Stefan Wendl: The 3 Mercedes-AMG GT2020 sets new standards

The swan song of today Mercedes-AMG GT3 in major international GT3 competitions could not have been better, with the success of Raffaele Marciello in the FIA ​​GT World Cup in Macau.

L’Italien a bataillé face aux deux Porsche 911 GT3 R de Laurens Vanthoor et Earl Bamber, et offert une nouvelle victoire de prestige à GruppeM Racing et Mercedes-AMG, au moment où la GT à l’étoile va tirer sa révérence.

Its replacement, developed over many months internally by Stuttgart engineers, will be one of the big new features on the GT3 scene in 2020, with the new Ferrari 488 GT3. A car that Mercedes wants to place as the new benchmark in the category.

“The GT segment is growing rapidly, analyzes Stefan Wendl, head of Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing. From year to year, the popularity, professionalism and, consequently, the quality of racing are increasing.

In this context, we take a close look at those aspects of the vehicle where there are still opportunities for optimization. We worked closely with our customer teams and their drivers with the aim of offering them a personalized overall package.

After an intensive testing phase, we can say without exaggeration that the developments we are carrying out are once again setting new standards in the GT segment. Our customers receive a very advanced and competitive vehicle from the start.

The new Mercedes-AMG GT3 will make its first outing in Dubai in early 2020. With any luck, the success of our Customer Racing program will continue as it enters its tenth year. »

The Mercedes-AMG GT3 will debut next January at the 24 Hours of Dubai (January 9-10, 2020).