The Barcelona 24-hour race was won today by Hofor Racing, a Swiss AMG customer team, after starting from sixth place on the grid.
With over 100 victories since the beginning of the AMG customer racing program, the SLS AMG GT3 has already established itself as a formidable weapon in its class when it comes to endurance racing.
Michael Kroll, Team principal and driver, Hofor Racing: “This is simply unbelievable! Nobody in the team had even dared to dream about being on the top step of the podium here. After all, this was only our second race with the SLS AMG GT3. At the beginning of the weekend, we had problems with the car and were unable to take part in night practice as a result, but eventually, the Gullwing’s high level of reliability has also helped us to claim the overall win with an advantage of ten laps. Many thanks to all the team members who have been working really hard to achieve this success.”
With four victories out of four participations in a 24-hour race this year, the SLS AMG GT3 is paving the way for another upcoming customer racing car from AMG, the recently unveiled Mercedes-Benz CLA 45 AMG Racing Series – for now in concept form only.
With over 100 victories since the beginning of the AMG customer racing program, the SLS AMG GT3 has already established itself as a formidable weapon in its class when it comes to endurance racing.
Michael Kroll, Team principal and driver, Hofor Racing: “This is simply unbelievable! Nobody in the team had even dared to dream about being on the top step of the podium here. After all, this was only our second race with the SLS AMG GT3. At the beginning of the weekend, we had problems with the car and were unable to take part in night practice as a result, but eventually, the Gullwing’s high level of reliability has also helped us to claim the overall win with an advantage of ten laps. Many thanks to all the team members who have been working really hard to achieve this success.”
With four victories out of four participations in a 24-hour race this year, the SLS AMG GT3 is paving the way for another upcoming customer racing car from AMG, the recently unveiled Mercedes-Benz CLA 45 AMG Racing Series – for now in concept form only.