GT RACING WITH "ENGINEERING SPEED"

Customer Racing from Mercedes-AMG with "Engineering Speed" from HWA AG. The racing version of the SLS AMG, the Mercedes-AMG GT3, the Mercedes-AMG GT4, the Mercedes-AMG GT2 and the track day racing cars Mercedes-AMG Track Series and the Mercedes-AMG GT2 Pro are joint projects of HWA and AMG. All vehicles are built by us and handed over to the international customer teams and drivers with maximum competitiveness. We also provide service and support, contributing to countless GT successes since 2011 - including the historic quadruple victory at the Nürburgring 24-hour race in 2016.

Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing Programme

All Mercedes-AMG GT racing cars, which will be used on race tracks around the world from the 2011 season onwards, were developed and produced by HWA. The first racing car in the AMG customer sports programme is the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 (2010-2015) developed by HWA. The SLS represented a real milestone for AMG, as it was the first car to be developed entirely in-house. In 2016, the GT3 racing version of the Mercedes-AMG GT, newly developed by HWA, heralded a new era in the Mercedes-AMG Motorsport customer sports programme. The Mercedes AMG GT 3 has been produced and delivered since December 2015. The vehicle was developed for sprint and endurance races in accordance with the near-series FIA GT3 regulations. In 2017, the Mercedes-AMG GT4 was introduced. In 2019, an evolution model of the Mercedes-AMG GT3 was presented, which will be in use from 2020. The most powerful homologated racing car in the history of the Mercedes-AMG customer sports programme followed in 2023: the Mercedes-AMG GT2.

In addition to the vehicles, HWA is also responsible for the support offer (e.g. briefings, spare parts, revisions, etc.). With the increasing professionalisation of GT sport, the manufacturers are also contesting more and more factory or factory-supported events - e.g. at the FIA GT World Cup in Macau or at the legendary 24-hour race at the Nürburgring. Here, too, HWA's technical and strategic competence as on-site support contributes significantly to the success. Within just a decade, the Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing Programme has developed into one of the largest and most successful programmes on the market with the help of HWA. By the end of 2023, around 650 customer sports vehicles had left HWA's production line. 

Review: Season 2023

In the 2023 season, the teams are once again celebrating numerous successes: in national and international competitions, the racing cars from Affalterbach achieved a total of 110 race wins, 137 class wins, 963 podium finishes and 66 championships. In addition, the new Mercedes-AMG GT2 is making its successful debut in races in Europe and America. The most powerful homologated race car in the history of Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing immediately proves to be a winner, taking first place in its class in the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring and in GT America at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. In November, the Mercedes-AMG GT2 PRO, a model designed for track days, is presented with a Push2Pass function - up to 750 hp (551 kW) are available by touching a button on the steering wheel.

Outlook: 2024 GT programme

Mercedes-AMG Motorsport is expanding its globally successful GT programme and will also be represented in the German DTM race series in 2024. On the occasion of the 130th anniversary of Mercedes-Benz Motorsport and 40 years of the DTM, record DTM champion Mercedes-AMG is going for the title with an experienced line-up. Next to that, an equally strong focus by Mercedes-AMG in the 2024 season is on numerous highlight series and endurance racing classics in which this year, several customer teams will be competing for success with extended support from Mercedes-AMG again: next to the legendary 24-hour races at the Nürburgring and Spa-Francorchamps, these also include the endurance races of the Intercontinental GT Challenge (IGTC) as well as the races of the GT World Challenge and the Nürburgring Endurance Series (NLS). Racing cars from Affalterbach will also be competing in the ADAC GT Masters.