Bittersweet swansong – or is it? – for Lamborghini SC63

For a few moments, it looked like the Lamborghini SC63 would come away with a podium finish at Motul Petit Le Mans in Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, in what could be either its last race for now, or its last race for good.

The strategy didn’t quite work out for the Riley-backed Automobili Lamborghini Squadra Corse team at the very end, as Romain Grosjean, Edoardo Mortara, and Daniil Kvyat finished fourth in their last race together behind the wheel of the No. 63 Lamborghini.

Grosjean described Saturday’s fourth-place run as “an amazing result for the whole team,” as the SC63 made the most of its major rear suspension upgrade that was introduced at Indianapolis.

“We had a few small glitches with the car which cost us some time in the pits unfortunately, but overall, I think we can be very happy with P4, the best result for the car,” Grosjean said.

He ran as high as second place before the No. 63 Lamborghini ran critically low on energy and had to pit with five minutes left, dropping Grosjean out of the podium places. “We were hoping for a yellow at the end, but it didn’t happen. The probability was that it would happen, but the luck wasn’t quite on our side today,” he said. “We did everything we could, there were a few issues that dropped us time at the stops.

“We lost four seconds on one of them, but all in all, the team was amazing, and the car was good. I drove the hell out of it, but we were just a bit unlucky in the end.”

“It’s a bit of a bittersweet end to the season for us,” said Mortara. “I think we had some good pace this weekend, and also in Indianapolis we were able to show the potential of the car. 

“In the end, it was a bit frustrating because I think we could have finished on the podium, but the luck didn’t really come for us, because we probably needed a late caution. But overall, we can be satisfied with the result, the team did a great job and the car felt good.”

Riley Motorsports itself has to be commended for the progress made after becoming the SC63’s service provider in IMSA very late in the 2024/25 offseason. 

Showcasing the strength that made it a prominent force in prototype racing, Riley will head into a new GTD class program next year with the Ford Mustang GT3, after not only saying goodbye to the SC63, but also winding down its LMP2 program following Gar Robinson’s retirement from sports car racing.

The Lamborghini SC63’s two-year racing career was littered with troubles along the way, which ultimately led to Lamborghini putting the program on pause for 2026. Even still, many remain pessimistic that the SC63 program will be restarted afterwards.

But Saturday’s result sent the SC63 off into its sabbatical with dignity, and will leave fans wondering what more can be achieved if it returns to the track in the future.