Leipert Motorsport have announced they will enter two Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2 cars in the 2023 Michelin Le Mans Cup. The #70 Crowdstrike Lamborghini GT3 EVO2 is driven by Gerhard Watzinger (USA) and Brendon Leitch (NZ) while the #19 Lamborghini GT3 EVO2 will be driven by Gabriel Rindone (I) and Patrick Kujala (FI).
Gerhard Watzinger (USA), like Lamborghini junior driver Brendon Leitch (New Zealand), is in his fifth year with Leipert Motorsport. While Watzinger has already competed twice (2017 and 2022) in the “Road to Le Mans”, Leitch’s entry in the Michelin Le Mans Cup is already the second GT3 series in which he will compete with Leipert Motorsport in 2023. Leitch was also part of the driver line-up that finished the Asian Le Mans Series in fourth position last weekend.
Gabriel Rindone is Leipert’s regular driver from the Lamborghini Super Trofeo. In his third year with the team, Rindone is active in both the Le Mans Cup and the 2023 Asian Le Mans Series, where he celebrated one of the greatest successes of his career to date with fourth place overall. Patrick Kujala was already GT-AM Champion in 2022 in the Asian Le Mans Series and has a lot of experience with the Lamborghini GT3.
The Michelin Le Mans Cup is held over six events. Five rounds are held as 2-hour races within the European Le Mans Series. The highlight of the calendar is the sixth event as part of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The first round will start on 21/22 April 2023 in Barcelona (ES). The other venues are Imola (I), Le Mans (F), Le Castellet (F), Spa-Francorchamps (B) and Portimao (PT).
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