Since 2014, participants have been collecting points by means of their race participations with the SLS AMG GT3, Mercedes-AMG GT3, Mercedes-AMG GT2 or Mercedes-AMG GT4 throughout the season and they are honoured at the end of the season. Amateur drivers separated from the professionals: this makes the Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing Championship particularly interesting for ambitious privateer drivers. Moreover, there are separate categories for the best GT3 and GT2/GT4 teams. To ensure a maximum chance equality, points are attributed with weighing factors, taking into account, among others, the type and distance of the races.

During the 2023/2024 competition period, over 400 drivers and 100 teams participated in the Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing Championship

Classification

For the classification of the 2023/2024 Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing Championship, all drivers and teams participating in national and international motor races and/or race series with Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing cars were eligible. The competition period started on 25th October 2023 and ended on 28th October 2024.

The Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing Championship has been divided into ten categories: PRO-DRIVER, DRIVER, PRO-DRIVER GT3, DRIVER GT3, PRO-DRIVER GT2, DRIVER GT2, PRO-DRIVER GT4, DRIVER GT4, TEAM GT3 and TEAM GT2/GT4. The two best-placed participants in the overall categories PRO DRIVER and DRIVER received a Mercedes-AMG CLE 53 4MATIC Coupé (combined fuel consumption 9.7-9.3 l/100 km, combined CO2 emissions 220-212 g/km). The three best-placed participants in each classification received attractive non-cash prizes.

Points' allocation

There are separate classifications for GT3, GT2 and GT4 cars, so their points are being allocated in different classes (individual ranking). 

Moreover, there is a general ranking for each of the classes in which the points scored are integrated as well. Here, the points for GT3, GT2 and GT4 cars are also scored separately.  

In every point-scoring race, points are attributed for 1st to 10th place according to the familiar scheme 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1, multiplied by a pre-determined factor depending on the type and duration of the race.

Drivers

Driver categorisation

The Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing Championship differentiates between PRO DRIVER and DRIVER. Categorisation of the participants is done by Mercedes-AMG Motorsport.  

In the process, all drivers listed as Platinum, Gold or Silver to FIA standards are categorized as PRO DRIVER. Accordingly, drivers with FIA Bronze standard are categorized as DRIVER.

Participation

Eligible to participate are all drivers of full age who have achieved a result from a race participation in the according competition period with a Mercedes-AMG GT3, a Mercedes-AMG GT2 or a Mercedes-AMG GT4. These are automatically entered for the Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing Championship.

Prizes

In the Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing Championships, extraordinary achievements are rewarded. Additionally, all winners receive a Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing Championship trophy. 

The prizes for the new competition period, together with the new regulations, will be published on the Customer Service Portal (CSP) within the next weeks.

The various laureates were announced this year on 14th December during the traditional end-of-season celebration. This also included an awards ceremony with a symbolic handover of the prizes. The high-quality prizes were then delivered to the laureates after the event.

Teams

Next to the drivers, our five most successful GT3, GT2 and GT4 teams were rewarded with prize money. Moreover, each of the honoured teams received a high-quality “Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing Championship” trophy.

The 2023/2024 award winners were announced on 14 November at the traditional end-of-season ‘Champions United’ celebration, which this time took place at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart. The honours were presented by Michael Schiebe (Chairman of the Board of Management of Mercedes‑AMG GmbH), Christoph Sagemüller (Head of Mercedes-AMG Motorsport) and Stefan Wendl (Head of Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing), among others. The exclusive prizes were provided by the cooperation partners Canyon, IWC, MSI, PUMA and RAVENOL.

Charles Dawson and Russell Ward were the winners in the DRIVER overall and PRO DRIVER overall classifications. Michael Schiebe and Christoph Sagemüller presented them with the main prize, a Mercedes-AMG CLE 53 4MATIC Coupé (combined fuel consumption: 9.7-9.4 l/100 km | combined CO₂ emissions: 220-212 g/km | CO₂ class: G*). Charles Dawson was successful in the British GT Championship and the GT4 European Series Powered by RAFA Racing Club in the 2023/2024 season with the Mercedes-AMG GT4. This was rewarded with victory in the Overall DRIVER classification and the DRIVER GT4 classification for drivers with bronze status. Russell Ward celebrated the GTD championship in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship last year with the Mercedes-AMG GT3. In addition to the Overall PRO DRIVER classification, he also won the PRO DRIVER GT3 classification for drivers with platinum, gold or silver status according to the FIA classification.

Hubert Haupt secured first place in the DRIVER GT3 classification. He celebrated an overall victory in the Nürburgring Endurance Series, two class victories in the ADAC GT Masters and a gold medal at the FIA Motorsport Games with the Mercedes-AMG GT3. Jean-Luc Beaubélique and Gilles Vannelet achieved first place in the DRIVER GT2 classification. The team-mates achieved five class victories in the Fanatec GT2 European Series Powered by Pirelli with the Mercedes-AMG GT2 and finished as runners-up in the Am category. The title in the PRO DRIVER GT2 classification was won by Loris Hezemans. He also competed in the GT2 European Series and took two Pro-Am class podiums. Joel Mesch came out on top in the PRO DRIVER GT4 classification. He won the drivers' championship in the GT Sprint and GT60 powered by Pirelli classifications in the GTC Race with the Mercedes-AMG GT4.

The title in the TEAM GT3 classification went to GetSpeed for the first time, which contested 86 races during the competition period and celebrated twelve class victories. At the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa, held as part of the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS, the team was successful in two categories, winning the gold and silver classifications. The NM Racing Team once again won the TEAM GT2/GT4 classification. The Spanish team celebrated 35 class victories from 126 race starts. They achieved four class wins in the GT4 European Series with the Mercedes-AMG GT4. There also was a race victory to celebrate in the GT2 European Series with the Mercedes-AMG GT2.

*Mercedes-AMG CLE 53 4MATIC Coupé | WLTP: Kraftstoffverbrauch gewichtet, kombiniert: 9,7-9,4 l/100 km | CO₂-Emissionen gewichtet, kombiniert: 220-212 g/km | CO₂-Klasse: G

All details about the Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing Championship can be found on our Customer Service Portal (CSP).

Next to terms and conditions, detailed overviews and latest information related to the Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing Championship, the CSP also provides latest championship points’ standings and all the race results achieved worldwide. Registration of the participants in the Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing Championship and the achieved results are also handled through the Customer Service Portal (CPS).

Since its inaugural edition in 2014, the Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing Championship has enjoyed greatest popularity among everyone involved. Numerous teams and drivers from the customer sports programme were already rewarded with attractive non-cash prizes from Mercedes-AMG partners and the number of participants continues to increase.