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Lamborghini’s Elias de la Torre and Will Bamber Triumph in Pro and Pro-Am Race 1
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Highlights
- Elias de la Torre and Will Bamber won Race 1 after penalty
- Danny Formal led early but lost lead after pit stops
- Final lap collision caused Adam Putera’s penalty and position drop
- Chris van der Drift won Pro-Am, elevated after race review
- Safety car impacted race dynamics after mid-race collision
- Upcoming races continue 2025 Lamborghini Pro and Pro-Am Finals
TR3 Racing’s Elias de la Torre and Will Bamber win Race 1 of the 2025 Lamborghini World Finals after a post‑race penalty, capping a tense contest with late drama.
Pole-sitter Danny Formal controls the opening stint for Wayne Taylor Racing, leading Will Bamber and Paul Levet while building a margin before the mandatory pit window.
Bamber chips the gap down to roughly a second pre-stops. Through the cycle, Elias de la Torre emerges ahead as battles intensify behind.
Hampus Eriksson, relieving Formal, shadows de la Torre. He carries stronger pace but finds no clean route past disciplined, well-placed defending.
A clash involving Shun Liu Kai triggers a safety car, compressing gaps and erasing strategic offsets. The lap‑25 restart leaves de la Torre exposed to renewed pressure.
On the final lap, Eriksson clears de la Torre for the lead. Contact from Adam Putera damages Eriksson and shuffles him to seventh, while Putera reaches the flag first.
Race control issues a five‑second penalty to Adam Putera for the Eriksson contact, flipping the provisional result.
Race control applies a five‑second penalty to Putera for causing the collision. The ruling elevates de la Torre and Bamber to winners, with Putera second and Josef Knopp third.
In Pro‑Am, Chris van der Drift takes victory after the review, finishing ahead of Georgi Dimitrov and Dimitri Enjalbert following a measured, mistake‑free run.
TR3’s execution proves decisive. Bamber’s pace compresses Formal early, enabling de la Torre to control track position post‑stops and withstand sustained pressure after the safety‑car reset.
TR3 converts Bamber’s first‑stint pace into track position for de la Torre through the stop cycle.
The penalty reinforces Super Trofeo’s stance on contact, with late calls still shaping outcomes. Teams balance aggression and preservation when restarts turn endurance rhythms into sprints.
A lap‑25 safety car resets the field and transforms the finish into a high‑risk sprint.
Momentum now sits with TR3, while Wayne Taylor Racing’s underlying pace offers encouragement. The remaining Finals races will determine whether execution or raw speed proves decisive.
Visual Summary
WINNER!
De la Torre
& Bamber
LAST LAP SHOCK: Lead changes, collision, penalty!
⚔️
Epic Duel:
Formal vs. Bamber set the tone, trading fastest laps
🚦
Safety Car Drama
Lap 25 restart reshuffled the deck for a wild finish
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Final Twist:
Putera’s penalty hands victory to TR3 Racing team
PRO
🏆
De la Torre
& Bamber
& Bamber
2. Putera
3. Knopp
3. Knopp
PRO-AM
🏆
Van der Drift
2. Dimitrov
3. Enjalbert
3. Enjalbert
Zane Muniz writes across NASCAR, IndyCar, F1, IMSA, NHRA, and dirt-racing news. His breaking-news alerts and event previews ensure motorsport fans never miss a lap, drift, or drag-strip showdown.
