Lamborghini Diablo SV-R

Super-Trophy

Just recently, we were talking about the fact that Lamborghini doesn’t really have a decent racing history; that was about the Diablo GT2 from 1998. But as early as two years before that, in 1996, the first Diablos could be found on the race track. Because they didn’t fit into any category under the regulations at the time (or if they did, they would have had little chance), Lamborghini simply took over the SuperSport Trophy, which had been held with Venturi in 1995. And Sant’Agata also built the car to match, the Diablo SV-R. It was a fine piece of kit: 30 hp more, so 540, the cockpit was cleared out and offered a roll cage and racing seats instead, there were plexiglass windows, cooling elements instead of headlights and an enormous rear wing. Anyone who has ever witnessed a race like this will remember the incredible sound first and foremost. 31 units were sold.

VIN: ZA9DE22A0TLA12573
For sale at We are Curated (March 2025), with these infomations: «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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VIN: ZA9DE22A0TLA12580
Sold by We are Curated, with these infomations: «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.» Enjoy the sponsors…

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Apparently, the SV-R can now be converted for use on the road in some countries. We have fond memories of the Diablo, here – there is also something like a timeline of the individual variants. More exciting vehicles can be found in our archive.