When Mercedes-Benz races, it seeks out competition in every possible series and race track possible. Which is why the Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing teams closed out their season in the Fanatec GT World Challenge America powered by AWS on the road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
The three-hour GT World Challenge America finale served as an opening act for the highly anticipated Indianapolis 8 Hour presented by AWS. The race promised to be the largest and most competitive North American round of the worldwide Intercontinental GT Challenge powered by Pirelli in the five-year history of the global championship's U.S. race. The event at The Brickyard also includes the season-ending rounds of the Pirelli GT4 America and GT America powered by AWS championships.
The Mercedes-AMG GT3 teams accounted for seven entries in the 8-Hour race, while seven more Mercedes-AMG Motorsport customer teams – including two Mercedes-AMG GT3 entries and five Mercedes-AMG GT4 teams – competed across the Pirelli GT4 and GT America series.
In a unique twist, the first three hours of the 8 Hour race doubled as the GT World Challenge America season finale. Of the seven Mercedes-AMG GT3 entries from five teams scheduled to take the green flag Sunday, four entries will battle for IGTC championship points in addition to overall and class honors in the 8 Hour.
The Mercedes-AMG GT3 race teams are defending champions in the Fanatec GT World Challenge. This success continued on every continent, including the Americas. The teams assembled at Indy represent entries that have raced worldwide and on this continent.
In the Pirelli GT4 America series, the AMG Customer team Murillo Racing took the crown this year. In addition, the Conquest Racing West Mercedes-AMG GT4 took the flag in the Silver Series race at Indy.
These results are the reasons why Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing exists – to give independent teams a chance to run one of the best racing cars in the field. Mercedes-AMG partners with these teams for technical advice and parts supplies to keep these cars on the track.
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