With victories in the drivers' and team championships in the ADAC GT Masters and its first title in karting, HRT's young talent program can look back on a successful year. The young talents from HRT also secured class victory at the ADAC RAVENOL 24h Nürburgring. Ulrich Fritz, Chief Executive Officer of Haupt Racing Team, analyzes the debut year with the Ford Mustang GT3 in the junior program and the first season of karting involvement.

At the end of last season, the Haupt Racing Team announced the return of the Ford brand to the ADAC GT Masters in 2025 after a ten-year hiatus. Now it has been revealed that HRT Ford Performance will be racing with three Ford Mustang GT3. These will make a first appearance at the season-opener from 23rd to 25th May at the Lausitzring, as part of the DTM programme.

Kacper Sztuka enters the Olympus of the Italian F.4 Championship; he is the 10th Champion of the series. Despite a 5-second post-race penalty, the Pole still takes home the victory in Race 2 and closes the games. On the podium, Tuukka Taponen finishes in P2, and Brando Badoer takes third place.

The ADAC Formula Junior Team will be travelling to Nogaro for the season-opener in the French Formula 4 championship from 8th to 10th April. Max Reis (Ramstein) will mark the start of his second year at the 3.6-kilometre circuit in south-western France, while Tom Kalender (Hamm/Sieg) and Finn Wiebelhaus (Obertshausen) will be celebrating their racing debuts in the Formula 4 car.

The new ADAC Formula Junior Team lines up in French Formula 4 with three talented young drivers from Germany who are hungry for success. The ADAC’s youth programme is set for its premiere with Finn Wiebelhaus (Obertshausen) and Tom Kalender (Hamm/Sieg) from Hessen, alongside Max Reis (Ramstein) from Rhineland-Palatinate.