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For the Haupt Racing Team, the winter break will be a thing of the past next weekend. The GT Winter Series races at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve in Portugal will mark the start of preparations for the 2024 motorsport season. Young talent Finn Wiebelhaus (GER) will be introduced to GT3 racing at the Portimão circuit in the Drees-based team's Mercedes-AMG GT3. Kwanda Mokoena (RSA) will join the team as a further driver during preparations.

Three championship wins, three overall victories, ten overall podiums, 13 class victories and a further 22 class podiums - achieved on a total of 27 race weekends. These are the impressive results of the Haupt Racing Team's season. The team from Drees can look back on the most successful season in the company's history.

The Haupt Racing Team secured the team and driver championship in the Silver classification on the final race weekend of the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup. Frank Bird (GBR) and Jordan Love (AUS) took two class wins with the #77 Mercedes-AMG GT3 in changeable conditions around the Circuit Zandvoort.

Sébastien Baud (FRA), Hubert Haupt (GER) and Arjun Maini (IND) finished fourth in the Bronze Cup in an eventful three hours at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya and secured second place in their class.

One victory, a pole position and another podium finish for Luca Stolz as well as a total of 57 points for the team standings - the Mercedes-AMG Team HRT experienced its most successful weekend of the current DTM season at Sachsenring. Stolz's team-mate Arjun Maini also scored his best result of the year with a seventh-place finish. In the drivers' standings, Stolz is now the best-ranked Mercedes-AMG driver, while Hubert Haupt’s team is now ahead of the other Mercedes-AMG teams in the standings. Together with Ulrich Fritz, chief executive officer of Haupt Racing Team GmbH, the two drivers analysed the successful DTM weekend at the Sachsenring.

For several years now, the Haupt Racing Team has established itself as a force to be reckoned with in GT3 racing. Over time, the team based near the Nürburgring expanded its field of activity. In addition to customer racing and factory-supported racing, trackdays have become an integral part of HRT's portfolio. The new range of HRT merchandise is already very popular with fans. As an event location, the newly opened HRT Race Base also offers many interesting possibilities.

The Haupt Racing Team supported #75 Mercedes-AMG GT3 of SunEnergy1 Racing with drivers Nick Catsburg (NED), Chaz Mostert (AUS), Martin Konrad (AUT) and Adam Osieka (GER) claimed class victory in the Pro-Am category at the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa. The #79 Mercedes-AMG GT3 with team owner Hubert Haupt (GER), Arjun Maini (IND), Sébastien Baud (FRA) and Jordan Love (AUS) finished fifth in the highly competitive Bronze Cup.

From 29 June to 2 July, another season highlight is on the agenda for the Haupt Racing Team. At the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, HRT will take up the fight for class wins and championship points with two Mercedes-AMG GT3s at the 75th edition of the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa. In addition, HRT will provide technical support for SunEnergy1 Racing's #75 Mercedes-AMG GT3.  

The 2021 DTM-Champion, Maximilian Götz (GER), will compete in the ADAC GT Masters for a few races with the Haupt Racing Team. Already at the upcoming event at the Norisring, the 37-year-old from Uffenheim will take his seat in the cockpit of the #3 Mercedes-AMG GT3 alongside Petru Umbrarescu (ROM).

Next weekend, the ADAC GT Masters will start into the new season at the Hockenheimring. For the first time, the Haupt Racing Team will be represented in this traditional racing series.