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After the fourth round of the Nürburgring Endurance Series had to be skipped due to scheduling conflicts, the Haupt Racing Team will return to the legendary Nürburgring-Nordschleife for the doubleheader of rounds five and six.

The impressive double podium for the Haupt Racing Team in Saturday's opening race of the DTM season was followed by an eventful Sunday race. Despite carrying additional weight, HRT still managed to finish in the top ten in race two of the 2021 DTM. Maximilian Götz brought the #4 Mercedes-AMG GT3 home in tenth place in Monza's Royal Park. Vincent Abril, in the #5 Mercedes-AMG GT3, followed him in eleventh place.

The opening race of the 2021 DTM season ended with an impressive double podium for the Haupt Racing Team. Vincent Abril was runner-up in the #5 Mercedes-AMG GT3 at the iconic Autodromo Nazionale Monza, while team-mate Maximilian Götz finished third in the #4 car to round off an impressive team performance. The team from Meuspath must now prepare for race two, which takes place on Sunday.

The Haupt Racing Team will start its DTM debut season with two rounds at the iconic Autodromo Nazionale Monza. The team from Meuspath fields two top-class Mercedes-AMG GT3s: while Maximilian Götz will drive the car with the starting number 4 in BWT’s pink livery, Vincent Abril will be at the wheel of the #5 in the blue and yellow full-car design by team partner Bilstein. Both cars will compete with extended support from Affalterbach and take on the DTM, which will be contested with GT3 cars for the first time this year, under the official name "Mercedes-AMG Team HRT".

For the Mercedes-AMG Team HRT, this year's 24h-race at the Nürburgring unfortunately remained without any countable success. Both Mercedes-AMG GT3s were not able to finish the race in spite of a strong performance. Sean Paul Breslin, team principal of HRT, offers an insight into the strategy and a preview of the next challenges.

The Mercedes-AMG Team HRT will start the 49th ADAC TOTAL 24h Race Nürburgring from promising starting positions. Manuel Metzger put the #4 Mercedes-AMG GT3 with the striking yellow and blue BILSTEIN livery in third on the grid in top qualifying. The sister car with number 6 and the extravagant livery of skateboard brand PALACE will start the legendary marathon in the Eifel from fifth on the grid. This makes the two Mercedes-AMG GT3 of HRT the best-placed Mercedes-AMG cars in the starting field of more than 120 cars.

The 49th edition of the legendary ADAC TOTAL 24h Race Nürburgring will see the ultimate showdown of the international sports car elite this weekend. The Haupt Racing Team will be fielding two Mercedes-AMG GT3s at the Eifel marathon, both of which will be competing in the SP9 class under the official name Mercedes-AMG Team HRT and will be driven exclusively by proven Nordschleife experts. The #4 car will be sporting the blue and yellow livery of team partner Bilstein with Adam Christodoulou, Maro Engel, Manuel Metzger and Luca Stolz sharing driving duties. Team owner Hubert Haupt, Patrick Assenheimer, Nico Bastian and Maro Engel, who is eligible to drive both cars, will be at the wheel of the #6 sister car in the eye-catching design of the skateboard and streetwear brand Palace.

Round two in the Endurance Cup of the GT World Challenge Europe: The next race for HRT is set to take place this weekend (28-30 May) at Circuit Paul Ricard. As part of a strong grid featuring 47 cars in total, the team from Meuspath will again field two Mercedes-AMG GT3s.

Following the start of the season on the real racetrack, the Haupt Racing Team is now set to hit the virtual track this weekend. Next up on the schedule for the HRT eSports Team is the opening race of the Endurance Cup within the GT World Challenge Europe Esports Championship.

Mixed Nordschleife dress rehearsal for HRT: The #4 Mercedes-AMG GT3 in the blue and yellow Bilstein livery finished 11th in the Qualification Race for the Nürburgring 24 Hours. The #6 car, featuring the logos of milon and five, came home 12th after six hours of racing in the Green Hell. Over the course of the race weekend, both cars took advantage of the final opportunity to get valuable test kilometres under their belt on the Nordschleife ahead of the iconic 24-hour race (3rd to 6th June).