SEBRING, Fla. — The second race of the 2026 Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America season at Sebring International Raceway featured the same overall winner, but in a much more dramatic fashion.
It took Will Bamber’s bold move with 14 minutes remaining into Turn 1 in his No. 29 TR3 Racing, Lamborghini Miami, Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo2 and a safe launch out of the corner ahead of the pit-exiting Hampus Ericsson in the No. 1 Wayne Taylor Racing Huracán to ensure Bamber and co-driver Elias De La Torre could complete a weekend sweep in the Pro class.
Most of the first 30 minutes in the 50-minute race was run behind the Lamborghini Urus Safety Car following a pair of incidents, which shifted the mandatory pit window back to a later period of 20 minutes to 10 minutes left rather than the usual 30 minutes to 20-minute stint.
That also affected the strategy, where most of the field – including De La Torre from the lead – opted to pit at the first available opportunity once the revised pit window opened and the race went back to green.
The combination of a swift pit stop and Bamber’s push on the out lap ensured he had just enough pace to sweep through to the lead as Ericsson’s teammate, Nick Persing, tried an overcut strategy to keep the lead by going longer on-track. Bamber took the win today by 1.877 seconds.
“That was the dramatic part, but it really came down to everything before it,” Bamber admitted. “One small mistake and we would have been behind. His in lap had to be so good, the pit stop had to be good, and the out lap had to be good to. I had to go for it; hopefully it looked good on TV!”
De La Torre added, “You always hope to be in front the whole season, but you have to see what happens! I think we have a great team getting the car ready. If we can continue working together like we do, we have a great shot from here.”
Behind them, ANSA Motorsports secured its first podium finish of the weekend with Lamborghini Young Driver Program Shootout winner Colin Queen sharing his No. 4 Huracán with Jamaican driver Tommi Gore, a series newcomer.
ProAm followed in similar fashion to Race 1 on Thursday, with the same winners prevailing once more. Danny Formal and Graham Doyle doubled up in their No. 10 Wayne Taylor Racing, Lamborghini Palm Beach, Huracán.
“Overall, a great day and weekend,” Formal said. “Two overall top-fives and two ProAm wins. Phenomenal job by Graham, fastest race lap in both Race 1 and 2 shows how good the WTR crew is. They gave us rocket ships and we couldn’t ask for a better weekend.”
The podium finishers behind them were the same as well, albeit in a different order. Kaizen Autosport’s Seth Henry and Wyatt Foster in their No. 44 Huracán improved from third to second, while Forty7 Motorsports’ Lindsay Brewer and Keawn Tandon were third today in their No. 77 Huracán after finishing second on Thursday.
Both Am and LB Cup had new winners, as TR3 Racing added its second class win of the day while Topp Racing returned to the top in its series return.
Dean Neuls banked five podium finishes in 2025, but the driver of the No. 70 TR3, Lamborghini Miami, Huracán had not yet finished on the top step. He finished up top today ahead of Johan Schwartz in his No. 89 89x Motorsports Huracán and David Staab in his No. 48 Precision Performance Motorsports Huracán. Both Schwartz and Staab finished on the podium both days.
“It’s been a lot of work, but it feels so amazing,” Neuls said. “I had a ProAm car in front of me the last few laps of the race and P2 and P3 behind me breathing down my neck! I did everything I could to get by the guy in front but couldn’t. They’re quick drivers though. I’ve not been so happy to see a checkered flag!”
There was late-race drama in LB Cup, as Rocky T. Bolduc got on the board for the first time in 2026 in his No. 99 Topp Racing, Lamborghini Greenwich, Huracán. Courtesy of a late-race pass on Race 1 winner Ray Shahi in the No. 65 Taurino Racing Huracán, Bolduc moved to the lead in the waning minutes, and Philippe Touchette in his No. 11 TB Autosports Huracán got past Shahi as well. Shahi held on for third.
“Let me tell you, as my wife says, every setback has got a comeback,” said Bolduc, who finished fifth in Race 1 after a drive-through penalty was assessed. “We did exactly that with this move forward. It was amazing racing against these guys. Ray gave me a run for my money and Philippe is a fast driver.”
Shahi reflected on a positive weekend despite a missed double: “It was a great weekend at least as I was leading today with three minutes left; there was another car parked under the bridge. I took evasive action to avoid it, and I went wide on the marbles and brushed the wall. My competition passed there. But it’s been a good week. This new team is amazing.”
The weekend double winners also lead their championships heading out of Sebring, with Bamber and De La Torre starting strong in Pro and Formal and Doyle doing the same in ProAm. With two podium finishes apiece in Am, Staab and Schwartz are unofficially tied for the points lead along with Race 1 winner Nick Groat, with Race 2 winner Neuls just behind. LB Cup is similarly close, with Shahi unofficially and marginally ahead of Touchette and Bolduc.
