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LAMBORGHINI YOUNG DRIVER AND GT3 JUNIOR PROGRAM 2022 MEMBERS ANNOUNCED
May 31, 2022
38 drivers will be assessed across the season before end-of-year shootout at Portimão. Best drivers will receive official support from Lamborghini Squadra Corse for 2023
Lamborghini Squadra Corse has unveiled the latest intake of drivers into its Young Driver and GT3 Junior Programs for the 2022 season. A total of 15 Junior Drivers and 23 GT3 Juniors have been selected by Squadra Corse, making it one of the most comprehensive development program in GT racing.
The Young Drivers Program is dedicated to drivers aged 26 or under who compete in one of the continental Lamborghini Super Trofeo championships, while the GT3 Junior Program is reserved for those racing in GT championships worldwide behind the wheel of the Huracán GT3 EVO.
All 38 drivers will be assessed throughout the season, with specific evaluations focusing on performance (single lap as well as average pace), consistency over the course of a race weekend, experience, professionalism, technical feedback with engineers and attitude both at and away from the track.
The most impressive of these drivers within the programs will be invited to take part in a final selection shootout held at Portimão Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, following the 2022 Super Trofeo Finals (November 5-6). The drivers picked by Program Supervisor Raffaele Giammaria and his team will be immersed in a two-day session featuring physical training, attitude and driving skills. The successful drivers at the end of the selection shootout will go on to receive official support from Lamborghini Squadra Corse for the 2023 season.
A key element of the racing division of Automobili Lamborghini, the brand’s Youngster Programs have provided up-and-coming drivers a tangible career path not only into the world of GT racing since 2014, but also as Lamborghini works drivers and instructors.
Led by Giammaria, the Youngsters Programs offers a complete package for young talent, from media management to on-track instruction: the project supports drivers in professional and personal growth, through the programme, young drivers are taught how to increase their technical knowledge, both on the track and off it without neglecting physical preparation.
Young Drivers 2022
Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe
David Serban, Romania
Pierre-Louis Chovet, France
Amaury Bonduel, Belgium
Milan Teekens, Netherlands
Magnus Gustavsen, Norway
Jean-Luc D’Auria, Switzerland
Milane Petelet, France
Marzio Moretti, Italy
Filippo Berto, Italy
Alessandro Lorenzo Tarabini, Italy
Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America
Shehan Chandrasoma, USA
Luke Berkeley, USA
Bryson Lew, USA
Sebastian Carazo, Puerto Rico
Danny Formal, Costa Rica
INTRODUCING BRYSON LEW AND TOMAS MEJIA, THE YOUNGEST DUO EVER IN THE GT4 AMERICA SERIES!
March 5, 2021
INTRODUCING BRYSON LEW AND TOMAS MEJIA, THE YOUNGEST DUO EVER IN THE GT4 AMERICA SERIES!
Bryson for example, a Contra Costa native in California, was already a champion in Junior ROK and Junior Rotax before making the step up to the Mazda and NASA-affiliated Formula Car Challenge in 2018 – in which he finished 3rd overall – and French Formula 4 in 2019.
Surprise surprise, being among California’s most exciting young up-and-comers, both Bryson and Tomas, good friends as well as battle-hardened competitors, know each other’s capabilities on-track more than well.
17-Year-old Bryson Lew Makes Great Debut with Podium Finishes in Fast Track Racing/Classic BMW BMW M240iR Sports Car at Sonoma
August 11, 2020
SONOMA, Calif. – Young Bryson Lew of nearby Moraga, Calif., made an impressive TC America debut this weekend at Sonoma Raceway with two podium finishes in the doubleheader Touring Car 40-minute sprint races as part of the SRO America weekend.
Driving the No. 27 Fast Track Racing/ClassicBMW.com BMW M240iR machine, Lew, a high school senior, showed sensational speed against veterans Johan Schwartz, James Clay and Classic BMW teammate Toby Grahovec to score two third place finishes Friday and Saturday at the 2.52-mile, 12-turn historic Northern California road circuit.
Lew, the outstanding karting star who recently drove the French F4 series, was excited to participate in the TC America tour for the first time as he actually didn’t know what to expect against top Touring Car stars. But the 17-year-old racer proved his talent was competitive with former and current series champions.
“I had such an amazing time driving the BMW M240iR for the first time,” said Lew after his two podium finishes. “I feel so fortunate to have this opportunity at such a young age. For the first half of Race 1, I planned on preserving the tires, which paid off. For Race 2 since I was more familiar with the tires, I decided I push more at the beginning to stay with the leaders.
“Thanks so much to SRO America for hosting a great race event. It was exciting to be a part of Classic BMW's camaraderie and hard work. Thank you to Toby Grahovec and the Fast Track Racing/Classic BMW team for making this all possible.”
In the Friday TC feature, Lew trailed only Clay and Schwartz by five seconds in his first-ever TC division race, while the 2016 TC series champion Grahovec had to retire from the 22-lap main event after his BMW M240iR suffered a flat tire.
In Saturday’s TC race, both Lew and Grahovec challenged Schwartz and Clay in the 40-minute, 22-lap contest with Lew taking third at the checkered flag followed by Grahovec, a TC race winner last month at VIR, taking fourth in his No. 26 Fast Track Racing/ClassicBMW.com BMW M240iR.
“We are very pleased with Bryson’s performance in his first-ever TC races,” said Grahovec, the Fast Track Racing team manager. “For his first race in a BMW M240iR TC car, he showed outstanding skill racing against series champion at a tough track like Sonoma Raceway. We hope he can run more events with the Fast Track Racing/Classic BMW team this year. What a tremendous start in the SRO America series!
Bryson Lew Joins WSM for the 2018 FormulaSPEED Championship
World Speed Motorsports announced today that 2017 Sanzaru Karting Championship Jr. ROK Champion Bryson Lew is joining the squad to compete in the FormulaSPEED class of the 2018 FCC Championships.
“We have had our eye on Bryson for awhile, and selected him as a WSM Rising Star Award Winner this past season” noted WSM Team Principal Telo Stewart. “We worked with him alongside VMB Driver Development when he was invited out to their scholarship test, and his driving and professionalism really impressed us. We are excited to have Bryson join our squad, and look forward to getting him into the winner’s circle.”
“I’m excited to be part of the World Speed Motorsports team and racing the FormulaSPEED in the Formula Car Challenge series,” added Lew. Telo and his team have established a great program for young drivers like me to develop their racing skills. I look forward to applying my six years of kart racing experience to my first year in race cars and meeting new people in the racing community. It will be an amazing year as I learn each new track, expand my data analysis skills, and most importantly, develop my ability to drive the car to its full potential.”
Bryson has raced karts for six years, starting at age 8. For 2017, he won the Sanzaru Games Karting Championship in Jr. ROK, the West Coast ROK shootout, Challenge of the Americas Round 5, and represented Team USA at the ROK Cup International Finals in Italy. For 2016, he was Vice-Champion of the Sanzaru Games Karting Championship in Jr. Rotax.
2018 VMB Scholarship and WSM Rising Star Award Nominees Announced
Posted on November 30, 2017
It was announced today that four young racers have been awarded the 2017 World Speed Motorsports Rising Star Award, and one of them will be moving up into the GEN2 FormulaSPEED class of the Formula Car Challenge for 2018.
Introducing this year’s nominees:
Rayce Dykstra – 14 Years Old – Karting / Spec Miata Champion
Bryson Lew – 14 Years Old – Karting Champion
Paul Jourdain – 21 Years Old – Karting /Formula PanAm/ NASCAR Mexico
Jason Pettit – 17 years old – Karting Championy you tell your story online can make all the difference.
2017 Champion, Jr. ROK, Sanzaru Games Karting Championships
At the Annual Banquet Sanzaru Games Karting Championship Annual Banquet, Bryson Lew was awarded a first place trophy for the 2017 racing series. He also won the Rising Star Award.