Lamborghini Diablo SV-R

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Erst kürzlich hatten wir es davon, dass Lamborghini halt keine anständige Renn-Geschichte hat; da ging es um den Diablo GT2 von 1998. Doch schon zwei Jahre vorher, also 1996, waren die ersten Diablo auf der Rennstrecke zu finden. Weil sie nach den damaligen Reglementen in keine Kategorie passten (oder wenn, dann eher chancenlos gewesen wären), übernahm Lamborghini bis 1998 ganz einfach die SuperSport Trophy, die 1995 noch mit Venturi ausgetragen worden war. Und Sant’Agata baute auch gleich noch das passende Fahrzeug dazu, den Diablo SV-R. Das war ein feines Gerät: 30 PS mehr, also 540, das Cockpit wurde ausgeräumt und bot dafür Überrollkäfig und Rennsitze, es gab Plexiglas-Scheiben, Kühlelemente an Stelle der Frontscheinwerfer und einen gewaltigem Heckflügel. Wer je so ein Rennen miterlebt hat, wird sich in erster Linie an den unglaublichen Sound erinnern. 31 Exemplare konnten verkauft werden.

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Chassis-Nummer: ZA9DE22A0TLA12573
Steht zum Verkauf bei We are Curated (März 2025), mit diesen Informationen: «Chassis Number TLA12573 is a European market car finished in striking Arancio, and it’s number 11 of the 32 Lamborghini Diablo SVRs ever produced. There are many spare parts and it has just undergone a service.»

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Chassis-Nummer: ZA9DE22A0TLA12580
Verkauft über We are Curated, mit diesen Informationen: «First campaigned in Europe where it won the Lamborghini Super Sport Trophy championship in 1998 with Fabio Santaniello, then brought to Australia to compete in the 2000, 2001 Australian Nations Cup Championships with driver Paul Stokell and Team Lamborghini Australia. Stokell steered this Diablo SV-R to victory in its debut race in Adelaide, beating Jim Richards in a Porsche GT3. It even managed to set a new lap record despite a 100kg weight ballast. That wasn’t the only highlight for the 2000 season, as it also put in an unforgettable performance in the pouring rain to take the win at Mount Panorama, Bathurst. It won 18 races overall in its two competition years in the Australian Nations Cup and finished as runner-up in the 2001 season. It is a four-owner car; first was a European owner who used it in the original race series, second was Lamborghini Australia, third was a private collector in QLD and the fourth is the current owner who has owned it since 2016. Now, the car has been fully restored back to race-ready specification, with current active invitations to the EU/US International GT Legends series which includes the prestigious LeMans Classic event. Alternatively, given its age, it could be converted for (heritage) road use from 2021 onwards after some slight modification. In addition to a $160k restoration by Lamborghini Melbourne that used brand new original parts to bring it back to race-spec, it also comes with a full set of spares including three wheel sets, three sets of tires (2 x racing slicks, 1x wets), brakes, wheel gun, air jacks and radios.» Man beachte auch die Wahl der Sponsoren.

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Chassis-Nummer: ZA9DE22A0TLA12584

Auktion: RM Sotheby’s, Miami 2026, Schätzpreis 700’000 bis 900’000 Dollar, mit diesen Angaben: «This 1996 Lamborghini Diablo SV-R, serial number 020, is understood to have been delivered new, along with another Diablo SV-R, serial number 019, to French car-rental company LeasePlan on 7 June 1996 finished in Bianco over Nero, according to the Lamborghini Registry. It was driven by former Minardi Formula One driver Luis Pérez-Sala and Spanish businessman and amateur racer Albert Castelló. A digital image on file shows the two men standing with Diablo SV-Rs 019 and 020 in white and blue LeasePlan livery and bearing their respective racing numbers. Other liveries would adorn 020’s bodywork while the car was driven in competition. After the SuperSport Trophy, this Diablo SV-R participated in GT European Championships in the early 2000s, according to the Lamborghini Registry. It would later be acquired by an enthusiast in Japan and converted for road use with headlights, turn signals, and an air-conditioning system. The car was imported to the United States in 2023 and acquired by the consignor in October 2023 with sparing road use and no track driving since. A stereo head unit, satellite navigation, rear-facing camera, and radar detector installed by a previous owner were removed. The aftermarket air-conditioning system remains installed for convenience, as do the headlights and turn signals for street use. The car is also equipped with a previously installed exhaust control valve. The interior features an OMB roll cage, OMB racing seats with Lamborghini logo, OMB harnesses, and a Sparco fire-suppression system. In 2025, the starter, fuel regulator, belts, hoses, and seals were replaced, and the fuel sender and coil wires repaired, according to invoices on file. The car is now finished in Giallo.»

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Anscheinend können die SV-R unterdessen in einigen Ländern zum Gebrauch auf der Strasse umgebaut werden. Wir haben schöne Erinnerungen an den Diablo, hier – dort gibt es auch so etwas wie eine Zeitleiste der einzelnen Varianten. Mehr spannende Fahrzeuge finden sich in unserem Archiv.