HWA Team, also known as HWA RACELAB, is the auto racing team of HWA AG, a German company based in Affalterbach, that also develops and builds vehicles and components for Mercedes-AMG race cars. It is named after founder Hans-Werner Aufrecht.

History

HWA was responsible for managing the AMG Mercedes team in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM). HWA AG was founded in 1999, and takes its name from Hans-Werner Aufrecht, who established AMG in 1967. Towards the end of 1998 Aufrecht sold a majority interest in AMG to DaimlerChrysler AG. As part of the process, the motor racing department and parts of the customised vehicles construction business were spun off and transferred to HWA AG.

Between 1998 and 1999, HWA carried out the production of the Mercedes Benz CLK-GTR Straßenversion, building 20 cars with a further six roadster models built from spare parts in 2002.

It was announced on 9 May 2018 that HWA would join Formula E for the 2018-19 season. Their drivers were to be Gary Paffett, their reigning DTM champion and former McLaren Formula One driver Stoffel Vandoorne. For the 2019-20 season, Mercedes joined Formula E in an official capacity by taking over the HWA entry and renaming it to Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team.

In October 2018, HWA was named as one of ten teams that would make up the grid for the inaugural season of the newly rebranded FIA Formula 3 Championship. In January 2019, the team entered into a partnership with Arden International for the FIA Formula 2 Championship. On 16 October 2019 it was announced that HWA would take over Arden's entry completely for the 2020 Season following their withdrawal. The following month, the team named incumbent Arden driver Artem Markelov as their first driver.

In October 2021, it was announced that HWA will leave the FIA Formula 3 Championship after three seasons, during which they claimed four wins and 10 podiums. Their assets were purchased by Van Amersfoort Racing.

For the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship, HWA provided the research and development efforts for the Isotta Fraschini Tipo 6 LMH-C’s 3.0-liter single turbo V6. The car made its maiden start in the season-opening 2024 Qatar 1812 km.

Racing results FIA Formula E Championship

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Chassis Powertrain Tyres No. Drivers12345678910111213 Points HWA Racelab 2018–19 Spark SRT05e Venturi VFE05 ADR MRK SCL MEX HKG SYX RME PAR MCO BER BRN NYC 44 9th 5 Stoffel Vandoorne 17 Ret Ret 18 Ret Ret 3 Ret 9 5 10 13 10 17 Gary Paffett Ret Ret 14 16 8 Ret Ret 8 12 16 17 11 8 2019–20: Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team

FIA Formula 2 Championship

Year Chassis Engine Tyres Drivers Races Wins Poles Podiums DallaraF2 2018 MecachromeV634T V6 t Artem Markelov 23 0 0 0 0 18th 5 10th 13 Giuliano Alesi 18 0 0 1 0 17th 12 Jake Hughes 2 0 0 0 0 23rd 0 Théo Pourchaire 4 0 0 0 0 26th 0 DallaraF2 2018 MecachromeV634T V6 t Matteo Nannini 3 0 0 0 0 22nd 1 11th 9 Jack Aitken 9 0 0 0 0 23rd 0 Jake Hughes 8 0 0 0 0 18th 8 Logan Sargeant 3 0 0 0 0 29th 0 Alessio Deledda 23 0 0 0 0 25th 0

In detail (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Points RBRFEA RBRSPR RBRFEA RBRSPR HUNFEA HUNSPR SILFEA SILSPR SILFEA SILSPR CATFEA CATSPR SPAFEA SPASPR MNZFEA MNZSPR MUGFEA MUGSPR SOCFEA SOCSPR BHRFEA BHRSPR BHRFEA BHRSPR 10th 13 Artem Markelov Ret 18 DNS 16 Ret 14 18 11 19 11 12 16 16 8 17 16 8 20 15 12 22 10 13 20 Giuliano Alesi 6 Ret 21 15 11 10 19 18 16 20 Ret 19 18 14 18 12 Ret Ret Jake Hughes 12 Ret Théo Pourchaire 18 Ret 18 21 BHRSP1 BHRSP2 BHRFEA MONSP1 MONSP2 MONFEA BAKSP1 BAKSP2 BAKFEA SILSP1 SILSP2 SILFEA MNZSP1 MNZSP2 MNZFEA SOCSP1 SOCSP2 SOCFEA JEDSP1 JEDSP2 JEDFEA YMCSP1 YMCSP2 YMCFEA 11th 9 Matteo Nannini 14 9 10 Jack Aitken 16 9 18 Ret 12 11 17 18 17 Jake Hughes 12 Ret 13 4 C 18 Ret 13 Ret Logan Sargeant 16 Ret 14 Alessio Deledda 18 Ret Ret 18 12 17 Ret 15 19 Ret Ret 22 13 19 Ret 18 C 17 Ret Ret 20 18 Ret 19

FIA Formula 3 Championship Year Chassis Engine Tyres Drivers Races Wins Poles Podiums 2019 DallaraF3 2019 MecachromeV634 V6 Bent Viscaal 16 0 0 0 0 15th 10 5th 100 Jake Hughes 16 1 1 1 4 7th 90 Keyvan Andres 15 0 0 0 0 28th 0 2020 DallaraF3 2019 MecachromeV634 V6 Enzo Fittipaldi 18 0 0 0 0 15th 27 5th 138.5 Jake Hughes 18 2 0 3 4 7th 111.5 Jack Doohan 18 0 0 0 0 26th 0 2021 DallaraF3 2019 MecachromeV634 V6 Matteo Nannini 20 1 0 1 2 14th 44 7th 44 Oliver Rasmussen 20 0 0 0 0 25th 0 Rafael Villagómez 20 0 0 0 0 29th 0

In detail (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Points 2019 CATFEA CATSPR LECFEA LECSPR RBRFEA RBRSPR SILFEA SILSPR HUNFEA HUNSPR SPAFEA SPASPR MNZFEA MNZSPR SOCFEA SOCSPR 5th 100 Bent Viscaal 13 13 5 20 13 Ret 22 20 19 10 20 14 17 27† Ret 17 Jake Hughes 17 Ret Ret 7 7 1 9 Ret 3 3 21 Ret 6 3 7 4 Keyvan Andres 28 18 DNS 19 27 13 21 26 23 14 14 16 19 22 19 23 2020 RBRFEA RBRSPR RBRFEA RBRSPR HUNFEA HUNSPR SILFEA SILSPR SILFEA SILSPR CATFEA CATSPR SPAFEA SPASPR MNZFEA MNZSPR MUGFEA MUGSPR 5th 138.5 Enzo Fittipaldi 18 9 15 13 19 9 18 19 17 17 13 8 26 12 9 19 5 4 Jake Hughes 28 12 10 Ret 24 19 4 10 2 7 1 10 Ret 17 5 1 2 6 Jack Doohan 14 Ret 22 19 Ret 25 Ret 27 26 21 14 15 12 Ret 17 21 13 11 2021 CATSP1 CATSP2 CATFEA LECSP1 LECSP2 LECFEA RBRSP1 RBRSP2 RBRFEA HUNSP1 HUNSP2 HUNFEA SPASP1 SPASP2 SPAFEA ZANSP1 ZANSP2 ZANFEA SOCSP1 SOCSP2 SOCFEA 7th 44 Matteo Nannini 10 26† 3 22 13 20 23 12 5 10 1 25 19 Ret 26 17 9 28 16 C 17 Oliver Rasmussen Ret 19 17 17 21 22 26 16 22 18 28 21 20 21 17 18 12 26 Ret C 25† Rafael Villagómez 19 18 28 25 27 23 21 18 19 23 21 24 27 24 Ret 22 13 25 20 C Ret

DTM Championship results

Car No. 1 results Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Pts 2000Bernd Schneider1 AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2000 HOC1 HOC2 OSC1 OSC2 NOR1 NOR2 SAC1 SAC2 NÜR1 NÜR2 LAU1 LAU2 OSC1 OSC2 NÜR1 NÜR2 HOC1 HOC2 1st 221 2001 AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2001 HOCQR HOCCR NÜRQR NÜRCR OSCQR OSCCR SACQR SACCR NORQR NORCR LAUQR LAUCR NÜRQR NÜRCR A1RQR A1RCR ZANQR ZANCR HOCQR HOCCR 1st 161 2002 AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2002 HOCQR HOCCR ZOLQR ZOLCR DONQR DONCR SACQR SACCR NORQR NORCR LAUQR LAUCR NÜRQR NÜRCR A1RQR A1RCR ZANQR ZANCR HOCQR HOCCR 2nd 64 2003 3 AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2003 HOC ADR NÜR LAU NOR DON NÜR A1R ZAN HOC 1st 68 2004 1 AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2004 HOC EST ADR LAU NOR SHA2 NÜR OSC ZAN BRN HOC 6th 36 2005 7 AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2005 HOC LAU SPA BRN OSC NOR NÜR ZAN LAU IST HOC 4th 32 2006 2 AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2006 HOC LAU OSC BRH NOR NÜR ZAN CAT BUG HOC 1st 71

Notes

Timeline Current seriesNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie2026–present Former series Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters 2000–2019 Formula E 2018–2019 FIA Formula 3 Championship 2019–2021 FIA Formula 2 Championship 2020–2021

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