GTD class (2018 with Paul Miller Racing, and 2019 with Grasser Racing Team).
Indeed, Sebring has been a key venue in the history of Lamborghini Squadra Corse. The circuit played host to the debut of the Lamborghini SC63 GTP prototype in 2024 and has featured regularly on the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America calendar too, even hosting the end-of-year Lamborghini World Finals in 2015.
The Sebring track is renowned for being hard not only on the cars but the drivers, with humidity and high ambient temperatures often a factor. The notorious concrete airfield bumps put car transmissions and suspension to the test, especially as night begins to fall.
Weekend schedule (reported timings are EDT)
Wednesday 18th March
Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA Free Practice 1 (10:25 – 11:10)
Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA Free Practice 2 (15:05 – 15:50)
Thursday 19th March
IMSA Free Practice 1 (10:05 – 11:35)
Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA Qualifying (11:55 – 12:30)
IMSA Free Practice 2 (16:15 – 17:45)
Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA Race 1 (18:05 – 19:00) *
IMSA Free Practice 3 (19:45 – 21:15)
Friday 20th March
IMSA Qualifying GTD (11:25 – 11:40) **
IMSA Qualifying GTD PRO (11:45 – 12:00) **
Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA Race 2 (16:35 – 17:25) *
Saturday 21st March
IMSA 12 Hours of Sebring (10:10 – 22:10) **
* Live streamed on the Lamborghini Squadra Corse YouTube channel
** Live streamed on the IMSA Official YouTube channel (outside of the United States only)