Yokohama Rubber has partnered with Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing’s Haupt Racing Team (HRT) as part of its Advan Challenge initiative which aims to boost sales of Advan tires.
The collaboration is targeting victories at the Nürburgring 24-Hour Race and Nürburgring Langstrecken Serie (NLS) by providing Advan racing tires for the Mercedes-AMG GT3 vehicles HRT is entering in these races.
Founded by racing driver Hubert Haupt in July 2020, HRT has quickly established itself in international GT3 racing. It won the drivers’ championship in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) series in its second season. In 2023, the team competed in the DTM, NLS, Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe, and the 24-hour races at the Nürburgring and Spa-Francorchamps. Cars equipped with Yokohama tires have claimed the overall win at the Nürburgring 24-Hour Race three times.
