Giorgio Sanna to Head Lamborghini Motorsport

Automobili Lamborghini has announced Giorgio Sanna as the Head of Motorsport. With his new profile, Sanna will be at the helm of affairs for the three international one-make series - the Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo; the GT3 programs, and the Esperienza and Accademia driving courses designed for customers.

39-year old Sanna, began working at Lamborghini in 2001 as a test driver in the Research and Development department, and has contributed to the development of all Lamborghini production models and special versions - from the Murcielago to the Huracan. As chief R&D test driver, he has also contributed to the development of racing cars produced by the company.

Sanna was one of drivers in the team who achieved the 2002 FIA world speed record over 24 hours in the VW W12 prototype on Nardo circuit. He still holds the FIA world record for production cars over the distance of one hour on the same circuit, which was also achieved in 2002 behind the wheel of a Murcielago.

He has also participated in a number of championships between 2006 to 2009, namely, in the Italian ''Superstars'' and GT3 championship for Audi Italia. After that, he raced in the Italian GT Cup and GT3 championships as official test driver for Automobili Lamborghini, earning the title of Italian GT Champion in 2011.