HWA Team

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title: "HWA Team" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["german-auto-racing-teams", "motor-vehicle-engine-manufacturers", "deutsche-tourenwagen-masters-teams", "german-racecar-constructors", "engine-manufacturers-of-germany", "fia-formula-2-championship-teams", "fia-formula-3-championship-teams", "formula-e-teams", "mercedes-benz-in-motorsport", "auto-racing-teams-established-in-1999", "1999-establishments-in-germany"] description: "German auto racing team" topic_path: "geography/germany" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HWA_Team" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary German auto racing team ::

| name = GER HWA Team | logo = Logo of HWA RaceLab.png | founded = 1999 | base = Affalterbach, Germany | founders = Hans-Werner Aufrecht | current series = | former series = DTM Formula E FIA Formula 3 Championship FIA Formula 2 Championship | website = https://www.hwaag.com | driver titles = 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 |team titles = DTM: 2000-2003,2005, 2006, 2008-2010, 2015, 2018 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.

History

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c8/2005_DTM_Zandvoort_(17186391041).jpg" caption="Zandvoort]], driven by 2-time [[Formula 1]] world champion [[Mika Häkkinen"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/Mercedes_AMG_C63_DTM_2017_Gary_Paffett_(34872992635).jpg" caption="Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM]] that was driven by [[Gary Paffett]], on display at the [[Hockenheimring"] ::

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Racing results

FIA Formula E Championship

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5f/17_Gary_Paffett_at_Lung_Wo_Rd,Man_Yiu_St(20190310165050).jpg" caption="The HWA-Venturi [[Spark SRT05e]] driven by [[Gary Paffett]] at the [[2019 Hong Kong ePrix"] ::

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) ::data[format=table]

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	44	9th	2019–20: Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team
Spark SRT05e	Venturi VFE05				ADR	MRK	SCL	MEX	HKG	SYX	RME	PAR	MCO	BER	BRN	NYC
5	BEL Stoffel Vandoorne	17	Ret	Ret	18	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	9	5	10	13	10
17	GBR Gary Paffett	Ret	Ret	14	16	8	Ret	Ret	8	12	16	17	11	8
::

FIA Formula 2 Championship

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c5/Pourchaire-hwa-F2-Bahrain.jpg" caption="The BWT HWA Racelab [[Dallara F2 2018]] driven by [[Théo Pourchaire]] at the [[Bahrain International Circuit"] ::

::data[format=table]

Year	Chassis	Engine	Tyres	Drivers	Races	Wins	Poles	F. Laps	Podiums	D.C.	Pts	T.C.	Pts	10th	13	11th	9
Dallara
F2 2018	Mecachrome
V634T V6 t		RUS Artem Markelov	23	0	0	0	0	18th	5
FRA Giuliano Alesi	18	0	0	1	0	17th	12
GBR Jake Hughes	2	0	0	0	0	23rd	0
FRA Théo Pourchaire	4	0	0	0	0	26th	0
Dallara
F2 2018	Mecachrome
V634T V6 t		ITA Matteo Nannini	3	0	0	0	0	22nd	1
GBR Jack Aitken	9	0	0	0	0	23rd	0
GBR Jake Hughes	8	0	0	0	0	18th	8
USA Logan Sargeant	3	0	0	0	0	29th	0
ITA Alessio Deledda	23	0	0	0	0	25th	0
::

In detail

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) ::data[format=table]

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	10th	13	11th	9
	[RBR
FEA](2020-spielberg-formula-2-round)	[RBR
SPR](2020-spielberg-formula-2-round)	[RBR
FEA](2020-2nd-spielberg-formula-2-round)	[RBR
SPR](2020-2nd-spielberg-formula-2-round)	[HUN
FEA](2020-budapest-formula-2-round)	[HUN
SPR](2020-budapest-formula-2-round)	[SIL
FEA](2020-silverstone-formula-2-round)	[SIL
SPR](2020-silverstone-formula-2-round)	[SIL
FEA](2020-2nd-silverstone-formula-2-round)	[SIL
SPR](2020-2nd-silverstone-formula-2-round)	[CAT
FEA](2020-barcelona-formula-2-round)	[CAT
SPR](2020-barcelona-formula-2-round)	[SPA
FEA](2020-spa-francorchamps-formula-2-round)	[SPA
SPR](2020-spa-francorchamps-formula-2-round)	[MNZ
FEA](2020-monza-formula-2-round)	[MNZ
SPR](2020-monza-formula-2-round)	[MUG
FEA](2020-mugello-formula-2-round)	[MUG
SPR](2020-mugello-formula-2-round)	[SOC
FEA](2020-sochi-formula-2-round)	[SOC
SPR](2020-sochi-formula-2-round)	[BHR
FEA](2020-sakhir-formula-2-round)	[BHR
SPR](2020-sakhir-formula-2-round)	[BHR
FEA](2020-2nd-sakhir-formula-2-round)	[BHR
SPR](2020-2nd-sakhir-formula-2-round)
RUS 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
FRA Giuliano Alesi	6	Ret	21	15	11	10	19	18	16	20	Ret	19	18	14	18	12	Ret	Ret
GBR Jake Hughes																			12	Ret
FRA Théo Pourchaire																					18	Ret	18	21
	[BHR
SP1](2021-sakhir-formula-2-round)	[BHR
SP2](2021-sakhir-formula-2-round)	[BHR
FEA](2021-sakhir-formula-2-round)	[MON
SP1](2021-monte-carlo-formula-2-round)	[MON
SP2](2021-monte-carlo-formula-2-round)	[MON
FEA](2021-monte-carlo-formula-2-round)	[BAK
SP1](2021-baku-formula-2-round)	[BAK
SP2](2021-baku-formula-2-round)	[BAK
FEA](2021-baku-formula-2-round)	[SIL
SP1](2021-silverstone-formula-2-round)	[SIL
SP2](2021-silverstone-formula-2-round)	[SIL
FEA](2021-silverstone-formula-2-round)	[MNZ
SP1](2021-monza-formula-2-round)	[MNZ
SP2](2021-monza-formula-2-round)	[MNZ
FEA](2021-monza-formula-2-round)	[SOC
SP1](2021-sochi-formula-2-round)	[SOC
SP2](2021-sochi-formula-2-round)	[SOC
FEA](2021-sochi-formula-2-round)	[JED
SP1](2021-jeddah-formula-2-round)	[JED
SP2](2021-jeddah-formula-2-round)	[JED
FEA](2021-jeddah-formula-2-round)	[YMC
SP1](2021-yas-island-formula-2-round)	[YMC
SP2](2021-yas-island-formula-2-round)	[YMC
FEA](2021-yas-island-formula-2-round)
ITA Matteo Nannini	14	9	10
GBR Jack Aitken				16	9	18	Ret	12	11	17	18	17
GBR Jake Hughes													12	Ret	13	4	C	18				Ret	13	Ret
USA Logan Sargeant																			16	Ret	14
ITA 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

::data[format=table]

Year	Chassis	Engine	Tyres	Drivers	Races	Wins	Poles	F. Laps	Podiums	D.C.	Pts	T.C.	Pts	2019	5th	100	2020	5th	138.5	2021	7th	44
Dallara
F3 2019	Mecachrome
V634 V6		NLD Bent Viscaal	16	0	0	0	0	15th	10
GBR Jake Hughes	16	1	1	1	4	7th	90
IRN Keyvan Andres	15	0	0	0	0	28th	0
Dallara
F3 2019	Mecachrome
V634 V6		BRA Enzo Fittipaldi	18	0	0	0	0	15th	27
GBR Jake Hughes	18	2	0	3	4	7th	111.5
AUS Jack Doohan	18	0	0	0	0	26th	0
Dallara
F3 2019	Mecachrome
V634 V6		ITA Matteo Nannini	20	1	0	1	2	14th	44
DEN Oliver Rasmussen	20	0	0	0	0	25th	0
MEX Rafael Villagómez	20	0	0	0	0	29th	0
::

In detail

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) ::data[format=table]

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	5th	100	2020	5th	138.5	2021	7th	44
	[CAT
FEA](2019-barcelona-formula-3-round)	[CAT
SPR](2019-barcelona-formula-3-round)	[LEC
FEA](2019-le-castellet-formula-3-round)	[LEC
SPR](2019-le-castellet-formula-3-round)	[RBR
FEA](2019-spielberg-formula-3-round)	[RBR
SPR](2019-spielberg-formula-3-round)	[SIL
FEA](2019-silverstone-formula-3-round)	[SIL
SPR](2019-silverstone-formula-3-round)	[HUN
FEA](2019-budapest-formula-3-round)	[HUN
SPR](2019-budapest-formula-3-round)	[SPA
FEA](2019-spa-francorchamps-formula-3-round)	[SPA
SPR](2019-spa-francorchamps-formula-3-round)	[MNZ
FEA](2019-monza-formula-3-round)	[MNZ
SPR](2019-monza-formula-3-round)	[SOC
FEA](2019-sochi-formula-3-round)	[SOC
SPR](2019-sochi-formula-3-round)
NED Bent Viscaal	13	13	5	20	13	Ret	22	20	19	10	20	14	17	27†	Ret	17
GBR Jake Hughes	17	Ret	Ret	7	7	1	9	Ret	3	3	21	Ret	6	3	7	4
IRN Keyvan Andres	28	18	DNS	19	27	13	21	26	23	14	14	16	19	22	19	23
	[RBR
FEA](2020-spielberg-formula-3-round)	[RBR
SPR](2020-spielberg-formula-3-round)	[RBR
FEA](2020-2nd-spielberg-formula-3-round)	[RBR
SPR](2020-2nd-spielberg-formula-3-round)	[HUN
FEA](2020-budapest-formula-3-round)	[HUN
SPR](2020-budapest-formula-3-round)	[SIL
FEA](2020-silverstone-formula-3-round)	[SIL
SPR](2020-silverstone-formula-3-round)	[SIL
FEA](2020-2nd-silverstone-formula-3-round)	[SIL
SPR](2020-2nd-silverstone-formula-3-round)	[CAT
FEA](2020-barcelona-formula-3-round)	[CAT
SPR](2020-barcelona-formula-3-round)	[SPA
FEA](2020-spa-francorchamps-formula-3-round)	[SPA
SPR](2020-spa-francorchamps-formula-3-round)	[MNZ
FEA](2020-monza-formula-3-round)	[MNZ
SPR](2020-monza-formula-3-round)	[MUG
FEA](2020-mugello-formula-3-round)	[MUG
SPR](2020-mugello-formula-3-round)
BRA Enzo Fittipaldi	18	9	15	13	19	9	18	19	17	17	13	8	26	12	9	19	5	4
GBR Jake Hughes	28	12	10	Ret	24	19	4	10	2	7	1	10	Ret	17	5	1	2	6
AUS Jack Doohan	14	Ret	22	19	Ret	25	Ret	27	26	21	14	15	12	Ret	17	21	13	11
	[CAT
SP1](2021-barcelona-formula-3-round)	[CAT
SP2](2021-barcelona-formula-3-round)	[CAT
FEA](2021-barcelona-formula-3-round)	[LEC
SP1](2021-le-castellet-formula-3-round)	[LEC
SP2](2021-le-castellet-formula-3-round)	[LEC
FEA](2021-le-castellet-formula-3-round)	[RBR
SP1](2021-spielberg-formula-3-round)	[RBR
SP2](2021-spielberg-formula-3-round)	[RBR
FEA](2021-spielberg-formula-3-round)	[HUN
SP1](2021-budapest-formula-3-round)	[HUN
SP2](2021-budapest-formula-3-round)	[HUN
FEA](2021-budapest-formula-3-round)	[SPA
SP1](2021-spa-francorchamps-formula-3-round)	[SPA
SP2](2021-spa-francorchamps-formula-3-round)	[SPA
FEA](2021-spa-francorchamps-formula-3-round)	[ZAN
SP1](2021-zandvoort-formula-3-round)	[ZAN
SP2](2021-zandvoort-formula-3-round)	[ZAN
FEA](2021-zandvoort-formula-3-round)	[SOC
SP1](2021-sochi-formula-3-round)	[SOC
SP2](2021-sochi-formula-3-round)	[SOC
FEA](2021-sochi-formula-3-round)
ITA Matteo Nannini	10	26†	3	22	13	20	23	12	5	10	1	25	19	Ret	26	17	9	28	16	C	17
DEN Oliver Rasmussen	Ret	19	17	17	21	22	26	16	22	18	28	21	20	21	17	18	12	26	Ret	C	25†
MEX Rafael Villagómez	19	18	28	25	27	23	21	18	19	23	21	24	27	24	Ret	22	13	25	20	C	Ret
::

DTM Championship results

Car No. 1 results

::data[format=table]

Year	Driver	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	Position	Pts	2000	Bernd Schneider	1	AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2000	1st	221	2001	AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2001	1st	161	2002	AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2002	2nd	64	2003	3	AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2003	1st	68	2004	1	AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2004	6th	36	2005	7	AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2005	4th	32	2006	2	AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2006	1st	71
***[HOC
1](hockenheimring)***
1	***[HOC
2](hockenheimring)***
1	*[OSC
1](motorsport-arena-oschersleben)*
3	[OSC
2](motorsport-arena-oschersleben)
12	[NOR
1](norisring)
4	[NOR
2](norisring)
1	[SAC
1](sachsenring)
3	*[SAC
2](sachsenring)*
3	***[NÜR
1](nurburgring)***
1	***[NÜR
2](nurburgring)***
1	**[LAU
1](eurospeedway-lausitz)**
C	[LAU
2](eurospeedway-lausitz)
C	***[OSC
1](motorsport-arena-oschersleben)***
2	*[OSC
2](motorsport-arena-oschersleben)*
1	[NÜR
1](nurburgring)
2	[NÜR
2](nurburgring)
4	[HOC
1](hockenheimring)
2	*[HOC
2](hockenheimring)*
NC
***[HOC
QR](hockenheimring)***
1	***[HOC
CR](hockenheimring)***
1	[NÜR
QR](nurburgring)
6	[NÜR
CR](nurburgring)
2	[OSC
QR](motorsport-arena-oschersleben)
3	*[OSC
CR](motorsport-arena-oschersleben)*
2	[SAC
QR](sachsenring)
4	[SAC
CR](sachsenring)
1	**[NOR
QR](norisring)**
1	***[NOR
CR](norisring)***
2	[LAU
QR](eurospeedway-lausitz)
3	[LAU
CR](eurospeedway-lausitz)
2	[NÜR
QR](nurburgring)
4	*[NÜR
CR](nurburgring)*
6	***[A1R
QR](osterreichring)***
1	***[A1R
CR](osterreichring)***
1	[ZAN
QR](circuit-park-zandvoort)
10	[ZAN
CR](circuit-park-zandvoort)
3	[HOC
QR](hockenheimring)
Ret	[HOC
CR](hockenheimring)
3
[HOC
QR](hockenheimring)
11	[HOC
CR](hockenheimring)
4	[ZOL
QR](zolder)
6	[ZOL
CR](zolder)
3	[DON
QR](donington-park)
8	[DON
CR](donington-park)
12	[SAC
QR](sachsenring)
3	[SAC
CR](sachsenring)
2	[NOR
QR](norisring)
3	[NOR
CR](norisring)
2	[LAU
QR](eurospeedway-lausitz)
2	*[LAU
CR](eurospeedway-lausitz)*
1	[NÜR
QR](nurburgring)
3	[NÜR
CR](nurburgring)
3	[A1R
QR](osterreichring)
2	[A1R
CR](osterreichring)
2	[ZAN
QR](circuit-park-zandvoort)
6	[ZAN
CR](circuit-park-zandvoort)
2	***[HOC
QR](hockenheimring)***
2	[HOC
CR](hockenheimring)
1
HOC
1	ADR
5	NÜR
4	LAU
1	NOR
3	DON
2	NÜR
3	A1R
2	ZAN
2	HOC
6
HOC
17†	EST
5	ADR
11	LAU
3	NOR
3	SHA
2	NÜR
3	OSC
Ret	ZAN
5	BRN
10	HOC
1
HOC
3	LAU
17†	SPA
17†	BRN
Ret	OSC
4	NOR
10	NÜR
5	ZAN
8	LAU
Ret	IST
3	HOC
1
HOC
1	LAU
1	OSC
5	BRH
3	NOR
2	NÜR
2	ZAN
2	CAT
2	BUG
5	HOC
4
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Notes

Timeline

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Former series
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
FIA Formula 2 Championship
FIA Formula 3 Championship
Formula E
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References

References

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4. (8 October 2018). "HWA announces Paffett as first FE driver, reveals 2018/19 livery". Autosport.com.
5. (14 October 2018). "Gary Paffett wins DTM title in spite of René Rast's six-pack". DTM.com.
6. (15 October 2018). "Vandoorne confirms Formula E move in 2019". ESPN.com.
7. Simmons, Marcus. (October 12, 2018). "FIA Formula 3 2019 team list revealed, including Mercedes ally HWA". [[Motorsport Network]].
8. (January 21, 2019). "Arden International Motorsport and HWA RACELAB to initiate Formula 2 co-operation".
9. (16 October 2019). "HWA takes over Arden's Formula 2 entry from 2020".
10. (November 22, 2019). "MARKELOV SIGNS WITH F2 NEWCOMERS HWA RACELAB".
11. (11 October 2021). "Van Amersfoort to replace HWA on FIA F3 grid from 2022".
12. "Isotta Fraschini Tipo 6 LMH official site".

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