{"id":75107,"date":"2025-07-18T10:16:03","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T09:16:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.autotrade.ie\/?p=75107"},"modified":"2025-07-18T10:16:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T09:16:03","slug":"denning-selected-for-2025-lamborghini-young-driver-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autotrade.ie\/index.php\/denning-selected-for-2025-lamborghini-young-driver-programme\/75107","title":{"rendered":"Denning selected for 2025 Lamborghini Young Driver Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Irish driver Alex Denning has been selected for the 2025 Lamborghini Young Driver Programme (YDP), marking a significant milestone in his international sports car racing career.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Denning, who races for SJM Theodore Racing in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia series, was chosen alongside teammate Charles Leong (Macau) as part of 16-driver global intake to the programme announced by Lamborghini Squadra Corse from the multiple Super Trofeo series worldwide.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_75108\" style=\"width: 870px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-75108\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autotrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/7a477739-a2ae-fab9-ea8e-68db8bca03f2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"860\" height=\"573\" class=\" wp-image-75108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autotrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/7a477739-a2ae-fab9-ea8e-68db8bca03f2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.autotrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/7a477739-a2ae-fab9-ea8e-68db8bca03f2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.autotrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/7a477739-a2ae-fab9-ea8e-68db8bca03f2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.autotrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/7a477739-a2ae-fab9-ea8e-68db8bca03f2-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.autotrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/7a477739-a2ae-fab9-ea8e-68db8bca03f2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-75108\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alex Denning (right) with teammate Charles Leong<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The YDP is what Lamborghini calls its elite development platform, designed to identify and support the next generation of factory drivers. Candidates are evaluated on their performance in the European, North American, and Asian Super Trofeo championships as well as the Lamborghini GT3\/ Young Professional Programme and assessed on driving skill, technical feedback, and professional conduct.<\/p>\n<p>The standout performers will attend a final shootout at Misano World Circuit in November, with top candidates receiving factory support for the 2026 season.<\/p>\n<p>Denning, 26, has made an impressive transition to Asian motorsport, claiming four wins alongside Leong in just six races. The Dublin native and former Motorsport Ireland Young Driver of the Year has been widely praised for his adaptability and professionalism, competing successfully on circuits ranging from Fuji Speedway to Sydney Motorsport Park.<\/p>\n<p>His teammate, Charles Leong, is also a title contender and brings a wealth of single-seater experience to the campaign. The duo currently leads the Super Trofeo Asia points standings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlex\u2019s selection is a huge achievement not only for him, but for Irish motorsport,\u201d said David Kennedy, SJM Theodore Racing managing director. \u201cHe has consistently proven his talent across every level he\u2019s raced at, and his progress with SJM Theodore Racing this season has been phenomenal. Lamborghini\u2019s recognition is richly deserved.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Irish driver Alex Denning has been selected for the 2025 Lamborghini Young Driver Programme (YDP), marking a significant milestone in his international sports car racing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":75108,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1001,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-75107","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-irish-news","category-news","cat-1001-id","cat-1-id","has_thumb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Denning selected for 2025 Lamborghini Young Driver Programme - 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