An upcoming anniversary - 15 years of Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing
25 September 2010: Thomas Jäger and Bernd Schneider (both GER) drove the Mercedes-AMG GT3 SLS in its first test race on the Nürburgring Nordschleife as part of the then VLN. This marked the start of the AMG Customer Racing Programme, in the development of which both drivers played a central role. The successor to the SLS, the Mercedes-AMG GT3, was presented in 2015, followed by a revised version in 2020. Additional racing cars made in Affalterbach expanded the portfolio, such as the Mercedes-AMG GT2, the Mercedes-AMG GT4 and the CLA 45 AMG Racing Series exclusively in Brazil. Today, almost 15 years later, Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing can look back on an impressive record: 14.356 race starts, 913 overall victories, over 2.000 class victories and 2.594 overall podiums, including outstanding successes at the 24 Hours of Nürburgring and Spa, the Bathurst 12 Hour, the IMSA and, last but not least, in the DTM. In this series, the brand with the three-pointed star is the most successful manufacturer with 12 drivers‘ and 15 manufacturers’ championships.
Final driver squad and planned programmes confirmed
Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing has completed its driver squad for this year's season and finalised the respective programmes. The performance and sports car brand from Affalterbach will field 14 drivers: eleven Mercedes-AMG Performance Drivers, two Mercedes-AMG Junior Drivers and one Mercedes-AMG Expert Driver. New to the line-up are Belgian Maxime Martin and Tom Kalender (GER) - who turns 17 tomorrow - as well as Australian Jayden Ojeda.
