Yokohama Rubber partners with Haupt Racing Team

The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., has entered into a partnership agreement with Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing’s Haupt Racing Team (HRT), under which it will supply Yokohama Advan racing tyres to the Mercedes-AMG GT3 that HRT enters into the Nürburgring 24-Hour Race and Nürburgring Langstrecken Serie (NLS). In dry conditions, the car will wear Advan A005 racing tyres in 300/680R18 (front) and 330/710R18 (rear), and in the wet will compete on Advan A006 tyres.

HRT was founded in July 2020 by racing driver and entrepreneur Hubert Haupt and secured the drivers’ championship in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) series in its second motorsport season. In 2023, the team celebrated its most successful season to date and competed in the DTM, NLS, the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe and the 24-hour races at the Nürburgring and Spa-Francorchamps – in some cases with works support from Mercedes-AMG. HRT is also involved in professional sim racing and is a sought-after partner for technical development projects and motorsport events of all kinds.

Over the years, Yokohama Rubber has supported many teams participating in the Nürburgring 24-Hour Race, with cars equipped with Yokohama tyres winning the overall championship three times. In last year’s NLS, cars equipped with Yokohama tyres won five of the nine races as well as the NLS Speed Trophy and the Nimex Team Trophy in the NLS highest SP9 Pro Class.