Mercedes-AMG has taken a significant step in reorganizing its motorsport division to meet future needs, establishing a new subsidiary named Affalterbach Racing GmbH. This company will handle all conceptual and technical customer sport activities, including the development of the new Mercedes-AMG GT3. Additionally, Mercedes-AMG plans to acquire part of its long-standing partner HWA AG, with both companies signing a letter of intent. This reorganization reaffirms AMG’s commitment to GT Sport.
Affalterbach Racing GmbH: Successor to Mercedes-AMG GT3
Motorsport is integral to Mercedes-AMG’s DNA, with expertise in this field extending across all development areas. Affalterbach Racing GmbH will leverage this knowledge, applying it to future projects and creating synergy effects with AMG road vehicle development. The first project is the successor to the Mercedes-AMG GT3, aiming to continue AMG’s success in international Customer Racing.
The new GT3 racing car will be based on a derivative of the Mercedes-AMG GT family. The second generation of the two-door AMG GT was introduced in 2023, with the family recently expanding to include the Mercedes-AMG GT 63 PRO 4MATIC+. Affalterbach Racing GmbH, headquartered in Affalterbach, will work closely with the Mercedes-AMG Motorsport team, which will continue coordinating international motorsport activities.
Future Cooperation with HWA AG
In addition to founding the new company, Mercedes-AMG plans to acquire HWA AG’s customer motorsport division. Intensive talks are underway, with both parties having signed a non-binding term sheet. The planned integration aims to enhance Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing’s high standards, including international customer service and spare parts support across Europe, the U.S., China, and Australia.
HWA AG will continue its other business areas, such as the HWA EVO project, independently. This project reinterprets the iconic Mercedes-Benz 190 E 2.5-16 Evolution II, which AMG supports.
Leadership Insights
“Motorsport is part of the DNA of Mercedes-AMG. This includes GT Sport, in which we’ve been very successful. We aim to continue and expand these successes. The growing interest in GT3 vehicles drives us to work intensively on our successor model. Strengthening our motorsport division with Affalterbach Racing GmbH sets an important course for the future, allowing us to act more flexibly and quickly.”
- Michael Schiebe, Chairman of the Board of Management of Mercedes-AMG GmbH
“I’m pleased to reaffirm our commitment to customer racing with Affalterbach Racing GmbH. We seek to expand our successful global GT customer sport program. Initially, the new GmbH focuses on developing the new GT3 racing car to offer our international customers a safe, reliable, and winning vehicle.”
- Christoph Sagemüller, Head of Mercedes-AMG Motorsport
For more details, visit Mercedes-AMG Official.
Source: Mercedes-AMG
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