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Thanks to an outstanding recovery drive, Daniel Juncadella (ESP), Raffaele Marciello (SUI) and Daniel Morad (CAN) have won the Indianapolis 8 Hour. Following a red flag in qualifying, the trio had only started the race from 15th place on the grid with the #77 Mercedes-AMG GT3 from Mercedes-AMG Team Craft Bamboo Racing. Fourth place by Mercedes-AMG Team WINWARD and a Pro-Am class podium result from SunEnergy1 Racing by AKKODIS ASP rounded out a successful weekend. For Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing, this result not only marked the third overall win in the third season round of the Intercontinental GT Challenge powered by Pirelli, but also the title in the manufacturers’ standings for the first time. Mercedes-AMG Team Craft Bamboo Racing...

Formula One is back at Suzuka for Round 18 of the 2022 season – the Japanese Grand Prix Toto Talks Japan Fact File: Japanese Grand Prix Stat Attack: Japan and Beyond Toto Talks Japan It was a very difficult Sunday for us in Singapore. There were still some positives to take because we saw glimpses of the car’s pace and potential. But we couldn’t convert that into points in the race itself, although the car showed it was competitive in free air. We’ve had plenty to debrief and analyse over the past few days and many learnings to take forward. Thankfully we can move quickly onto the next race and a new challenge for us to tackle. Our target is to rebuild the momentum we had before Singapore and capitalise on the positive underlying...

A mixed practice day for the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team in Singapore FP1 saw Lewis finish in P1 for the first time this season and George in P5 under the lights of the Marina Bay Street Circuit. George managed P3 and Lewis P5 in FP2, with the W13 to unlock more performance ahead of qualifying. The Singapore GP is one of the most physically and mentally demanding races of the season, with intense humidity and warm temperatures, alongside being a stop/start track. Imagery of the day is available on our media site. All imagery is rights-free for editorial use. To download all available imagery from today with just one click, please use the following link (please note that imagery will download in a zip folder): Image selection...

F1 returns to Singapore and the Marina Bay Street Circuit for the first time since 2019 Toto Talks Singapore Fact File: Singapore Grand Prix Stat Attack: Singapore and Beyond Toto Talks Singapore While we’ve had a longer break than usual from the racing action, the factories have been busy preparing for this season’s final push. Let’s see where that hard work leads us. Since the start of the year, we’ve been making good progress and it’s been a strong recovery from the team. We need to keep the momentum going, keep learning and extract the maximum we can from every opportunity. It’s great to be back in Singapore for the first time since 2019. The whole weekend is so unique; remaining on the European schedule, the climate and the...

The popular night race in Singapore makes its return to the F1 calendar; Mercedes-AMG Motorsport teams and drivers meanwhile continue to rack up successes around the world This is what happened: Results and facts News from the Mercedes-AMG Motorsport teams Social media news: What’s new online? This is what happened: Results and facts ADAC GT Masters: One-two finishes for the Mercedes-AMG GT3 in the two races at the Sachsenring DTM: Mercedes-AMG GT3 drivers Luca Stolz and Maro Engel both on Sunday podium at Spielberg GT America: George Kurtz wins both races at Sebring International Raceway News snippets Singapore, here we come: Next weekend, the Marina Bay Street Circuit in Singapore plays host to F1 for the first time since 2019...

The Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team is delighted to announce today the renewal of the Title and Technical Partnership between the team and progressive energy group, PETRONAS from the 2026 season onwards. Not only will this renewal power the partnership towards two decades of success at the pinnacle of motorsport, but it also signals a commitment to a more sustainable future – and the determination to excel in the exciting technical challenge presented by the 2026 power unit regulations. The partnership extension was announced today in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia at the iconic PETRONAS Towers. Mercedes-AMG F1 and PETRONAS today announced a multi-year renewal of Title and Technical Partnership from 2026 onwards in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The...

After Bathurst and Spa, the next highlight in the Intercontinental GT Challenge Powered by Pirelli (IGTC) is on the schedule for Mercedes-AMG. In the Indianapolis 8 Hour, the teams with the Mercedes-AMG GT3 want to continue their successful streak. During the season opener at Mount Panorama, there was a lock-out of the top three, followed by another overall win in the 24-hour race in the Belgian Ardennes. With five out of six possible podium slots, Mercedes-AMG is clearly in the lead of both the drivers’ and manufacturers’ standings. The upcoming 8-hour race in Indianapolis (8th October 2022) is the penultimate IGTC round and also the finale of the Fanatec GT World Challenge America Powered by AWS. In total, eight Mercedes-AMG GT3 are...

In the penultimate season rounds of both ADAC GT Masters and DTM, the teams with the Mercedes-AMG GT3 racked up two victories, four further podium results and valuable points for the respective championships. In ADAC GT Masters at Sachsenring, there were two 1-2s to celebrate: on Saturday, Jules Gounon (FRA) and Fabian Schiller (GER) from Drago Racing Team ZvO claimed victory ahead of Daniel Juncadella (ESP) and Raffaele Marciello (SUI) from MANN-FILTER Team LANDGRAF. On Sunday, Marvin Dienst and Jan Marschalkowski (both GER, Mercedes-AMG Team ZvO) won with Juncadella/Marciello second. In DTM at Red Bull Ring, Luca Stolz (GER) from Mercedes-AMG Team HRT and Maro Engel (GER) from Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing finished in second and...

While preparations continued for the F1 night race in Singapore, the Mercedes-AMG Motorsport teams were lifting more trophies around the world This is what happened: Results and facts News from the Mercedes-AMG Motorsport teams Social media news: What's new online? This is what happened: Results and facts GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup: Timur Boguslavskiy and Raffaele Marciello finish second race at Valencia in Top Three GT World Challenge Australia: A win and a P3 for the Mercedes-AMG GT3 in Melbourne GT Cup Championship: Mercedes-AMG GT3 drivers secure four podiums in the four races at Donington Park News snippets The virtual season begins: Following the Italian Grand Prix in Monza, Formula One is on a three-week break...

Raffaele Marciello (SUI) has secured an early drivers’ title during the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS race weekend at Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia. In the final Sprint Cup round of the series on Sunday, the Swiss finished in second place together with his fellow AKKODIS ASP Team driver Timur Boguslavskiy (FIA). As a result, Marciello is beyond reach on top of the combined drivers’ standings from Sprint and Endurance Cup prior to the season finale in Barcelona. In Valencia, meanwhile, there was also success to report in the classes: the #90 Madpanda Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 raced by Fabian Schiller (GER) and Ezequiel Perez Companc (ARG) claimed the Silver Cup victory on Sunday. Raffaele Marciello early 2022...

Formula One triple-header ends with a Top Three result; further triumphs in GT races around the world This is what happened: Results and facts News from the Mercedes-AMG Motorsport teams Social media news: What's new online? This is what happened: Results and facts F1: Italian Grand Prix ends with George Russell on the podium and Lewis Hamilton in fifth after a determined charge from the back of the field DTM: Maximilian Götz takes runner-up spot in Saturday race at Spa-Francorchamps International GT Open: A P3 and a P2 for the Mercedes-AMG GT3 in the two races at the Red Bull Ring 24H Series: Podium finish for the Mercedes-AMG GT3 at the 24-hour race in Barcelona News snippets Yet another podium, this time in Monza: The final...

A solid podium finish for George and a strong P5 for Lewis, from the back of the grid, after the Italian Grand Prix in Monza. George drove a strong race to finish P3 and claim his seventh podium finish of the 2022 season. Lewis made a composed charge from P19 to score a P5 finish and achieve a strong damage limitation finish. The team is now 35 points behind Ferrari in the constructors’ championship, with six races remaining. Imagery of the day is available on our media site. All imagery is rights-free for editorial use. To download all available imagery from today with just one click, please use the following link (please note that imagery will download in a zip folder): Image selection Driver Grid Result Fastest Lap George...

In the sixth race weekend of DTM at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, the Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing Teams have racked up a podium success and three further top ten results. In the race on Saturday, Mercedes-AMG Team WINWARD Racing’s Maximilian Götz (GER), the defending drivers’ champion, confirmed his good form and secured his first podium finish of the season by coming home in second place. One day later, his teammate Lucas Auer (AUT), Luca Stolz (GER) and Mikaël Grenier (CAN) finished in the top ten. Race 1: second place for Maximilian Götz Race 2: three top ten results for the Mercedes-AMG customer teams Lucas Auer moves up into second place in the drivers’ standings The legendary Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium served as...

Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team maximises team performance during qualifying in Monza for P5 and P6. Lewis Hamilton finished in P5, although grid penalties will see him starting P19 tomorrow. George Russell finished in P6, running used tyres on his final lap to save a new set for the race, and will start from P2 on the grid after penalties have been applied. With a large number of grid penalties to be applied, tomorrow’s Grand Prix promises to be a variable race, with a number of cars fighting back through the field. Imagery of the day is available on our media site. All imagery is rights-free for editorial use. To download all available imagery from today with just one click, please use the following link (please note that imagery...

A productive practice day for the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team in Monza The day began with all teams assembling in the pit lane ahead of FP1 to observe a minute of silence in memory of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, which was also marked at the Team’s UK base. Positive track running in FP1 saw George finish P3 and Lewis P4 as the W13 showed strong early pace. Lewis is utilising PU#4 here in Monza and will be taking a mandatory grid penalty on Sunday as a consequence, with his practice programme designed accordingly to target race pace. George managed P5 and Lewis P7 in FP2 with both drivers feeling less comfortable with the setup and balance than in the early session. Imagery of the day is available on our media site. All imagery...

The European triple-header wraps up with the Italian Grand Prix at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza Toto Talks Italy Fact File: Italian Grand Prix Video Feature: What Do F1 Simulator Drivers Do? Feature: Explaining the Role of an F1 Sim Driver Stat Attack: Italy and Beyond Toto Talks Italy We didn’t have the fastest car across the Dutch GP weekend, but the team did a fantastic job putting us in the mix to win the race and we need to ensure we’re in that position on a more regular basis. We took some risks in Zandvoort and not all of them worked; we exist to fight for victories and will never shy away from making bold decisions. We scored good points in our chase for P2 in the championship and it was fun to be back in the fight...

Formula One triple-header culminates at Monza; Mercedes-AMG racks up further successes in GT racing This is what happened: Results and facts News from the Mercedes-AMG Motorsport teams This is what happened: Results and facts F1: George Russell takes runner-up spot in Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort, Lewis Hamilton fourth GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup: Maro Engel, Steijn Schothorst and Luca Stolz finish in fourth place GT4 European Series: Mercedes-AMG GT4 wins Saturday race at Hockenheimring Italian GT Championship: Podium finish for the Mercedes-AMG GT3 in the second round at Imola Super Taikyu: Victory for the Mercedes-AMGT GT3 at Twin Ring Motegi News snippets Best result of the season for George: Formula One travelled...

George takes his first P2 for the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team at the 2022 Dutch Grand Prix George brought the W13 home in P2 and Lewis P4 after an action-packed race in Zandvoort amidst the orange smoke of the sell-out Dutch crowd. The team opted to start both drivers on the Medium tyre, in contrast to those ahead on the Softs, and the drivers managed their tyres well to extend the first stint and set up a one-stop strategy on the Hard. A VSC on lap 47 sparked a round of pit stops with the team taking the opportunity to pull off a smart double stack and switch the drivers to fresh Mediums. A safety car a few laps later brought VER in from the lead and so with Lewis running P1 and George P2, the team had a difficult choice. The team...

A Saturday with strong pace for the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team sees them qualify P4 and P6 in the Netherlands Lewis lines up for tomorrow’s Dutch Grand Prix in P4 with George starting in P6. Both drivers sailed through Q1, but George was forced to run a second set of new Soft tyres for his second run in Q2 to ensure he met the cut off time. With track evolution proving to be high throughout today’s sessions, the team opted to send the two cars out last for their decisive runs of Q3 - George’s only one on fresh Softs having used the additional set in Q2. With solid laps already on the board, both drivers were improving through the first two sectors only to meet yellow flags on the final corner after a PER spin and were forced to...

A solid start to the weekend for the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team in Zandvoort The W13 showed better Friday pace around the banked corners of Zandvoort as both drivers led the field in FP1, with George going quickest overall. The team completed set up comparisons across both cars to maximise learning and fine-tune car balance. George ran the FIA mirror test item for part of FP1, Lewis having done so in Spa. With just 0.3s separating the top five in FP2, Lewis finished P3 and George P5. Imagery of the day is available on our media site. All imagery is rights-free for editorial use. To download all available imagery from today with just one click, please use the following link (please note that imagery will download in a zip folder)...

The second race weekend of this European triple-header takes place at Circuit Zandvoort in the Netherlands Toto Talks Netherlands Fact File: Dutch Grand Prix Stat Attack: Netherlands and Beyond Toto Talks Netherlands Belgium was a challenging weekend for us as a Team, but those weekends are the ones that really fire you up and make you dig deeper. There were such big extremes across the weekend; from the pace differences on Saturday and Sunday, to the difficult first lap for Lewis and George’s late charge for a podium. We’ve been working hard to understand our Spa struggles and thankfully we don’t have long to wait until we can bring utilise and maximise those learnings. What will make the difference for the rest of this season is...