The Wayne Taylor Racing Lamborghini Super Trofeo team headed to Upstate New York for the third round of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America Championship, racing around the iconic Watkins Glen International track. The weekend saw the No. 10 sweep both wins in the AM class, while the remainder of the LST stable departed with mixed results and key championship points.

Danny Formal and the No. 1 Lamborghini ST started Friday’s Race 1 second on the grid. As the green flag waved, Formal quickly made a move around the outside to take the lead on the first lap. The first stint was clean and effortless for the No. 1 crew to hand over the control to Hampus Ericsson. Unfortunately, the team did not meet the required pit stop time in the pit window which led to a drive-through penalty that ultimately led to a P8 finish. Ericsson started Saturday’s Race 2 second in the PRO class ready to rebound from Race 1 and the race began with a slew of early cautions. On the restart with under 30 minutes, Ericsson spun in Turn 11 forcing the No. 1 crew to come to pit lane early. Returning back on track, Formal put his head down to make up for lost ground. As the checkered flag waved, Formal had moved up from 21st to tenth, collecting key points.

In only his third round as a PRO driver, Nick Persing came into the weekend ready to find the top step of the podium again. In qualifying, Persing secured a fourth-place start for Race 1 and third-place start for Race 2. Persing stayed clean throughout both 50-minute races, working through the twists and turns of Watkins Glen International. In the first race on Friday afternoon, Persing was P5 as a full-course caution hit the field and managed to push through until the last minute to bring home a third-place finish. In Race 2, Persing turned the heat up to challenge at the front and took the lead in the No. 8 ST machine around the halfway mark. As the team attempted the overcut strategy to pit late in the required pit window, the competitive field on track saw the No. 8 cycled back a few positions and came home with a top five result.

In the AM class, Graham Doyle and Glenn McGee capped off another doubleheader with a sweep of the weekend, continuing to dominate in the championship standings. The No. 10 duo started the doubleheader off strong qualifying third and second for Race 1 and Race 2, respectively. Doyle kicked off Race 1 with an overtake, gaining position into second. He handed the No. 10 Lamborghini ST off to co-driver McGee, who wasted no time climbing positions on track. A restart with five minutes remaining, gave McGee the opportunity to take the lead and secure the Race 1 victory. Race 2 was smooth sailing for the No. 10 AM crew. McGee quickly gained positions in the opening lap, setting the team and Doyle up for success when a full-course caution hit the field. A clean restart and smooth pit-stop saw Doyle in prime position for the win. Doyle led the No. 10 to victory lane for WTR’s fifth AM class win this season.

Brendon Leitch and Anthony McIntosh were ready to contest for another successful LST North America weekend. Leitch, who made his Watkins Glen debut, handled both qualifying sessions and earned PRO|AM pole positions for the doubleheader. In starting Race 1, Leitch was in control of No. 69 PRO|AM as the Race 1 began, but the team had to serve an early drive-through penalty as co-driver McIntosh did not compete in qualifying. Leitch was progressing forward until contact between a competitor on track caused damage to the No. 69, ultimately retiring the team early from the race. Due to unforeseen events during the weekend, it was determined that it was best to retire the No. 69 car for Race 2.

The Wayne Taylor Racing Lamborghini Super Trofeo team will next head to Road America for the fourth round of the LSTNA Championship on August 1-3, 2025.

Wayne Taylor Racing Lamborghini Super Trofeo Driver Quotes

Danny Formal, No. 1 WTR Lamborghini Super Trofeo PRO: “LST 2025 at Watkins Glen, this was a weekend of ‘what could have been.’ The No. 1 car was just a rocket ship all weekend. Qualifying was difficult; Hampus and I think could have both had pole position lap times, but traffic was just horrendous and we both qualified P2. Yesterday, during Race 1, I got a great jump off the line and got a nice bug lead. Hampus did a fantastic job in his stint.  We got a drive-through penalty towards the end of the race that cost us any good position in that race. Race 2 was the same thing, starting P2. Hampus had a great start, but there was a big crash, and we were under yellow for about 18 minutes of the first stint and we did the opposite strategy compared to most. We came in right away, but the car had some mechanical issues. Unfortunately, we fell all the way back to last place. When we left the pits, the car was still hot and we had to cool it off for a bit, then we started charging forward. We left with the fastest lap of the race and finished P6 in the end. The car was a rocket ship, and I am so thankful to the whole WTR team. We will be back at the shop and get ready for Road America, one of the coolest tracks on the calendar, and hopefully get our deserved win.”

Hampus Ericsson, No. 1 WTR Lamborghini Super Trofeo PRO: “It’s been a difficult weekend. We had a lot of pace and the whole team did a great job setting up the car in the perfect window. Unfortunately, we were not able to execute all weekend and had some bad luck, but that’s racing. We will come back stronger in Road America, and I am sure we will be back on the top step.”

Nick Persing, No. 8 WTR Lamborghini Super Trofeo PRO: “Like Danny said, it was a weekend of ‘what could have been.’ I got held up in the first race in the beginning stint. I think if that didn’t happen, I could have probably won the race. I'm still happy that I was able to take home a podium, so that’s a positive for the weekend. After that race, it felt good to lead the championship for a race, even though it was very short lived. It was definitely a confidence booster. In the second race, things were going alright. I felt a little bit sick going into the race with how hot it was out there and running solo. It was super hard to drive the car not feeling 100%. I felt like I had good pace, but I got stuck behind a train of three cars, so I was just trying to hold on and make sure I brought the car home in one piece. This is all I felt I could do. I know we had speed, so I will make sure to take care of my body more as I felt a little sick to my stomach. I think we are still in this championship fight and get after it in Road America and hopefully be back on top of the podium.”

Graham Doyle, No. 10 WTR Lamborghini Super Trofeo AM: “Great weekend, the WTR crew put everything into these cars and it showed for us. It was unbelievable! We started the weekend in practice and we knew we had something, but we were kind of stressed and kept working on it. We qualified well, and then the race pace was unbelievable. The team put everything into this car, so these wins are what they deserve. It was a great start of the race for Glenn, passing for the lead immediately and then held on to it. And then I was able to step into the car and fight up to P6 overall. This is the highest I’ve ever finished overall in LST.”

Glenn McGee, No. 10 WTR Lamborghini Super Trofeo AM: “This weekend at Watkins Glen, we got a new tire, and our team didn’t test on it, so we were on the backfoot compared to all the other teams. We have probably the top talents in the series within the drivers and the best engineers. We actually struggled in the first practice session, but we quickly found speed in the car, and we kept getting quicker and quicker. I think I drove pretty well but honestly, I’m really amazed at how Graham Doyle did. This last race, I had some good moves. I thought I could hang onto the pros decently, but Graham put in the best drive I’ve ever seen from him - I didn’t have to do much with him driving like that. I’m really proud of him and the WTR team. We finished P6 overall, so it was an amazing weekend for us.”

About Wayne Taylor Racing (WTR)

Wayne Taylor Racing’s global motorsports enterprise boasts two IMSA driver championships (2013 and 2017), and back-to-back IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup Championships (2020, 2021) which contributed to nine IMSA manufacturer championships for Acura, Pontiac, Corvette and Cadillac. In its brief 18-year history, WTR has accumulated multiple victories in sportscar racing’s most iconic events: Rolex 24 At Daytona, Twelve Hours of Sebring, Petit Le Mans, Mid-Ohio, Road America and the Six Hours of The Glen. With its back-to-back PRO Class Championship wins (2022, 2023), WTR currently has 14 North America Lamborghini Super Trofeo Championship titles and a Lamborghini World Finals title.