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The Haupt Racing Team is building on the successful cooperation with MANNOL by expanding the partnership for the 2023 season. In addition to the continued provision of top-quality lubricants and partnering on the technical development, a Mercedes-AMG GT3 from HRT will be appearing in full MANNOL design for the first time in the DTM next weekend.

After the good result at the ADAC TotalEnergies 24h Nürburgring the Haupt Racing Team kicks off its third season in the DTM this weekend at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben. Together with drivers Arjun Maini (IND) and Luca Stolz (GER), the team from Drees will go in pursuit of championship points in this high-class series as Mercedes-AMG Team HRT. As well as the familiar BILSTEIN car, a Mercedes-AMG GT3 in the MANNOL design will also be on show in the DTM for the first time.

The Haupt Racing Team will field four cars in four different classes at the 51st edition of the ADAC TotalEnergies 24h Nürburgring. In addition to the two Mercedes-AMG GT3 #4 and #6, which will start under the Mercedes-AMG Team BILSTEIN entry, the Mercedes-AMG GT2 #46 and the Mercedes-AMG GT4 #89 will also take up the battle for victory in their classes.

The Haupt Racing Team was in action in four race series last weekend. At the 24h Qualifiers at the Nürburgring, HRT recorded two class wins with the new Mercedes-AMG GT2 and a second place in the GT4 class. The opening weekend of the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS in Monza was also successful. Here, the team from Drees took a class podium in the Bronze Cup as well as the race win in the new SRO Esports SIM Pro Series.

The Haupt Racing Team will enter the new Mercedes-AMG GT2 in racing conditions for the first time this coming weekend.

The Haupt Racing Team will also be on the grid in the upcoming season of the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS. Hubert Haupt's team will field a maximum of two Mercedes-AMG GT3s in the races of the top-class SRO series throughout the season.  

Haupt Racing Team will line up in the ADAC GT Masters for the first time in 2023. The team from Drees will run a Mercedes-AMG GT3 in the “League of Super Sports Cars”, with drivers Ralf Aron (EST) and Alain Valente (SUI) set to contest the full season.

In the 2023 season of the Nürburgring Endurance Series (NLS), the Haupt Racing Team will field three race cars in three different classification classes for the first time. The two top-class Mercedes-AMG GT3s will be joined by a Mercedes-AMG GT4 with an equally strong driver line-up. The start of the season on the Nordschleife also marks the beginning of the hot phase of preparation for the 24-hour highlight at the end of May for the successful GT team from Drees.

In 2023, a successful cooperation enters its fourth year: Haupt Racing Team and technology partner BILSTEIN are attacking together again in this year's motorsport season.  

Merbag and Haupt Racing Team are extending the partnership launched last year and expanding it for the 2023 season.