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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.

The Haupt Racing Team secured the class win in the Bronze Cup at the second round of the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS Endurance Cup. Arjun Maini (IND), Sébastien Baud (FRA) and Hubert Haupt (GER) crossed the finish line as class winners and fourteenth overall at the "Circuit Paul Ricard 1000 km" in the #79 Mercedes-AMG GT3.

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.