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SLS AMG GT3 Has Awesome Season in 2013

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 Customer Sports 12 photos
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Mercedes-AMG has recently celebrated a highly successful Customer Racing season in the Mercedes-Benz museum, with racers and customer teams being honored for their successes in 2013.
The AMG Customer Sports Award was offered in twelve categories.

“What the AMG customer teams achieved in this season is very impressive. Four titles, 38 victories and eight times the first position in endurance races again demonstrate the high competitiveness of the SLS AMG GT3. My congratulations and thanks to all customer teams, racers as well as staff members of AMG Customer Sports and the HWA AG.” said Tobias Moers, Chairman of the Board of Management of Mercedes-AMG GmbH.

Since it was first launched at the end of 2010, the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 Customer Racing has achieved no less than 121 wins, all with 70 vehicles that have been sold worldwide up to this point.

In this year's racing season alone, the SLS AMG GT3 started in 30 race series, held on five continents. Overall, the racing car achieved 38 victories, out of which eight were achieved in endurance races, 82 podium positions, 217 Top Ten Positions, 27 Pole Positions and 14 fastest laps.
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