Lamborghini Temerario GT3: Giving Adrenaline a Racing Shape

Mitja Borkert, Director of Design at Automobili Lamborghini, shares an insider perspective on the design and engineering relationship between the Lamborghini Temerario — the brand’s latest hybrid HPEV super sports car — and its dedicated competition counterpart, the Temerario GT3, which made its racing debut at the 12 Hours of Sebring in mid-March.

“When we started designing the Temerario, we wanted to create a car full of visual adrenaline — a car that immediately looks like a Lamborghini, expressing our iconic and essential design language, with athletic proportions combined with sharp lines,” Borkert begins. “The Temerario GT3 is a proud result of the collaboration between the Squadra Corse racing department and Centro Stile. Lamborghini is always about design and performance, and we transferred the road-going Temerario DNA into a car conceived to race at the highest GT international level.”

“The Temerario is a milestone in Lamborghini’s lineage,” Borkert states. “It fuses pure performance with electrified technology while preserving the visceral emotion that defines our cars.” The Temerario combines a new twin-turbo V8 internal-combustion engine with three electric motors for a combined output of 920 PS, paired with an eight-speed dual-clutch gearbox. This plug-in hybrid architecture not only delivers breathtaking acceleration and a top speed of over 340 km/h, but also maintains Lamborghini’s signature driving character in everyday use. “Both the road-going Temerario and the Temerario GT3 are conceived to transform pure adrenaline into form, proportion, sound and movement. Whether expressed through advanced hybrid technology for the road or through uncompromising race-focused solutions for the track, the goal remains the same: to give a tangible, emotional shape to performance.”

Borkert explains that the design philosophy for the road car was always conceived with adaptability and future racing potential in mind. “From the very earliest sketches, we knew Temerario needed to express strength, purity, and dynamism,” he says. “Those same design cues — the sharp athletic surfaces, the aerodynamic sculpting, the purposeful stance — would later inform the racing machine keeping the core identity of the car.”

While both vehicles share a foundational connection in architecture and design ethos, the transition from road to race involves fundamental technical reorientation. The Temerario GT3 is built strictly for competition, developed by Lamborghini Squadra Corse under FIA GT3 regulations, which call for a non-hybrid configuration. To comply, the GT3 version retains the same 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 but omits the electric motors. The result is a powertrain optimized for sustained track performance and balance under the BoP (Balance of Performance) constraints of GT3 racing.

The GT3 bodywork is extensively engineered from lightweight composites, with quick-release front and rear sections and modular underbody panels to support rapid serviceability during race weekends. These solutions are born from racing necessity yet still reflect the Temerario’s signature silhouette and proportional harmony.

Interior environments further highlight the divergence of use cases. The road-going Temerario cockpit blends performance-oriented ergonomics with creature comforts and refined interfaces suited for both daily and high-speed use. In contrast, the Temerario GT3 adopts a race-centric cockpit: stripped-down surfaces, FIA-compliant safety systems, and bespoke controls tailored for endurance driving demands. The focus here is on driver performance and quick, intuitive interaction in the heat of competition.

Yet, at their heart, both cars are unmistakably Temerario. “Whether on the road or on the race track, the driving experience is derived from the same core values,” says Borkert. “Emotion, functionality, and uncompromising performance have always been — and will always be — woven into every Lamborghini.” The design team’s challenge was not to merely adapt a road-car into a race car, but to translate its essence into a machine capable of delivering competitive excellence under the most demanding conditions of GT3 sportscar racing.

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