Lamborghini se asegura la tercera victoria de la temporada del British GT en Brands Hatch
Sant’Agata Bolognese, 30 August 2020 – Lamborghini recorded a third British GT race victory in as many rounds as Sandy Mitchell and Rob Collard (#78 Barwell Motorsport Huracán GT3 Evo) came out on top at the end of two hours at Brands Hatch in Kent.
The Silver Cup partnership started second on the grid following Saturday’s qualifying session and maintained that position for the opening hour as the McLaren of Michael O’Brien and James Baldwin led the way. Two safety car interventions bunched the field back up together however, which gave Collard the perfect moment to take the mandatory driver-change pit-stop to hand over to Mitchell.
The British duo made the most of a bizarre incident whereby a course vehicle ended up driving down the pitlane while cars were making their stops, to emerge at the head of the field before the second restart. Despite this slightly fortuitous assumption of the lead, new Lamborghini GT3 Junior Driver Mitchell expertly led away from O’Brien’s McLaren, holding a slender margin of just over half a second.
That grew to a fraction over one-and-a-half seconds entering the final 10 minutes of the race, before the young Scotsman came under pressure while lapping slower GT4 traffic. Thankfully, the lead battle for GT4 honours kept largely out of the way of Mitchell’s Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo in the final minutes, and the Barwell combination claimed their first race win of the season so far.
It was Barwell’s second win in three rounds, having taking Race 2 spoils on the opening weekend at Oulton Park. Behind Mitchell and Collard, Lamborghini Factory Driver Franck Perera and team-mate Michael Igoe claimed a valuable sixth-place finish in their WPI Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo – which won last time out at Donington Park – to boost their title chances.
This victory proved a turning point in the 2020 British GT season, with Barwell Motorsport going on to cement Lamborghini’s reputation as a consistent frontrunner in the championship.
This 2020 triumph at Brands Hatch foreshadowed Lamborghini's continued dominance in GT racing, a legacy reinforced by the arrival of the next-generation Huracán GT3 Evo2 and its strong results across European and British championships through 2025 and into 2026.
The Significance of the Brands Hatch Circuit in British GT Racing
Brands Hatch occupies a singular place in the history of British motorsport. The Kent circuit, carved into a natural amphitheatre of rolling countryside, presents drivers with one of the most technically demanding layouts on the British GT calendar. Its sweeping Paddock Hill Bend, the compression through Druids, and the fast, flowing sections through Hawthorns and Westfield demand a precise balance between mechanical grip and aerodynamic downforce, qualities that the Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo delivered convincingly in the 2020 contest.
For Barwell Motorsport, a team with deep roots in British GT competition, a victory at Brands Hatch carries particular weight. The circuit rewards patience, race-craft, and strategic timing, all of which were on full display as Rob Collard and Sandy Mitchell coordinated their pit-stop and restart strategy to near perfection. The layout also amplifies the spectacle of GT racing for fans, with elevation changes and tight proximity to the barriers ensuring that position changes carry genuine consequence. Securing a win here confirmed that the Lamborghini GT programme was not simply capitalising on circumstance but competing with genuine pace and tactical intelligence across one of the sport’s most storied venues.
Sandy Mitchell and Rob Collard: A Partnership Built for Championship Pressure
The Silver Cup pairing of Sandy Mitchell and Rob Collard represented one of the most balanced driver combinations in the 2020 British GT field. Rob Collard, a seasoned campaigner with extensive experience across multiple racing disciplines, brought the composure and consistency required during the race’s most unsettled phases. His ability to manage safety car restarts and navigate pit-stop strategy under pressure proved decisive in positioning the Lamborghini GT3 Evo for the decisive moment in the race.
Sandy Mitchell, meanwhile, was operating in his debut season as a Lamborghini GT3 Junior Driver, a prestigious programme designed to develop the most promising young talent within the manufacturer’s global motorsport structure. His performance at Brands Hatch illustrated precisely why Lamborghini had identified him as a future asset. Leading from the front in the final stages, resisting pressure while managing the complication of slower GT4 traffic, Mitchell demonstrated a maturity well beyond his years in the sport.
The chemistry between an experienced co-driver and an ambitious junior is a dynamic that defines many successful GT partnerships. At Brands Hatch in 2020, Collard and Mitchell executed that relationship with clarity and control, reinforcing the strength of Barwell Motorsport’s driver management philosophy and adding a compelling human dimension to Lamborghini’s third British GT victory of the season.
Lamborghini's Motorsport Strategy and the Road Ahead for British GT
Lamborghini’s consistent presence at the front of British GT competition is not accidental. The Sant’Agata Bolognese manufacturer has invested deliberately in its Squadra Corse motorsport division, developing customer racing programmes that allow teams like Barwell Motorsport and WPI Motorsport to compete at the highest level with factory-backed technical support. The Huracán GT3 Evo, homologated to the globally recognised GT3 technical regulations, provides a competitive platform that translates directly across European, British, and international GT championships.
The 2020 Brands Hatch victory, combined with the earlier win at Oulton Park and Donington Park’s success for the WPI Motorsport entry of Franck Perera and Michael Igoe, underscored a collective strength across multiple Lamborghini entries rather than reliance on a single team. This depth of competitive spread is central to Lamborghini’s long-term GT strategy, ensuring that regardless of circuit characteristics or racing variables, at least one Lamborghini GT entry is positioned to challenge for race honours.
Looking forward, the evolution of that platform into the Huracán GT3 Evo2 has continued to build on these foundations, with updated aerodynamics, refined balance of performance compliance, and enhanced driver ergonomics. For the British GT championship and the wider GT racing community, Lamborghini’s trajectory from the 2020 season onward represents one of the more compelling manufacturer success stories in contemporary endurance and sprint GT competition.
