2024 season

Drivers

In the 2024 motorsport season, our brand is again represented by a high-quality international driver line-up. In detail, the line-up consists of nine Performance Drivers, one Development Driver, five Junior Drivers and five Expert Drivers. This mix of seasoned GT professionals and promising young talents will represent us in the most significant race series worldwide.

Performance-Driver

Lucas Auer

Lucas Auer’s career path in motorsport was a classic one: the Tyrolean already proved his considerable talent at a young age already and won two titles in the German karting championship. Subsequently, he was also successful in single-seater racing, securing the runner-up spot in the 2012 ATS Formula 3 Cup and came second in the legendary Macau Grand Prix 2014. In 2015, he competed in his first DTM races for Mercedes-AMG Motorsport. Lucas has been a regular in the series ever since. Meanwhile, he has already participated in close to 140 DTM races and has scored nine race wins in the process, four of them behind the wheel of the Mercedes-AMG GT3 which first competed in the series during the 2021 season. In 2022, he finished the season as runner-up. Beyond that, he showcases his versatility in other internationally renowned championships and races.

Date of birth: 11 September
Place of birth: St. Johann/Tyrol, Austria

Philip Ellis

Having raced in junior single-seater categories and further junior race series, Philip Ellis stepped up into international GT racing. Next to his sprint race achievements in ADAC GT Masters, he also proved his enormous potential in endurance races. After Philip already scored a pair of class wins together with his teammates in the 24-hour races at the Nürburgring (2019) and Spa-Francorchamps (2020), he pulled off a historic feat in the North-American IMSA race series in 2021: in the legendary Rolex 24 At Daytona, he celebrated the maiden win for Mercedes-AMG Motorsport in the endurance racing classic with the Mercedes-AMG GT3. He repeated this success with WINWARD Racing in 2024, adding his name to the Daytona winners' list for a second time.

Date of birth: 9 October
Place of birth: Munich, Germany

Maro Engel

Maro Engel first raced for Mercedes-AMG Motorsport in DTM in 2008 and remained in the series until 2011. Since 2012, he has been among the most successful drivers in GT3 racing. Maro was victorious in the Nürburgring 24-hour race, won the title in the Blancpain Endurance Series, claimed the win in the legendary 24-hour classic at Daytona, scored international podium results in the endurance races at Dubai and Bathurst and prestigious achievements like in the Gulf 12 Hours. In 2022, he made his comeback in DTM. In the same year, he won the GT Cup in the 69th running of the Macau Grand Prix, achieving the third Macau win in his career after 2014 and 2015. Since 2017, the Munich-born driver has also been an AMG brand ambassador.

Date of birth: 27 August
Place of birth: Munich, Germany

Maximilian Götz

For Maximilian Götz, his success story started early: after a successful career in karting and participation in the Formula 3 Euro Series, the driver from Ochsenfurt in Germany switched to GT racing in 2009 and embarked on his first full-season campaign in the ADAC GT Masters in 2011. It didn’t take long for success to set in: only one year after his debut season, Maximilian secured the drivers’ and teams’ titles in the series. Boosted by his achievements in GT racing, he competed with Mercedes-AMG Motorsport in the DTM for two years. In 2021, the first DTM season with GT3 regulations, Maximilian took the drivers’ champion crown in the season finale at Norisring. Since then, he has frequently been competing in international racing series such as the GT World Challenge Asia and the British GT Championship.

Date of birth: 4 February
Place of birth: Ochsenfurt, Germany

Jules Gounon

Turning his attention to GT racing early on, Jules Gounon won the ADAC GT Masters title in 2017. In the same year, he also won the Spa-Francorchamps 24-hour race before adding another highlight in his career with the overall win in the Bathurst 12 Hour in 2020. In 2021, Jules returned behind the wheel of the Mercedes-AMG GT3 and started a real streak of success from 2022. He won the Spa 24 Hours, the Kyalami 9 Hour and the Bathurst 12 Hour and, together with Fabian Schiller, scored four wins in the ADAC GT Masters, more than any other duo. In the GT World Challenge Endurance Cup drivers’ standings, Jules won the title together with Daniel Juncadella and Raffaele Marciello. In 2023, Jules was even more successful with drivers’ titles in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, Intercontinental GT Challenge and IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup. In February 2024, he set the new track record for GT cars at Bathurst’s Mount Panorama Circuit in 1m 56.605s, driving a modified Mercedes-AMG GT3.

Date of birth: 31 December
Place of birth: Aubenas, France

Mikael Grenier

Having made his first steps in motorsport in karting, Canadian Mikaël Grenier changed to single-seater racing in North America in 2008 and remained in this segment until 2013. In 2016, he made the move to Europe. In 2017, GT racing became a fixed element on his racing calendar. Since 2022, he is competing as a performance driver in the Mercedes-AMG GT3, with which he also competed in the DTM in the same year. In the 2023 season, he celebrated the championship in the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup and also won the Gulf 12 Hours.

Date of birth: 17 October
Place of birth: Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury, Canada

Thomas Jäger

Racing driver, developer, instructor: with his expertise and his many years of experience, Thomas Jäger is an integral part of Mercedes-AMG Motorsport. Since 2006 already, he has been involved in the AMG Driving Academy as a motorsport instructor. In 2009, the former DTM driver joined the Mercedes-AMG customer sports project to which he has significantly contributed ever since, bringing in his expert knowledge for the development of new racing cars. Moreover, Thomas is the sporting director of the DTM programme. On the race track, he has also celebrated historic achievements: back in 2010, he scored the first-ever race win with an SLS AMG GT3 in the 4-hour race at the Nürburgring and in Dubai in 2012, Thomas secured the first 24-hour race win with the gullwing. He was also successful with the Mercedes-AMG GT3 with a pair of podium results in the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring in 2018 and 2019. In 2023, Thomas was part of the line-up for the successful debut of the Mercedes-AMG GT2 on the Nordschleife in the 24h NBR Qualifiers and the 24-hour race. In his role as a development driver, he is involved in every conceptual step of new racing cars, from the first test up to the racing debut.

Date of birth: 27 October
Place of birth: Chemnitz, Germany

Arjun Maini

Arjun Maini already started his career in karting in India at the age of five. In his home country, he won, among others, the junior championship and the ‘One From a Billion’ talent search run by Formula 1 racing team Force India, which earned him support in single-seater racing. In 2016 and 2017, he competed in the GP3 series, followed by two years in Formula 2. Since 2021, Arjun has been racing the Mercedes-AMG GT3 and he is one of the regulars in DTM. Coming third at Norisring in 2021, he became the first Indian to finish on the podium, with further top 10 results following. His impressive performances saw him being promoted from Junior Driver to Performance Driver in 2024. Arjun also made a name for himself on the Nordschleife in particular. In 2023, he set the best lap time twice during the qualifying sessions for the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring and completed 74 laps in the race, more than any other driver.

Date of birth: 10 December
Place of birth: Bangalore, India

Fabian Schiller

The career of Fabian Schiller kicked off in karting. In 2012, Fabian stepped up single-seater racing, competing in the ADAC Formula Masters, the FIA Formula 3 European Championship and similar series until 2015. A successful year with two championship titles in one-make series was followed by the switch to GT racing in 2017. His first year with the Mercedes-AMG GT3 concluded with the title win in the Silver Cup of the Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cut (now: GT Word Challenge Europe). In the years that followed, he added championship titles in the Nürburgring Endurance Series and the International GT Open. In 2022, Fabian was particularly successful at the Nürburgring and in the ADAC GT Masters. Together with Jules Gounon, he took four victories in the ADAC GT Masters - more than any other duo. He finished on the podium in numerous championships in 2023 as well.

Date of birth: 24 May
Place of birth: Bonn, Germany

Luca Stolz

Luca Stolz went through the school of karting and formula racing at the start of his career. He achieved his breakthrough on the GT scene in endurance racing in 2018 as he finished third in the legendary Nürburgring 24-hour race. Also with the Mercedes-AMG GT3, Luca secured the drivers’ and teams’ titles (GTD) in the Endurance Cup classification of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship as well as the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup in the same year. In 2019, second place in the 24h Nürburgring was the next sporting highlight. This was followed in 2022 by a victory in the Bathurst 12 Hour, a second place in the 24 Hours of Spa and a win in his DTM debut year. In 2023, Luca won the Australian endurance classic again and also stood on the top of the podium in the Gulf 12 Hours. In the DTM, he took another race win as the best-placed Mercedes-AMG driver in the championship.

Date of birth: 29 July
Place of birth: Kirchen, Germany

Junior-Driver

Ralf Aron

Ralf Aron has been part of Mercedes-AMG junior roster since 2023. Previously, the young Estonian mainly raced in single-seaters. Following his title win in Italian Formula 4 in 2015, he raced in European Formula 3 in 2016 and 2017. Having secured third place in the FIA F3 World Cup at Macau, he made the switch from driving to team management for a period. In 2023, he gave his comeback behind the wheel racing of the Mercedes-AMG GT3, among others, in ADAC GT Masters and GT World Challenge. He finished runner-up in the drivers' championship of the ADAC GT Masters and made a significant contribution to the Haupt Racing Team securing the team championship.

Date of birth: 21 March
Place of birth: Tallinn, Estonia

Frank Bird

Frank Bird has been a Mercedes-AMG Junior Driver since the start of the 2024 motorsport season. The talented Brit caught the attention with convincing lap times during the AMG Young Driver Test at Valencia in 2023 and, as a result, qualified for a Performance entry in the 2023 Gulf 12 Hours, in which he ended up fourth. Frank has already been gaining experience behind the wheel of the Mercedes-AMG GT3 since 2022. Among others, he raced in ADAC GT Masters and secured three wins and two further class podium results in the GT World Challenge Sprint Cup one year later.

Date of birth: 20 August
Place of birth: Nassington, United Kingdom

Jordan Love

Jordan Love qualified to become a Mercedes-AMG Junior with convincing achievements in various motor racing categories. Having won the 2015 Formula BMW title, he set records in various Australian GT series before moving to Europe in 2020. Since 2021, he has been proving his talents behind the wheel of the Mercedes-AMG GT3 on a regular basis. In the 2023 season, the all-rounder was successful in both endurance and sprint racing. He won the title in the Silver Cup of the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup. At his debut in the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring, he secured second place in the SP9 Pro-Am classification.

Date of birth: 27 April
Place of birth: Perth, Australia

Jusuf Owega

Jusuf Owega is one of the up-and-coming drivers in GT racing. He took his first steps in ADAC GT4 Germany, where he scored a pole position and four podiums in his debut season in 2019. He finished the year in third place overall. Jusuf then moved on to GT3 racing. In 2020, he competed in the sprint races of the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS. He again finished third overall in the Silver Cup. This was followed by a move to the ADAC GT Masters, where Jusuf celebrated his first GT3 victory in the inaugural race of 2022 at Oschersleben straight away. He finished the season in eighth place overall. The following year he competed in the DTM.

Date of birth: 6 April
Place of birth: Cologne, Germany

David Schumacher

At the start of his career, David Schumacher focussed on karting and single-seater racing. Following his second place in the 2017 German junior karting championship, he also became runner-up in the German Formula 4 championship with three race wins in 2018. From 2019, he raced in FIA Formula 3. In 2022, David became a member of the Mercedes-AMG driver line-up as a Junior and subsequently competed in the DTM in 2022 and 2023. In the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup he recently impressed with a victory and two further podium finishes in the Gold Cup.

Date of birth: 23 October
Place of birth: Salzburg, Austria

Expert Drivers

Adam Christodoulou

Prior to making a name for himself in GT racing, the Nordschleife expert followed the usual career path through the ranks of various single-seater race series. Having won titles in British Formula Renault and in the Star Mazda Championship, he switched to tin-tops in 2010. Here, it didn’t take long for success to set in either: in 2012, Adam scored his maiden class podium result in the 24h Nürburgring and went on to secure his first-ever class win one year later. In the legendary quadruple success in 2016, Adam raced the winning Mercedes-AMG GT3. At the 24h Nürburgring in 2022, he achieved a strong second place.

Date of birth: 11 June
Place of birth: Lichfield, United Kingdom

Felipe Fraga

In Brazil, Felipe Fraga became a guarantee for success at an early stage in his career. His title win in Stock Car Brazil, the highest-ranking national championship, served as a stepping stone onto the international stage. In 2019, he was part of the line-up that won the Blancpain Endurance Series Silver Cup with the Mercedes-AMG GT3. Ever since, he has proved his versatility in the most varied categories. Victories in high-quality championships such as DTM or the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship make him an allrounder who is in worldwide demand. Since 2024, he has been an addition to the Mercedes-AMG line-up as an Expert Driver for endurance races.

Date of birth: 3 July
Place of birth: Jacunda, Brazil

Daniel Juncadella

An impressive career in karting and numerous achievements in junior single-seater series paved the way into DTM for Daniel Juncadella, who made his debut in the series in 2013 and went on to become a race winner. He spent seven seasons in total in the prestigious series. Since 2015, he has been a known quantity on the international GT3 racing stage. His achievements as a Mercedes-AMG Performance Driver include championship titles in the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup, GT World Challenge Endurance Cup and the Intercontinental GT Challenge as well as winning participations in endurance racing classics such as the Spa-Francorchamps 24 Hours or the Daytona 24 Hours. He has been a Mercedes-AMG Expert Driver since 2024.

Date of birth: 7 May
Place of birth: Barcelona, Spain

Daniel Morad

Following a convincing career in single-seater racing, Daniel Morad has been focussing on sports car races in North America since 2015. Ever since, the Canadian racked up much-noticed achievements in all the renowned GT series on the continent. In 2017, he won the Rolex 24 At Daytona in the GTD class upon his debut. In the 2021 season, he first raced the Mercedes-AMG GT3 and quickly established himself as a specialist for endurance races. In North America, he scored significant achievements with victory in the Indianapolis 8 Hour in 2022 and his win in the 2024 running of the Rolex 24 At Daytona.

Date of birth: 24 April
Place of birth: Toronto, Canada

David Reynolds

In Australia, David Reynolds made a name for himself at an early stage with Formula Ford and Porsche Carrera Cup title wins. These achievements opened the door for him into the acclaimed Supercars Championship, in which he has ranked among the undisputed top-notch drivers since 2008. In 2016, David participated in the Bathurst 12 Hour for the first time behind the wheel of a Mercedes-AMG GT3. Ever since, he has been a staple on the entry lists of the endurance racing classic. In the 2024 season, he competed for us as an Expert Driver for the first time in the race at Mount Panorama Circuit.

Date of birth: 3 July
Place of birth: Albury, Australia

[1] The figures are provided in accordance with the German regulation 'PKW-EnVKV' and apply to the German market only. Further information on official fuel consumption figures and the official specific CO₂ emissions of new passenger cars can be found in the EU guide 'Information on the fuel consumption, CO₂ emissions and energy consumption of new cars', which is available free of charge at all sales dealerships, from DAT Deutsche Automobil Treuhand GmbH and at www.dat.de.

Drivers

Performance-Driver

Lucas Auer

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Philip Ellis

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Maro Engel

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Maximilian Götz

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Jules Gounon

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Mikael Grenier

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Thomas Jäger

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Arjun Maini

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Fabian Schiller

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Luca Stolz

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Ralf Aron

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Frank Bird

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Jordan Love

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Jusuf Owega

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David Schumacher

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Expert Drivers

Adam Christodoulou

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Felipe Fraga

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Daniel Juncadella

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Daniel Morad

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David Reynolds

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