Along with the top-class DTM, the premium filtration brand is also set to take part in the international GTWC as well as extend its commitment to the FIA European Truck Racing Championship.
MANN-FILTER is very excited to unveil its motorsport plans for this season. Like in the filter segment, the team surrounding the yellow-green “Mamba” is in the premier league of racing and focuses on experienced drivers and proven partners.
WINWARD Racing & MANN-FILTER look forward to a successful season
At the heart of the motorsport operation is its commitment to the DTM, where the Mercedes-AMG Team MANN-FILTER will join forces with its proven partner WINWARD Racing. Both teams had already worked together at the GT Masters and ADAC GT4 Germany in 2020. Driver Lucas “Luggi” Auer will be at the wheel of the popular Mamba. The 29-year-old Tyrolean is not an unknown quantity: With over 100 race starts and the 2022 DTM runner-up title, the Mercedes-AMG Factory Driver is one of the most experienced drivers in the field. With this line-up, MANN-FILTER wants to make its position clear and, while enjoying action on the racetrack, will set its sights on fighting for the coveted title.
International participation in the GT World Challenge Europe
It will also be exciting for MANN-FILTER internationally. The GT World Challenge Europe (GTWC) is the ideal platform for demonstrating the top performance of the filter brand and the proven partnership with professional racing team WINWARD Racing in races.
The flagship of the Mercedes-AMG Team MANN-FILTER is the driver trio of Lucas Auer, Maro Engel (38, Germany) and Daniel Morad (33, Canada). Maro Engel has been an integral part of the MANN-FILTER team over recent years and has achieved some successes. Newcomer Daniel Morad recently sensationally won the 24-hour race in Daytona (USA) in the GTD class with WINWARD Racing.
“I am very much looking forward to working with MANN-FILTER,” says WINWARD Racing team principal Christian Hohenadel. “The yellow-green Mamba design has quickly established itself on the motorsport scene and has become a real audience favourite. MANN-FILTER is not just any old sponsor sticking its logos on a racing car. Those in charge in Ludwigsburg are real racers who live and love motorsport and use it as an ideal platform for their brand. And that makes them a perfect fit for WINWARD Racing.”
Truck World Cup as an integral part of the racing program
In 2024, MANN-FILTER is extending its partnership with the tankpool24 Racing Team, which will once again take part in the FIA European Truck Racing Championship this year. The high-performance racing series is the ideal platform for MANN-FILTER to continue to showcase its extensive product portfolio in the commercial vehicle segment.
Steffen Faas (39, Germany) is both a driver and team owner and a very popular figure in the truck racing series. The annual Truck Grand Prix at Nürburgring is the absolute highlight of the season. With an on-site audience of over 250,000 spectators every year, it offers great reach for MANN-FILTER.
MAMBAMANIA 2024! Snappy, fast and full of suspense!
An extensive motorsport schedule that is very promising! Filippina Manou, responsible for sponsorship at MANN-FILTER, summarizes: “This year, we are going back to our roots thanks to our cooperation with WINWARD Racing, who we already know from our past involvements in motorsport and initially joined forces with HTP in Europe. I am delighted about the package that we have been able to put together for our MANN-FILTER world. It will definitely be yellow-green on the race tracks, TV channels, social media channels, and in the press, and I am convinced that we have a promising season ahead of us with our line-ups. But we must remain levelheaded and objective as we look around us and we can’t ignore the tough competition in terms of drivers, manufacturers, and teams. Winning is not a given. The strategy of steadily collecting points and completing weekends with zero mistakes will be the clear goal. Our customers and fans can look forward to full-on MANN-FILTER Mambamania, whether on-site or on-screen. Whether on the road or at home, we will keep on doing everything we can to make motorsport accessible to our target groups this year. It will be exciting, I promise.”
With its wide-ranging motorsport commitment, the 2024 racing season promises a lot of excitement, action, and sensation. Nothing stands in the way of the MAMBAMANIA season opener! Preparations are already underway and it will soon be time to say “Gentlemen, start your engines!”
