Just as for Formula One, it’s all about the skill of the driver and his team. And there’s no exception to the rule at the recently completed 2009 Series of the Super Trofeo at the highly acclaimed Circuit De Catalunya and in the sunshine of Provence, in France. As explained in a recent post, on top of contributing exciting new dates to the existing racing calendar, the series symbolises a fascinating alliance between two legendary brands: Lamborghini and Blancpain.

The series began with a quick start where its corporate sponsor, Blancain and the brand’s President and CEO, Marc A. Hayek, became quick on the mark on the race track to make him win third place in round two of the first race along side with his co-driver and Le Mans Champion and Dutchman, Peter Knox.

During the second and third leg of the race — all drivers went into high speed gear with there Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 and stepped it up to a point of extreme including where the Hayek/Knox team placed 1st hence consolidated them in the Pro-Am and Pro categories at the Norisring circuit in Germany and the legendary Spa-Francorchamps track in Belgium.

The fourth leg in the championship, held at Silverstone (UK), represented a fresh challenge for the Marc A. Hayek-Peter Kox duo which happened to be part of a tricky leg with fast curves calling for highly skilled driving.

Legs 5 in Catalunya (Spain) and 6 on the Paul Ricard Circuit in (France) finished off the 2009 season of the Super Trofeo. Overall it was a great podium finish for the duo in particular for Marc A. Hayek, finishing second on the Pro-Am ranking, hence having Blancpain, the manufacturers in luxury time pieces, well placed in the new race, just like Peter Kox who ranked 2nd in the Pro results.

This alliance has also given rise to the Super Trofeo Blancpain Chronograph, a limited series composed of high-tech materials and featuring a sporting look inspired by the automobile world, as well as the brand-new Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 cars (delivering 570 horsepower and 540 N/m — 398 lb/ft torque enabling them to reach top speeds of over 300 km/h).