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Spa-Francorchamps, Zandvoort and Monza: Formula One resumes after the summer break with a triple-header of famous tracks. The DTM drivers and teams were meanwhile in action at the Nürburgring. 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: George Russell finishes fourth in the Belgian GP at Spa-Francorchamps DTM: Luca Stolz wins Sunday's race at the Nürburgring, with Lucas Auer in P3 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship: Philip Ellis and Russell Ward make it onto the podium at the Virginia International Raceway Super GT: Victory for the Mercedes-AMG GT3 at Suzuka GTC Race: Kenneth Heyer and Carrie Schreiner...

An exciting fifth race weekend of the DTM season ends with a victory, a podium result and multiple top ten results for Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing. Luca Stolz (GER), driving for Mercedes-AMG Team HRT, scored his maiden DTM race win after a faultless display on Sunday; Lucas Auer (AUT) came third for Mercedes-AMG Team WINWARD. In the Saturday race that was started with delay due to thick fog, last year’s champion Maximilian Götz (GER) of Mercedes-AMG Team WINWARD Racing impressed with an outstanding recovery drive that saw him move up from 16th on the grid to fourth place. Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing Teams got second season half off to a successful start Race 2: Luca Stolz secures maiden DTM race win with faultless display Race 1...

Performance still to find for the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team after a tricky Friday in Belgium George went fourth quickest in the opening session of the day with Lewis in P9, as the drivers ran an experimental programme to test the updates brought to Spa. In the damp and drizzly conditions of FP2, Lewis finished P6 and George P8 with both drivers struggling for tyre temperature to unlock the performance of the W13, particularly on the Hard tyre. Weather conditions are set to improve over Saturday and Sunday, as the team looks to build into the weekend with a busy overnight programme. The W13 took to the track with a number of special livery details to celebrate the 55th anniversary of AMG. Imagery of the day is available on our...

The Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team will join AMG in marking their 55th anniversary this weekend with a number of special activities at the 2022 Belgian Grand Prix. Founded in 1967 by engineers Hans Werner Aufrecht and Erhard Melcher, AMG has continued to build on its position as one of the leading performance and sports car brands through numerous successes in motorsport and the development of unique road cars. To honour the 55-year milestone, Lewis and George will compete at Spa with a special AMG logo featuring a 55th anniversary signet and a large vintage starting number on the W13 side pods, reminiscent of the legendary 1971 Spa 24h class winner, the 300 SEL 6.8 AMG, so-called the “Red Pig”. The F1 Safety Car will also carry the...

Formula One returns from the summer break with Round 14 of the 2022 season, the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps Toto Talks Belgium Fact File: Belgian Grand Prix Stat Attack: Belgium and Beyond Toto Talks Belgium We headed into the break off the back of a strong run of races and our biggest race weekend points score so far this year, in Hungary. While we’re still not quite in the fight for victories, we’re getting closer, so we need to keep the momentum going and the pressure on. The Shutdown is an important time for the team to take some time off, recharge and spend time with their families, whose support throughout the year is invaluable. There are few opportunities to do so during the season and the development race is...

Formula One returns from its summer break at Spa-Francorchamps as Mercedes-AMG celebrates a special anniversary. 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: Podium finish for Daniel Juncadella and Raffaele Marciello in Race 2 at Lausitzring GT World Challenge America: Philip Ellis and Russell Ward win both races at Road America GT America: A victory and a P2 for the Mercedes-AMG GT3 in the two races at Road America British Endurance Championship: A Mercedes-AMG GT3 one-two at Donington Park News snippets Spa, here we come: The F1 season is about to resume after the mandatory summer break. The...

Double title defence as a parting shot: Stoffel Vandoorne finished the 100th race in the history of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship in the runner-up spot, a result that was enough to secure the Drivers’ Title by a wide margin. At the same time, the Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team successfully defended their title in the Team World Championship in what would be their last race in the all-electric racing series. To all involved and all the fans: thank you! Stoffel set the second-fastest time in qualifying group A to reach the Duels stage. He then advanced to the semi-finals, where he narrowly lost out to Edoardo Mortara. Stoffel started the final race of the season in Seoul from fourth place. Nyck emerged from his qualifying group...

Stoffel Vandoorne booked P5 in the penultimate race of the 2021/22 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship in Seoul. His teammate Nyck de Vries was forced to retire after an accident during the initial stages – taking the Teams’ and Drivers’ Championship fight to the last race of the season. Qualifying took place in wet conditions on Seoul’s new street circuit. Stoffel qualified fourth in his group for the duels only to be eliminated by Pascal Wehrlein in the quarter-finals. He started the penultimate race of the season from seventh on the grid. Nyck was in Group B for qualifying and came eighth. He was in 15th place for the start of the E-Prix. The race got under way on a track that was still wet, making conditions tricky, and was...

With a commanding and faultless performance, Mercedes-AMG Team AKKODIS ASP has racked up a deserved overall win in the TotalEnergies 24 Hours of Spa. For the race-winning #88 Mercedes-AMG GT3, this already was the second major 24-hour success within two months: in the ADAC TotalEnergies 24h Nürburgring, the identical winning car from Spa had already secured second place overall for Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed. The Eifel classic at the end of May also marked the circuit debut for the successful GT3 with chassis identification C190 AMG GT3-22.391. After second place at Nürburgring, the same AMG GT3 wins Spa 24 Hours Only regular service required prior to TotalEnergies 24 Hours of Spa Car gets a special place in the Mercedes-AMG...

The final race weekend of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship takes the Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team to Seoul and a new street circuit on the racing calendar as the team bids farewell to the all-electric racing series This coming weekend in Seoul, the Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team will say goodbye to the all-electric racing series after three seasons as contestants. Going into the last two races of the current campaign, Stoffel Vandoorne and the Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team lead the Drivers’ and the Team World Championships respectively. The 2.621 km street circuit in the South Korean capital of Seoul will be hosting its first ever Formula E race this coming weekend. Stoffel Vandoorne: “It’s a new track with new conditions, and as a...

As F1 embarks on its summer break, the Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing Teams continue to deliver success. Meanwhile, the Formula E season is building up to a climax. 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: Two victories plus a couple of podiums for the Mercedes-AMG GT3 in the two races at the Nürburgring ADAC GT4 Germany: A P1 and a P2 for the Mercedes-AMG GT4 in the two races in the Eifel IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge: Mercedes-AMG GT4 triumphs at Road America GT World Challenge Australia: A win and a third place for the Mercedes-AMG GT3 in the two races in Brisbane News snippets On to the...

Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing wins both GT Masters races at the Nürburgring With a win and another second place, Raffaele Marciello (SUI) and the MANN-FILTER Team LANDGRAF are back in the championship race of the ADAC GT Masters. After a commanding start-finish success on Saturday, Marciello and his new team-mate Maro Engel (GER) in the #48 Mercedes-AMG GT3 followed in Sunday's race at the Nürburgring with second place. Jules Gounon (FRA) and Fabian Schiller (GER) also showed outstanding performances throughout the weekend and rewarded themselves and the Drago Racing Team ZVO with a third place and a win. In the second race on Sunday, the Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing Teams also impressed collectively with four places in the top five...

Tales from the paddock Successful weekend in Budapest, Spa and London: A double podium in F1, a historic one-two finish in the Spa 24h and two podiums in Formula E. This is what happened: Results and facts News from the Mercedes-AMG Motorsport teams This is what happened: Results and facts F1:Lewis Hamilton and George Russell finish second and third in the Hungarian GP Formula E:A podium apiece for the Mercedes-EQ Formula E duo in the two London races Intercontinental GT Challenge:Historic one-two victory for Mercedes-AMG in the 24-hour race at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps GT4 European Series:Top Three finish for the Mercedes-AMG GT4 in Race 2 at Spa-Francorchamps News snippets Double podium in Budapest:Last weekend, the F1...

Formula E: London E-Prix 2022 – Race 2 Podiums in both ABB FIA Formula E races hosted in London: After Stoffel Vandoorne took the runner-up spot on Saturday, Nyck de Vries finished third in Race 2 on Sunday. Vandoorne meanwhile staged a strong recovery from 13th on the grid to cross the line in fourth. After clocking the third-fastest time in qualifying group A, Nyck progressed to the Duels, where he was eliminated by Antonio Giovinazzi in the quarter-finals and consequently started the race from fifth on the grid. Stoffel set the seventh-fastest time in his qualifying group, which meant he missed out on the knockout stage. He started the London E-Prix from 13th on the grid. Having successfully defended his position at the start...

2022 Hungarian Grand Prix - Sunday An exhilarating double podium for the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team on our 250th race with title partner PETRONAS The team completed a satisfying double podium for the second weekend running as Lewis took P2 and George P3 under changeable weather conditions in Budapest. An impressive start from both drivers saw George retain the lead smartly through the first corners, while Lewis moved up to P5 with precise driving. George led the race for 30 laps before the pace of LEC’s Ferrari caught up with him. After the second round of pit stops, George had work to do to move back up from P7 to P2, where he stood with 5 laps to go. A strong second stint from Lewis on the Medium, going long and eventually...

Historic 1-2 for Mercedes-AMG at the TotalEnergies 24 Hours of Spa Mercedes-AMG manages to convert the fourth consecutive pole position into the long-awaited overall win in the TotalEnergies 24 Hours of Spa. At the occasion of the 55th anniversary of AMG, Jules Gounon (FRA), Daniel Juncadella (ESP) and Raffaele Marciello (SUI) of Mercedes-AMG Team AKKODIS ASP win the 74th running of the legendary classic. Fellow AMG drivers Maximilian Götz (GER), Steijn Schothorst (NED) and Luca Stolz (GER) follow in second place for Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed. The 1-2 is the first victory for AMG in the Spa-Francorchamps 24 Hours since 2013. The excellent achievement by the performance and sports car brand from Affalterbach is completed by fourth...

Formula E: London E-Prix 2022 – Race 1 Strong opening round in London for the Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team as Stoffel Vandoorne and Nyck de Vries finish second and sixth respectively in round 13 of the 2021/22 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. Stoffel Vandoorne set the fastest time in qualifying group A and fought his way through the subsequent stages and on into the final round where he went up against Jake Dennis, to whom he lost out by just 0.137 seconds and qualified second on the grid in the end. It was the eleventh time in Stoffel’s Formula E career that he has started from the front row and the fourth time this season. Nyck de Vries set the second-fastest time in his qualifying group and went through to the semi-finals...

2022 Hungarian Grand Prix - Saturday First pole of the season for the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team in Hungary George secured his first ever F1 pole position in qualifying for tomorrow’s Hungarian GP with a stunning lap, while Lewis suffered a DRS failure on his crucial run in Q3 and will start in P7. After a challenging Q1 and Q2, both drivers managed to get the tyres working in an optimal window for the top ten shoot-out. This is the team’s first pole position since Saudi Arabia 2021 and the first pole position in George’s career. Mercedes becomes the first engine manufacturer to have poles in 26 consecutive F1 seasons by securing pole position for tomorrow. Imagery of the day is available on our media site. All imagery is...

2022 Hungarian Grand Prix - Friday A tricky and experimental Friday for the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team in Budapest George went fifth quickest in the first session of the day while Lewis took P7 under blue skies at the Hungaroring. Setup changes ahead of FP2 made the W13 a handful in the latter session with both drivers suffering poor grip and overall instability. George managed P8 and Lewis P11 in FP2, with Lewis suffering damage to his floor which compromised the end of his session. Going into the event, the team experimented with a redesigned Halo profile, a new rear wing end-plate and an updated rear wing beam with increased camber. The forecast looks mixed for the remainder of the weekend, with rain expected for qualifying...

Successful start for Mercedes-AMG in TotalEnergies 24 Hours of Spa The 74th running of the Spa-Francorchamps 24-hour race officially started with the traditional parade of the participants on Wednesday evening. During the reception in the centre of Spa with great atmosphere, the 14 participating Mercedes-AMG GT3s also showed themselves to the excited fans. On Thursday morning, on-track action started with a solid free practice. In the 90-minute session, the Customer Racing Teams were able to run through their programme as planned and adapt to the conditions of the modernised race track. Among others, the race at Spa serves as the second round of this year’s Intercontinental GT Challenge (IGTC), in which Mercedes-AMG scored a historic...

2022 Hungarian Grand Prix - Preview Formula One travels to Budapest for Round 13 of the 2022 Formula One season - the Hungarian Grand Prix - and the last race before the summer break. Toto Talks Hungary Fact File: Hungarian Grand Prix Stat Attack: Hungary and Beyond Toto Talks Hungary It was encouraging to score such a big haul of points in France and maximise the situation on Sunday but we know there is much work still to do. The gap to the leaders on a single lap persists and we struggle more at the start of stints. We need to keep unlocking more performance, and by maintaining the culture, mindset and spirit that has spurred on all the hard work at the factories, I’m confident we will. Our reliability was good once again, and...