Mercedes-AMG Motorsport has revealed its 2022 driver roster with two new signings for the season ahead.
Lucas Auer and Mikaël Grenier have been named amongst a list of 17 drivers who will support the international Customer and Performance Teams. In addition, five Mercedes-AMG Drivers have also been named as ambassadors of Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Partner BWT.
Mercedes AMG’s terminology for their full factory GT racers is as ‘Performance Drivers – Maximilian Buhk, Maro Engel, reigning DTM champion Maximilian Götz, Thomas Jäger, Luca Stolz, Jules Gounon, Dani Juncadella and Raffaele Marciello all return for 2022 and are joined on the roster by Philip Ellis, the Swiss licensed Anglo-German elevated from Junior status last season, and by 2021 DTM racer Lucas Auer.
Ellis’s standout results in 2021 included a DTM race win at Lausitzring and victory in the Daytona 24 hour race last season with Winward Racing.
Mercedes-AMG’s Junior programme sees four drivers supported in 2022 with Patrick Assenheimer, Fabian Schiller, Arjun Maini and Mikael Grenier.
‘Expert’ drivers Adam Christodoulou, Manuel Metzger and Daniel Morad have also been added to the line-up with specific programmes:
Christodoulou and Metzger will exclusively be focussing on the Nordschleife programme in 2022 and will be racing in the Nürburgring Endurance Series and the Nürburgring 24 Hours.
As an esports specialist, Morad is supporting the further development of the brand’s sim racing involvement.
Performance Drivers Götz, Gounon, Marciello and Stolz 2022 will again be carrying the characteristic pink BWT colour of the brand’s partner.
Christoph Sagemüller, head of Mercedes-AMG Motorsport: “In 2022, we want to be successful in each of the major race series, something that is also reflected by our driver line-up. Personally, I am also very pleased that not only our drivers of many years remain loyal to us, but new top-notch drivers also want to be part of the Mercedes-AMG family. Both Lucas Auer and Mik Grenier have continuously improved over the past years, making their integration into the line-up a logical consequence. Furthermore, we are also expanding our commitment with strong partners like BWT, which makes me personally very happy. All in all, looking at our line-up, coupled with our strong team spirit, makes me very confident for the new season.”
Maro Engel, Mercedes-AMG Performance Driver: “The line-up is really whetting the appetite for the season. I am happy that I am again allowed to represent the Mercedes-AMG brand in the best race series at the world’s most beautiful circuits with my colleagues of many years and I am curious about the new faces as well. Now, we have to work together as drivers in the best possible way to propel the ongoing development at Mercedes-AMG and to celebrate many achievements. After all, joint positive memories are connecting.”
Maximilian Götz, Mercedes-AMG Performance Driver: “We are entering the season again this year with a very exciting and competitive squad. Not only are there the old hands, but also up-and-coming young talents. I think we have found a good mix and could hardly be better placed. Every driver has had different experiences in different series and has developed his own special skills. Even I can learn a lot from one or two of my colleagues. I’m happy to be part of this great AMG family and to be back in the hunt for the title.”
Mikaël Grenier, Mercedes-AMG Junior Driver: “I am simply just grateful that my efforts in the past years are paying off and that I am getting this unique chance from Mercedes-AMG. Now, I want to perform well and I want to show that those in charge have made the right decision with this step. After all, now it is no longer just about the driver and personal success, but it is about raising the Mercedes-AMG customer sports programme to the next level together.”
Lutz Hübner, COO/CMO, BWT Group: “We are looking forward to another season together with Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing, to the great team spirit and, of course, also to the eye-catching Mercedes-AMG GT3s in pink! In many sports supported by BWT, pink reflects our mission: “Change the world sip by sip” and is more and more becoming a movement to make the world a little bit better every single day by doing without the unnecessary use of disposable plastic bottles. We will be using the platforms in DTM, ADAC GT Masters, GT World Challenge and also the two legendary endurance races, the 24 Hours of Spa and the 24 Hours at the Nürburgring, to spread the BWT message further into the world together with our partners. Of course, we are also particularly happy with the continuing close cooperation with the AMG Performance Drivers Maro Engel, Maximilian Götz, Jules Gounon, Raffaele Marciello and Luca Stolz who in the meantime have also become ambassadors for our common goal.”
Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing Driver-Lineup 2022
Patrick Assenheimer
Lucas Auer
Maximilian Buhk
Adam Christodoulou
Philip Ellis
Maro Engel
Mikaël Grenier
Maximilian Götz
Jules Gounon
Thomas Jäger
Daniel Juncadella
Arjun Maini
Manuel Metzger
Raffaele Marciello
Daniel Morad
Fabian Schiller
Luca Stolz
