The Haupt Racing Team and Bilstein have expanded their strategic partnership in the new motorsport season. The cooperation sees Bilstein take to the Nürburgring-Nordschleife track as official technical partner of the team from Meuspath, with one of the HRT Mercedes-AMG GT3 sporting a striking blue and yellow Bilstein livery. This development takes the visible and long-term partnership between the two companies, which was launched last year, seamlessly into 2021.
- Haupt Racing Team and Bilstein expand strategic partnership
- Bilstein on board in the Green Hell as official technical partner
- Mercedes-AMG GT3 in blue and yellow Bilstein livery
The Haupt Racing Team and Bilstein started the year with a clear statement of intent: at the 24 Hours of Dubai, which traditionally kicks off the international Motorsport season, the blue and yellow #4 Mercedes-AMG GT3 of HRT Bilstein finished third in a top-quality field. The podium success marks the highlight so far of a partnership that started in 2020 at the Nürburgring 24 Hours and has been expanded this season. HRT and Bilstein have now formed an even closer bond for the challenges they will face in the Green Hell of the Nürburgring-Nordschleife.
Among other arrangements, Bilstein will be on board in this year’s Nürburgring Endurance Series (NLS) as official technical partner. Within this strategic cooperation, the Haupt Racing Team will line up with a Mercedes-AMG GT3 in the blue and yellow corporate colours of the chassis specialists. A joint outing at the iconic 24-hour race at the Nürburgring – including the qualification race held ahead of the main event – is planned as the highlight of the 2021 Nordschleife season. Here too, Bilstein will be a visible on-car partner of HRT.
Hubert Haupt, team owner HRT: “We are very happy to be taking the partnership with Bilstein to a new level. Our cooperation has always been smooth at the highlight events so far, and has already been crowned with sporting success. We want to build on this promising foundation and achieve many more top results together with Bilstein. A season full of exciting challenges awaits us, in which we are hungry to get as many points and victories as possible. Having an experienced and proven industry expert like Bilstein on our side is a big plus and will help us to achieve our ambitious goals in the Green Hell.”
Dr. Peter Klaus Kirner, CEO thyssenkrupp Bilstein GmbH: “We are pleased to be going into the new season with the Haupt Racing Team and to strengthen our involvement. We are very proud that the successful Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing team is using our products, and regularly finishing on the podium with them. With our high-performance, 5-way shock absorbers, we want to continue to play a key role in the team’s success and ensure that it is among the front-runners again in 2021. We are looking forward to great moments and continuing to develop our “home base” together. We will do everything we can to come out on top in the NLS and, above all, in the prestigious 24-hour race.”
About HRT
HRT stands for HAUPT RACING TEAM. The outings and cars are prepared in Meuspath, not far from the Nürburgring. The headquarters of Haupt Racing Team GmbH is Grünwald near Munich. The team owner is racing driver and businessman Hubert Haupt. As well as motorsport, Haupt is primarily known as a successful property developer. With his real estate company, he implements high-quality living and building concepts in southern Germany – from innovative buildings to complete districts.
About Bilstein
BILSTEIN is the specialist for particularly high-performance shock absorbers and suspension systems. BILSTEIN develops innovative state-of-the-art suspension and shock absorber technologies for original equipment on a par with global premium car manufacturers. The company is also traditionally at home in international motorsport. Numerous racing victories in both popular and top-level sport around the globe speak for performance made by BILSTEIN. BILSTEIN's exceptional expertise and the experience gained in OE development and motorsport directly benefit the aftermarket: BILSTEIN offers a wide range of OE-quality products for OE replacement. In the performance aftermarket range, trackday drivers and tuning fans will find high-performance dampers as well as high-performance sports and coilover suspensions for suspension optimization.
