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.

Germany HWA Team
Founded1999
Founder(s)Hans-Werner Aufrecht
BaseAffalterbach, Germany
Former seriesDTM
Formula E
FIA Formula 3 Championship
FIA Formula 2 Championship
Teams'
Championships
DTM:
2000-2003 2005 2006
2008-2010 2015 2018
Drivers'
Championships
DTM:
2000: Bernd Schneider
2001: Bernd Schneider
2003: Bernd Schneider
2005: Gary Paffett
2006: Bernd Schneider
2010: Paul di Resta
2015: Pascal Wehrlein
2018: Gary Paffett
Websitehttps://www.hwaag.com

History

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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.[1]

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.[2]

It was announced on 9 May 2018 that HWA would join Formula E for the 2018-19 season.[3] Their drivers were to be Gary Paffett,[4] their reigning DTM champion[5] and former McLaren Formula One driver Stoffel Vandoorne.[6] 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.[7] In January 2019, the team entered into a partnership with Arden International for the FIA Formula 2 Championship.[8] On 16 October 2019 it was announced that HWA would take over Arden's entry completely for the 2020 Season following their withdrawal.[9] The following month, the team named incumbent Arden driver Artem Markelov as their first driver.[10]

In October 2021 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.[11]

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.[12]

Racing results

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FIA Formula E Championship

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Chassis Powertrain Tyres No. Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Points T.C.
HWA Racelab
2018–19 Spark SRT05e Venturi VFE05 M 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

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Year Chassis Engine Tyres Drivers Races Wins Poles F. Laps Podiums D.C. Pts T.C. Pts
2020 Dallara
F2 2018
Mecachrome
V634T V6 t
P   Artem Markelov 23 0 0 0 0 18th 5 10th 13
  Giuliano Alesi 18 0 0 1 0 17th 12[a]
  Jake Hughes 2 0 0 0 0 23rd 0
  Théo Pourchaire 4 0 0 0 0 26th 0
2021 Dallara
F2 2018
Mecachrome
V634T V6 t
P   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

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(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 T.C. Points
2020 RBR
FEA
RBR
SPR
RBR
FEA
RBR
SPR
HUN
FEA
HUN
SPR
SIL
FEA
SIL
SPR
SIL
FEA
SIL
SPR
CAT
FEA
CAT
SPR
SPA
FEA
SPA
SPR
MNZ
FEA
MNZ
SPR
MUG
FEA
MUG
SPR
SOC
FEA
SOC
SPR
BHR
FEA
BHR
SPR
BHR
FEA
BHR
SPR
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
2021 BHR
SP1
BHR
SP2
BHR
FEA
MON
SP1
MON
SP2
MON
FEA
BAK
SP1
BAK
SP2
BAK
FEA
SIL
SP1
SIL
SP2
SIL
FEA
MNZ
SP1
MNZ
SP2
MNZ
FEA
SOC
SP1
SOC
SP2
SOC
FEA
JED
SP1
JED
SP2
JED
FEA
YMC
SP1
YMC
SP2
YMC
FEA
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

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Year Chassis Engine Tyres Drivers Races Wins Poles F. Laps Podiums D.C. Pts T.C. Pts
2019 Dallara
F3 2019
Mecachrome
V634 V6
P   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 Dallara
F3 2019
Mecachrome
V634 V6
P   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 Dallara
F3 2019
Mecachrome
V634 V6
P   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

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(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 T.C. Points
2019 CAT
FEA
CAT
SPR
LEC
FEA
LEC
SPR
RBR
FEA
RBR
SPR
SIL
FEA
SIL
SPR
HUN
FEA
HUN
SPR
SPA
FEA
SPA
SPR
MNZ
FEA
MNZ
SPR
SOC
FEA
SOC
SPR
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 RBR
FEA
RBR
SPR
RBR
FEA
RBR
SPR
HUN
FEA
HUN
SPR
SIL
FEA
SIL
SPR
SIL
FEA
SIL
SPR
CAT
FEA
CAT
SPR
SPA
FEA
SPA
SPR
MNZ
FEA
MNZ
SPR
MUG
FEA
MUG
SPR
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 CAT
SP1
CAT
SP2
CAT
FEA
LEC
SP1
LEC
SP2
LEC
FEA
RBR
SP1
RBR
SP2
RBR
FEA
HUN
SP1
HUN
SP2
HUN
FEA
SPA
SP1
SPA
SP2
SPA
FEA
ZAN
SP1
ZAN
SP2
ZAN
FEA
SOC
SP1
SOC
SP2
SOC
FEA
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

Notes

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  1. ^ 8 points scored for HWA Racelab.

Timeline

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Former series
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters 2000–2019
FIA Formula 2 Championship 2020-2021
FIA Formula 3 Championship 2019-2021
Formula E 2018–2019

References

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  1. ^ "About HWA". Archived from the original on 2018-05-02. Retrieved 2010-02-12.
  2. ^ Wan, Mark (17 October 2012). "Mercedes CLK GTR". www.autozine.org. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
  3. ^ "HWA AG join the Formula E grid for Season 5 – Formula E". www.fiaformulae.com. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  4. ^ Kalinauckas, Alex (8 October 2018). "HWA announces Paffett as first FE driver, reveals 2018/19 livery". Autosport.com. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Gary Paffett wins DTM title in spite of René Rast's six-pack". DTM.com. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  6. ^ Edmondson, Laurence (15 October 2018). "Vandoorne confirms Formula E move in 2019". ESPN.com. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  7. ^ Simmons, Marcus (October 12, 2018). "FIA Formula 3 2019 team list revealed, including Mercedes ally HWA". Autosport. Motorsport Network. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  8. ^ "Arden International Motorsport and HWA RACELAB to initiate Formula 2 co-operation". January 21, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  9. ^ "HWA takes over Arden's Formula 2 entry from 2020". 16 October 2019. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  10. ^ "MARKELOV SIGNS WITH F2 NEWCOMERS HWA RACELAB". November 22, 2019. Archived from the original on November 27, 2019. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  11. ^ "Van Amersfoort to replace HWA on FIA F3 grid from 2022". www.motorsport.com. 11 October 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  12. ^ "Isotta Fraschini Tipo 6 LMH official site". Archived from the original on 12 November 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
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