Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing Championship

Since 2014, participants have been collecting points by means of their race participations with the 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.

Over 400 drivers and around 100 teams were participating in the 2024/2025 competition period of the Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing Championship.

CHAMPIONSHIP 2024/2025

Classification

For the classification of the 2024/2025 Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing Championship, all drivers and teams participating in national and international race events with Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing cars were eligible. The competition period started on 29 October 2024 and ended on 20 October 2025.

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 winner in the overall PRO DRIVER category 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 competition and race format.

Drivers

Driver categorisation

The Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing Championship differentiates between PRO DRIVER and DRIVER. The 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. Mercedes-AMG Performance Drivers and entries with extended support are not included.

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 2024/25 season were provided by cooperation partners adidas, IWC, MSI, RAVENOL and the Racing Force Group with its two brands BELL Helmets and OMP.

The various laureates were announced this year on 21 November during the traditional “Champions United" end-of-season celebration, including an awards ceremony with a symbolic handover of the prizes.

Teams

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

2024/2025 AWARDING: JAY MO HÄRTLING WINS PRO-DRIVER CATEGORY

The 2024/2025 award winners were honoured on 21 November at the traditional end-of-season celebration, Champions United, in Affalterbach. The awards were presented by Christoph Sagemüller (Head of Mercedes-AMG Motorsport) and Stefan Wendl (Head of Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing). The exclusive special prizes were provided by cooperation partners adidas, IWC, MSI, RAVENOL and the Racing Force Group with its two brands BELL Helmets and OMP.

Jay Mo Härtling emerged as the winner in the Overall PRO DRIVER classification. For his success in the standings, he was presented with the main prize by Christoph Sagemüller, a Mercedes-AMG CLE 53 4MATIC Coupé. The 23-year-old, who also took first place in the PRO DRIVER GT4 classification, won the drivers' and junior championships in ADAC GT4 Germany. Second place in the PRO DRIVER classification went to Russell Ward. The American won the GTD drivers' championship in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for the second time in a row. Third place went to Michai Stephens, runner-up in the GT World Challenge America drivers' championship.

Rinat Salikhov won the Overall DRIVER and DRIVER GT3 categories. The 39-year-old competed for Winward Racing in the GT World Challenge Europe and secured a class podium finish at the 24 Hours of Spa. Steve Jans finished second in the Overall DRIVER standings. The Luxembourger participated in several series and, among other things, took overall victory in the Michelin GT3 Le Mans Cup. Charles Dawson followed in third place, after securing the drivers' title in the British GT Championship with three overall victories.

Jesus Alberto de Martin Muñoz secured victory in the DRIVER GT2 classification. The Spaniard competed in 17 races for the NM Racing Team and, together with team boss Nil Montserrat, became runner-up champion in the GT2 European Series. Nil Montserrat took first place in the PRO DRIVER GT2 category. Russell Ward collected the most points in the PRO DRIVER GT3 classification. Olivier Jouffret celebrated the title in the GT4 DRIVER classification with two victories and three further podium finishes in the GT4 France.

GetSpeed defended its title in the TEAM GT3 classification. The team led by Adam Osieka secured five class victories in the International GT Open alone and contested 90 races with the Mercedes-AMG GT3 during the evaluation period. The NM Racing Team secured first place in the TEAM GT2/GT4 classification for the third consecutive time. The Spanish team scored 15 class victories in 19 races with the Mercedes-AMG GT2 and 68 races with the Mercedes-AMG GT4, and stood on the podium another 21 times.

Further information

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).

A long success story

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.