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Lamborghini could be headed to Le Mans in 2021, report says

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Lamborghini could be headed to Le Mans in 2021, report says

I mean, sure, it has the Super Trofeo series, but compared to its main rival Ferrari, the folks from Sant'Agata keep things mostly on the streets.

That could change though, according to a report published on Thursday by Autocar.

The reason that could change is the major revision to the top classes at Le Mans and consequently the rest of the World Endurance Championship (WEC).

The insanely expensive and technologically demanding LMP1 class is going the way of the dodo bird, and the folks from the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) are planning to replace it with a new hypercar class -- a type of car that Lamborghini understands and is well-situated to compete with.

If Lamborghini does choose to compete in the WEC, it'll have to fend off some truly wild offerings from rival companies like Aston Martin and even Toyota's Gazoo Racing.

To keep those competitors at bay, it seems likely -- based on comments made by Stefano Domenicali -- that the company would model its efforts on the one-off SC18 that it built for a customer rather than create a model from scratch due to resource constraints.

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