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OMP AND LAMBORGHINI SQUADRA CORSE RENEW PARTNERSHIP Ronco Scrivia, 29 January 2018 After many seasons of success and mutual satisfaction, OMP Racing and Lamborghini Squadra Corse have the pleasure to announce the multi-annual renewal of their partnership. The deal bonds together the racing world of the Sant’Agata Bolognese firm and the leading company for design and manufacturing of autosport safety components. Seamlessly, the Lamborghini competition cars will feature OMP roll-bars, seats, harnesses and steering wheels; the same way, OMP will supply the racewear (suits, gloves, boots, underwear) for each Lamborghini driver, both the official and the ones from private teams competing in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo one-make series and in international GT championship. The partnership will bring the Lamborghini Squadra Corse-OMP pair around the circuits of the world, fighting for the glory in prestigious international series such as Blancpain GT Series, International GT Open and IMSA. Furthermore, Lamborghini competes in major national GT championships (the British and the Italian ones most of all), as well as promoting the Lamborghini Super Trofeo, the biggest and most important one-make series in the world. Just at the first act of the current season, with the deal just renewed, Lamborghini Squadra Corse and OMP celebrated a major victory: the Daytona Rolex 24, where the Grasser Racing Team’s Huracàn dominated the GTD class race. OMP Racing is an Italian company, established in 1973 in Genoa and having today its headquarters at Ronco Scrivia, world leader in the field of design and manifacture of safety components for racecars (suits, gloves, shoes, seats, safety belts, helmets etc.). Since 2008 the control of the company has been acquired by SAYE Group. Today OMP products are by now present in all world racing championships, among which Formula 1 and World Rally Championship - WRC, World Tourism Championship - WTCC, World Endurance Championship - WEC, Rally Cross World Championship – RX, Formula E, Formula Indy, Nascar and OMP is one of the very few companies in the world which are able to offer a complete range of items dedicated to racecars and to the pilot’s safety, with over 2,000 products in its catalogue, almost entirely homologated by the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile – FIA, whose OMP is official exclusive supplier. OMP has just added a Formula One world title to its trophy case, through its partnership with Mercedes AMG Petronas. Any further information about OMP Racing is available at www.ompracing.com. Founded in 1963, Automobili Lamborghini is headquartered in Sant’Agata Bolognese, in Northeastern Italy. The V10 Huracán family made its world debut at the Geneva Motor Show in 2014 with the Coupé version, followed by the Spyder and the Rear-Wheel-Drive versions in 2015. The Huracán Performante was presented at Geneva Motor Show in 2017 and

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Page 1: OMP AND LAMBORGHINI SQUADRA CORSE RENEW PARTNERSHIP€¦ · OMP AND LAMBORGHINI SQUADRA CORSE RENEW PARTNERSHIP! Ronco Scrivia, 29 January 2018 After many seasons of success and mutual

OMP AND LAMBORGHINI SQUADRA CORSE RENEW PARTNERSHIP

  Ronco Scrivia, 29 January 2018 After many seasons of success and mutual satisfaction, OMP Racing and Lamborghini Squadra Corse have the pleasure to announce the multi-annual renewal of their partnership. The deal bonds together the racing world of the Sant’Agata Bolognese firm and the leading company for design and manufacturing of autosport safety components. Seamlessly, the Lamborghini competition cars will feature OMP roll-bars, seats, harnesses and steering wheels; the same way, OMP will supply the racewear (suits, gloves, boots, underwear) for each Lamborghini driver, both the official and the ones from private teams competing in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo one-make series and in international GT championship. The partnership will bring the Lamborghini Squadra Corse-OMP pair around the circuits of the world, fighting for the glory in prestigious international series such as Blancpain GT Series, International GT Open and IMSA. Furthermore, Lamborghini competes in major national GT championships (the British and the Italian ones most of all), as well as promoting the Lamborghini Super Trofeo, the biggest and most important one-make series in the world. Just at the first act of the current season, with the deal just renewed, Lamborghini Squadra Corse and OMP celebrated a major victory: the Daytona Rolex 24, where the Grasser Racing Team’s Huracàn dominated the GTD class race. OMP Racing is an Italian company, established in 1973 in Genoa and having today its headquarters at Ronco Scrivia, world leader in the field of design and manifacture of safety components for racecars (suits, gloves, shoes, seats, safety belts, helmets etc.). Since 2008 the control of the company has been acquired by SAYE Group. Today OMP products are by now present in all world racing championships, among which Formula 1 and World Rally Championship - WRC, World Tourism Championship - WTCC, World Endurance Championship - WEC, Rally Cross World Championship – RX, Formula E, Formula Indy, Nascar and OMP is one of the very few companies in the world which are able to offer a complete range of items dedicated to racecars and to the pilot’s safety, with over 2,000 products in its catalogue, almost entirely homologated by the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile – FIA, whose OMP is official exclusive supplier. OMP has just added a Formula One world title to its trophy case, through its partnership with Mercedes AMG Petronas. Any further information about OMP Racing is available at www.ompracing.com. Founded in 1963, Automobili Lamborghini is headquartered in Sant’Agata Bolognese, in Northeastern Italy. The V10 Huracán family made its world debut at the Geneva Motor Show in 2014 with the Coupé version, followed by the Spyder and the Rear-Wheel-Drive versions in 2015. The Huracán Performante was presented at Geneva Motor Show in 2017 and

Page 2: OMP AND LAMBORGHINI SQUADRA CORSE RENEW PARTNERSHIP€¦ · OMP AND LAMBORGHINI SQUADRA CORSE RENEW PARTNERSHIP! Ronco Scrivia, 29 January 2018 After many seasons of success and mutual

holds the lap record of 6:52.01 at the Nürburgring Nordschleife circuit. The successor to the iconic Gallardo, the Huracán’s innovative technology and exceptional performance redefines the driving experience for luxury super sports cars. The Aventador S presented in 2016 represents a new benchmark in the world of V12 luxury super sports cars. With 135 dealerships throughout the world, in half a century Automobili Lamborghini has created a continuous series of dream cars, including the 350 GT, Miura, Espada, Countach, Diablo, Murciélago, as well as limited editions including the Reventón, Sesto Elemento, Veneno and the Centenario.

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